Tamecka McKay, Chief Information Officer for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is an industry certified professional with over 27 years of Information Technology experience. She holds a master’s degree in public administration, a bachelor’s degree in technology management, dual associate degrees in Psychology and Computer Information Systems (with honors) and currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Public Administration at Nova Southeastern University.

Proudly serving the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Tamecka focuses on driving innovation, digital transformation and service excellence by overseeing the management, strategy and execution of IT services including mission critical communication networks for emergency responders and public safety services.

Before joining the Tribe, Tamecka served as the CIO for the City of Ft. Lauderdale, followed by leading Enterprise Infrastructure for Broward County Public Schools, the 5th largest school district in the nation. Tamecka started

her leadership journey as the Information Systems Manager for the Town of Davie. She also taught computer networking classes at ITT Technical Institute.

Passionate about servant leadership, community engagement, and service excellence, Tamecka serves on several boards including the CIO Council, SouthFloridaCIO, Holy Cross Healthcare and Infraguard – FBI partnership for protecting national critical infrastructure.

Last year, she received the Excellence in Government Innovation Award from the American Society for Public Administration and South Florida ORBIE Award, a technology executive recognition program, from SouthFloridaCIO. In 2023, she was named the Most Innovative Chief Information Officer by the Alan B. Levan NSU Center of Innovation Orbit Award and Top 10 City Government CIO by Gov CIO Outlook.