Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors is comprised of business, technology, and public leaders dedicated to the development of North Carolina’s tech sector. Advisors serve as a resource by providing guidance and feedback, assist with growing the membership and promoting NC TECH through their networks.

Advisors range from those who have interest in eventual service on NC TECH’s governing Board of Directors, to those that appreciate the benefit of discounted event registrations, to those who seek a more visible level of engagement and more exclusive relationship building opportunities.

Meet our Advisors

5ironCyber
Brian Prentice - Vice President

Abrigo
Emily Larkin - Administrative Officer & CISO

Accelerance
Rich Wanden - Chief Customer Success Officer

Accenture
Ed Fody - Associate Director

Aditi Consulting
Craig Scates - SVP, Technology Solutions Global Delivery

Adobe
Chris Lim - National Practice Director

AH Consulting, LLC
Anne Hartley - Startup and Transformation Leadership

AHEAD
Jim Molnar - Senior Client Director

Ally Financial
Arvy Rajasekaran - CIO - Digital Channel Technology

Alpine Growth Partners
Mike Provance - Managing Partner

Amgen
Virmarie Zengotita - Director, Information Systems

APC Towers
Danny Agresta - President & CEO

APCO Worldwide
Hannah Morecraft - Deputy Managing Director

Apiture
Chris Cox - Chief Operations Officer

Apparo
Kimberly Lanphear - Chief Executive Office

Apple
Brandon Keesee - Site Manager

Aprio
Catherine Saadat - Partner

Artemis Immersive
Adam Isley - CEO

Astral Insights
Chris Andrassy - CEO

Atlantic Packaging
Trey Thompson - Director of Information Security

Atomic Robot
Sam Sontag - Director of Client Solutions

Axiom Path, Inc.
Sakib Kadak - CEO

Bandwidth
David Doolittle - Vice President of Global Communications

Bizcom Global
Mark Wiener - President

Blacks in Technology Association
Bobby McNeill - Chapter President, Raleigh/Durham

Blue Cross NC
Trevor Johnson - VP, IT Solution Delivery

BlueLena
Daniel Williams - CEO

BraveSoft, Inc.
Dan Stanley - Regional Vice President

Brighthouse Financial
Perry Pao - VP, Head of IT Operations & Infrastructure

Brightly
TBD

Brightspeed
Paul Curlee - Enterprise Senior Director of Public Sector

Carolina Cyber Network
Mark Sorrells - Executive Director

CAS Severn
Mark Belluz - Managing Director

Cato Networks
Darren Anderson - Enterprise Sales Director

CEM Corporation
Mark Raynard - Director of IT

Centri Business Consulting
Ryan Starkes - Partner

Cherry Bekaert
Megan Hutchinson - Partner

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Liz McCormick - Regional Sales Manager

City of Raleigh - Department of IT
Beth Stagner - Assistant IT Director

Clarkston Consulting
Michelle Tartalio - Partner

Clean Energy Services
Brandon Zschokke - Chief Product Officer

CliniSpan Health
Dezbee McDaniel - CEO

Cloudaeris
Cory Aurandt - Principal

Cloudflare
Lindsey Hill - Account Executive

Coastal Credit Union
TJ Wyman - Chief Digital Services Officer

Coca-Cola Consolidated
Darrell Thompson - SVP, CIO

CommScope
Tony Rossi - Systems Engineer

Connection
Brian Chandler - Director, Business Development

Corebridge Financial
David Ditillo - EVP & Chief Information Officer

Corning Optical Communications
Angela Haneklau - VP, Sales

Corsica Technologies
Daniel Curnutte - Partner, Marketing Manager

Council for Entrepreneurial Development (CED)
Brennan Barber - Head of Business Development

Credit Karma
Ashleigh Anderson - VP, Global Head of Talent Acquisition

CrossComm
Don Shin - President & CEO

CrushBank Technology
Dave Poole - Senior Consulting Director

CTI
Dan Lumsden - VP of Integration

DataStaff, Inc
Mark Prakke - SVP of Government Solutions

Davis Moore
Matthew Cooke - Partner

Dean Dorton Allen Ford, PLLC
Jason Miller - Business Consulting Director

Dell Technologies
Gregg Lumsden - Director of Production Operations

Deloitte Consulting
Sam Gibbs - Specialist Executive

Denodo Technologies
Marty Nelson - Sales Director

Deutsche Bank
Priyesh Patel - Director, Global Head of Post Trade Product & Production Engineering

Devo
Katherine Hostetler - Regional Sales Manager

Dexian
Sarah Norton - Managing Director (Raleigh)

Digital Realty
Steve Eanes - Senior Account Manager

Dogwood State Bank
Todd Boufford - Senior Vice President of Technology & Innovation

DoubleBlaze Consulting
Ron Boling - Partner

Dualboot Partners
Michelle Coviello - VP of Client Development

Duke Executive Education - Fuqua School of Business
Anita Stockmans - Director, Executive Education

Dynatrace
Carl Boggis - Regional Director

Eagle Landing Solutions
Bradley Hilton - Founder, CEO

ECPI University - Raleigh Campus
Natalie Ocean - Business Development Manager, Raleigh Campus

Elliott Davis
Denise R Bailey - Principal

Elon University - Office of the CIO
Pat Donohue - Assistant CIO + Director of Campus Technology Support

Embassy of Canada
TBD

EMS LINQ
Tim Chadwick - CISO

Enact
Christopher Smith - CIO

Enitech
Antwine Jackson - President

Ensono
Michael Kimsey - Client Engagement Executive - SLED

Envestnet | Yodlee
TBD

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain - General Manager

EY
Justin Hanke - Senior Manager, Technology Consulting

Fast Lane Consulting & Education
Mark Guiditta - CEO, US & Canada

Fayetteville Cumberland County EDC
Robert Van Geons - President + CEO

Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Mark Lawler - CIO

Fidelity Bank NC
Joe Zinger - Chief Information Technology Officer

Fidelity Investments
Sterling Ingui - Head of Next Gen. Retirement Products, Workplace

First Citizens
Jerome Savage - IT Systems Integrator

Flexential
Ken Makoid - Regional Vice President of Sales

Flow Control Group
Tom McNany - VP of Information Technology

Fortinet
Pat Watkins - Sales Director

Garfinkel Immigration Law Firm
Hannah F. Little - Managing Attorney, NC Board Certified Specialist in Immigration Law

Genesis10
Mark Parisi - Executive VP of Corporate Strategy & Strategic Programs

Gilead Sciences
Marc Berson - SVP + CIO

Globant
Sabina Schneider - Chief Solutions Officer

Google
Christopher Chesnutt - ABP, Google Data Center

Govincorp
Dan Govindasamy - Partner-Client Delivery

Grace Federal Solutions, LLC
Esther Aguillon-LaBeur - Business Development Manager

Green for Life Environmental
Hubert Barkley - Vice President, IT

Greene Resources, Inc.
Jason DeFreitas - VP + General Manager

GreerWalker LLP
Mark Haynes - Director of IT

Hays
Cindy Martinez - Senior Business Development Manager

HCL America Inc.
Rahul Singh - Senior Director + Head of Operations, Global Delivery Centers, Americas

Horizon Performance
Daniel McGurrin - Chief Science Officer

Hornets Sports + Entertainment
Ronnie Bryant - SVP + CIO

Hummingbird Creative Group
Wendy Coulter - CEO

IBM
Vishwani Dua - Director of Expert Labs

ICAP - Intellectual Capitol
Barry Newkirk - Managing Partner

IDA Ireland
Catherina Blewitt - VP, Technology & Business Services

IEM Inc.
TBD

IES Communications
Abe Fleming - Regional Sales Director, East Coast

Informatica
Joe Jones - US SLED Director

Infosys Limited
Deverre Lierman - VP, Global Digital Experience, Head of Raleigh Innovation Hub

Inmar Intelligence
Kevin Goode - Chief of Information Technology

IntelliData Solutions
Alec Smith - President

Investors Title
Randy Moran - VP, Engineering

Iris Software
Pallav Vidwans - Account Manager

ITG Commerce
Stephen Stark - CEO

Jackrabbit Technologies
Darin Soll - COO

JCMR Technology, Inc.
Jake Kent - President & CEO

JLL
Ryan Lawrence - Executive Vice President

JumpCloud
Becky Scott - Head of Technology Community

K12 Computers
Jack Carty - Business Development Manager

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Jason Vogel, Partner

KPMG
Caitlin Walsh - Director, Health & Government Solutions

Kubrick
Jay Lockwood - Senior Vice President

LabCorp
Bola Oyegunwa - CIO, Labcorp Drug Development

Latino Community Credit Union
Terry Phelps - COO

LendingTree
Srinivas Madabushi - Vice President, Technology

Lenovo (United States) Inc.
Libby Richards - Community Engagement Manager

Marchon Partners
Gigi Issa, Managing Director – Southeast

Marsh McLennan Agency
Ned Archer - Business Insurance Consultant

MAXX Potential
John Spauls - COO

Maynard Nexsen, LLC
Sam Whitt - Shareholder

McGough
Dave Rahe - Vice President Technology, Life Sciences & Strategic Growth

McGuireWoods Consulting
Bo Heath - Senior Vice President and Director

MCNC
James Nester - Sr. Director Marketing & Client Advocacy

MD Coaching and Consulting
Meenu Datta - Founder & CEO

Megaport (USA), Inc.
Shane McCleskey - Sales Executive

MetLife
TBD

Michael Best
Mallorie Moore - Director of Market Development

Microsoft Corporation
Scott Sample - Sr. Client Director

Mindgrub
Todd Marks - CEO

Enduring Financial Advice - Geoff Raynor
Geoff Raynor - Financial Advisor CFP

Moore and Van Allen
Bret Buckler - Associate Attorney

Myriad360
Angela Brantley - Regional Sales Director - South

Nasdaq
Byron Loflin - VP and Global Head of Board of Advisory

National Institute of Minority Economic Development
Linda Hughes - Technology and Innovation Manager

Navigator LLC
Christopher Pittman - Director

NCCU Technology Law & Policy Center
Diane Littlejohn - Attorney and Executive Director of Technology Law & Policy Center

NC Community Colleges System
Patrick Fleming - Sr. VP + CIO

NC Department of Adult Corrections
Glenn Mack - CIO

NC Department of Health + Human Services
Reese Edgington - Chief Technology Officer

NC Department of Information Technology
Glenn Poplawski - Deputy State CIO/Chief Solutions Officer

NC State - University Communications and Marketing
Lisa Marie Ferrell - Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

NetApp
Duncan Moore - VP, Object Storage, Storage Grid, OEM, RTP Site Leader

North Carolina Independent Colleges + Universities
Vicki Humphreys - Director of Information Technology

NOVACOMP
Dennis Cespedes - CSO

NPower
Nick Allen - Executive Director

Nutanix
Scott Abbott - Enterprise Account Manager

ONEByte, LLC
Erica Emerson - CEO + Founder

OnLogic
Sean Larkin - CEO

OnTarget Group, Inc.
Steven Dmiszewicki - CEO

Optiv
Rich Van Winkle - Regional Director

Orange County Government
Robert Reynolds - Chief Information Officer

Palo Alto Networks
Gen Greenwich - Named Account Manager - SLED Carolinas

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Skip Lohmeyer - CIO

Participate
Julie Keane - Chief Academic Officer

Peter Millar
Bob Bowling – VP, Technology

PetScreening
John Bradford - Founder + CEO

Pierson Ferdinand
Maryam M. Meseha, Esq. - Founding Partner; AI/Data Privacy/Cybersecurity

Pinnacle Financial Partners
Mike DeBender - Commercial Banker

PowerSpeaking
Nathan Scott - Director of Sales

Project Kitty Hawk
Jerry Thompson - VP, Technology

Prudence B2B
Mouli Somayajula - President & CEO

PS SOLUTIONS
Wayne Hippo - Owner/Managing Partner

PwC
Garret Tripp - Partner

Questco PEO
Dagan Nelson - Senior Business Development Manager

Quinsite
Jeff Maze - Founder / CEO

Randstad Digital
Art Thomas - Client Partner

REEDS Jewelers
TBD

Relias
Kay Krafft - CEO

Research Triangle Foundation (RTF) of North Carolina
Kevin Patterson - Director of IT

Research Triangle High School
Cornelius Klein-Gloria - Director of Technology

Reveal Global Intelligence
Tina Ruark-Baker - Chief Growth Officer

Revtech Labs
Sara Garces Roselli - Co-Founder & President

Richie Knows
Rich Melcombe - Founder & CEO

RightDirection Technology Solutions
Joey Hutchins - President + CEO

RTI International
Bernice Bond - VP + CISO

Rubrik
TBD

SAS
Brady Terrents - Director, IT Technology

Satva Softech
Poojan Gajera - Digital Solutions Architect

SECU
Josh Bomba - CITO

Securis IT Asset Auditing, Recycling & Destruction
Pryor Davis - N.C. V.P.

Segra Communications
Rose Chambers - CIO

Seneca Resources
Harold Zeishner - Managing Director of NC

Silver Tree Consulting & Services
Lauren Holt - CFO

Smart CellCo
Carroll Spencer II - President/Inventor

Smith Anderson
Darrell Fruth - Attorney/Partner

SoftPro
Joyce Weiland - President

Stearns Financial Group
Dennis Stearns - President

StoneLaurel Consulting
George Williams - Chief Integration Officer

Successive Technologies
Mark Bavisotto - Founder

Summit Human Capital
Matthew Tartaglia - Executive Vice President, Commercial Services

Supply Chain Partner
Chimae Concalves - Director, Global Business Development

Surya Technologies
Ashvin Babu - CEO

Synergy Technical
Dan Finn - VP, Sales

System Soft Technologies
Tony Clark - Regional Vice President

TARGAN
Ramin Karimpour - Founder & CEO

Ten10
Charles Hunte - Consultant

The Diversity Movement
Kurt Merriweather - VP of Innovation

The Hardy Financial Group
Andrea C. Hardy - Financial Planner, Owner

TierPoint
Meg MacNabb - Senior Account Manager

Thrive
Trey Miller - Vice President & General Manager, NC

TimelyText
Ronnie Duncan - CEO

Ting Internet
Patrick Mulhearn - Director of Public Policy & Community Engagement

Tizbi
Sasha Birger - CIO

Town of Cary
Nicole Coughlin - CIO

Town of Morrisville
Steve Rao - Councilman

TowneBank
Brian Reid - Triangle President

TransImpact
Amy Nowell, Director of Marketing

Trend Micro
Lou Karwoski - Regional Account Manager, NC

Trilliant
TBD

TriNet HR
Heather Shaffer - Director of Sales

Truist
TBD

Turnberry Solutions
Rocky Silvestri - Managing Partner - Southeast

UBS
Alison Kiing - Director

UKG
Allison Brotman - VP, Learning and Community

UlisesTech
Alejandro Fernandez - Director, Digital Practice

UNC Charlotte - College of Computing and Informatics
Ahmed Helmy - Associate Dean for Research

UNC Health
Rachel Foppiano - VP: ISD - System Relations

UNC Kenan Flagler
Sandra Chandler - Associate Director, Employer Engagement + Recruiting

UNC Pembroke
Katina Blue - Associate VC of Information Resources/CIO

USI Insurance Services
Clark Johnson - Partner & Commercial Practice Leader

Vanguard Technology Group
Brent Neal - vCISO

Veradigm
Lisa Hammond - CHRO

Visible Value
Chandra Storrusten - CEO

VMware by Broadcom
Henry Veloza - Account Director - NC & GA State Government

Wade Associates
Kevin Flowers - Advisor, Innovation Risk Division

Wake Tech Community College
Ryan Schwiebert - VP/CIO of Information Services

WGU North Carolina
Ben Coulter - Chancellor

Wireless Research Center of North Carolina
Gerry Hayes - President + CEO

Wireside Communications
Stephanie Styons - Executive Vice President

WorkSmart IT
Jim Rappl - Director of Business Development

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Katie Ertmer - Attorney

XenTegra
Les Roach - Chief Revenue Officer

Investment

$600 annually, billed at the time of your organization's NC TECH membership renewal (we'll pro-rate the amount for those joining outside of the annual dues cycle so that future billing will be aligned).

Each NC TECH member organization may have one (1) representative on the Board of Advisors.

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Contact membership@nctech.org if you have questions about, or are ready to join, the NC TECH Board of Advisors.

Time Commitment

Service on the Board of Advisors is calendar friendly! There are no meetings, per se. We convene about once a quarter, most often in conjunction with existing events and meetings on our calendar, and communicate virtually with newsletters/special message and through an exclusive LinkedIn group. We also give advisors first dibs on special offers that come our way (private suite at a sporting event, seats at the NC TECH table at business awards events, etc.).

For more information about serving on the Board of Advisors and/or to sign up to serve, contact membership@nctech.org.

Board of Advisors Overview Video

Questions

For more information about the Board of Advisors reach out to Ben Tramontana.