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

45Drives
Kristin Stewart - Director of US Business Operations

5ironCyber
Brian Prentice - Vice President

Abrigo
Emily Larkin - Administrative Officer & CISO

Aditi Consulting
Craig Scates - SVP, Technology Solutions Global Delivery

Adobe
Nick Gatz - Senior Manager, Goverment Relations

AH Consulting, LLC
Anne Hartley - Startup and Transformation Leadership

AHEAD
Jim Molnar - Senior Client Director

Alpine Growth Partners
Mike Provance - Managing Partner

Amgen
Virmarie Zengotita - Director, Information Systems

APC Towers
Danny Agresta - President & CEO

Apiture
Chris Cox - Chief Operations Officer

Apparo
Kimberly Lanphear - Chief Executive Office

Apple
Brandon Keesee - Site Manager

Artemis Immersive
Adam Isley - CEO

Aspire Financial
Nick Ellingsworth-Perez - Managing Partner/Investment Advisor Representative

Astral Insights
Chris Andrassy - CEO

Atlantic Packaging
Trey Thompson - Director of Information Security

Atomic Object
Ryan Abel - Managing Partner

Axiom Path, Inc.
Sakib Kadak - CEO

Baires/Dev
Edward "E.B." Batten - Partner, Executive Vice President of Growth

Bandwidth
David Doolittle - Vice President of Global Communications

Bizcom Global
Mark Wiener - President

Beacon Technologies
Ryan Dirks - Director of Business Development

Blue Cross NC
Trevor Johnson - VP, IT Solution Delivery

BlueLena
Daniel Williams - CEO

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

Brightly
Nick Pendergraft - Global HR Integration Lead

Callibrity
Jake McSwain - Sr. Client Executive

CapTech
Reese Edgington - Managing Director, 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

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

CGI
Siri Swahari - Vice President

Cherry Bekaert
Ronnie Eubanks - 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

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
Amanda Barkus - SVP, IT Transformation, Strategy, Planning

Corning Optical Communications
Angela Haneklau - VP, Sales

Corsica Technologies
Daniel Curnutte - Partner, Marketing Manager

Credit Karma
Kevin Jones - Director of Engineering

CrossComm
Don Shin - President & CEO

CrushBank Technology
Dave Poole - Senior Consulting Director

Cloud Security Alliance Triangle Chapter
Shankar Chebrolu - President

CTI
Dan Lumsden - VP of Integration

CyberGlobal North Carolina
Dan Gizzi - Managing Director

DataStaff, Inc
Mark Prakke - SVP of Government Solutions

Davis Moore
Matthew Cooke - Partner

Dean Dorton
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

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

E2D
Ashley Smith - Director of Operations

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

Enact
Christopher Smith - CIO

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

Ensono
Michael Kimsey - Client Engagement Executive - SLED

Equinix
Hugo Canedo - Account Executive

Equity Shift
Will Duckett - COO & Co Founder

EQV Strategic
Nate Denny - Principal

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain - General Manager

Expedient
Cheryl Kleinman - Regional Vice President of Sales – East

ExtraHop Network
Chris Hughes - RSM Enterprise

EY
Justin Hanke - Senior Manager, Technology Consulting

Fast Lane Consulting & Education
Lara Medford - Account Executive

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
TBD

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

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

Hornets Sports + Entertainment
Ronnie Bryant - SVP + CIO

IBM
Vishwani Dua - Director of Expert Labs

ICAP - Intellectual Capitol
Barry Newkirk - Managing Partner

IDA Ireland
Catherina Blewitt - VP, Technology & Business Services

IEM Inc.
Nick Lattanzi - VP Digital Services

IES Communications
Abe Fleming - Regional Sales Director, East Coast

Informatica
Joe Jones - US SLED Director

Infosys Limited
Lopamudra Mahapatra - Senior Director, Global Alliance

Integrated Information Systems
Michael Kimsey - Client Engagement Executive - SLED

Investors Title
Randy Moran - VP, Engineering

Iris Software
Pallav Vidwans - Account Manager

ITG Commerce
Stephen Stark - CEO

Jackrabbit Technologies
TBD

JCSM Group
Bryan Jarvis - CTO

JLL
Ryan Lawrence - Executive Vice President

K12 Computers
Jack Carty - Business Development Manager

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Jason Vogel - Partner

KirkpatrickPrice
Jonah Wisch - Account Executive

KPMG LLP
Ford Porter - Director, Advisory

Kubrick
Jay Lockwood - Senior Vice President

LabCorp
Bola Oyegunwa - Chief Information and Technology Officer

Latino Community Credit Union
Terry Phelps - COO

LendingTree
Srinivas Madabushi - Vice President, Technology

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

Logic Monitor
Dylan Harris - Account Manager

Marchon Partners
Gigi Issa, Managing Director – Southeast

MAXX Potential
John Spauls - COO

Maynard Nexsen, LLC
Sam Whitt - Shareholder

McGough
Kellie Ford - Vice President, Southeast Client Engagement

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
Sushma Punuru - SVP, Global Data & Analytics

Microsoft Corporation
Scott Sample - Sr. Client Director

Mindgrub
Todd Marks - CEO

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
TBD

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

Next Level Technician
Ryan Eubank - Director of IT Staffing

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

NOVACOMP
Dennis Cespedes - CSO

NPower
Nick Allen - Executive Director

NWM Technologies
Marcus Lindsay - Founder

ONEByte, LLC
Erica Emerson - CEO + Founder

Orange County Government
Robert Reynolds - Chief Information Officer

Paon Bleu
Jude Jean-Baptiste - CEO

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Skip Lohmeyer - CIO

Peter Millar
Bob Bowling – VP, Technology

Pesidio
Nathan Zinteck - Sales Director – Public Southeast

PetScreening
John Bradford - Founder + CEO

Pinnacle Financial Partners
Mike DeBender - Commercial Banker

Presidio
Nathan Zinteck - Sales Director - Public, Southeast

Project Kitty Hawk
Jerry Thompson - VP, Technology

Promantus Inc.
Elan Nagalingam - President

PS SOLUTIONS
Wayne Hippo - Owner/Managing Partner

PwC
Garret Tripp - Partner

Questco PEO
Dagan Nelson - Senior Business Development Manager

REEDS Jewelers
Kimberly Rose - Director of IT and E-commerce Technology

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

Revtech Labs
Sara Garces Roselli - Co-Founder & President

Richie Knows
Rich Melcombe - Founder & CEO

RightDirection Technology Solutions
Joey Hutchins - President + CEO

RTI International
Jennifer Fix - Director Security Risk and Compliance

Rubrik
Alex Neighbors - Account Executive, State and Local Government

SAS
Brady Terrents - Director, IT Technology

Satva Softech
Poojan Gajera - Digital Solutions Architect

SECU
John Cedillo - SVP IT Application & Support

Securis IT Asset Auditing, Recycling & Destruction
TBD

SICK, Inc.
Mark Kennedy - Director – Strategy & Business Exploration

Silver Tree Consulting & Services
Lauren Holt - CFO

Sinjun AI
Jeff Torello - Founder & CTO

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

Surya Technologies
Ashvin Babu - CEO

Synergy Technical
Dan Finn - VP, Sales

T-Mobile
Lesley McKendrick - Enterprise Account Executive

TARGAN
Ramin Karimpour - Founder & CEO

TEKsystems
Gabrielle Cappola - Account Manager

Ten10
Charles Hunte - Consultant

The Diversity Movement
Kurt Merriweather - Co-Founder, VP of Innovation

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

TierPoint
Meg MacNabb - Senior Client Executive

Thrive
Trey Miller - Vice President & General Manager, NC

TimelyText
Ronnie Duncan - CEO

Tizbi
Sasha Birger - CIO

Town of Cary
Nicole Coughlin - CIO

Town of Zebulon
Tonya Easterwood - CIO

Town of Morrisville
Steve Rao - Councilman

TowneBank
Brian Reid - Triangle President

TransImpact
Amy Nowell, Director of Marketing

Trend Micro
Jack Flynn - Regional Account Manager

Trilliant
TBD

TriNet HR
Heather Shaffer - Director of Sales

Turnberry Solutions
Rocky Silvestri - Managing Partner - Southeast

UBS
Alison Kiing - Director

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

Veradigm
Lisa Hammond - CHRO

Visible Value
Chris Ophardt - Senior Consultant

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

Wireside Communications
Stephanie Styons - Executive Vice President

WISER Systems
Elaine Rideout Ph.D. - Founder/CEO

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.