Board of Advisors

A10 Networks
Mark Rubin - Senior Regional Sales Manager

ACF Technologies, Inc.
Jan Opalka - CEO + President

Agio
Laurie Leigh - Director of Sales

AHEAD
Jim Molnar - Senior Client Director

AirTight FaciliTech
Tony Rossi - Head of Mission Critical Solutions

Ally Financial
Keith Gordon - Chief Information Security Officer

APEX Analytix, LLC
Walt Kristick - SVP, CIO

Apptio, Inc.
Jeff Stark - Consulting Director, Professional Services East

ARCA
Dave Boeberitz - Systems Development Lead

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
Greg Lamm - Vice President, Information Technology

AT&T North Carolina
Dan Sisson - AVP

ATCOM Business Technology Solutions
Dan Litman - Director of Sales

Atrium Health
Michael Johnson - Director of Innovation

AvidXchange, Inc.
Mike Praeger - Co-Founder + CEO

Axiom Path, Inc.
Sakib Kadak - CEO/Principal

B/E Aerospace
Ben Holder - Corporate Director Enterprise Applications

Bandwidth
Noreen Allen - Chief Marketing Officer

Bank of America
Casey Smith - Private Client Advisor

BB&T 
Amish Patel - D&TS Business Information Officer-Deposits, Operations and Fraud

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
John Ciesco - Chief of Staff

Brady
Harmandeep Singh - Co-Founder + Chief Growth Officer

Builders Mutual Insurance Group
Alan Mercaldo - Vice President, CIO

Cadrillion Capital
Mike Hillhouse - Chief Information Officer/Security Officer

Capitol Broadcasting Company, Inc.
Doug Speight - Executive Director, American Underground

Cardinal Innovations Healthcare
Steve Ermish - CIO

Carolinas IT
Matt Tomlinson - Director of Business Development

CastleBranch
Sean Ahlum - Director of Business Development

CDI Southeast
Matt Long - Manager Professional Services

CEM Corporation
Mark Raynard - Director of IT

Cengage
Rob Simora - CTO

CenturyLink
Bobby Suggs - Field Sales Director

Cherry Bekaert
Kara Stucky - Senior Tax Manager

Ciber Global, LLC
Darryl Locklear - Account Manager

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jeffrey Moore - Regional Manager, NC Public Sector

Citrix
TBD

Clarkston Consulting
Michelle Tartalio - Associate Partner

CliftonLarsonAllen
Austin Hall - Audit Senior

Coastal Federal Credit Union
David Faleski - CIO

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
Darrell Thompson - VP Information Systems + Services

Cohesity
Darren Anderson - Regional Sales Manager - NC, SC

CommScope
JP Dougherty - Director of Sales

COR365
Debra Ferris - Senior Account Executive

Corning Optical Communications
Rama Kandala - Director of IT

Craven Community College
Annette Walker - IT Program Coordinator/Faculty

Credit Suisse
Kevin Walker - Director, Information Technology

Crown Castle Fiber
Jeff Fisherauer - Enterprise Account Executive – NC

CTG
Kristine Gibson - Business Development Executive

Cultivate
Joe Bell - CEO

Dais X
Neal Davis - CEO

Dassault Systemes Americas
Tom Schorr - Director, Technology Alliances, Strategy + Market Development

DataMasters
Paula White - CEO/President

DataStaff, Inc
Rob Crabill - Senior Vice President of Operations

Dell Technologies
Brent Taylor - Senior Director, Global Supply Chain

Deloitte Consulting
J.R. Shearin - Managing Director

Deutsche Bank
Mark Collins - Director - Equities, Risk, + Core Trading Technology

Digital Intelligence Systems, LLC (DISYS)
Rowena Heath - Senior Account Executive

Dimension Data
Grant Sainsbury - SVP, Solutions

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Tom Tollerton - Senior Manager - Cybersecurity Advisory Services

Diversified
Dan Lumsden - Regional Director

DoubleBlaze Consulting
Ron Boling - Partner

Duke Energy
Chris Heck - CIO

Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business
Meredith Conder - Director of Business Development, Executive Education

Duke University + Duke Health, Office of Licensing + Ventures
Dinesh Divakaran - Associate Director, Office of Licensing + Ventures

Dynatrace
Spencer Snedecor - Regional Director

DynPro Inc.
Charlie Rogers - SVP

Eagle Creek Software Services
Kevin Burkhart - Executive Vice President

ECPI University - Raleigh Campus
Bill Armour - Campus President

Embassy of Canada
Zachary Zimmerman - Trade Commissioner - FDI Promotion

Elon University - Office of the CIO
Tony Rose - Senior Business Analyst

Empowered
Benjamin Agner - Senior IT Security

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain - Vice President

EY
Bob Glass - Carolinas Market Business Development Leader

Fidelity Investments
Jillian Munro - SVP Enterprise Cybersecurity

First Citizens
Don Keeley - VP; Sr. Manager, Application Development + Support

Flexential
Emily Colligan - Account Manager

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.
Gary Riggi - Regional Account Manager

Forsyth Technical Community College - Office of Planning + Information Services
Deanne Wesley - Chair, Davis iTEC Center

Forsythe Technology
Jim Olevano - Technologist

Freudenberg IT LP (FIT)
Katie Thacker - Business Development Manager

Fusion360
Eric Massenburg - President

Genworth Financial
George Reichert - CIO

Gilbarco Veeder-Root
TBD

Greater Raleigh Convention + Visitors Bureau
Nicole Keshler - National Sales Manager

Greene Resources, Inc
Caitlin Hooks - Director of Client Development

GreerWalker LLP
Mark Haynes - Director of IT

Hall Booth Smith PC
Richard Sheinis - Partner

HCL America Inc.
TBD

Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Norm Miller - Account Executive

HireNetworks Inc.
Tina Cochrane - VP, Client Development

Hornets Sports + Entertainment
Ronnie Bryant - VP of IT

iCiDIGITAL
Greg Boone - President + CEO

IES Commercial, Inc.
Gilbert Romo - VP of Sales + Marketing

IQVIA
Tyrrell Cornwall - IT Director

Infosys Limited
Anurag Varma, Vice President, Head of Government Affairs

InfusionPoints LLC
Rob Seate - SVP + Chief Cyber Risk Strategist

Inmar Inc.
Melissa Wittner - VP, Software Engineering

insightsoftware
Mike Lipps - CEO

Intellectual Capitol
Barry Newkirk - Managing Partner

Internetwork Engineering
Sean Rollman - CTO

IT People
Sai Nidamarty - Co-Founder + CEO

Jack A. Heil, CPA CFF PFS
Jack A. Heil - CPA

Jigsaw Security Enterprise, Inc.
Kevin Wetzel - CEO

JJ Wade + Associates
Kevin Flowers - AAI, Advisor, Innovation Risk Division

Jones Lang LaSalle
Ryan Lawrence - Vice President

Kelaca
Ben Wiant - Senior Talent Advisor

LabCorp
Jonathan Shough - SVP + CIO

Lapetus Solutions
Karl Ricanek - Founder + Chief Technologist

LaVallee + Associates
Mike LaVallee - Managing Partner

LBA Haynes Strand, PLLC
Dave Recchion – Principal

Lenovo (United States) Inc.
Jerry Fralick - Chief Security Officer

LexisNexis
Patrick O’Neil – Global Corporate Communications Director, Technology Strategy

Live Oak Bank
Thomas Hill - Chief Information Officer

Lord Corporation
Michael Lubak - Director, Business + Information Technology

LPL Financial
TBD

Macro Integration Services, Inc.
Terry Morgan - President

Matrix
Lisa Russell - Director

McGriff Insurance Services
C. Kelly Upchurch, III - VP, Employee Benefits

MCNC
Todd Broucksou - Senior Director of Community Support

Medfusion, Inc.
Dan Harmon - VP of Product + Strategy

MetLife
Kim Donica - Vice President, GTO

NC Association of Electric Cooperatives
Chris VanLokeren - Chief Information Officer

NC State Poole College of Management
Dan McGurrin - Director, Executive Education

Net Friends, Inc.
John Snyder - President

Netsertive
Bob Seaton - VP Engineering

Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Sam Whitt - Counsel

North Carolina Department of IT
Glenn Poplawski - Solutions Director/Chief Solutions Officer

NorthState Technology Solutions
Marc Montoro - General Manager

NTT Data Services
Carrick Carpenter - Vice President, Provider Solutions

Olympus Infotech, LLC
Srinivasan Vanamali - Principal

Onepath
Brent Moore - Market Director

One Source Communications
Kirk Waddell - Director of Business Development

OnTarget Group, Inc.
Steven Dmiszewicki - CEO

Opex Technologies
Ronnie Harrell - Managing Partner

Optum
Ryan Minto - VP, External Affairs

Parker Poe Adams + Bernstein LLP
Skip Lohmeyer - Chief Information Officer

PassionIT Group, Inc.
Scott Rose - Managing Partner

Peter Millar
Bob Bowling – VP, Technology

Pfeiffer University
Kenneth Russell - VP Digital Transformation + CIO

Pfizer, Inc.
Melissa Bishop-Murphy - Senior Director

Piedmont Services Group
Matthew Foley - Technology Solutions Manager

Pillar Technologies
Dan Putman - Craftmanship Vanguard

Pitney Bowes Digital Commerce
Chris Spencer - State Government Client Executive

Poyner Spruill LLP
Eric Stevens - Partner

Precision BioSciences, Inc.
Sinu Bhandaru - Director, IT

Public Consulting Group, Inc.
Rick Purcell - Associate Manager

RadixBay
Hal Hawisher - COO

Railinc Corp.
Cathelene Thomas - Chief of Staff, Executive Adminstration + Facilities

Randstad Technologies
Tim Morris - Managing Director

RBC Bank
Richard White - Head of Technology

Rebyc Security
Keith Haskett - President + CEO

Red Hat, Inc.
Melanie Chernoff - Government + Community Affairs Sr. Manager

Red Zone Resources, Inc.
Michael Barefoot - President

RENCI
Shannon McKeen - Consultant

Resolvit, LLC
Craig Scates - Partner

Retail Business Services LLC
Subodh Mishra - VP, IT Solutions Delivery

Riverturn, Inc.
Kevin Duerr - CEO

RMCSoft, LLC
Olga Muller - Director, Business Development

Robert Half Technology
Anthony Fernandez - Branch Manager, Technical Staffing Services

RTI International
TBD

Rural Sourcing Inc.
Monty Hamilton - CEO

Samanage
Ryan van Biljon - Vice President, Sales + Services

Sarah Levitt, LLC
Sarah Levitt - President

SAS
Bill McKeown - Sr. Manager, Global Data Centers

Secure Designs Inc.
Ron Culler - CTO

Signature Consultants, LLC
John Suther - Local IT Branch Manager

Silver Tree Consulting + Services
Richard Ricks - Managing Partner + CEO

Skookum Inc.
Bryan Delaney - Co-Founder + VP

Small Footprint, Inc.
Seth Carpien - VP of Sales

Smith Anderson
Joe Dickinson - Partner

SoftPro
Joyce Weiland - President

SolarWinds MSP
Brian Benfer – Senior Director, Sales

Spectrum Enterprise
John Moore - Regional Sales Manager, Government + Education

Spirit Communications
Ricky Pitts - Regional Sales Manager

Square 1 Bank
Tony Brill - Vice President, Software Development

Stearns Financial Group
Dennis Stearns - President

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Fred Wood - Director of IT

Syneos Health
Jim Mulholland - Vice President, Digital Business Technology Innovation

Syntelli Solutions, Inc.
Mohana Bhrugubanda - Director, Business Development

Syzygy Solutions, LLC
Dean Dolittle - Principal Partner + Sales Executive

Tableau Software 
Chuck Ellstrom - Regional Sales Director

Talent Dimensions LLC
Cile Johnson - Chief Business Officer

Telit
Ken Bednasz - Vice President of Application Engineering

The Fahrenheit Group
William Kaluza - Managing Director

TierPoint
TBD

Tizbi
Sasha Birger - CIO

Trace3
Katherine Hostetler - Enterprise Account Manager

Trillium Health Resources
Mike Lewis - VP Technology + Informatics, CIO

UNC Wilmington - Center for Innovation + Entrepreneurship
Diane Durance - Director

Unique Comp Inc
Gautam Tooley - Sr. Vice President

Vaco, LLC
Josh Haymond - Partner

Veracity Solutions
Scott Heffield - VP of Delivery

Vidant Health
Tammy Wilkins - Talent Acquisition Consultant

Visible Value, LLC
Chandra Storrusten - Managing Director

VMware
Scott Feinstein - Sr. Director - Govt. + Education Sales

Wake Technical Community College - Office of the CIO
Ryan Schwiebert - VP for Information Technology Services + CIO

Waste Industries USA, Inc.
Hubert Barkley - Director, Information Technology Services

Wells Fargo
Erica Frazier - Vice President

WeWork
Bobby Condon - GM, Southeast

WGU North Carolina
Catherine Truitt - Chancellor

Winston Salem State University
Derrick Murray - Deputy CIO

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

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Bradley Bragg - Chief Information Officer

Wyrick Robbins Yates + Ponton LLP
Tara Cho - Attorney

Xerox Corporation
Michael Spinelli - Sr.Client Manager, Public Sector

Zencos Consulting, LLC
Fritz Lehman - EVP Sales + Marketing