Board of Advisors

The NC TECH 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 organization through introductions and referrals, and help promote NC TECH through their organizations and 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 complimentary event registrations, to those who seek a more visible level of engagement and more exclusive relationship building opportunities.

Who's in?

View a current roster of the Board of Advisors below.

Benefits

Complimentary registration to certain annual signature events, exclusive invitation to select VIP receptions and briefings, printed and/or virtual visibility at events and on our website, inclusion in exclusive NC TECH leadership input opportunities (national and state sector surveys/reports/etc.), and added opportunities to connect with business leaders in the state's Technology Community.

The ROI on participation is realized quickly!

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.

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 newsbriefs 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, complete the form below or contact Emily Young.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF ADVISORS

A10 Networks
Mark Rubin - Senior Regional Sales Manager

ACF Technologies, Inc.
Jan Opalka - CEO + President

Agio
Laurie Leigh - Director of Sales

Allscripts
TBD

Ally Financial
Peter Maio - CIO Customer Information + Analytics

Alston + Bird LLP
Chris Gegg - Partner

APEX Analytix, LLC
Walt Kristick - SVP, CIO

Apple, Inc.
Tom Jacobik - Operations Manager

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

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
TBD

Brady
Harmandeep Singh - Co-Founder + Chief Growth Officer

Builders Mutual Insurance Group
Alan Mercaldo - Vice President, CIO

CA Technologies
Jonathan Harrell - Solution Account Manager, API Management

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

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
Ron Wainwright Jr. - Tax Partner

Ciber Global, LLC
Darryl Locklear - Account Manager

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

Citrix
TBD

Coastal Federal Credit Union
David Faleski - CIO

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
TBD

Cohesity
Darren Anderson - Regional Sales Manager - NC, SC

CommScope
JP Dougherty - Director of Sales

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

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 Benefits
Benjamin Agner - Senior IT Security

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain - Vice President

Extended Stay America
Nancy Templeton - Director, Enterprise Applications

EY
Mike Murdy - Office Managing Partner, Raleigh + Triad

FHI 360
Thomas Maloney - Associate Director Infrastructure + Support

Fidelity Investments
Christopher Melia - Senior Vice President - HRC Technology

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

Flexential
Emily Colligan - 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
Claudio Edelman - VP, Payment Engineering

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

Greene Resources, Inc
Jason DeFreitas - Vice President of Recruiting Solutions

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

Intellectual Capitol
Barry Newkirk - Managing Partner

Internetwork Engineering
Sean Rollman - CTO

IT People
Sai Nidamarty - Co-Founder + CEO

Jigsaw Security Enterprise, Inc.
Kevin Wetzel - CEO

JJ Wade + Associates
Ryan Lawrence - Vice President

Jones Lang LaSalle
Kevin Flowers - AAI, Advisor, Innovation Risk Division

Kelaca
Ben Wiant - Senior Talent Advisor

LabCorp
Mark Wright - SVP Customer Facing Products

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

Macro Integration Services, Inc.
Terry Morgan - President

MCNC
Todd Broucksou - Senior Director of Community Support

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

Meridian IT
Gary Shipman - National Account Manager

MetLife
Kim Donica - Vice President, GTO

Mitchell Martin, Inc.
Helene Dooley - Senior Account Manager

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

Net Friends, Inc.
John Snyder - President

Netsertive
Bob Seaton - VP Engineering

New Horizons Computer Learning Center Greensboro + Charlotte
TBD

Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Sam Whitt - Counsel

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

North Highland Consulting
Mike Ferrara - Vice President

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

Optum
Ryan Minto - VP, External Affairs

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

PassionIT Group, Inc.
Scott Rose - Managing Partner

Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Lindsay Fernandez - Global Head of Information Technology

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

RBC Bank
Richard White - Head of Technology

Rebyc Security
Keith Haskett - President + CEO

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

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

Ronco Communications
TBD

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

StorageCraft Technologies
Carl Bjerke - Territory Account Manager

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Fred Wood - Director of IT

Surry Community College
Candace Holder - VP, Technology Services

Syneos Health
TBD

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

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

Tableau Software
Chuck Ellstrom - Regional Sales Director

Telit
Ken Bednasz - Vice President of Application Engineering

The Fahrenheit Group
William Kaluza - Managing Director

The Select Group
Fletcher Emery - Director of Branch Operations

TierPoint
Samantha Wojenski - Regional Vice President

Tizbi
Sasha Birger - CIO

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

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

Vaco, LLC
Josh Haymond - Partner

Veracity Solutions
Marva Sadler - CEO

VeriStor Systems
Mike Arnold - District Sales Manager

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

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
Ben Zenick - COO