Board of Advisors

Accenture 
Patricia Pepper - Managing Director

ACF Technologies, Inc.
Jan Opalka - CEO + President

AHEAD
Jim Molnar - Senior Client Director

AirTight FaciliTech
Mara Fowler - Customer Experience Manager

Alamance-Burlington School System
Dennis Frye - Executive Director, Technology

Ally Financial
Keith Gordon - Chief Information Security Officer

American Technology Services, Inc.
Chris Schoenwetter - Team Lead, Security Services

APEX Analytix, LLC
Walt Kristick - SVP, CIO

ARCA
Dave Boeberitz - Systems Development Lead

AT&T North Carolina
Brian Smith - Account Executive

Atlantic Packaging
Ken Thompson - Software Development Manager

Atrium Health
Michael Johnson - Director of Innovation

Avaso Technology Solutions, Inc.
Tonya Smyth - Global Account Executive

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

Axiom Path, Inc.
Sakib Kadak - CEO/Principal

Bandwidth
Noreen Allen - Chief Marketing Officer

Bank of America
Ben Pattison - Senior Vice President

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

Blue Acorn iCi
Mark Kelley - VP of Digital Engagement

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Jo Abernathy - CIO

Brady
Matt Bowen - Vice President, IT

Builders Mutual Insurance Group
Alan Mercaldo - Vice President, CIO

Candor Search
Kevin Poindexter - President

CEM Corporation
Mark Raynard - Director of IT

Central Piedmont's Computer Technology Institute
Karla Shields - Executive Director

CenturyLink
Derek Kelly - State Local Government + Legislative Affairs Manager

Cherry Bekaert
Kara Stucky - Senior Tax Manager

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

City National Bank
Jason Olds - Senior Vice President

City of Wilson
Will Aycock - Greenlight Manager

Clarkston Consulting
Michelle Tartalio - Associate Partner

CliftonLarsonAllen
Austin Hall - Audit Manager

Coastal Federal Credit Union
David Faleski - CIO

Cohesity
Darren Anderson - Regional Sales Manager - NC, SC

ColorTokens
Chris Hughes - Sales Director, Southeast

CommScope
Tony Rossi - Field Applications Engineer

Conduent
Armon Rahgozar - Head of Conduent Technology Innovation

Corning Optical Communications
Rama Kandala - Director of IT

Corus360
John Ruggles - Business Development Manager

Craven Community College
Annette Walker - IT Program Coordinator/Faculty

Creative Visions Strategic Events + Media
Matt Murray - Director

Credit Karma
Ashleigh Anderson - Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Credit Suisse
Luca Blanzuoli - Director, Global QA

Crown Castle Fiber
Jeff Fisherauer - Enterprise Account Executive – NC

CTG
Chris Hodges - Account Executive

Cultivate
Joe Bell - CEO

Cumberland Group
Justin Ivy - VP Sales Operations, Carolinas

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

DataCaliper
Shelly Smith - Vice President of Business Development

DataStaff, Inc
Mark Prakke - Sr. VP of State + Local Government Solutions

Datum Software
Mary K. Guberman - Director of Client Services

Dell Technologies
TBD

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

DigiCert
Josh Mellott - Strategic Account Manager

Dimension Data
TBD

Diversified
Dan Lumsden - Regional Director

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

DoubleBlaze Consulting
Ron Boling - Partner

Dualboot Partners
Michelle Coviello - VP of Client Development

Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business
Anita Stockmans - Director 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

Eagle Creek Software Services
Kevin Burkhart - Executive Vice President

ECPI University - Raleigh Campus
Danielle Sutton - Development Manager - University Partnerships

Eliassen
Kate Lewis - Branch Director

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

Embassy of Canada
Zachary Zimmerman - Trade Commissioner - FDI Promotion

Empowered
Bray Jones - Chief Technology Officer

Equinix
Eric Bezek - Regional Sales Director, N.C.

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain - Vice President

EY
Bob Glass - Carolinas Market Business Development Leader

FCEDC
Robert Van Geons - President + CEO

Fidelity Investments
Jillian Munro - Head of Technology, Fidelity Digital Assets

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

ForeScout Technologies
Gary Riggi - Account Manager

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

Fusion360
Eric Massenburg - President

Genworth Financial
George Reichert - CIO

Global Knowledge
Charlie Baird - VP, Marketing

Green for Life
Hubert Barkley - Vice President, Information and Technology

Greene Resources, Inc
Caitlin Hooks - Director of Client Development

GreerWalker LLP
Mark Haynes - Director of IT

Hays
Sean McGhee - Senior Director, Strategic Relationships + Business Development

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

High Performance Technologies
Marty Chilton - VP of Sales + Services

HireNetworks Inc.
Tina Cochrane - VP, Client Development

Hornets Sports + Entertainment
Ronnie Bryant - VP of IT

HuntSource LLC
Matt Donato - Co-Founder + Managing Partner

IBM
Vishwani Dua - WW Delivery Migration Leader

IES Communications
Gilbert Romo - VP of Sales + Marketing

iiT Consulting
Mary Siero - President

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

InfusionPoints LLC
Gary Daemer - President

Inmar Inc.
Kevin Goode - Vice President of Information Technology

insightsoftware
Mike Lipps - CEO

Intellectual Capitol
Barry Newkirk - Managing Partner

Internetwork Engineering
Sean Rollman - CTO

Investors Title
Randy Moran - VP, Engineering

IT People
Sai Nidamarty - Co-Founder + CEO

JLL
Ryan Lawrence - Vice President

Kilpatrick Townsend + Stockton LLP
Carl Sanders - Partner

K+L Gates
Margaret N. Rosenfeld - Partner

LabCorp
Jonathan Shough - SVP + CIO

LaVallee + Associates
Mike LaVallee - Managing Partner

Lenovo (United States) Inc.
Eric Kern - Executive Distinguished Engineer

Levvel
Trey Harb - Business Development

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

Live Oak Bank
Thomas Hill - Chief Information Security Officer

Local Government Federal Credit Union
Terry Phelps - SVP, MIS

Lord Corporation
Michael Lubak - Director, Business + Information Technology

Macro Integration Services, Inc.
Terry Morgan - President

Matrix
TBD

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

McGuireWoods
Jeff Barnhart - SVP - State Government Relations

MCNC
Todd Broucksou - Senior Director of Community Support

MetLife
Kim Donica - Vice President, GTO

Microsoft
Scott Sample - Sr. Client Director

NC Association of Electric Cooperatives
Chris VanLokeren - Chief Information Officer

NC DHHS
Charles Carter - COO for Technology + Operations

NC State Entrepreneurship
Tom Miller - Senior Vice Provost for Academic Outreach + Entrepreneurship

NC State Executive Education
Dan McGurrin - Director, Executive Education

NC Tech Road
Jay Norman - CEO

neteffect technologies
Steve Deckard - Director of Sales

Netsertive
Bob Seaton - VP Engineering

Network Products, Inc.
Jennifer Sweet - Manufacturer Sales Representative - Legrand/Superior Essex

Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Sam Whitt - Counsel

NextGen Tek Consulting
Dr. Harry Hunter - CEO

North Carolina Community Colleges System
Jim Parker - SVP + CIO

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

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

NorthState Technology Solutions
Marc Montoro - General Manager

NTT Data Services
TBD

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, United Health Group

Pacific Western Bank
Tony Brill - VP, Application Development

Palo Alto Networks
Anthony Fanale - Managing Director

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

PassionIT Group, Inc.
Jill Tracy - Business Manager

PC Matic
Eric Moore - Territory Account Executive

Peter Millar
Bob Bowling – VP, Technology

Pfeiffer University
TBD

Pfizer, Inc.
Melissa Bishop-Murphy - Senior Director

Piedmont Services Group
Matthew Foley - Technology Solutions Manager

Pitney Bowes Digital Commerce
Chris Spencer - State Government Client Executive

Poyner Spruill LLP
Eric Stevens - Partner

Public Consulting Group, Inc.
Cliff Daniel - Director

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

Research Triangle Foundation
Kevin Patterson - Director of IT

Resolvit, LLC
Craig Scates - Partner

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

Ridgemont Equity Partners
Anthony Cassano - Partner

RMCSoft, LLC
Olga Muller - Director, Business Development

rmsource
Robb Hultin - President

RTI International
Michael Kaelin - EVP + CFO

Rural Sourcing Inc.
Monty Hamilton - CEO

Samanage
Ryan van Biljon - Vice President, Sales + Services

SAS
Bill McKeown - Sr. Manager, Global Data Centers

Scoutr
Brandon Stevens - Founder/CEO

SEGRA
Will Tomick - Marketing Coordinator

Silver Tree Consulting + Services
Cliff Strickland - Vice President, Technology Modernization

Sitehands
Jaimie Anzelone - Director of Marketing + Communications

Smith Anderson
Joe Dickinson - Partner

SoftPro
Joyce Weiland - President

SolarWinds MSP
Chanel Chambers – Senior Director of Product Marketing 

Solution Focused Agile
Maurice Hagar – President 

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

Stearns Financial Group
Dennis Stearns - President

STEP CG
Mitch Needles - Regional Account Executive

StoneLaurel Consulting
George Williams - Chief Integration Officer

Stratice, LLC
Scott Franklin - COO

Stratifyd, Inc
Derek Wang - Founder + CEO

StrongKey
Jake Kiser - COO

Syneos Health
Darrin Pohlman - VP Enterprise Architecture + Strategy, Business Technology Innovation

Synergy Technical
Dan Finn - Southeast Sales Manager

Syntax
Jim Kunz - VP Business Development + Channel Sales

Tableau Software 
Chuck Ellstrom - Regional Sales Director

Talent Dimensions LLC
Cile Johnson - Chief Business Officer

TEKsystems
Ricardo Madan - Vice President, Technology Products + Services

Telit
Ken Bednasz - Vice President of Application Engineering

TelWare Corporation 
Michael Canipe - Sales + Marketing Director

The Fahrenheit Group
William Kaluza - Managing Director

TierPoint
Jeff Waide - RVP of Sales

Tizbi
Sasha Birger - CIO

Trace3
Katherine Hostetler - Enterprise Account Manager

Trend Micro
Lou Karwoski - Regional Account Manager, NC

Tri-Merit LLC, R+D Tax Services
Jason Jones - General Counsel/Director

Trilliant Networks
Prem Ranganath - VP, Quality + Risk Management

TriNet HR Corporation
Marlana Bunn - Senior Consultant

UNC Chapel Hill - School of Information + Library Science
Helen Tibbo - Alumni Distinguished Professor

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

Unified Technology Systems
Scarlet Powell - Director of Strategic Accounts

Vaco, LLC
Molly Snyder - Senior Associate - Technology

Veracity Solutions
Jack Jones - Executive Director

Visible Value
Chandra Storrusten - CEO

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

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

Webonise
Rob Katz - CEO

Wells Fargo
Erica Frazier - Vice President

WeWork
Ashlund Dunaway - Community Director, Carolinas

WGU North Carolina
Catherine Truitt - Chancellor

Winston Salem State University
Derrick Murray - Chief Information Officer

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

Wyrick Robbins Yates + Ponton LLP
Molly Martinson - Attorney

Yield Group Growth Advisory
Gary Schwake - Managing Partner

Zscaler
Matt Vertrees - Director, System Integrators