Board of Advisors

101 Solutions
Keith Tobias - Principal

5S Technologies
Mike Shook - CEO

Abrigo
Emily Larkin - Chief Information Security Officer

Accenture
Ed Fody - Director

ACF Technologies, Inc.
Jan Opalka - CEO + President

AHEAD
Jim Molnar - Senior Client Director

Ally Financial
Dan Lemont - Head - Technology Strategy + Execution

APCO Worldwide
Travis Bullard - Senior Director

Aprio
Patrick Coleman - Tax Partner - Technology

AT&T North Carolina
Brian Smith - Account Executive

Atlantic Packaging
Ken Thompson - Software Development Manager

Attain
Stacy Stratton - State + Local Executive

Avalara
Nichol MacDonald - VP, Compliance Operations

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

Axiom Path, Inc.
Sakib Kadak - CEO/Principal

Bandwidth
David Doolittle - Director of Global Communications

Blue Acorn iCi
Mark Kelley - VP of Digital Engagement

Blue Cross NC
Jo Abernathy - CIO

BlueMatrix
TBD

Blueprint Family Office
Ryan Collison - President

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

Brightly
Ashley Berenson - Vice President, Product

Brown Advisory
Chris Wilson - Client Advisor

Catalent Pharma Solutions
Lindsay Fernandez - VP, IT Enterprise Applications

CEM Corporation
Mark Raynard - Director of IT

Cherry Bekaert
Megan Hutchinson - Partner

Cisco Systems, Inc.
Jeffrey Moore - Director, Partner Sales Organization

CITE Research
Andrew Edwards - SVP, Polling + Insights

City of Raleigh - Department of IT
Beth Stagner - Director, Enterprise Applications + Data

Clancy and Theys
Mike Infinger - Director of Information Technology

Clarkston Consulting
Michelle Tartalio - Associate Partner

Cloud Giants
Kelly Pfrommer - CEO

CloudWyze
Shaun Olsen - CEO

CNP Technologies
Trey Harb - Sr. Client Executive

Coastal Credit Union
David Faleski - CIO

Coca-Cola Consolidated
Darrell Thompson - Sr. Vice President, CIO

CommScope
Tony Rossi - Field Applications Engineer

Conduent
Armon Rahgozar - Head of Conduent Technology Innovation

Confianz Global, Inc
Anoop Menon - President + CEO

Connection
Cheryl Casale - Director of Sales

Conterra Networks
Selwyn Scott - Area Sales Manager

Corning Optical Communications
Angela Haneklau - VP of Sales

Credit Karma
Ashleigh Anderson - Global Head of Talent Acquisition

Credit Suisse
Paul Masterson - Director of Cognitive + Digital Services 

Cross Impact Coaching
Betsy Kauffman - Founder + CEO

Cumberland Group
TBD

Data Network Solutions
Bruce Fisher - Director of Sales + Engineering

DataCaliper
Ram Jeyaraman - CTO

DataMasters
Jason White - Director - Search + Placement

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

Davis Moore
Matthew Cooke - Partner

Dell Technologies
Andrea Rekrut - Manager, Process Engineering + New Products Program Management

Deloitte
Sam Gibbs - Specialist Executive

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

DH Griffin
Patrick Love - Director of IT

Digital Realty
Steve Eanes - Senior Account Manager

Diversified
Dan Lumsden - Regional Director

dmarcian
Shannon Draegen - COO

DoubleBlaze Consulting
Ron Boling - Partner

Dualboot Partners
Michelle Coviello - VP of Client Development

Dynatrace
John Castillo - Account Executive

Eagle Creek Software Services
Kevin Burkhart - Executive Vice President

ECPI University - Raleigh Campus
Natalie Ocean - Business Development Manager

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

Embassy of Canada
Zachary Zimmerman - Trade Commissioner - FDI Promotion

Empowered Benefits
TBD

Enact
George Reichert - CIO

Enitech
Antwine Jackson - President

Envestnet | Yodlee
Jillian Munro - Group Head, Data + Analytics Technology

Equinix
Eric Bezek - Regional Sales Director, NC

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain - Vice President

ExtraHop
Kevin Bartlett - Regional Sales Manager

Fayetteville Cumberland County EDC
Robert Van Geons - President + CEO

Fayetteville Public Works Commission
Mark Lawler - CIO

Fidelity Investments
Jordan Ford - SVP, Tribe Leader, Planning + Advice Platform

Fifth Third Bank
Preston Bergen - Triangle Market President

Fike + Co.
Anessa Fike - CEO

First Citizens
Jerome Savage - IT Systems Integrator

Fortinet
Pat Watkins - Sales Director

Garrison Consulting Group
Lynne Garrison - President

Genesys
Bobbi Hall - Sr. Account Executive

Gig East Exchange
Will Aycock - Greenlight Manager

Giga Data Centers
Rick Sanford - CIO/CTO

Gilead Sciences
Marc Berson - SVP + CIO

Givens Communities
Richard Foor - Corporate Technology Director

Google
Christopher Chesnutt - ABP, Google Data Center

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

GreerWalker LLP
Mark Haynes - Director of IT

Greyshore Associates
Paula Paul - Distinguished Engineer + Owner

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

HelpShelf
Omar Hamid - CEO

HireNetworks Inc.
Craig Stone - CEO

Hornets Sports + Entertainment
Ronnie Bryant - SVP + CIO

Hylaine
Jenna Lazenby - Business Development Manager

Hyper Source
Pawan Misra - CEO

IBM
Vishwani Dua - WW Delivery Migration Leader

ICAP - Intellectual Capitol
Barry Newkirk - Managing Partner

IEM Inc.
Theodore Lemcke - CTO

IES Communications
Gilbert Romo - VP of Sales + Marketing

Individual - Anna Langford
Anna Langford

Individual - Oita Coleman
Oita Coleman

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

Inmar Intelligence
Kevin Goode - Vice President of Information Technology

Internetwork Engineering
Sean Rollman - CTO

Investors Title
Randy Moran - VP, Engineering

Jackrabbit Technologies
Darin Soll - COO

JLL
Ryan Lawrence - Executive Vice President

Kilpatrick Townsend + Stockton LLP
Carl Sanders - Partner

Kinetic by Windstream
Richard Lehman - Consultant

KTL Solutions
Stephen Reid - VP Sales + Marketing

LabCorp
Bola Oyegunwa - CIO, Labcorp Drug Development

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

Live Oak Bank
Renato Derraik - Chief Technology + Digital Officer

LoanBoss
JP Conklin - CEO

Local Government Federal Credit Union
Terry Phelps - SVP, MIS

LogicMonitor
Mike Metarko - Enterprise Account Executive

Lumen
Steve Brewer - Director, State Regulatory + Legislative Affairs

Macro Integration Services, Inc.
Terry Morgan - President

MAXX Potential
John Spauls - Principal Technologist

McGriff Insurance Services
Baker Freiberg - Employee Benefits Consultant

McGuireWoods Consulting
Tommy Sevier - SVP for State Government Relations

MCNC
Todd Broucksou - Senior Director of Community Support

MetLife
Shayesteh Sims - VP, End User Technology

Michael Best + Friedrich
Joseph A. Dickinson - Partner

Microsoft
Scott Sample - Sr. Client Director

NAF
Bill Taylor - VP, Outreach + Partnership Development

NC DHHS
Charles Carter - Assistant Secretary for Technology Services

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

NC Tech Road
Jay Norman - CEO

Newmark Knight Frank
Issac Brown - Associate

Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Sam Whitt - Counsel

North Carolina Community College System
Patrick Fleming - Sr. VP + CIO

North Carolina Department of IT
Glenn Poplawski - Deputy State CIO/Chief Solutions Officer

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

Nutanix
Matt Eguren - Client Director, SLED Strategic Accounts

ONEByte, LLC
Erica Emerson - CEO + Founder

OnLogic
Sean Larkin - CEO

OnTarget Group, Inc.
Steven Dmiszewicki - CEO

Opex Technologies
Ronnie Harrell - Managing Partner

Pacific Western Bank
Tony Brill - VP, Application Development

Parker Hannifin
Michael Lubak - Director, Business + Information Technology

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

Participate
Julie Keane - Chief Academic Officer

PassionIT Group, Inc.
Scott Rose - Managing Partner

PC Matic
Eric Moore - Territory Account Executive

Peter Millar
Bob Bowling – VP, Technology

Pfizer, Inc.
Melissa Bishop-Murphy - Senior Director

PharmHand Consulting
Zack Miller - CEO

PwC
Lennie Austin - Partner

Pyramid Consulting
Montae Monroe - Market Sales Account Manager

Quinsite
Jeff Maze - Founder / CEO

Racepoint Global
Stephanie Styons - Senior Vice President

RBC Bank
Richard White - Head of Technology 

Red Canary
Dan Graves - Sr. Account Executive

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

REEDS Jewelers
Arthur Phidd - Chief Information Officer

Relias
Kay Krafft - CEO

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

RightDirection Technology Solutions
Joey Hutchins - President + CEO

RTI International
Anne Hungate - VP of Infrastructure + Operations

SAS
Tim Campbell - IT Director

Sectigo
Chris Hughes - Regional Director, Enterprise

Secure-24|NTT
Jim Kunz - Enterprise Sales Executive

Securis
Pryor Davis - N.C. V.P.

Segal
Christopher Lawson - Vice President

Segra Communications
Daniel Eskew - VP Enterprise Sales

Silver Tree Consulting + Services
Lauren Holt - CFO

Smart CellCo
Carroll Spencer II - President

Smith Anderson
Lori Fuller - Attorney

SoftPro
Joyce Weiland - President

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

Spoonflower
Brad Schomber - CFO

Spreedly Inc.
Christopher Hudel - CISO

Stearns Financial Group
Dennis Stearns - President

StoneLaurel Consulting
George Williams - Chief Integration Officer

Summit Leadership Partners
Nancy McNelis - VP Strategic Partnerships

Syneos Health
Stephen Rayda - SVP, Global Infrastructure + Production Support

Synergy Technical
Dan Finn - Southeast Sales Manager

Synoptek
Bill Mell - Managing Director, ServiceNow Practice

Telit
Steve Canterbury - Director of Finance

TharseoIT
Eric Wimer - CEO

The Diversity Movement
Kurt Merriweather - Head of Products

The Hardy Financial Group
Andrea C. Hardy - Financial Planner

The Nautical Group
John Sidebotham - EVP

TierPoint
Jeff Waide - RVP of Sales

TimelyText
Ronnie Duncan - CEO

Tizbi
Sasha Birger - CIO

Town of Cary
Nicole Raimundo Coughlin - CIO

TransImpact
Will Taylor - Marketing Director

Trend Micro
Lou Karwoski - Regional Account Manager, NC

Trilliant Networks
Prem Ranganath - VP, Quality + Risk Management

Truist
Sarah Updike - Technology Business Office Consultant

UNC Health
Rachel Foppiano - HCS Exec. Director: IT - System Relations

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

Vaco, LLC
Emily McBride - Senior Associate

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

Western Governors University, North Carolina
Ben Coulter - Chancellor

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

Wyrick Robbins Yates + Ponton LLP
Molly Martinson - Attorney

Xerox
Tino Lancellotti - VP of Global Infrastructure + Production Support