BOA INFO SHEET

Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors serves as a resource by providing advice and feedback; growing the organization through community outreach; and promoting NCTA as the primary voice for North Carolina's tech sector.

Who is eligible?  One representative per member company or organization can serve on the Board of Advisors.

What are the benefits?  Board members receive additional recognition in a variety of ways (in print, online, special badging at events, inclusion in VIP activities, complimentary event registrations and more).

What is the investment?  $600 annually in addition to regular NCTA membership dues.

How do I join NCTA Board of Advisors?  Review the Board of Advisors Info Sheet for information.  In order to reserve your seat, complete and return the form.

Questions?  Contact Alison Gordon, Membership Engagement Manager, at 919.890.0775 or Email Alison.


Current Members of the Board of Advisors

Accenture
Rick Webb, Partner

Alphanumeric Systems
Jay Baucom, VP of Operations & CIO

Alston + Bird
Christopher Gegg, Partner, IP Group

APEX Systems
Kevin Fanning, Sr. Managing Director

ARCA
Allen Shaver, Director, Product Innovation

ATCOM Business Technology Solutions
David Finch, President & CEO

AVST
John Chambers, Regional Sales Manager

Balfour Beatty Mission Critical
Nick Mari, Project 
Manager

BB&T Insurance Services
Kelly Upchurch, Vice 
President

Blue Door Networks
Mike Femia, Sales Director

Blackberry
Sam Phillips, VP of Corporate Security

Builders Mutual Insurance Company
Graeme Boddy, CIO

CA Technologies
Don Gillespie, North American VP, Cloud Consulting

Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute – VMware Academy
Ben Willis, Director Technology Education

CapTech Consulting
Jeremy Naman, Senior Consultant

Carolina Hurricanes
PJ Avetta, Director of Ticket Sales

CDI Southeast
Dave Brown, President

CenturyLink
Richard Twilley, VP of Sales

ChannelAdvisor
Josh Schlanger, Director of Infrastructure

Cherry Bekaert LLP
Sheila Ahler, Partner

Channel Systems
Rick Geary, President & CEO

Cii Technology Solutions
Mike Taylor, IT Manager

Cisco
Sandy Thompson, Connected IT Services

City of Charlotte – Office of the CIO
Randy Moulton, Chief Security Officer

Coastal Federal Credit Union
T.J. Wyman, VP, IT

CommScope
Michael Cross, SVP & CIO

CompTIA
Eric Larson, Director of External Relations

Compuware
Fai Vitali, Vice President

Corning Cable Systems
Donna Gotshall, IMS Operations Manager

CSC Leasing Company
Alex Peebles, Account Manager

CTS
Tom Miller, Director

Dassault Systèmes
Tom Schorr, Director, Technology Partnerships

DataChambers
Lawrence Boening, President & COO

Datalink
Marcel Provencher, Director of Sales-Carolinas

DB Global Technology
Bill Mitchell, Head of Delivery

DC74 Data Centers
Ken Bryson, Director of Sales & Marketing

Deloitte Services
J.R. Shearin, Managing Partner

Digital Intelligence Systems Corp (DISYS)
Kelley DeLeo, Managing Director

DukeNet Communications
Michael Prendergast, SVP of Sales & Marketing

EarthLink Business
Scott Yelton, Director of Product Development

Eco-Site
Bob Glosson, President & COO

eGroup
Rich Young
Director of Marketing & Corporate Communications

Elster Solutions
Dave Buster, Director, Marketing Communications

EMC
Brent Taylor, Materials Director

ePlus Technology
Matt Morrell, Account Executive

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain, Vice President

Facebook
Keven McCammon, Data Center Manager

 Fidelity Investments
Deb Walsh, SVP Quality Assurance & Test

 Fleishman-Hillard
Britt Carter, SVP & Senior Partner

 Freudenberg IT
Vanessa Marijosius, Business Development Manager

 Geomagic
TBD

Goodwin Executive Search
Bill Goodwin, President

GPS Technology
Jill Bryant, Business Development Manager

Greene Resources
Jason deFreitas, Director of Recruiting Solutions

HexaTech
Joe Grzyb, CEO

HireNetworks
Tina Cochrane, Director

Hutchison PLLC
Dan Fuchs, Attorney

HYATT House Raleigh-Durham Airport
Melissa Guglielmi, Sales Manager

IBM
Mark Molinaro, Client Executive

I-Cubed
Greg Boone, Software Engineering Manager

IES Commercial
Gilbert Romo, VP of Sales

Inmar
Melissa Wittner, Interim VP, Supply Chain Systems

Insperity
Josh Jolley, Business Performance Advisor

Intel
Steve Malloy, Business Development Manager

Intelligent Access Systems of NC
Jeff Farnham, Business Development Manager

Internetwork Engineering (IE)
Sean Rollman, VP of Technology Solutions and Services

Itron
James Whitfield, R&D Director

Jones Lang LaSalle
Matthew Cooke, Senior Vice President

K&L Gates LLP
Katie Taylor, Of Counsel

Kelly IT Resources
Kate Lauther, District Manager

KM Ware
Ellen Shobe, VP Business Development

LaVallee & Associates
Mike LaVallee, Managing Partner

Level 3 Communications
Michael Brady, General Manager-Carolinas

LexisNexis
Katherine Lagana, VP Global Product Development

Logical Advantage
John Fread, Co-Founder & COO

Master Counsel Technologies
Robby Lee, President & Co-founder

MCNC Networking Services
Todd Broucksou, Sr. Director, Community Support

MAC Source Communications
Greg Carswell, National Account Manager

Meredith College
Jeffrey Howlett, CIO

M*Modal
Chuck Musciano, CIO

NC Association of Electric Cooperatives
Cecil Smith, CIO

NC FIRST Robotics
Marie Hopper, Regional Director

NC New Schools
Lynne Garrison, Senior Vice President

NetApp
Greg Germain, VP

NetIQ
Glenn Rinderman, Regional Account Manager

Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Sam Whitt, Special Counsel

NCCU – School of Business
Keith Pigues, Dean

North Highland
Tom Murphy, Principal, CIO Services

NWN Corporation
Shannon Ludwig, Regional VP of Sales

OnTarget Group
Steven Dmiszewicki, CEO

Peak 10
Marilyn Finfrock, VP & General Manager

Phoenixx Systems, LLC
Sheldon Winston, President & CEO

PointSource, LLC
Erik Burckart, CTO

Poyner Spruill LLP
Eric Stevens, Partner

Principal Financial Group
Gary Williams, Financial Advisor

PwC
Jason Lemons, Director of Sales & Marketing

Railinc
Patrick O'Neil
Director, Corporate & Brand Communications

Raytheon – JPS Communications
Arthur Power, VP of Corporate Development

Red Hat
Rajeev Jaswal, Director, IT

RegEd
Brian Lora, CTO/CIO

Resolvit
Craig Scates, Regional Director

UNC Healthcare
Dave Bullamore, Sr. Mgr, Infrastructure Services

River Cities Capital Funds
Rik Vandevenne, Director

Riverturn
Kevin Duerr, President

Robert Half Technology
Anthony Fernandez, Branch Manager

Saber Solutions
John Stewart, President

Saffron Technologies
Chad Smith, CIO

Sanmina-SCI
Miguel Deberry, Plant Manager

SAS
Eric Hunley, Principal Solutions Architect

SCOR Global Life Americas
Craig Jocher, CIO

Secure Enterprise Computing
Bob Pickens, President

Sensus
David Ayers, VP of Engineering

Sentinel Data Centers
Brian Baker, VP Business Development SE

SGL Carbon
Roz Bremser, Head of IT, North America

Signature Consultants
John Suther, Local IT Branch Manager

Six Disciplines Triangle
Craig Landwehr, Managing Partner

SLAIT Consulting
Wes Miller, Account Executive

Small Footprint
Patrick Turner, CTO & Principal

Smarter Systems
Theresa Ulyatt, President

Smashing Boxes
Nick Jordan, Managing Director

Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell & Jernigan
Alicia Gilleskie, Partner

Stearns Financial Services Group
Dennis Stearns, President

Symantec
Scott Goff, Sr. Healthcare Manager

Syntelli Solutions
Rishi Bhatnagar, President & CEO

Targacept
TBD

Technical Innovation
Gary Benzine, Director

Telovations
Susan Bowser, Account Manager

Tesken
Debbie Bahrani, Founder & CEO

The Select Group
Carrie Brothers, Strategic Relationship Executive

Time Warner Cable
John Moore, Manager – Public Sector Sales

Tizbi
Jim Turner, President

TPM Consulting
George Williams, Client Engagement Executive

TriNet
Craig Valentine, Regional Sales Consultant

Troutman Sanders Strategies
Daniel Baum, Manager

Trusted Metrics
Robert Martin, Director of Business Development

tw telecom
John Rinehart, VP & General Manager

UNC Charlotte – Charlotte Research Institute
Bob Wilhelm, Executive Director

Vaco Technology
Sid Mitchener, Partner

Varrow
Steve Bigler, Senior Technical Consultant

Vocus
Geoff Alexander, Director of eCommerce

Wake County Economic Development
Jennifer Bosser, Assistant Executive Director

Wastequip
Rusty Andrews, CIO

Wells Fargo
Rohn Griggs, Technology Manager

Williams Mullen
Rob Van Arnam, Partner

Windstream Hosted Solutions
Danny Hunt, Regional Director

Wireless Research Center of NC
Gerry Hayes, President

Workday
Patrick Buckley, Regional Sales Director

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Zach Bishop, Attorney

Xtramile Soft
Vivek Vemunoori, President & CEO

Zenergy Technologies
Chris Laney, President