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New in 2012, NCTA's Board of Advisors will provide members an avenue for enhanced engagement throughout the year. The Board of Advisors will serve as a resource to NCTA by providing advice and feedback; outreach to grow the organization; and other assistance to raise NCTA's profile 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? In addition to strengthening NCTA, Board of Advisors offers added visibility and recognition in a variety of ways (in print, online, special badging at events, inclusion in VIP activities, 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?  For a full list of benefits and to reserve your seat, complete and return the form located on the left margin of this page or Email Alison Gordon, NCTA Membership Coordinator.

Board of Advisors – Charter Members (to date)

Accenture
Rick Webb, Partner

AIRCOM International
Rick Williams, Field Test Account Executive

Alphanumeric Systems
Jay Baucom, VP of Operations & CIO

Altruent Systems
Don Clow, President

APEX Systems, Inc.
Kevin Fanning, Sr. Managing Director

Arketi Group
Ann Revell-Pechar, VP & GM Carolinas

ATCOM Business Telecom Solutions
David Finch, President/CEO

Balfour Beatty Mission Critical
Nick Mari, Project Manager

BB&T Insurance Services
Kelly Upchurch, Vice President

bioMerieux, Inc.
Susan Stiff, Senior Director, IS Global Program Delivery

BMC Software
Nick Thomas, Senior Client Manager

CA Technologies
Don Gillespie, VP, Services: North American VP, Cloud Consulting

CapTech Consulting
Jeremy Naman, Senior Consultant

CenturyLink
Richard Twilley, VP of Sales

ChannelAdvisor
Josh Schlanger, Director, Infrastructure

Channel Systems
Rick Geary, President & CEO

Cii Associates
Brian Allen, VP of Business Development

Cisco
Sandy Thompson, Connected IT Services – Large Scale Services Architecture

Clarity Technology Group, Inc.
Zach Smathers, Founder/CEO

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

CompTIA
Rachel Tuller, VP, Global Corporate Strategies

Compuware
Fai Vitali, Vice President

CSC Leasing
Alex Peebles, Account Manager

CTS
Tom Miller, Director

DataChambers
Lawrence Boening, President & COO

Data Flux
Scott Gidley, Co-Founder/CTO

DC74
Ken Bryson, Director, Sales & Marketing

Deloitte Services
J.R. Shearin, Managing Partner

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

DukeNet Communications
Michael Prendergast, Senior VP of Sales & Marketing

eGroup
Paul Hock, Account Executive

Elster Solutions
David Green, Executive VP Customers & Markets - North America

EMC
Brent Taylor, Materials Director

ERC Broadband
Bradley Cain, Vice President

Freudenberg IT
Eric Patow, SVP Sales, America

Hill, Chesson & Woody
Dax Hill, Principal, Health & Welfare Consultant

hiSoft
Hal Hawisher, VP, US Consulting Services

Hotard & Associates, Inc.
Joseph Hotard, President

Hughes Pittman & Gupton LLP
Tim Tompkins, Business Development Executive

iContact
Geoff Alexander, Director of eCommerce

Inmar
Mark Wright, CIO

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

Itron
James Whitfield, R/D Director

Juniper Networks
Rebeka Clifton, Named Account Manager

KM Ware
Ellen Shobe, VP Business Development

LaVallee & Associates
Mike LaVallee, Managing Partner

Legacy Wealth Strategies
Jack Hoile, Managing Director

Livingston & Haven
Tod Skinner, Sr. VP Corporate Affairs

Logical Advantage
John Fread, COO/Co-Founder

MCNC Grid Computing & Networking Services

John T. Killebrew, VP - NCREN Community Support

  





Meredith College
Jeffrey Howlett, CIO

mindSHIFT
David Sturdivant, Sr. Executive Officer

NC Association of Electric Cooperatives
Cecil Smith, CIO

NC FIRST Robotics
Marie Hopper, Regional Director

NetApp
Greg Germain, VP

NWN
Shannon Ludwig, Regional VP of Sales

Oasis Outsourcing
Ted Wick, Professional Employer Consultant

Peak 10
Marilyn Finfrock, VP/General Manager

Pfizer
Marlowe Foster, Director, Pfizer US Public Affairs and Policy

Phil Williams LLC
Phil Williams, Advanced Technology Consultant/ Mil, Aero, Communications

Poyner Spruill LLP
Eric Stevens, Partner
 
Progress Energy Carolinas
TBD

PwC
Jason Lemons, Director of Marketing & Sales

Railinc
Patrick O'Neil, Director, Corporate & Brand Communications

Raymond James & Associates
John Bahr, Branch Manager

Raytheon - JPS Communications
Arthur Power, VP, Contracts & Corporate Development

Red Hat
Rajeev Jaswal, Sr. Manager, IT

Research In Motion
Sam Phillips, VP of Corporate Security

Resolvit, LLC
Craig Scates, Regional Director

River Cities Capital Funds
Rik Vandevenne, Director

Riverturn, Inc.

Kevin Duerr, President

Robert Half Technology
Chris McCrea, Regional Manager

RTI International
David Roseberry, CIO

SAS
Eric Hunley, Principal Solutions Architect

Salesforce.com
Dan Hines, Regional VP

SciQuest
Gamble Heffernan, VP, Marketing & Strategy

SCOR Global Life Americas
Craig Jocher, CIO

Secure Enterprise Computing
Bob Pickens, President

Sensus
David Ayers, VP of Engineering

SGL Carbon
Roz Bremser, Head of IT, North America


Six Disciplines Triangle
Craig Landwehr, Managing Partner

Stearns Financial Services Group
Dennis Stearns, President

STORMS Associates
Mary Storms, Tech Sales Recruiter

StraTech, Inc.
Brent Wall, CIO

Syntelli Solutions
Rishi Bhatnagar, President & CEO

Targacept
Miles Romello, Sr. Director of Information Systems

TEKsystems
Tiffany Williams, Account Manager

Telovations
Susan Bowser, Account Manager

The Select Group
Carrie Brothers, Strategic Relationship Executive

Time Warner Cable
John Moore, Manager – Public Sector Sales

Tizbi
Jim Turner, President

tw telecom
John Rinehart, VP/General Manager

Vaco Technology
Sid Mitchener, Partner, IT

Vistronix Inc.
Fanny Augustin, Director, Health IT

Wake County Economic Development
Jennifer Bosser, Assistant Executive Director

Williams Mullen
Rob Van Arnam, Partner

Windstream Hosted Solutions
Danny Hunt, Regional Director

Wireless Research Center of NC
Gerry Hayes, President

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
Zach Bishop, Attorney

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