CAMI's Board of Directors has established the following mission-driven committees to serve as thought leaders and facilitators to forward the most important initiatives for the benefit of the region's cybersecurity industry and CAMI's members. Interested in getting involved? Submit this form.
Executive Committee
Chair: Chris Sachse, CEO, Think|Stack
Vice Chair: Shelley Lombardo, COO, Evergreen Advisors
Past Chair: Gregg Smith, CEO, Technology Advancement Center
Secretary: Sarah Woods, Founder & President, VenturePotential LLC
Treasurer: Chuck Faughnan, III, CEO, Personam.ai
Asst. Treasurer: Tina Kuhn, President, The Lanzar Group
Asst. Secretary: Timothy Schilbach. CEO, Penacity, LLC
Legal Counsel: Joseph J. Mezzanotte, Partner, Whiteford Law
Advisory Council
Cybersecurity Diversity Community
Research confirms that diversity contributes directly to organizational success. CAMI is actively involved in initiating and participating in activities to increase the participation of women and minorities in the globally urgent and high-pay cybersecurity industry. The Cybersecurity Diversity and Workforce Committee is also charged with developing strategies that CAMI can execute including direct outreach to diverse groups as well as cooperation with other organizations playing a role in increasing diversity in the cybersecurity industry. The Committee hosts several diversity-focused networking, educational and inspirational activities throughout the year.
Chair: Gwen Greene, Ph.D., Founder, CEO, and Senior Information Systems Security Engineer at Applied Information Technology (AiTech)
Wendy Chin, Community College of Baltimore County, School of Applied and Information Technology
Christina Cooper CEH, Sec+, CEO, OmniCyber Solutions
Komal Dureja. Chief Marketing Officer, TekMonks
Beth Lacey Gill, Marketing Manager, Sealing Technologies, Inc.
Kristen Jarosinski, Senior Marketing Coordinator, Guide Point Security
Martha Laughman, Director of Workforce & Military Programs,SmoothStack
Marcelle Lee, Senior Threat Researcher, Equinix
Vini Nithianandam, Associate Professor, Cyber Security, Community College of Baltimore County
Tina Williams-Koroma, CEO, TCecure, LLC
Marketing & PR Community
Whether you create marketing products or use them in your work, this group is for you! Connect with other marketing professionals and share/learn the tips and tools of the industry.
Co-Chairs: Sarah Woods, Founder & President, VenturePotential LLC,
Trayci Koppie, Chief Growth Officer, Penacity LLC
Cyber Marketing Leaders Network:
Amanda Arnold, Chief Growth Officer, SIXGEN
Janelle Wolbert, Marketing Manager, Point3 Security
Kim Paradise, Chief of Staff, Mindgrub
Robert Kuryk, President, Web Works, Inc
Robert Gresham, CEO, Tectonix, LLC
Melanie Kelleher, Director, Corporate Relations, Towson University
Joel Benge, Brand and Content Strategist, ADG Creative
Jessica Trembley-Owens, Vice President, PLEX Solutions LLC
Jim Ries, Director of Business Development, Offit Kurman
Heather Johnson, Senior Vice President, Jovian Concepts
Sameer Ahirrao, CEO, Ardent Privacy
Patrick Curtis, Partner, Rubino & Company
Herb Thomas, Chief Marketing Officer, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston
Megan Pingatore, Global Demand Generation Manager, Fornetix
Membership Committee
The Membership Committee is dedicated to fostering a vibrant and thriving CAMI community by cultivating meaningful connections, providing impactful promotional opportunities, and offering valuable business resources. By engaging with our members and nurturing their success, we aim to strengthen CAMI's position as a leading force in advancing regional cybersecurity. Members of the Membership Committee play a pivotal role in shaping the future of CAMI's membership and ensuring that it remains a diverse and prosperous ecosystem.
Membership Committee Co-Chairs: Jacqui Magnes, CEO, COMSO, Inc.; Terry Bazemore, COO, Ey3 Technologies
Membership Ambassadors
Speakers Bureau
Most businesses are generally aware of cybersecurity challenges but are not well-informed on the severity of risk to their own business or where to go to find the solutions they need. And with busy schedules, it's difficult to get most of them to attend cybersecurity events. The Speakers Bureau addresses all of these challenges by sending appropriate specialists and professionals to provide educational talks at large and small business gatherings. This road show capability will, in time, connect thousands of organizations to local cybersecurity companies and will help ensure Maryland's overall cybersecurity.
Chair: Keith Moulsdale, Partner, Whiteford Law
Email [email protected] for more information
Sponsorship Committee
CAMI's important efforts on behalf of our cybersecurity companies and industry require funding. Though operating as a lean and mean sales and marketing machine, operations are at full capacity with dozens of events and programs and extensive marketing, and more dollars are needed to expand these important efforts. The Sponsorship & Memberships Committees are charged with working closely with CAMI's Executive Director to pursue sponsorships and increase CAMI's membership.
Sponsorship Committee Co-Chairs: Shelley Lombardo, COO, Evergreen Advisors, Komal Dureja, CMO,TekMonks
Legislative Committee
The legislative committee for the purpose of developing and executing on the organization’s policy priorities as it relates to external government relations matters.
The committee will delineate the organization’s legislative priorities, assign staff, recruit government relations personnel, and will be the board’s point of contact on legislative bills related to the organization’s policy goals or otherwise impacting the organization’s work.
The legislative committee will assess the impact of reported legislation, develop lobbying strategies with their staff, report on legislative affairs to the full board, and when needed, obtain formal approval from the full board on the organization’s position on key legislation.
Chair: Bruce Spector, Chairman, BCR Cyber
Business Development for Government Contractors
This Community is a resource to any CAMI member organization who is looking to start or to become more successful at federal, state, and local contracting. The community will focus on; Marketing your small business certification(s) (8a, HUBZone, WOSB, SDVOSB, MBE, etc.), Keeping up with changing regulations and requirements, Identifying contracting opportunities, Producing winning proposals, Running a profitable contract, Teaming, and other essentials for managing and growing a successful Government Contracting business.
Chairs: Tammy Fenwick, Operations Manager, TCecure, LLC; Dennis Windley, Managing Partner, Windley Management Group