OUR BOARD

NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS

Bill Caraher
Bill CaraherCIO, von Briesen & Roper
Milwaukee Advisory Board Chair
Dave Edelstein
Dave EdelsteinTrustee, Syracuse University
Chairman
Kevin M. Gates
Kevin M. GatesPrincipal Cloud Solution Architect, Microsoft
Kevin Greer
Kevin GreerPartner, New Profit
Sandee Kastrul
Sandee KastrulCEO/Co-Founder i.c.stars
Richard Linden
Richard LindenPartner, Red Foundry, LLC
Vice Chairman
Kevin McFall
Kevin McFallHead of Belonging, Diversity, & Inclusion Solutions, Workday
Patrick Moroney
Patrick MoroneyCEO, StraightArrow Advisory Services, LLC & CEO/CIO Advisor, Central States Funds
Melissa Summers
Melissa SummersManaging Director, Accenture

CHICAGO ADVISORY BOARD

Yemi Akisanya
Yemi AkisanyaFounder, Executive Coach, and DEI Consultant
Bridges Committee
Jason Birnbaum
Jason BirnbaumChief Information Officer, United Airlines
Scott Boruff
Scott BoruffPrincipal, Advisory, PwC
Development Committee
Neil Bloomfield
Neil BloomfieldVP Commercial Systems, Horizon Therapeutics
Finance Committee
Jan Anne Dubin
Jan Anne DubinJan Anne Dubin Consulting
Edward Earl
Edward EarlVP & CIO, Federal Signal Corporation
Governance Committee
Patrick Engleking
Patrick EnglekingSenior Director, Business Architecture, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Program Committee
Daniel Harris
Daniel HarrisCo-Founder, ESG Epiphany Solutions Group
Kathie Koch
Kathie KochChief Information Officer, Columbia College Chicago
Rick Kulevich
Rick KulevichSVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, CDW
Richard Linden
Richard Linden Partner, Red Foundry, LLC
Development Committee
Frederick Martin
Frederick MartinChief Financial Officer, SVP, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Mechie Nkengla
Mechie NkenglaChief Data Strategist, Data Products LLC.
Dayo Popoola
Dayo PopoolaChief Information Officer, Thresholds
Ramesh Rangarajan
Ramesh RangarajanVP Software Engineering, Ascension Technologies
Bridges Committee
Geoffrey Robertson
Geoffrey Robertson Investor
Marketing Committee
Jerome Snell
Jerome Snell
Finance Committee
Helen Sun
Helen SunSr. Engineering Leader, Facebook
Marketing Committee
James Tantaro
James TantaroHead Global Digital Strategy & Value Realization, Ivanti
Miguel Villarreal
Miguel VillarrealCEO, VILLA-TECH

KANSAS CITY ADVISORY BOARD

Erin Christensen
Erin ChristensenChief Operating Officer, Kansas City Tech Council
Craig Compagnone
Craig CompagnonePresident & COO, MMGY Global
Sandee Kastrul
Sandee KastrulCEO/Co-Founder i.c.stars
Michael Kaveney
Michael KaveneyManaging Director, Health & Public Service Practice, Accenture
Richard Linden
Richard LindenPartner, Red Foundry, LLC
Michael McDonnell
Michael McDonnellVice President, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Amsted Rail Inc.
Delana Meyer
Delana MeyerChief Marketing Officer, Blue Water Development
Kenny Pointer
Kenny PointerChief Services Officer, Mariner Wealth Advisors
Blake Rooney
Blake RooneyChief Information Officer, Husch Blackwell LLP
Matt Sharples
Matt SharplesOwner/CEO, TriCom Technical Services
Will Shields
Will ShieldsCo-Founder, The Will to Succeed
Chair
Lori Smith
Lori SmithCEO, Unique Business Solutions, LLC

MILWAUKEE ADVISORY BOARD

Genaro Baez
Genaro BaezHR Operations, Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development
Member at Large
William Caraher
William CaraherCIO, von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
Chairman
Robert Cordova
Robert Cordova Chief Technology And Strategy Officer, Milwaukee Bucks
Tiffany Dillon
Tiffany DillonVP - IT Infra and Operations, Landmark Credit Union
Blanca Gonzales
Blanca GonzalesExecutive Director, i.c. stars |* Milwaukee
Member at Large
Jamie Grab
Jamie GrabVice President Nat’l Recruitment & Delivery, Experis/ManpowerGroup
Member at Large
Devin Hayes
Devin HayesAttorney, Michael Best
Social Enterprise Committee
James Hishke
James HishkeVice President Tech Workforce Programs, Northwestern Mutual
Member at Large
Derek Hyde
Derek HydeVice President of Information Technology, Milwaukee Brewers
Nadiyah Johnson
Nadiyah JohnsonFounder, Jet Constellations
Member at Large
Bruce Jones
Bruce JonesVice President, Sales, Toptal
Sandee Kastrul
Sandee KastrulCEO/Co-Founder i.c.stars
Member at Large
Steven Laurent
Steven LaurentCIO, General Electric Healthcare
Member at Large
Julie Ragland
Julie RaglandCIO, Navistar
Member at Large
Jonah Turner
Jonah TurnerHead of Emerging Technologies , Molson Coors
Member at Large
Darrin Vohs
Darrin VohsCIO, Molson Coors Beverage Company
Member at Large