The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland Inc (CAMI) has elected its 2020 Executive Committee and Board of Directors with Gregg Smith, President & CEO of Attila Security, serving a one-year term as Board Chairman effective January 1, 2020. He succeeds Gina Abate, President & CEO of Edwards Performance Solutions, who served as Board Chair since 2018, and will continue to serve on the Board Executive Committee through 2020 as Past Chair.The 2020 slate of officers are as follows:

Executive Committee

• Chairman, Gregg Smith, CEO, Attila Security
• Vice-Chair, Shelley Lombardo, Chief Operating Officer, Evergreen Advisors
• Past Chair, Gina Abate, President & CEO, Edwards Performance Solutions
• Secretary, Darrell Laffoon, Chief Technology Officer, Sontiq
• Assistant Secretary, Chris Sachse, CEO, Think|Stack
• Treasurer, Jay B. Turakhia, Senior Vice President, SunTrust
• Assistant Treasurer, Evan Dornbush, Co-Founder and CEO, Point3 Security, Inc.
• Legal Counsel, Joe Mezzanotte, Partner, Whiteford | Taylor | Preston LLP

Board Members

• Linda Conrad, Principal, Corporate and Information Security Risk Management, Exelon
• Krysta Herring, Director of Asset Management & Leasing, Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)
• John Leitch, President & CEO, Winquest Engineering
• Tim Lorello, President & CEO, SecuLore Solutions
• Christina Majernik, Senior Vice President, Client Solutions, Domain5
• John Maroon, President, Maroon PR
• Kent Malwitz, President, UMBC Training Centers
• Colonel (Ret.) Kenneth O. McCreedy, Senior Director of Cybersecurity and Aerospace, Maryland Department of Commerce
• S. Keith Moulsdale, Partner, Whiteford Taylor Preston
• J. Thomas Sadowski, Vice Chancellor for Economic Development, University System of Maryland
• Mike Volk, Vice President Cyber Risk Solutions, PSA Insurance & Financial Services
• Greg von LehmenPh.D., Special Assistant to the President, Cybersecurity, at the University of Maryland Global Campus
• Michele Whelley, President & CEO, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore

The Board of Directors is supported by an Advisory Council with the following thought-leaders:

• Pete Gouldmann, PMP, CISSP, CISM, Cybersecurity Risk Management, U. S. Government
• John Agnello, Chief, Analytic Capability Development Branch at United States Cyber Command
• Chris Buzby, Senior Manager of Corporate Strategy, Innovation and Sustainability, Exelon
• Linda Conrad, Principal, Corporate and Information Security Risk Management, Exelon
• Matthew Dunlop, VP, Chief Information Security Officer, Under Armour
• Dr. Emma Garrison-Alexander, Vice Dean of Cybersecurity & Info Assurance- University of Maryland Global Campus
• Marcelle Lee, CEO and Founding Partner, Fractal Security Group

As CAMI enters its fifth year in operation, it will be staffed by Director of Operations Samantha Conklin. Notes Smith, “CAMI continues to be a nationally unique organization with a mission of connecting Maryland’s cybersecurity companies with entities (commercial, government, academic and non-profit) everywhere that need cybersecurity solutions. In just three years, we have over 500 cybersecurity technology and services companies and almost 50 general service providers associated with our organization as members. I look forward to growing the organization and creating a more cyber secure business environment in Maryland and beyond with the help of our Board leadership, committees and many volunteers.”

CAMI is also focused on various workforce initiatives and operates a nationally-unique, skills-based cybersecurity jobs portal. “Cybersecurity is critical to every business and government agency, and the demand for professionals with cybersecurity skills and experience has grown tremendously,” said CAMI Chairperson Gina Abate. “It was important for us to have several exceptional subject matter experts from this arena serving on our Board and Advisory Council.”

For more information on CAMI, including its online directory of more than 500 Maryland cybersecurity companies and the Maryland cybersecurity jobs portal, visit www.MDcyber.com.

About the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.

The Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc. (CAMI) is a nationally-unique non-profit organization formed in 2015 to identify Maryland’s cybersecurity providers and connect them with businesses, organizations and government entities that need cybersecurity solutions. CAMI operates a searchable online directory of over 500 of the state’s cybersecurity product and service companies at www.MDcyber.com/listings and hosts a variety of programs throughout the year to provide face-to-face connection opportunities. Also nationally unique is CAMI’s skills-based cybersecurity jobs platform (www.MDcyberjobs.com) that connects job seekers with Maryland cybersecurity career opportunities and training entities that can provide the skills, certifications and experience needed for jobs of interest.