With over 20 years of experience, Nick is a seasoned Information Technology manager. His education includes a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Rutgers University. He holds several industry certifications including Microsoft, Six Sigma and is a Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CG-CIO) through GMIS International.
Serving as Director of IT for the County over Burlington for over 15 years, Nick has recently transitioned to take on the IT Director position at the State of NJ, Office of Legislative Services.

Jillian Belles is the IAM Director of Strategic Sales for HID Global, the leader in Trusted Identities Solutions. Jillian has been in the IT and securities industry for 24 years, specializing in providing subject matter expertise to high-compliance verticals like state and local government, higher education, energy, and utilities industries.

A career educator, technology leader and Chief Information Officer at New Jersey’s largest private and second largest public universities for the past twenty years, Dr. Edward Chapel’s commitment to active collaboration with industry partners, peer organizations and the Edge membership serves as a key driver in the advancement of operational effectiveness and strategic objectives of its member organizations. With a focus on enabling digital technologies, he ensures each client solution is value-based, future-focused and engineered to deliver an end-user experience that is unsurpassed. In addition to overseeing the delivery of a high performing network and ecosystem of purpose-built technology assets and applications, his dedication to Edge’s shared services consortium approach and advancing professional development through the Edge Communities of Practice enables New Jersey’s education, healthcare, governmental and corporate enterprises to thrive and grow. Dr. Chapel earned his Ph.D. and Master’s degrees in Sociology from New York University as well as a Baccalaureate degree in American Studies from Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Kevin has been a leader in the CMS industry since its inception, leading marketing teams at Interwoven, Alfresco, Adobe, Bloomreach and most recently, SAP. He is excited to continue driving innovation in the digital experience space. Kevin studied international relations at Stanford University.

Alan is Executive Vice President of e.Republic and Publisher of Government Technology magazine and Techwire. In this role, Alan is involved in the annual production of dozens of events as well as the strategic direction for Governing, Government Technology, Emergency Management, the Center for Digital Government and the Center for Digital Education. Alan is also the senior executive that has overall charge of e.Republic’s research organization which includes, custom research, the Digital Government and Digital Education Navigator tool and the Content Studio (webinars and custom content).
Alan has been a guest lecturer at universities and a frequent speaker for key government and industry organizations. For over 35 years, Alan has worked with industry, education and government officials to help them better understand the importance and use of information technology. Alan received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento.

As the Minneapolis CIO for seven-plus years, Mr. Doll was responsible for all city IT services. He also served as South Dakota's CIO for 15 years with responsibility for all state government computing, telecommunications, radio, and public broadcasting. While with IT research firms, Mr. Doll has advised Fortune 1000, federal, state, and local government CIOs on information technology assessment and alignment to business needs. He has served as a director with the United States General Services Administration, developing information technology strategic plans and oversight policy. Mr. Doll received his computer science degree from Virginia Tech and is a senior executive fellow of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is a past president of NASCIO — a national organization of state CIOs. He also is a past president of the Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX) — a national organization of city and county CIOs. Mr. Doll was named to Government Technology's 2004 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.

Shonte Eldridge currently serves as an Executive Government Advisor with Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role she is responsible for engaging State and Local Government leaders to build cloud frameworks that reduce cost, improve service delivery, change customer experience and transform the enterprise into a modern, inclusive, equitable and innovative enterprise. Prior to joining AWS, Ms. Eldridge worked in the public sector for over 20 years and held various C-suite positions including the Deputy Chief of Operations for the City of Baltimore, Chief of Policy, Planning and External Affairs for the Office of the States Attorney for Baltimore City and Chief of Policy for Maryland’s Governor’s Office of Crime Control and Prevention. During her time in government she was known for using technology to solve some of the largest operational and social challenges her state and local governments faced, as well as changing the culture to more readily accept and try new technologies. Ms. Eldridge’s work in the industry has appeared in numerous national publications and is often called upon to speak and conduct workshops on the importance of creating holistic digital transformation strategies and how to implement technology that improves operations and delivers a better customer experience.

Tony Encinias is a Chief Strategist and Innovation officer for State and Local Government for the Mid-Atlantic region and joined Dell Technologies in October of 2019. Prior to joining Dell Technologies, Tony was the Vice President of Technology for ViON Corporation. Prior to his role with ViON, Tony was the Chief Technology Officer for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and later appointed by Governor Corbett to serve as the Deputy Secretary for Information Technology and Chief Information
Officer for the Commonwealth.
Tony is a well-respected and sought after thought leader for large scale technology operations, digital transformation and cyber security. Tony is a retired United States Naval Officer, with over 25 years’ experience in Information Technology management with the Department of Defense (DoD), state government and private sector. During Tony’s distinguished military career he served in leadership roles for the Space and
Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) and for the Department of the Navy,Chief Information Officer. In his final military assignment, he served dual roles as the SAS 70 Program Director with the Defense Information Systems Agency and as the Executive Officer of the Defense Enterprise Computing Center, Mechanicsburg. Tony was honored with Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers,
Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders and State Scoop’s State Executive of the Year awards.
Tony earned a Masters degree in Information Technology Management from the United States Naval Postgraduate School, a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the University of Colorado, a Masters Certificate in Project Management from the George Washington University, a Federal CIO Certification through Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of Drexel University’s MIS advisory board.

Casey Faiman is the General Manager of NIC New Jersey, a subsidiary of the eGovernment firm NIC. With over 16 years of eGovernment experience, Casey leads a local team in Trenton that has helped the State of New Jersey deliver dozens of online and mobile eGovernment services to the citizens and businesses of the state. Prior to his role in New Jersey, Casey started the NIC subsidiary in Vermont and began his career with NIC in Maine. Casey was born and raised in Massachusetts and is raising two sons with his wife near Trenton, New Jersey.

Mike Flowers supports the Office of Innovation’s efforts to leverage data intelligence and infrastructure to “de-silo” government operations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he has worked across State government partners to stand up technology and logistics capacity for contact tracing, exposure notification and vaccine distribution, and on small business recovery and regulatory innovation.
Mike previously served as New York City’s first Chief Analytics Officer, under Mayor Mike Bloomberg. In this role, he founded the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, a groundbreaking initiative that leveraged data to make better decisions in government policy and operations. He also New York City’s first citywide analytics platform, and ran the city’s internationally recognized Open Data initiative. After leaving government in 2014, Mike served as the chief analytics officer at tech start up Enigma Technologies in New York City, was the inaugural Macarthur Urban Science Fellow at NYU’s Center for Urban Science and Progress, the inaugural What Works Cities Fellow, and continues to advise governments and companies around the world on establishing effective, transparent and accountable data intelligence infrastructures and policies. Most recently, Mike advised both the Biden-Harris and Bloomberg 2020 presidential campaigns on technology and government reform, and in March 2020 joined US Digital Response, a volunteer-led group of technologists and government experts providing support to state and local governments and nonprofits in their response to the pandemic.
Mike also served as counsel to the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, was the deputy director of the Department of Justice’s Regime Crimes Liaison’s Office in Iraq, and worked with Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington D.C. He started his career with a clerkship in the federal district court in Philadelphia, and then served as a prosecutor with the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Throughout his career, Mike was twice recognized by the Obama White House, and has received numerous other awards and recognitions across the globe.

Sean Frazier has worked in cybersecurity in the public and private sector for over 20 years including projects in the DOD, IC and civilian agencies such as DHS, DISA and many others. Sean has also worked with many brand name F500 customers on security initiatives ranging from mobile security, cloud security and all things in between. Sean also enjoys music, cars, technology history and good food. Really good food.

Michael Geraghty is the State of New Jersey’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC). In these roles Director Geraghty is responsible for the development and execution of the State’s cybersecurity strategy. He is responsible for leading and coordinating New Jersey’s cybersecurity efforts while building resiliency throughout the State and has direct responsibility for all aspects of statewide cybersecurity operations; governance, risk and compliance; and incident response.
Michael Geraghty, Director of New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell and Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, State of New Jersey
Mr. Geraghty is an accomplished cybersecurity executive with a history of building innovative and model programs in private and public sector enterprises including roles as CISO of the Hudson’s Bay Company, Chief Information Officer of the National and International Centers for Missing and Exploited Children, Vice President of High Technology Investigations at Prudential Financial, and Network Intrusion Detection Manager, Lucent Technologies/Bell Labs. Mr. Geraghty began his career with the New Jersey State Police, where he served 12 years and led the formation and development of its High Technology Crimes Investigations Unit.
He has provided expert testimony before the United States Congress and in federal, state, and international courts on computer crime investigations and forensics. Geraghty is a past president of the Northeast Chapter of the High Technology Crimes Investigation Association and has held leadership roles in the National Strategic Policy Council on Cyber and Electronic Crime.

As RingCentral’s Vice President, Vertical Sales Program with an expertise in Public Sector and Education, Naveed Husain is charged with leading our industry experts team and developing strategic alignment and differentiation in each of our key verticals. A former customer of RingCentral, Naveed is passionate about helping customers leverage cloud-based Unified Communication as a Service and Contact Center as a Service. Prior to RingCentral, Naveed was CIO of Teachers College, Columbia University, where he implemented RingCentral’s product suite. He brings over 20 years of global experience in the private and public sectors, having served as CIO at Queens College, City University of New York, as well as in challenging duty stations for the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations, to name a few among them Somalia, Mozambique, and Iraq. Naveed holds a Masters in Telecommunication and Distributed Information Systems Engineering.

As Executive Director of the New Jersey Governor’s Disaster Recovery Office, Dan Kelly is responsible for helping coordinate the State’s response to catastrophic events and for the oversight and transparent expenditure of billions of dollars in federal disaster recovery and resilience funds. Prior to joining the Governor’s Office, he served as the Director of the Superstorm Sandy Compliance Unit at the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. There, he was chiefly responsible for managing the State’s responses to federal audits of Sandy funds and providing legal guidance to the Attorney General, the Governor’s Office, and numerous State agencies on disaster recovery matters. Dan previously served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Attorney General’s Division of Law, where he represented the State in a wide range of civil litigation matters. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and his law degree from Villanova Law School.

Bernadette is a Certified Government Chief Information Officer currently serving the City of Jersey City as Director of Information Technology. She is the Immediate Past President of the New Jersey Chapter of GMIS, a peer association of Government IT Leaders, an Adjunct Professor for the Masters of Public Administration Program at Saint Peter's University, and a long-time Rotarian. She previously served as IT director in Atlantic City and in East Orange, New Jersey as well as Sutter County, California. Prior to her role managing local government technology departments, she served as Deputy County Administrator in Sutter County and Assistant Director of Public Works in Tehama County, California. Before her career in local government, she served as a decorated officer and navigator aboard KC-135 airplanes in the United States Air Force. Bernadette holds a BS in Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle University.

Jean-guy Lauture has been at the township of Bloomfield as a CIO/IT Director for a little over 9 years. He has been recognized as the first African American Head of Department for the township. He has an undergraduate degree in English with a minor in Biology, an advance degree in Information Systems management from Keller Graduate School of Management and a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Management from Milano the New School for Management and Urban Policy. He recently join the ranks of Certified Government Chief Information Officers in 2018 thru Public Technology Institute and Rutgers University.
Since 2018 he has been an appointed Board Member of a state wide organization of Professional Government Information Technology Leaders. He served as a Board member of New Jersey Government Information Sciences and in 2021 he has been voted Vice president/President-Elect for the years 2021-2023 and in 2023 he will transition as the organizations President. Realizing the climate and being the person of color Department Head he realize that the role that diversity and inclusion plays in moving not only organizations forward but especially governmental entities that touches all lives and must represent everyone. He most recently completed a certificate program at Cornell University e-cornell program I Diversity and Inclusion for HR.
He is a proud parent of 2 boys, one who is pursuing a career in technology and the other who is an inspiring a lawyer.

Brian Linder is an Emerging Threats Expert and Evangelist in Check Point’s Office of the CTO, specializing in the Modern Secured Workforce. Brian has appeared multiple times on CNBC, Fox, ABC, NBC, CBS, and NPR radio, and hosts Check Point’s CoffeeTalk Podcast and Weaponizers Underground, and has teamed on keynote CyberTalks at Check Point’s CPX360 events. For 20+ years, Brian has been an advisor at the C-level to firms big and small in financial, legal and telecommunications, on next generation cybersecurity solutions and strategies for cloud, mobile, and network. Brian holds a B.S. in computer science from Drexel University and an M.S. in Information Science from the Pennsylvania State University. (Optional Bumper – skip or use): In his spare time, Brian competes in Ironman 70.3 triathlons and a host of other multisport events, and is grateful to be raising beautiful twin teenage daughters, which is no doubt his most challenging race of all! Brian's energy and engaging presentation style and energy keeps audiences on their toes!

Scott Loudon is an AWS certified Solutions Architect Professional, Oracle Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified Database Administrator, and Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator. After starting his career with the state in 2004 at the New Jersey State Parole Board, he has had the opportunity to work for the Motor Vehicle Commission, Office of Information Technology, and the Office of Homeland Security. While at NJ OIT, Scott had a lead role in working on the Oracle Exadata consolidation project. In his current position with the Motor Vehicle Commission, Scott’s group is responsible for IT-related infrastructure supporting the agencies mission including AWS and Azure cloud architecture. During his past two years with NJ MVC, the commission has launched several mission critical cloud hosted application services. This included the Azure Dynamics 365 Retail Point of Sale system and AWS Connect for Call Center operations integrated with an Amazon Lex conversational chatbot for self-service functionality.

Lee Micai is the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department Head for the Mercer County Board of Social Services. He is the President of the New Jersey Chapter of GMIS, a state wide organization of Professional Government Information Technology Leaders, NJ-GMIS Technology Education Conference Chair, and Head of the State of New Jersey DCU Coordinators Committee.
With over 20 years of professional experience in public sector IT, he has established a history of transforming business requirements into innovative technical solutions. He previously served as Senior Systems Analyst, Systems Analyst, and Webmaster for the Board of Social Services and County of Mercer. He attended Shenandoah Conservatory of Music, and is a Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) through the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Government.

Jay Migliozzi is Strategic Account Executive at DocuSign who supports State & Local Government in New Jersey. He specializes in modernizing the way government works internally, digitizing paper processes and helping agencies better serve their citizens. Prior to DocuSign, he spent 7 years at Salesforce Public Sector. Jay lives with his wife Nicole, his daughter Sofia, and their German Shepherd Sidney in the DC Metro area.

Joseph Morris is vice president of Research and a national keynote speaker on issues, trends and drivers impacting state and local government and education. He has authored publications and reports on funding streams, technology investment areas and public-sector priorities, and has led roundtables, projects and initiatives focused on issues within the public sector. Joe has conducted state and local government research with e.Republic since 2007 and knows the ins and outs of government on all levels. He received his Bachelor of Arts in government and international relations from the California State University, Sacramento.

Sajed Naseem (“Saj”), is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of New Jersey Courts. Sajed has over twenty years of experience with information security and information technology across many industries. As the Chief Information Security Officer ("CISO") of the New Jersey Courts, Sajed has focused on Cybersecurity Readiness & Performance, Information Governance, and Network Security. Sajed holds Masters Degrees from St. John’s University and Columbia University. Sajed routinely speaks at Cybersecurity conferences nationally, Europe and with the New Jersey Bar Association. Sajed is also an Adjunct Professor at St. John’s University in Information Security since 2010 and a native of New York City.

Destah is a technology and innovation enthusiast with a career built around driving business disruption, customer advocacy and connecting good ideas and good people. A veteran of several of the smallest Silicon Valley Startups as well as some of the biggest behemoths, he has picked up enough knowledge and information to be relatively dangerous. From his humble beginnings as an Electrical Engineer he has touched the data networking, wireless data, and machine learning technologies as a customer facing evangelist and problem solver.
When using his powers for good, he is identifying emerging technologies and finding synergistic solutions for customers and professional colleagues. The latest shiny objects to have caught his fancy are XR (mixed reality), Cybersecurity, and IoT/Smart City technologies.

Zach Patton is the Chief Editor of the Content Studio at e.Republic and Government Technology. He has been covering the public sector for nearly 20 years. Until 2019, he was the Executive Editor of Governing magazine, where he also had served as a staff writer for more than a decade.

Marc H. Pfeiffer retired in 2012 from a 37-year career in New Jersey local government administration, having served as a municipal administrator in several municipalities, and 26 years of service in the State’s local government oversight agency, the Division of Local Government Services. At DLGS he served as Deputy Director for 14 years, and periodically as Acting Director.
Marc has broad experience in many areas of local government policy and administration, including specific expertise in areas such as finance and property taxation, public procurement, shared services and consolidation, technology, energy, labor relations, and general government administration. He also has deep experience in the legislative process and as a regulatory officer. He is currently engaged in research concerning the use of technology in local government.
In addition to participating in Bloustein Local, Marc makes his extensive government experience available as a guest lecturer and other collaborative efforts. He is also assisting the Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration with the State’s Certified Public Manager Program in curriculum development and instruction.

Andy Powell is the Adobe State/Local Government account executive supporting the State of New Jersey. With over 20 years of State Government account experience, Andy specializes in supporting customers in transforming how government delivers its mission through digital transformation. As the Chair of his town’s Planning and Zoning Commission, and previous Chair of the Board of Education, Andy brings both IT and practical government experience to successful solution deployments.

Joey Rivera is the Chief Technology Officer for the City of Trenton.
Born, raised, and educated in Trenton, he is proud to call the capital city home.
Joey has over 20 years of experience in IT, marketing and content creation. He has worked for the N.J. State Police, the N.J. Office of Information Technology, and the N.J. Office of Administrative Law. Joey is currently spearheading City of Trenton initiatives to cut costs, reduce waste, improve constituent services, increase public access, prevent cybercrimes, and attract businesses. Most recently, Joey ensured the City of Trenton continued critical services remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joey is a second year Digital Government Summit Advisory Board member and holds certifications in Supervisory Training Empowering Performance (NJSTEP), FEMA Cybersecurity Awareness & Remediation, and DELL Client & Enterprise Foundations. He is currently pursuing a degree in Business Management Administration with a focus on Information Technology.

Cathilea is Chief Executive Officer of e.Republic, where she oversees operations for the company’s award-winning media platforms: Governing, Government Technology and Emergency Management. Cathilea also oversees e.Republic’s websites, conferences and events, and its national research and advisory groups: the Center for Digital Government, the Center for Digital Education and the Governing Institute.
In 2014 Cathilea directed the launch of the Governing Institute’s Women in Government Leadership Program, an innovative initiative that encourages future generations of women to participate in public service.
Cathilea is a frequent speaker for government and education organizations worldwide, including the United Nations, Harvard University, the State Legislative Leaders' Foundation, the National Conference of State Legislatures, the Council of State Governments, and the World Congress on Information Technology. She has been quoted frequently in publications including the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Forbes and others.
Cathilea is a recipient of NASCIO’s National Technology Champion Award for her outstanding contributions to advance public sector information technology innovation. She is also the winner of an Outstanding Women Leadership Award from the Sacramento Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners and is a Greater Sacramento Business Hall of Fame Laureate.

As Director of Application Development, she oversees numerous teams in the development and maintenance of existing and new systems of the division in order to produce effective software development systems. She coordinates with directors from other areas, and directs the administrative requirements of application development including yearly budgetary spending plans based upon organizational objectives, priorities and operational requirements.
In her CDO role, she oversees a range of data-related functions to ensure her office is getting the most from what could be its most valuable asset. She is responsible for areas such as data quality, data governance, information strategy, data science, and business analytics with a goal of providing better services to the public. She works with New Jersey State Agencies to enhance Open Government, Transparency and Performance Management Initiatives.

Bindu Sundaresan is a highly accomplished Senior Cyber Security Executive with over 21 years of experience with expertise in security program leadership, security program management, compliance programs, security control strategies, security product and service evaluations, security and control frameworks, Risk Management, and security business. She possesses a unique blend of technical, leadership, and relationship management skills and has helped establish enterprise vision, strategies, and programs for Fortune 50 companies.
She is a Director within the AT&T Cybersecurity business and provides both strategic and tactical cybersecurity consulting services to businesses as well as government agencies covering a broad spectrum of offerings from compliance and risk management to technical services for emerging technologies such as IoT, cloud, and mobility. She holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Information Security and Telecommunications. She is a published author in various industry journals and is an active blogger in the AT&T blogging platform.

Teri Takai is Co-Director of the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. She worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in global application development and information technology strategic planning. From Ford, she moved to EDS in support of General Motors. A long-time interest in public service led her to the government sector, first as CIO of the State of Michigan, then as CIO of the State of California, and subsequently the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, the first woman appointed to this role. She then served as the CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is a member of several industry advisory boards. Teri has won numerous awards including Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year, CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, the Women in Defense Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

As Executive Editor at e.Republic, Steve is responsible for the coordination of editorial strategies and standards across all the firm’s media platforms. He directs the editorial teams that produce Government Technology, Emergency Management and Digital Communities and their respective Websites, in addition to developing and maintaining corporate policies and standards for editorial. Steve has over 20 years of writing and editing experience including more than 17 years covering technology in the state and local government market.
Steve joined e.Republic in 1996. During his tenure, e.Republic’s print and electronic media have received many awards for editorial excellence, including “Magazine of the Year” from ASBPE for Emergency Management in 2013, “Best New Web Site” from ASBPE for emergencymgmt.com in 2009, ”Best Overall Publication” at the Maggie awards for Government Technology in 2008 and “Magazine of the Year” from ASBPE for Public CIO in 2007.

Ken Wolsey is a Partner at IBM with over 25 years of executive program oversight and complex program delivery experience. He is the go-to-market leader for IBM’s Connect360 product to establish shared data hubs that enable the transformation of Health and Human Service organizations from program-centered to person-centered service delivery. He is the Project Delivery Executive for accounts with the County of San Diego, the County of Sonoma, Washoe County, and Orange County, CA.
Ken has been awarded six patents in knowledge management and system integration architectures. He is a certified Agile Scrum Master, PMI Certified Project Management Professional and IBM Complex Program Manager. He has also been an instructor, author, and speaker for project management, operations management, knowledge management, lean operations, and emergency preparedness.
Ken’s clients have received numerous awards for achievements improving outcomes for their clients through his projects including:
• Best of California Award: Demonstrated Excellence in Project Management” by the State of California Office of Systems Integration
• 2020 IDC Smarter Cities Award
• National Association of Counties Achievement Award
• IBM Innovation and Delivery Excellence Award for "Most Impact on Society and The World
• Financial Times Business Innovation Award
Ken possesses a BS degree from Brigham Young University in Mechanical Engineering and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

As Global Head of State, Local, & Regional Government Solutions for ServiceNow, Tom's mission is to connect ServiceNow's rich portfolio of solutions to the most pressing needs of State, Local, & Regional governments around the globe. Relying on his experience as a government CIO and his interactions with hundreds of government customers of ServiceNow, he provides strategies and insights to help solve the challenges government agencies face today.