Dustin Crossfield started his career in the telecommunications field working for an engineering consulting firm where he had a front row seat to the internet revolution that was changing everything. During his career, Dustin's passion for technology has led him to work for consulting firms, Fortune 100 companies and founding two startup companies before landing in his current role as Director of Technology Services for the State of Oklahoma. Dustin manages the state's consolidated infrastructure team including responsibility for all voice and data networks, data center services and most recently, is leading the state's newest program — Innovate Oklahoma. The goal of this new program is to leverage Oklahoma's entrepreneurial spirit to change the way citizen services are delivered while also growing the state's tech economy.

Jayne Friedland Holland serves as the Chief Security Officer and is an Executive Officer of NIC Inc. where she manages the company’s legal, policy and technology practices to ensure security of public sector Web portals and online services. She leads a centralized team that includes governance, compliance management, application security, incident response and threat intelligence.
She advocates for best practices in the payment card industry and trains technology leaders on how to protect payment card information, which promotes secure payment processing. As a certified PCI Internal Security Assessor and practicing attorney, Ms. Holland provides valuable perspectives on organizations’ challenges in protecting their clients’ credit information. She is an industry expert on government cyber-security and Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance and has published several articles and speaks on the topics of security trends, best practices in eGovernment security, building effective security management programs and incident response.
Ms. Holland began her career as a litigation attorney with McGlinchey Stafford Law Firm in New Orleans. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Newcomb College of Tulane University and a Juris Doctorate from Tulane Law School.

Donald Gilbreath stands at the forefront of the fastest moving technology industry trend: cloud services. He has spent his career evangelizing an industry-wide shift to the cloud and has been instrumental in positioning Public Sector and Health Care in the cloud space.
With deep tech industry knowledge, Donald has championed cloud services to enterprise and consumer customers; his cloud first approach has led and motivated Cities and States throughout the country to embrace the cloud.
Throughout his tenure with City of Dallas, Donald built a reputation for developing a cloud first strategy, transforming citizen and visitor engagement, and building internal centers of excellence.

John has worked for the City of Tulsa for 18 years, starting out as a GIS technician, John became Manger over the Development section 6 ½ years ago. The Development Section consists of Data Analysis, GIS and Application Development. Two years ago, he promoted to his current position where his responsibilities are leading the Client Services Division of IT, which consists of Development, Deployment, Support and Project Management.

James D. Hock is the State Broadband Coordinator for the State of Oklahoma and is tasked with implementing the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN) throughout the state and coordinating this solution with Land Mobile Radio and NextGen 9-1-1 Initiatives.
Prior to his work with the NPSBN, James worked in the Interoperable Communications Division of the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security and the Federal Programs Division of the Oklahoma State Department of Education. He also served as a public school teacher where he taught Spanish, Technology, and Computer Media courses.
James is bilingual (English and Spanish) and specializes in Implementing Communications Solutions, Federal Grant Management, Technology Integration across Disciplines, and Non-Governmental Organization Leadership. James holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Language and a Master’s Degree in Applied Sociology from Oklahoma City University.

Michael L. Mathews (Mike), CIO and AVP for Innovation at Oral Roberts University has over 24-years of experience as a senior-level IT executive bringing creative solutions that value the end-users of technology and business process management. These solutions have benefited the end-users of higher education, manufacturing, and high technology company products, and resulted in over 12 global awards.
Mike has held positions as a chief information officer, general manager of CIOs, chief strategist for innovation, business development officer, trainer, teacher, and vice president of academic services for leading corporations and higher education. Mike has served as CIO within higher education for over 12 years.
Mike has a deep and rich work history including 12-years at Cray Research as an instructor and global training manager; as well as 10-years at SunGard Higher Education where he served as chief information officer, and vice president of academic services. In these roles he has influenced 100s of research, energy, chemical, and manufacturing companies, as well as over twenty community colleges, universities, and statewide systems. Mike’s dual experience in business and education along with working knowledge of seven Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems has allowed him to quickly assess business process and technology innovation that creatively impacts products, process, students, and society. In 2017 he was named one of the top 30 innovators of education in the world, by the Center for Digital Education.
Mike has assisted many higher education institutions in identifying mechanisms to improve both the strategic and operational effectiveness of their academic and administrative information technology investments. These activities include development of new organizational models, 5-7 year strategic plans, IT governance, online program market studies, online learning delivery models, online programs, and state-wide and national award winning initiatives. He has designed the first enterprise wide education of augmented and virtual reality, which has received six national awards.
Mike has led national initiative that earned him two invitations to the White House, speaker at 50 national educational conferences, and a national summit on U.S. academic policy as part of his innovation in education. Mike was named one of the 2018 CIO 100 Award winners, won the 2017 Innovator of the Year by Campus Technology, Named the 2017 Innovator of the Year by the United States Distance Learning Association, the 2017 Ellucian Technology Award winner, and the 2017 Dr. Wayne Brown Leadership Award.
Mike has earned associate and bachelor degrees, as well as many certificates from institutions ranging from Dunwoody Institute of Technology, UW-Madison, UW-Stout, UCLA, Harvard Business School, and Global University. Mike has completed Master level programs in online teaching and learning from UCLA as part of his Master’s degree. Mike has been trained on computer systems ranging from PCs to Cray supercomputers. In addition, he has specialized training and certification on business processes management, and is trained to work on seven major student information systems/ERP systems including Banner, Datatel, PeopleSoft, SAP, JD Edwards, MAPICS, and Oracle.
Mike has a dedication and passion for student success, enjoys public speaking and has won numerous competitive speech awards through Toastmasters International, authored three books and spends time coaching world leaders on writing and speaking skills. Many of Mike's published works can be view at https://works.bepress.com/michael-mathews.

Dwight brings over 35 years of experience with assisting clients with their document lifecycle and business process needs. A graduate cum laude from The University of Central Oklahoma with degrees in Advertising and Marketing, Dwight spent his first fifteen years working for the Xerox Corporation in sales and sales management. With certifications from the Xerox Sales and Management Training Institute in Leesburg, Virginia, Dwight spent many years managing integrated solutions teams at that organization. Dwight joined the +ImageNet Consulting team in 2000 and has been instrumental in developing the +ImageNet Enterprise Content Management Solutions team and helping +ImageNet become one of the top ten Laserfiche Value Added Resellers in the world. With thirteen consecutive Laserfiche Winners Circle Awards and seven Laserfiche Million Dollar Club Awards, +ImageNet has established itself as a top-tier Laserfiche Reseller under his leadership.

As a highly accomplished thought leader, Robert consults with State & Local Government professionals across North America, advising on strategies for security architecture, technology, information and cyber security. His documented expertise comes from over thirty years of experience, including a previous 15-year career as a Chief Information Security Officer, within academia, financial services, healthcare, and manufacturing.
Acknowledged for his ability to relate conceptually as well as technically, Robert is a retired commissioned officer from the U.S. Coast Guard, holds certifications as both a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) and as a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Darren Newell has more than 25 years of leadership experience in the information security and advisory services security sector. Prior to Verizon Darren held the position of Americas CISO Practice Leader for HP Enterprise Services. Darren also Co-founded and launched several Cyber security Startups including Security Associates Corporation developing GRC software, IAM solutions and DRM technology, prior to Security Associates Darren led Pacifica Technologies, a security consulting and technology firm focused on delivering assessment automation solutions for Fortune 500 companies. Prior to Pacifica Darren lead and developed the security organization as Regional Vice President of Information Security at SBC/ATT launching managed security and cyber security practices.

James is a wireless veteran of over 10 years. As a Sr. Manager of Solution Architects for U.S. Cellular, James is responsible for driving innovation. His team is responsible for advising and educating business sales professionals with IoT solutions. In this role, he manages the execution of the IoT and data sales initiative.
Prior to joining U.S. Cellular in 2015, James held a variety of leadership, project management, and business sales positions with various industry leading organizations. In these positions he led teams that focused on understanding business priorities in an effort to increase security, safety, and/or bring a positive return on investment. James oversaw the implementation of software, hardware, and end-to-end cloud based solutions.
Community involvement is another large priority. James has served as a treasurer for business networking international. He is currently the co-chair for U.S. Cellular’s handicapped awareness group in Missouri. He also volunteers for the Boys & Girls Club as well as pet adoption clinics.

For more than two decades, Alan Vanderburg has had the opportunity to lead, coach and develop teams and individuals in the U.S., Europe and China. His work experience includes HR consulting, organizational and talent development, process improvement, manufacturing, finance, and distribution. Alan has many years of experience using tools such as the Edward Deming methodology, Six Sigma, strategic planning, emotional intelligence and neuroscience leadership to improve processes. Alan has a Master’s Degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Behavior from Southern Nazarene University.

Sam Ward has ten years of industry experience in data capture, analysis, storage and retrieval of information. He has worked for some of the leading technology providers in the Industry and leverages a wide knowledge of industry trends and emerging technologies, to enable organizations to overcome business challenges within all types of data whether structured or unstructured.

Shelley Zumwalt has worked for the State of Oklahoma for a total of eight years, seven of which have been with OMES. During her tenure with OMES, she has worked for multiple divisions within the agency, starting as a budget analyst and later working at the Employees Group Insurance Division before assuming her current position in public affairs. Zumwalt brings 15+ years of experience in a variety of disciplines to the public affairs director position. As director, she serves as a media spokesperson and press contact for OMES and oversees a team of communications professionals and web designers who provide both print and digital publications and information tools for all OMES divisions.