Bringing 10 years of experience in Enterprise IT architecture (Datacenter, Hybrid Cloud and Cloud-native infrastructure), Cory is proficient in compute, networking, storage, backup and DR, business continuity, Cloud Architecture and Cloud Native Apps. He prides himself on his customer relationship building, listening to customer problems, concerns or needs and helping customers with solutions that exceed expectations.
Cory focuses on mentorship, supporting team growth and empowerment. Cory has taught technical certification level classes to over 1000 IT professionals.

John is a tenured technical professional with certifications that include Fortinet NSE8 and Cisco CCIE amongst others. He has a proven record of evangelizing and applying technology to help companies of all sizes meet their business objectives. He is a trusted advisor, architect and instructor.

Vinod Brahmapuram is Senior Director of Security for state and local government and education markets at Lumen Technologies. With more than 25 years of information technology experience, Vinod has held cybersecurity leadership positions in three states, advising governors and legislators on key cyber issues. Before joining Lumen, he served as the State Chief Information Security Officer for the State of Washington.

Chris has worked in the information technology industry for over 25 years in project management, portfolio management and software applications development.  He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and has worked in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania as both a consultant and a state employee. He was a Project Manager for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and a consultant Senior Project Manager for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) before moving north to work as a consultant project manager for PennDOT in 2008. In 2011, he became a state employee for PennDOT as the Division Chief for Project Management. Chris currently works for the PA Office of Administration as the Director of Business and Service Management for the Infrastructure and Economic Development IT Delivery Center, which supports PennDOT, PEMA and DCED.

Don Demcsak is a seasoned Global Technology Strategist at Dell Technologies based in Pennsylvania. With over a decade of experience at Dell, Don has held architecture and strategy positions across multiple areas within the company since joining EMC Consulting Services in 2011 as an Application Architect. As a passionate technologist, Don is dedicated to helping enterprise leaders navigate digital transformation by moving beyond technology problem-solving and instead focusing on achieving business outcomes through continuous improvement of digital experiences, both internally and externally. Through his strategic approach and extensive knowledge of technology, Don provides valuable insights and guidance to help organizations achieve their digital goals.

Karissa is the Director of Software Engineering for the Office of Innovation and Technology at the City of Philadelphia. She has expertise in cross-functional collaboration and cultivating strong team dynamics. Her work at the city includes a focus on improving the resident experience through technology. With a decade of government experience, she has consistently driven agile processes and, through supporting her team of engineers, has delivered high-quality web applications and websites to the residents of Philadelphia. Her dedication to excellence contributes to the creation of accessible digital experiences that make a positive impact in communities. As a respected technologist, Karissa is interested in topics surrounding the intersection of public interest technology, accessibility, and equity for all Philadelphians.

Adam Eckhard is a Director of Systems Engineering with Fortinet responsible for Public Sector accounts in the Northeast. He has provided strategic solutions and in depth technical knowledge in order to design, implement and secure enterprise environments across all market segments. Adam Eckhard joined Fortinet in 2004 and has over 20 years of IT security experience.

Patrick Farrell is a seasoned technology expert with over 25 years of experience in various industries, including eCommerce, Public Health, Transportation, Healthcare, Life Science, and Digital Security. As a Director in the KPMG Lighthouse Data & Analytics team, Patrick is a proven leader who has overseen large global development teams for a Fortune 50 Top-10 Internet retailer, a top-10 academic medical center, and multiple startup organizations. As an experienced executive with a demonstrated track record, Patrick possesses the strong ability to envision and deliver innovative software and analytics solutions, focusing on strategizing and utilizing technology to solve problems in cost-effective ways.
In his career, Patrick has held numerous key leadership roles that highlight his professional and industry expertise.
He is the founder and leader of the Analytics Center of Excellence for a Top 10 health systems and research organization and has architected cloud-based analytics platforms for top academic medical centers. In addition, Patrick has overseen the security and operations of sensitive data containing PHI and PII, ensuring compliance with NIST, HIPAA, and PCI regulations. Aside from his professional accomplishments, he is also an author and presenter of advanced analytics topics, an Adjunct Professor at Temple University's Graduate School for Public Health, and an Advisory Board Member for Villanova School of Business Analytics and Penn State University.

Matt Federoff served as the Chief Information Officer for the Vail School District in Vail, Arizona for 22 years. He helped open 18 new schools, and was the first IT leader in his state to provide comprehensive wifi, 1-1 student laptops, and all digital content for instruction. Before Vail, Matt taught high school science for eight years, where he was named an Apple Distinguished Educator. Retired in 2021 after 30 years in public education and numerous awards and recognitions. Matt lives with his wife and children in Steubenville, Ohio.

Matt Foosaner is the Regional Vice President for Public Sector Sales at RingCentral and has been with the company since 2021. Mr. Foosaner has 30 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry in various executive level positions in Sales, Marketing, Operations and Engineering. He is the recipient of multiple Government and Industry awards including from the Director of the FBI, the Director of the United States Secret Service and the Governor of the State of Tennessee. He is an Honorary Sheriff in both Lake and Orange Counties in Florida and has received the prestigious Fed100 Award from Federal Computer Week.
Mr. Foosaner earned a BA from the University of Maryland and received his MA in Management from Webster University. He has been involved with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children since 2005 and is a member of the Board of Directors and the Chair of the Technology Committee.

Kevin E. Greene is an experienced leader, champion and advocate for advancing the state of practice in cybersecurity. He has successfully led multiple federally funded R&D projects in his career that were commercialized and transitioned into practice. 
Kevin is currently the Public Sector CTO for OpenText Cybersecurity. Leveraging his innovative and strategic expertise, he drives customer engagement around cyber capabilities in federal agencies for digital transformation, software supply chain, zero trust and evolving threat defense. 
Prior to joining OpenText, he worked at the MITRE Corporation supporting DevSecOps and cyber defense initiatives. Kevin also spent time serving our nation as a federal employee at the Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate, Cyber Security division.
He holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Information Systems from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and supports several external advisory boards in formalizing cybersecurity curriculum and initiatives. 

Jessica Hoffman is a Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) boasting more than 15 years of extensive experience in the domains of information technology and cybersecurity. Her career spans across both the government and private sectors, where she has predominantly focused on Audit and Compliance, dedicating her expertise to safeguarding the privacy and security of millions of Americans' Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Protected Healthcare Information (PHI), and Federal Tax Information (FTI).
In addition to her professional accomplishments, Jessica serves as a respected educator, holding positions as a Professor at Harrisburg University and The Pennsylvania State University. Her academic journey began with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems (CIS) and culminated in a Master of Science in Instructional Technology, both earned from the esteemed Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Beyond her academic and professional achievements, Jessica is an active member of various organizations committed to fostering mentorship and promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) within the cybersecurity domain. As a national speaker, she shares her insights and expertise with audiences across the country.
Currently, Jessica proudly holds the role of Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of Philadelphia, where she plays a pivotal role in enhancing the city's cybersecurity posture. In her leisure time, she enjoys long walks on the beach.

Mike Hussey is an industry executive director for state and local strategy for Oracle Government and Education. Mike has 25 years of senior leadership experience with the State of Utah where he most recently served as CIO for the State of Utah and the executive director for the Department of Technology Services.  While serving in this cabinet-level position, Mike was known as a collaborative and transformative leader who enjoys applying technological advances available in the market.  Among some of his accomplishments while the state CIO, Mike led the state’s cloud journey and digital transformation efforts, created the state’s first cyber center, and formed the state’s first innovation fund.
Mike has been recognized as a “Top 25 Doer, Dreamer and Driver” in the public sector.

Don’s career with the Commonwealth spans more than 30 years. He has worked at all levels of applications development and delivery, from hands-on development to management and executive-level planning and strategy. His technical experience includes 15 years of applications development in a variety of platforms, including legacy, client server, database, and web technologies. Areas of accomplishment, expertise and passion for Don include legacy modernization, cloud-native applications, analytics, identity and access management and enterprise and solutions architecture. C current initiatives include the modernization PennDOT’s vehicle registration system and the migration of agency applications to the cloud.

Michael brings over 25 years of security domain expertise. He is responsible for messaging and strategic development of the XDR product roadmap. Prior to SentinelOne he held the title of Chief Technical Strategist for McAfee. Michael served formerly as the co-founder and CTO at NitroSecurity – later acquired by McAfee - where he was responsible for developing and implementing NitroSecurity's overall SIEM technology vision and roadmap. Michael has held senior technical management positions at Cabletron and Avaya. At Avaya, a global telecommunications equipment and services vendor, he served as CTO where he led the company in its strategic efforts for converged data/voice development initiatives. Michael studied Computer and Electrical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and received an honorary MBA from Bentley University where he helped create the Information Age MBA curriculum. He is also an adjunct professor teaching cybersecurity courses at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York and Norwich University in Vermont.

Chris has worked in the information technology industry for over 25 years in project management, portfolio management and software applications development.  He is originally from Baltimore, Maryland and has worked in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania as both a consultant and a state employee. He was a Project Manager for the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) and a consultant Senior Project Manager for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) before moving north to work as a consultant project manager for PennDOT in 2008. In 2011, he became a state employee for PennDOT as the Division Chief for Project Management. Chris currently works for the PA Office of Administration as the Director of Business and Service Management for the Infrastructure and Economic Development IT Delivery Center, which supports PennDOT, PEMA and DCED.”

Harrison MacRae currently serves as the Commonwealth's Special Assistant for Emerging Technology in the Office of Administration. In this position, Harrison focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and where there are opportunities for the Commonwealth to improve service delivery through responsible implementation of AI. Previous to joining the Commonwealth, Harrison was a Govern for America Fellow for the state of Missouri, where he worked for their Division of Personnel as the Strategy and Analytics Lead.

Advisor and architect of cybersecurity, risk mitigation and compliance to chief executives throughout North America. Mitigating risk across infrastructure, network, operations, and people. Evangelist/host of non sales security knowledge sharing programs and events. Founder, Moderator, Secretary for 16 "SECRT" (Security <Leaders> Round Table) chapters across the US.

Christina enjoys crafting experiences for people that provide value, are simple to use, and lead to successful outcomes through Human-Centered Design. She leads teams that empathize with user needs and behaviors through research, testing, and prototyping, to design and deliver remarkable experiences and large-scale transformations for organizations. Her work centers around improving outcomes for citizens and elevating government employee experience within Health and Human Services for Federal, State, and Local entities. She has a 5-Year Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Cleveland Institute of Art and a certificate in KPMG Women's Leadership Program from Cornell University.  She builds team cultures that are fun, inclusive, that promote learning and knowledge sharing. She loves coaching, mentoring, and learning from others.  When not solving the world’s user experience challenges, she is the world’s okayest runner, amateur gardener, and muscle car enthusiast.

Annie Newman is Governor Josh Shapiro’s Director of Digital Strategy — the first to hold the role and lead the newly-formed Office of Digital Strategy. In this role, Annie is the chief architect for Governor Shapiro’s digital communications, partnerships, and services, including leading the Administration’s work to responsibly integrate generative AI into Commonwealth operations. Prior to this role, Annie served as the Digital Director for Shapiro for Pennsylvania during the 2022 Governor’s race, where she led a nearly $10 million digital program using cutting edge strategies to reach Pennsylvanians all across the Commonwealth. Thanks to her expertise and leadership, Governor-Elect Shapiro was able to bring his message to communities who have never engaged with a gubernatorial campaign before – from Gen-Z and TikTok influencers to rural communities across the Commonwealth. Prior to her work with Governor Shapiro, Annie led digital strategy for democratic committees and campaigns in Montana, Massachusetts, and the United Kingdom. Annie began her career with The Messina Group and attended the University of St Andrews.

Bry Pardoe was appointed Executive Director of the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience (CODE PA) in May 2023.
Under Bry’s leadership, CODE PA will work closely with the Office of Administration and the Governor’s Office infuse new energy and resources into ongoing customer service transformation efforts and lead high-priority projects to improve digital experiences for Pennsylvanians.
Bry served as the Director of Web and Digital Experience at Main Line Health since 2021, where she focused on efforts to improve website accessibility and make it easier to find and schedule an appointment with a provider, and selected and implemented an APl-driven SMS texting solution for appointment reminders that drove down no-shows across the enterprise by 15% in the first month of implementation. Prior to this, Bry worked for Geisinger as a Digital Marketing Strategist and was promoted to Digital Product Manager and later Director of Digital Engagement. At Geisinger, Bry led the enterprise selection and implementation of CRM and texting solutions, while building out a fully insourced digital marketing team. Bry started her digital experience career at Lycoming Engines in 2015, where she led a complete rebranding of the company’s logo, website, and sales collateral.

Ken Parmelee leads strategy for Pega’s Intelligent Automation Platform. Prior to Pega, Mr. Parmelee led IBM’s Automation and Integration businesses, which included a number of acquisitions in support of new and growth businesses. As a Gartner Analyst, Ken led research in their Mobile and Client Computing group focusing on mobile, mobile integration and security. Mr. Parmelee has held a variety of key positions with Antenna Software, Everdream, KPMG, Sony, and others building a technology career that spans software product and IT roles.

David Partsch was named Chief Data Officer for the commonwealth in March 2020. David is the first person to hold this newly created position and will be responsible for developing and executing data priorities, strategic plans, direct data investments, procurements, and policy for the commonwealth.
David has 25 years’ experience in the IT industry, most recently as the chief information officer and chief information security officer at InXite Health Systems, a healthcare technology company. He also served at the West Virginia Health Information Network (WVHIN), where he was responsible for all aspects of information technology for the state-wide clinical health information exchange, as well as the Geisinger Health System and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
David is an active member of the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS), College of Health Information Management Executives (CHIME), American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), Association for Information and Imaging Management (AIIM), Association for Records Management Administrators (ARMA), and Information Systems Security Association (ISSA).
David has served as a board member of several organizations such as Marshall University’s Master of Healthcare Informatics and University of South Florida’s Cybersecurity for Executives academic programs.
David earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Scranton in Scranton, PA and a bachelor’s degree in Quantitative Business Analysis from Penn State University.

Rita Reynolds serves as NACo's chief information officer. In this capacity, she oversees the internal technology operations of NACo, and leads NACo’s technology programs and initiatives for counties. She is responsible for the NACo technology blueprint, which includes managing the development and delivery of technology programming on initiatives such as cyber security, technology infrastructure and cloud computing.
Rita brings with her responsibility for serving on multiple boards and workgroups over the years including the PA Digital Advisory Board, the Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center, and the NASCIO Cyber Security Workgroup. Rita also serves as the staff liaison to the NACo Technology Standing Committee and the GIS Subcommittee.
Before joining NACo, Rita served as the CIO for the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, where she spent 20 years mainly focused on similar initiatives for CCAP and with counties in Pennsylvania. Prior to that Rita was an independent fiscal and computer consultant where she worked with numerous children and youth agencies in Pennsylvania and designed fiscal and data reporting applications, including a statewide AFCARS solution.
Rita holds a B.A. in business administration with a minor in political science from Messiah College in Pennsylvania. Rita has been the recipient of numerous awards over the years, including the Technology Council of Central Pennsylvania’s 2019 Moxie Award, Government Technology’s 2017 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers, and State Tech’s “30 State and Local Government IT Influencers” for 2020. 

Andy Ritter joined the Enterprise Information Security Office as the Enterprise IT Security Risk Manager in March 2018. In this role he is responsible to lead the Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Cyber Incident Response Teams where he works to ensure agency IT applications and systems align with Commonwealth IT policies, regulatory compliance requirements, and cybersecurity standards.
Andy brings more than 32 years’ experience in IT management, serving in leadership and technical roles which focused on Governance, Risk, and Compliance in both the private and public sector. Andy holds several advanced industry certifications including the CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP+).

Jesse Roberts is an AWS Principal Solutions architect with 26 years’ experience as an engineer, analyst, architect and executive. At AWS, Jesse serves as the Lead Solutions Architect for their State, Local Government and Education business in the eastern United States where he is passionate about leveraging the combination of cloud technology and design thinking to help address some of the biggest challenges of government and education. Prior to AWS, he spent 21 years at Boeing, GE and Maximus as a lead architect and then Vice President of IT Architecture. Outside of IT, Jesse is a co-founder of the Rensselaer Repair Café and serves on the Board of Trustees for both Woodland Hill Montessori School and the Arts Center of the Capital Region. He mentors formerly incarcerated students in coding and technology through the Justice Through Code project at Columbia University’s Center for Justice.

Michael Sage is the Chief Information Officer for the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP), where he provides services to county government and serves as a voice for Pennsylvania counties. Prior to joining CCAP in 2019, Michael was with the Commonwealth of PA for over 15 years. During that time, he served in various roles including Chief Security Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Department of Labor & Industry. He also served as Chief Technology Officer for the Employment, Banking, and Revenue Delivery Center. Michael is passionate about collaborating, strategizing and fostering relationships across all levels of government. He has lead reorganizations, budget analysis, shared service implementations, security initiatives, strategic planning, technology and application modernizations, service optimization, and many other strategic and operational initiatives.

Amina Al Sherif is a technical engineering lead in machine learning and generative AI at Google. She immigrated to the United States in 2010 as a first generation Arab-American. She has spent twelve years in the Department of Defense serving as an Army officer in the Reserves and North Carolina National Guard as a tactical cyber operator and cyber targeter.
Amina has previously worked as an early stage startup executive focused on artificial intelligence innovation and product. Prior to her startup experience, Amina worked at Google as a Cloud Engineer bringing the innovation and power of Google’s capabilities to the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. She focused on big data and machine learning, gaming and simulation, and data privacy and security in cloud computing and analytics.
Amina has worked with the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as an Arabic, Farsi, and French language enabled Open Source Exploitation Analyst at Fort Belvoir, VA and Fort Bragg. She deployed under Operation Inherent Resolve to Baghdad, Iraq in 2015/2016. In 2016-2017 she deployed to Afghanistan supporting the Special Operations Community. Most recently Amina deployed to Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Israel for a Special Missions Unit out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina supporting cyber-HUMINT operations. Amina holds a BA in Linguistics and Arabic from the University of Mississippi and a Masters in Professional Studies in Cybersecurity and Information Sciences from Penn State University. She is currently attending the University of Texas in San Antonio to pursue a career in astrophysics at the PhD level. She regularly blogs on Medium documenting her self-taught technical career. In January 2020, she published her first book An Approach to Machine Learning in Cyber Defense for the Department of Defense. She is also working on a three-part young adult fiction novel series and is currently contracted with Black Rose Writing for publication. She also blogs regularly on her website, https://www.aminaalsherif.camp.

Ellen Strom was named Chief Accessibility Officer for the commonwealth in January 2020.
In this role, Ellen is focused on ensuring that the state’s digital content is accessible to its citizens and employees alike.  She works with state agencies to define best practices, design and implement strategies to educate and influence organizational culture, improve procurement processes and organize communities of practice.  
Ellen has been in the digital customer experience field for more than 15 years.  Prior to joining the commonwealth, she concentrated on designing and implementing a digital program to improve the web and mobile banking experiences for customers with disabilities.  She is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC).
Ellen earned a master’s degree in business administration from the American University in Washington, DC and a bachelor’s degree in French and German from Millersville University of Pennsylvania.  She spent two of her undergraduate years in study abroad programs at the Université Paul Valéry in Montpellier, France and Phillips Universität in Marburg, Germany.

Hasby is the Director of Solutions Management at Public Safety IT Delivery Center for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has more than 20 years of experience in solutions management area supporting public safety and criminal justice agencies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Prior to his current position, he served as Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. He also served as Applications Design and Development Manager at Pennsylvania Justice Network.

Shelby VanHecker, CISSP, CDPSE serves as the Chief Information Security Officer at the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, striving to foster a security-minded culture and uphold the principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information. With a background as a military veteran and a decade in technology, cyber security, and leadership roles, Shelby brings diverse perspectives to Wisconsin. She believes in the collaborative nature of cybersecurity, viewing it as a joint effort rather than the responsibility of a single person or team. In her eyes, our collective strength and connections stand as our greatest defense in the ever-evolving cyber threat landscape.