The Slate of Officer Candidates for 2009 are:

President

Fritz

 

Vice-President

Pam Robertson

 

Secretary/Treasurer (appointed)

Cindy Woods

 

Director of Sponsor Relations

Carl Alexander

 

Director of Member Relations

Rod Kahl

 

Director of Programs

Kelley Miller

 

The deadline for Officer candidate submissions is December 31, 2008. Once all names are in, the current Officers will appoint a slate of Officers for 2009 and present to the attendees of the January 2009 meeting. A yes/no vote will be conducted and if accepted by the membership, the new 2009 Officers will officially begin and will be introduced at the February 2009 meeting.

 

Current Officers

President:
Randall Frietzche

Randall has worked in Information Technology for 10 years, as a network admin, engineer and security consultant. He has also worked in outside sales, and is a former law enforcement officer.

Randall brings passion and commitment to his role within the Chapter - formerly the Membership Director for 4 years, he is very member-focused, and keeps this as a core value in all Chapter business.

Randall has several technical certifications, but is most proud of his VMware Certified Professional certification and his work to educate and implement VMware virtualization for his customers.

Vice-President:
Pam Robertson

Pam is a Senior Account Manager for Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions, which is a Professional and Managed Service provider which is dedicated to helping business power the next generation of technology solutions. Pam was the InfoSec Conference Chair for 2007, where she lead and organized the most successful InfoSec to date. Pam was nominated as Vice President because of her ability to lead, organize, and her willingness to help out in all other areas.

Pam brings fresh ideas to the Chapter - she’s always willing to contribute with new and creative ways to add value, organization and efficiency to Chapter operations. She’s dedicated to the Chapter, it’s members and other Officers.

Secretary/Conference Chair:
Cindy Woods

Cindy has been working with the various components of Information Technology for over 15 years. She is currently a Network Advisor for Hawkins Company CPA’s, LLC, where she helps ensure data security, technology infrastructure management, and implementation of new technologies to improve business productivity and efficiency.

In the course of her IT career, she has earned her A+, MCSE, MCDBA, and Sec+ technology certifications, and always strives to learn more.Cindy spent 13 years in the medical field, seven of which were in management. Her background in service and management provides her with exceptional interpersonal skills and a thorough understanding of how the overall success of a business is dependent upon the effective integration of both the technical infrastructure and the people who use it.

Cindy is a frequent speaker on technology related issues, and continues to enjoy presenting seminars and training sessions to help educate people on the benefits of technology products and services, as well as the importance of understanding the inherent risks and responsibilities incurred when using them. Cindy credits her success to honesty, hard work and a genuine desire to help people understand and utilize the benefits of Information Technology. She goes above and beyond normal expectations to achieve the best results possible.

Cindy was the chairperson for the very successful 2006 ISSA Louisville Metro Infosec Conference and is the current chairperson for the 2008 Louisville Metro InfoSec Conference.

Treasurer:
Carl Alexander

Carl Alexander is a founding member of the Kentuckiana Chapter of ISSA (2002) and has served as Treasurer for 4 years. A Treasurer replacement is needed for 2009.

Work: Carl has 24 plus years in the IT Industry and has worked for 23 years at UPS where he currently serves as an Information Security Services manager. Carl’s present focus is on developing a corporate vulnerability “remediation effort” management system. Alerts from various security systems would be channeled into one security based system so the remediation effort can be prioritized, assigned, monitored and policy enforced via a central repository. Knowing your company’s level of risk is of great value, but being truly empowered to manage those levels, priceless.

Personal: Carl holds a degree in Computer Engineering and has maintained a GIAC Gold GSEC certification since 2002. Carl has been married for 21 years to Mary Ann, who is the Directory of Children’s Ministries for Grace Community Baptist Church. They have a dog named Daisy and live in Meadow Peak near Bernheim Forest where they enjoy a peaceful country type lifestyle. Carl’s hobbies include wood working, gardening, and multiple collections such as KY Derby items, AV technologies, etc.

Success: Carl enjoys spending time with friends in IT to learn and share ideas over lunch. Consider this an “open Lunch invitation”. Success in life is not what we gain for ourselves; but what we share with others, this marks ones true success.

Encouragement: Carl appreciates the hard work of our ISSA chapter members and looks forward to contributing to a great year of networking, learning, and growing as ISSA continues to improve security awareness in the Kentuckiana region.

Programs Director:
Brenda B Gombosky

Brenda has had to move on from this position to meet increasing responsibilities of her career. We want to acknowledge Brenda's outstanding service and commitment to this Chapter. Although she won't be able to fulfill the role as Programs Director, Brenda will remain a vital part of this Chapter, bringing an immense body of experience and knowledge. We will miss you Brenda!

We will do what is necessary to try to fill the duties served by Brenda - as we do, we'd like to ask that anyone who would like to volunteer for this position in the interim and potentially add their name to the year-end election for this role, please email Fritz.

Director of Communications:
Chris Parker

Chris is our newest officer and a Named Account Manager for Accuvant, which is a leading national security consulting organization. Chris brings excellent communications skills, along with a motivation and persistency which is beneficial to ensuring timely and accurate dissemination of information within our Chapter.

Director of Education:
Nancy Wheeler

Nancy was nominated as Director of Education because of her strong background in teaching Information Security in Louisville, as well as her dedication to ensuring that quality educational programs are developed and implemented for our members.

Director of Membership:
Jacqueline Lewis

Jackie is an IT Security Consultant at Humana, where she participates in a wide range of projects intended to protect the company and customer data in this large health insurance provider. Jackie was nominated as Director of Membership because of her commitment to taking care of the Chapter members, her willingness to provide excellent service, and above all, the joy and smiling face she’s always presenting. Jackie will ensure that any goal the Chapter considers will always have the best interests of the membership in mind.

Director of Sponsor Relations:
Jeff Pitcher

Jeff has held this position for many years. Jeff is a network guru at American Commercial Lines, where he ensures the data and network security of this large ship manufacturer. Year after year, Jeff continues to bring strong sponsorship relationships to the Chapter, which enable us to continue to grow and offer world-class InfoSec Conferences.

Past President:
Joe Hoffmann

Joe Hoffmann is an Information Security Officer for Stock Yards Bank & Trust.

Joe Hoffmann was born in 1967, in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from Roncalli High School, Indianapolis, in 1985. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Management from Community College of the Air Force in 2005.

He enlisted in the Air Force in June 1985. He attended the basic orientation course for Communications Security at Tinker Air Force Base, OK. In August 1987, he was assigned to the mobile communications unit at RAF Molesworth, UK. He was chosen to lead as Non-commissioned officer-in-charge of a Top Secret facility in Alaska in February 1989. He was stationed at Robins AFB, GA, in February 1992 as head of the mobile communication facility. Then in 1995, he was restationed at RAF Mildenhall in a classified position. His final assignment came in March 1998, when he was transferred to the Network Communications Center at Malmstrom AFB, MT. He worked as an administrator and primarily in Network Security. In his final two year’s at Malmstrom, he served as resident security expert and was involved in several research papers and projects. He retired from the Air Force in 2005.

In June 2005, Joe Hoffmann took a job at Stock Yards Bank & Trust. As their Information Security officer, he performs penetration tests, Social engineering, Risk assessments, Database security, and the list goes on. He has been a member of the ISSA since he entered private sector in 2005. He is also a member of Infragard and KY Protect organizations. He is currently working on several certifications.