National Board of Directors

Matt Horner | Chair Executive Vice President, Global Enterprise Sales World Wide Technology

Gail Fierstein | Vice President SVP, Global Head of People CaaStle

Stephen M. Murphy | Secretary Sr. Managing Director, Financial Services Technology Global Lead Accenture

Viola Maxwell-Thompson | Treasurer CEO Emeritus Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF)

Michael Fugett | Board Observer NPower TX Graduate - VP, Production Management - U.S. Army - Citi

Luisana Estevez | Board Observer NPower NY Graduate - VP, Data Center Production Operations Engineer - Meta

Gerald Charles Jr. VP and Head of Product for Omni Customer Servicing

Capital One

Craig Cuffie Chief Procurement Officer HSBC

Dean Del Vecchio EVP, Chief of Operations and CIO

The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America

Ami Desai Chief of Staff to Founder, Chairman & CEO Vista Equity Partners

Guillermo Diaz, Jr. Founder & CEO Conectado, Inc.

Michael Fey Co-Founder & CEO Island

Kateau James Global Chief Operating Officer Deloitte Technology

Tony Kerrison Chief Technology Officer Bank of America

Debra King Digital and Technology Officer Bunge

Jennifer Kleinert Chief Operating Officer, Enterprise Infrastructure Operations & Technology Citi

New Jersey Regional Advisory Board

Jacquie Cleary | Chair CEO, Atlas

John Escalante NYC/NJ Representative MASTER GUNNERY SERGEANT, Marine for Life

Nicole Flowers

Senior Manager Cloud Infrastructure, Accenture

Mark Patterson SVP, Chief of Staff to Chairman & CEO Cisco Systems

Frank Pedersen Partner Apply Digital

David Reilly Tech Excecutive

Diane Schwarz VP, Chief Information Officer Johnson Controls

Dwight D. Shepherd REAR ADMIRAL (RETIRED) Executive Strategy & Standards, BISO IBM

Anupam Singhal Senior Vice President and Business Head Tata Consultancy Services

Josh Sutton Chief Executive Officer Agorai

Peter Trizzino President Dell Technologies Select

Sangy Vatsa

Founder Digital Insights, LLC

Bertina Ceccarelli

Chief Executive Officer NPower

Tara Fosbre Second Vice President of Technology, Guardian Life

Avneet Thapar Hall Global Threat Analysis Lead, VP, Citi

Brian Quinn Director, U.S. Public Policy, Audible, Inc.

John Sasso

Associate Director, Business Enablement, Ernst & Young LLP

Akhilesh Tiwari

Vice President, Global Head, Enterprise Application Services, Tata Consultancy Services

Commencement Speaker

John

Russo

Director, IT Optimization Service, and D&I Ernst & Young LLP

John Russo has 32 years of experience at EY, leading a great team of individuals within Global Operations, a part of EY Technology – Enterprise Technology. Currently, John leads EY’s Enterprise Technology Optimization Services team, which includes Innovation Services supporting EY CogniStreamer, and Global Services, which provides Product Ownership for cross-functional Enterprise Licenses to manage the governance and use of these tools to optimize the value and ROI. He also leads their DEI program for Enterprise Technology, including our Digital Accessibility Services.

Alumni Speaker

Aminata Mbaye

NPower New Jersey, Tech Fundamentals Spring 2022 Chief of Staff, Data Center Services & AMER Region, UBS

“I took a chance, and here I am, joining one of the biggest wealth management firms in the world in less than a month. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity NPower has presented me with and the endless support the staff has given me throughout the process.”

Class Speaker

Christopher Delao

U.S. Army Veteran, Served from 2005-2009

NPower New Jersey, Tech Fundamentals Spring 2023

“Before NPower, I never imagined pursuing a career in information technology. But now, I feel empowered to chase my goals and manifest the life I seek. I know my future is bright thanks to NPower’s support and guidance. I’m excited to see what the next chapter holds.”

Class Speaker

Osawese Omoregie

NPower New Jersey, Tech Fundamentals Spring 2023

“After two years, I realized that college wasn’t for me, and upon realizing that, I decided to pursue my success by other means. Years later, I came across NPower and the Tech Fundamentals Program that would later add value to my career.”

The curriculum for this program includes a NetAcad learning module courtesy of the Cisco Networking Academy.

86%

Graduation Rate of Graduates Identify as Women

44% 86%

Statistics of Graduates Identify as People of Color