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

Maryland Regional Advisory Board

Frank Baitman | Chair Global Head of Digital Strategy Stealth Mode Startup

Sandra A. Bempong Grants Officer Community Health & Social Impact, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Eboni Fotang Director, Quality and Mission Excellence Northrop Grumman

Michael Robert DiBlasio

Sr. Technical Program Manager Amazon Web Services

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

Gayle Guilford (Retired) Chief Information Security Officer Baltimore City Government

Scott Harris President, VIAcode

Blair Johnson Consultant

Natasha Murphy Director of Health Policy Center for American Progress

Sangy Vatsa

Founder Digital Insights, LLC

Bertina Ceccarelli

Chief Executive Officer NPower

Andrew Parlock

Director, New Business, Defense, ICEYE

Bruce Williams

Retired, Retired

Commencement Speaker

Toni S. Benson

Chief, Cyber Defense Education and Training

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Toni is the Chief of the Cyber Defense Education and Training(CDET) organization at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) supporting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Her roles within the organization are to provide a strategic vision around training and education to assist in combating the cybersecurity workforce shortage.

Prior to joining the DHS in 2015, Ms. Benson spent most of her career serving in the United States Air Force, where she served as a Communications Officer. She also worked with other U.S. government agencies and private sector companies as a contractor, in support of various cyber initiatives. In 2022, Ms. Benson was selected as the SANS Practitioner of the Year. Ms. Benson holds a B.S. from Delaware State University, a M.S. from the University of Maryland Global Campus, and an Executive Leadership certification from Harvard University. Ms. Benson is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Alumni Speaker

Mikenzhie Smith

Tech Fundamentals, Fall 2022 NPower Community Helpdesk

“Don’t be afraid to take a leap of faith especially if you want to take a huge pivot and are currently stagnant. There’s nothing wrong with being different and trying different things, surround yourself with people taking the path you want to take. Don’t be afraid to network, don’t be shy, try your best because no one’s perfect. And last but not least: don’t be afraid to ask for help! If I didn’t ask, I wouldn’t have gotten my current opportunity in the Baltimore Community Helpdesk!”

Student Speaker

Blake Morris Tech Fundamentals, Spring 2023

“What led me down the path to tech was that I could bring my people with me. Tech is such an open field for anyone that wants to get put on. The reason I chose NPower was because I love the Baltimore region’s origin story, a man wanted to give back to his people.”

Student Speaker

Sadé Beverley Tech Fundamentals, Spring 2023

“One thing I would tell my younger self is how proud I am of her, for overcoming fears and accomplishing goals she “never” thought she could accomplish”

Certification

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