Diverse Roster of IT Industry Experts Will Lead CompTIA Communities Executive Board in 2016

Thought leaders from across the full span of the information technology (IT) industry industry will lead the CompTIA Communities Executive Board in 2016, the nonprofit trade association announced today.

26 members of the Board of Directors, which represents technology manufacturers, distributors, service providers and solutions, consultants and others working together to provide advice and information to help CompTIA fulfill its mission to advance the industry.

"Each of these leaders understand the technology enterprises operate business climate and the problems they face in the market," says Nancy Hammervik, senior vice president of industry relations, CompTIA. "More importantly, diversity of this group ensures that the views of industry are represented. This is essential for CompTIA seek to generate support for new initiatives and encourage greater participation of the industry."

CompTIA Communities Board Members for 2016 identified by their community or their affiliation with a table, they are:

• Advancement of women in IT - Michelle Ragusa-McBain, Cisco and Cristina Greysman, SunGard Availability Services
•    ANZ Channel - Nick Beaugeard, HubOne and Kellie Hackney, Kaseya International
• TI Canadian Business - Douglas Brown, Xerox Canada and Brian Jeffries, formerly with Cisco
• Cloud - Jason Bystrak, Ingram Micro and Samantha Ciaccia, Datto
• Of Future Leaders - Brittani Von Roden, VAR Dynamics and Rory Jackson, Business Continuity Technologies
• Safety IT - Chris Johnson, conflict resolution and Ron Culler, secure drawings, Inc.
• IT service and support - Aaron Acker, deployment Pro, LLC and Robert Hausman, Board Group50
• Managed Print Services - Tawnya stone, financial GreatAmerica and Jeff Bendix, Bendix images
• Managed Services - Vince Tinnirello, Network Solutions and Kelly O'Bray anchor, LogicNow
• Channel UK - Kristian Wright, Inbay Ltd and Steve Ross, Shackleton Technologies
• Human Services Information Technology Advisory Group - John Petraborg, HP Enterprise Kumar and Rachuri, Adobe
• Space Business Council - Rosanna Sattler, Posternak Blankstein and Lund LLP
• State and Local Government and training - John Stührenberg, AT & T

Mary Ellen Grom, SYNNEX Corporation and Barry Williams, Comcast Business CompTIA serves the Board of Directors connections to the Community Board. Jim Hamilton, vice president of member communities, CompTIA is the link to the card.

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