These nominees have demonstrated outstanding leadership and exemplary achievement in the areas of information security, risk management, data asset protection, regulatory compliance, privacy and network security. They have proven their ability to develop innovative security strategies and solutions to meet business challenges in their organizations and the industry. Congratulations to the ISE® North America Award Nominees!
Commerical Category
![Chris Bullock](/participants/images/Bullock_Chris.jpg)
Chris Bullock
Director of Information Assurance
Aaron's Inc.
Kennesaw, GA
![Elliott Franklin](/participants/images/Franklin_Elliott.jpg)
Elliott Franklin
Director, IT Security
Whataburger Restaurants
San Antonio, TX
![Kenneth Haertling](/participants/images/Haertling_Ken.jpg)
Kenneth Haertling
VP & Chief Security Officer
TELUS
ISE® Canada Executive Award Finalist 2013
![Chuck Hudson](/participants/images/Hudson_Chuck.jpg)
Charles Hudson
Executive Director, National Governance, Risk and Compliance
Comcast
![Michael Iseyemi](/participants/images/Iseyemi_Michael.jpg)
Michael Iseyemi
Global Chief Security & Compliance Officer
The Minacs Group
Toronto, ON
![Darrell Jones](/participants/images/Jones-Darrell.jpg)
Darrell Jones
Sr. Director of IT security, Information Security Officer
Herbalife International, Inc.
Torrance, CA
![Darrell Keeling](/participants/images/Keeling_Darrell.jpg)
Darrell Keeling
Director Information Security & Quality
Brown-Forman
Louisville, KY
![Robert Mims](/participants/images/Mims_Robert.jpg)
Robert Mims
Chief Information Security Officer
AGL Resources
Atlanta, GA
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2014
![Max Solonski](/participants/images/Solonski_Max.jpg)
Max Solonski
Vice President of Information Security
BlackLine Systems
Los Angeles, CA
ISE® West Executive Award Winner 2014
![Thomas Van Winkle](/participants/images/VanWinkle_Tom.jpg)
Thomas Van Winkle
Chief Information Security Officer
Alliance Data Retail Services
Columbus, OH
![Vijay Viswanathan](/participants/images/Viswanathan_Vijay.jpg)
ViJay Viswanathan
Chief Information Security Officer
HD Supply
![Bill Worthington](/participants/images/Worthington_Bill.jpg)
William Worthington
Director of Security Operations & Engineering
Caesars Entertainment
Las Vegas, NV
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2014
Academic/Public Sector Category
![Herbert Baines](/participants/images/Baines_Herbert.jpg)
Chief Information Security Officer
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
![Aaron Barnett](/participants/images/Barnett_Aaron.jpg)
Aaron Barnett
Director, Information Systems/Technology
Moreno Valley Unified School District
Moreno Valley, CA
![Gary Coverdale](/participants/images/Coverdale_Gary.jpg)
Gary Coverdale
Chief Information Security Officer, Assistant Chief Information Officer
County of Napa
Napa, CA
![Michael Dent](/participants/images/Dent_Michael.jpg)
Michael Dent
Chief Information Security Officer
Fairfax County Government
![Brian Engle](/participants/images/Engle_Brian.jpg)
Brian Engle
Chief Information Security Officer
State of Texas
![Ralph Johnson](/participants/images/Johnson_Ralph.jpg)
Ralph Johnson
Chief Information Security & Privacy Officer
King County
Seattle, WA
ISE® West People's Choice Award Winner 2014
![Jamie Rees](/participants/images/Rees_Jamie.jpg)
Jamie Rees
Director, Chief Information Security Officer
Government of New Brunswick
Fredericton, NB
Financial Category
![Roland Cloutier](/participants/images/Cloutier_Roland.jpg)
Roland Cloutier
Vice President, Chief Security Officer
ADP
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2012
ISE® Northeast People's Choice Award Winner 2012
ISE® North America Commercial Executive Award Winner 2012
![Mark Graff](/participants/images/Graff_Mark.jpg)
Mark Graff
Chief Information Security Officer
Nasdaq
New York, NY
ISE® Northeast Executive of the Year Award Winner 2014
![John Masserini](/participants/images/Masserini_John.jpg)
John Masserini
Chief Security Officer
MIAX Options
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2010
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2010
![Dave McDermitt](/participants/images/McDermitt_Dave.jpg)
Dave McDermitt
VP and Chief Information Security Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2014
![John Schramm](/participants/images/Schramm_John.jpg)
John Schramm
Vice President of Global Information Risk Management and CIRO
Manulife/John Hancock
![Dan Tigar](/participants/images/Tigar_Dan.jpg)
Dan Tigar
Managing Director
Citigroup Architecture and Technology Engineering (CATE) CitiSecure Platform
Melville, NY
![Jason Witty](/participants/images/Witty_Jason.jpg)
Jason Witty
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
U.S. Bancorp
![Jeffrey Wright](/participants/images/Wright_Jeffrey.jpg)
Jeffrey Wright
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Allstate Insurance Company
Health Care Category
![Joseph Adornetto](/participants/images/Adornetto_Joseph.jpg)
Joseph Adornetto
Executive Director, IT Security
Quest Diagnostics
Lyndhurst, NJ
![Vikrant Arora](/participants/images/Arora_Vikrant.jpg)
Vikrant Arora
Sr. Director
New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation
![Laura Davison](/participants/images/Davison_Laura.jpg)
Laura Davison
Chief Privacy Officer
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Services
Toronto, ON
![James Dzierzanowski](/participants/images/Dzierzanowski_James.jpg)
James Dzierzanowski
Sr. Director of Security, Information Security Officer
Dignity Health
Phoenix, AZ
![Aaron Miri](/participants/images/Miri_Aaron.jpg)
Aaron Miri
Chief Technology Officer
Children’s Medical Center
Dallas, TX
![Scott Pettigrew](/participants/images/Pettigrew_Scott.jpg)
Scott Pettigrew
VP, Chief Security Officer
HMS
![Robert Rice](/participants/images/Rice-Robert.jpg)
Robert Rice
Director, Security Services
St. Joseph Health
Anaheim, CA
ISE® West Executive Award Finalist 2014
![Jim Routh](/participants/images/Routh_Jim.jpg)
Jim Routh
Chief Information Security Officer
Aetna
ISE® Northeast Executive Award Winner 2007