Judges, Speakers and Award Presenters 2017

Judges

Phil Agcaoili

Phil Agcaoili
SVP, Product & Security Innovation
Elavon, Inc.
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner 2009
ISE® of the Decade Southeast Award Winner 2012

Biography

Connie Barrera

Connie Barrera
Corporate Director & CISO
Jackson Health System
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Health Care Category

Biography

Haddon Bennett

Haddon Bennett
Chief Information Security Officer
Inspire Brands

John Graham

John Graham
CISO
EBSCO Industries
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Commercial Category

Renee Guttmann

Renee Guttmann
CISO
Campbell Soup Company
Biography

David Rooker

David Rooker
Chief Security Officer
Actian Corporation
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2016
Biography

Brad Sanford

Brad Sanford
Chief Information Security Officer
Emory University
ISE® North America Healthcare Executive Award Winner 2011
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2011

Biography

Tony Spurlin

Tony Spurlin
Vice President & Chief Security Officer
Windstream
ISE® North America People's Choice Award Winner 2005
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018

Biography

Speakers

Connie Barrera

Connie Barrera
Corporate Director & CISO
Jackson Health System
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Health Care Category

Biography

Pete Chronis
SVP, Chief Information Security Officer
WarnerMedia

Russell Eubanks

Russell Eubanks
VP and CISO
Federal Reserve Bank of ATL
Biography

Stanton Gatewood Stanton Gatewood
CISO
University System of Georgia: Board of Regents
Sarath Geethakumar

Sarath Geethakumar
Sr. Director, IT Security Architecture
Home Depot

Andre; Gold

André Gold
Former Vice President, Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering
Cardinal Health
Biography

Goldsworthy_DJ

DJ Goldsworthy
Vice President of Security Operations & Threat Management
Aflac
Biography

John Graham

John Graham
CISO
EBSCO Industries
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Commercial Category

Paul Huesken

Paul Huesken
Chief Information Assurance Officer
The Coca-Cola Company
ISE® Southeast & ISE® North America Judge
Biography

Pete Lindstrom

Pete Lindstrom
VP, Security Strategies
IDC
Biography

Manikin_Stoddard

Stoddard Manikin
VP, CISO
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
ISE® East Executive Award Winner 2024
Biography

Marci McCarthy

Marci McCarthy
CEO and President
T.E.N.
Biography

Robert Mims

Robert Mims
Director, Security - Gas, Nuclear, Generation and Transmission Operations
The Southern Company
ISE® Southeast People's Choice Award Winner 2014
Biography

Kevin Morrison

Kevin Morrison
VP, Chief Information Security Officer
Driven Brands
ISE® Southeast People’s Choice Award Winner 2015
Biography

Hugh Percy

Hugh Percy
Supervisor Cyber Security Ops
Moffitt Cancer Center
Biography

Brian Phillips Brian Phillips
Vice President, IT & Information Security
Macy's
Biography
Mark Reardon

Mark Reardon
Chief Information Security Officer
Wellstar Health Systems
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2009

Bob Varnadoe

Bob Varnadoe
VP, Technology Risk Management
Kaiser Permanente
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2018
ISE® East Executive Award Finalist 2023

Biography


Awards Presenters

John Graham

John Graham
CISO
EBSCO Industries
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2012
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2016
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2016 - Commercial Category

Kevin McKenzie

Dr. Kevin McKenzie
Former SVP of Information Technology & Enterprise CISO
Dollar Tree Inc., Family Dollar Inc.
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2013
ISE® North America Academic Executive Award Winner 2013

Biography

David Rooker

David Rooker
Chief Security Officer
Actian Corporation
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2016
Biography

Brad Sanford

Brad Sanford
Chief Information Security Officer
Emory University
ISE® North America Healthcare Executive Award Winner 2011
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Finalist 2011

Biography

Masters of Ceremonies

Julie Talbot-Hubbard

Julie Talbot-Hubbard
Senior Vice President, General Manager - Cyber Protection and Identity
Optiv
ISE® Central Executive Award Winner 2010
Biography
T.E.N. Success Story

Lynda Fleury

Lynda Fleury
Vice President and CISO
Unum
ISE® Southeast Executive Award Winner 2008
ISE® North America Executive Award Finalist 2005

Biography