Ty Schieber

Board Chairman

Ty Schieber currently serves as a Senior Director, Executive Education for the University of Virginia, Darden School Foundation. He brings to the CMMC AB Chairman role over 32 years of leading people, developing teams, and delivering results in both the public and private sectors during varied roles as a solutions engineer, business & community leader, elected local government official, and Marine Corps officer.

He has led business operations for a range of large, mid-tier, small, and start-up companies providing cyber, engineering and technology services & products for Federal, State, Local government and commercial clients, involving P&L responsibility of $185,000,000 in revenue, 1000 employees, and 250 programs dispersed over 38 states and 5 countries. During his business career, he has led two companies to acquisition, successfully integrated several acquired companies into business operations, and founded his own company.

After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1987 with a B.S. in Political Science, he selected service with the United States Marine Corps.  From 1987-1992 he served as an Aviation Command and Control Officer in a wide range of assignments, including deployment to the Southwest Asia Theater of operations during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. From 1992-1994, he was assigned to the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), where he completed two masters’ degrees (Master of Science in Systems Technology (Joint Command, Control, and Communications) and Master of Science in National Security Affairs (Scientific and Technical Intelligence)).

Upon graduation from NPS he reported to Marine Corps Systems Command, Quantico, VA, where he served four years as Program Manager responsible for design, development, test, production and fielding a major USMC C4I system. He led the efforts of a diverse team of government engineering agencies, laboratories, and multiple defense contractors in the acquisition process, encompassing all aspects of systems engineering, software development, training and lifecycle support.  

Ty left active duty in February of 1998 and joined the defense and technology industry.  In 2013, he founded Clarity Enterprise Solutions, LLC a small consultancy specializing in solutions engineering, organizational/business development, and marketing & communications.

He was elected as the Garrisonville District Supervisor on the Stafford County Virginia Board of Supervisors from January 2012-December 2013, and also served on the Stafford County Virginia School Board from 2010-2012. He is also two-term past-Chairman and member of the Board of the Military Affairs Council of the Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce.

He was born in Midland, Michigan. He and his wife Liz live in Charlottesville, VA and have three children.
 

Karlton D. Johnson

Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors

Karlton D. Johnson is a senior executive and respected visionary leader with over 32 years of subject matter experience in strategic leadership & risk, partnership creation, organizational excellence, mission assurance, cybersecurity and enterprise communications technologies. Mr. Johnson has deep expertise in bringing insight, clarity and direction towards empowering critical decisions that solve complex problems for organizations. He also has a proven track record of identifying growth opportunities that deliver tangible efficiencies for companies,  and has broad international experience consulting to foreign governments in driving large-scale program initiatives from requirements to full implementation.

A decorated combat veteran, he previously served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq. Under his leadership, his joint team conducted numerous combat missions in hostile fire zones to build revolutionary ICT capabilities for the Iraqi Ministries of Defense, Interior, and the Counter Terrorism Bureau. In his final posting, he served with distinction as the Senior US military executive/CIO and lead cyberspace expert adviser to the 4-star Commander at United States Forces-Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea. As the Korean Peninsula’s senior U.S. cyber executive, he led elite Joint military, civilian and contract personnel in providing strategic oversight for all U.S. communications in the Republic of Korea supporting 28,000 military personnel, and he was the principal U.S. military liaison to Republic of Korea’s cyber organizations for bilateral cyberspace cooperation.

In 2014, Mr. Johnson retired from USAF Active Duty as a Colonel after 26 years of honorable service. Over his long and distinguished career, he successfully developed solutions that enabled business transformation globally for large, multinational organizations, exercised strategic leadership in firms of up to 47,000 employees, and led resource asset
portfolios up to $5.5 billion. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Delaine Strategy Group LLC, a strategic advisory practice providing counsel to C-Suite leaders in the public, private, non-profit and government sectors. 

Mr. Johnson serves in senior leadership positions on other Boards, and he also holds several Master’s Degrees and executive Graduate Certifications from various institutions to include George Washington University, National Defense University, West Virginia University, ISACA and the U.S. government.

James (“Jim”) Goepel

Chair, Finance Committee 
Treasurer, Board of Directors

James (“Jim”) Goepel is CEO and General Counsel for Fathom Cyber LLC. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (BSECE) from Drexel University, and a Juris Doctorate (JD) and Legum Magister (LLM) from the Antonin Scalia Law School.  Jim has extensive, practical experience in a wide range of technology, business, and legal fields. 

Early in his professional career, Jim worked as a systems administrator and cybersecurity lead for organizations in the Northern Virginia area, including the United States House of Representatives, where he was responsible for the maintenance and security of systems which processed critical and sensitive legislation.  Jim drew upon this hands-on experience when he built his legal practice.  He worked as outside counsel with one of the largest firms in the country for several years and advised senior executives in the data encryption, cybersecurity, computer networking, and related fields.  Jim transitioned to an in-house position with Unisys Corporation, where he worked on many of the company’s advanced cybersecurity, operating system, and cloud computing projects, and advised the senior leadership on business, legal, and technology issues. 

At the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Jim worked with the executive leadership team to examine alternative approaches to several of the laboratory’s pressing legal and business problems, including fostering innovation and driving cultural change.  Because of his unique combination of skills, Jim was invited to participate in the laboratory’s cybersecurity steering committee, and to work with the laboratory’s asymmetric warfare (offensive and defensive cybersecurity) research teams.  When he left the lab, they asked Jim to join their technology transfer advisory board. 

More recently, Jim was a Member of the Board, General Counsel, and Chief Technology Officer for a cybersecurity tools vendor.  He is now CEO and General Counsel for Fathom Cyber, a consulting company that creates defensible cybersecurity strategies for its clients. 

Jim is also a professor of cybersecurity at Drexel University, where he teaches courses which he designed at both the Kline School of Law and the LeBow College of Business.

Dr. Tim Rudolph

Chair, Nominations and Governance Committee
Secretary, Board of Directors

Dr. Tim Rudolph is a senior innovation leader with thirty years of commercial and government experience, applying his extensive knowledge in architecting enterprise solutions and consulting in the commercial marketplace.  He serves on a number of Boards of Directors and technical advisory boards providing strategic direction and developing partnerships across industry, academia, and government.  

Dr. Rudolph received the AFCEA International Distinguished Award for Excellence in Information Technology in 2015 and is credited in working on multiple standards including the Posix security standard and the IEEE High-Level Architecture.  He is a credentialed Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Systems Engineering Professional (CSEP), is DoD Level III Acquisition Systems Planning Research Development and Engineering (SPRD&E) Acquisition certified and has completed the NACD/US-CERT Cyber-Risk Oversight Program.

In his most recent government role as the Air Force Senior Leader, Integrated Information Capabilities, and CTO of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Dr. Rudolph led secure cloud architecture and enterprise capability developments. He is most proud of his role as the US Air Force Rapid Cyber and Command & Control Authorizing Official assuming risk for mission-critical national security systems to the operational community.

Since leaving senior service in 2017, Dr Rudolph authored the City of Los Angeles Privacy Plan integrating the NIST Cyber Security Framework with Privacy Controls and supported commercial sector medical device security. He co-chaired the New England Factor Analysis for Information Risk (FAIR) chapter and is currently CEO of the 3rd Millennium Group, advising mission context, architecture, and information assurance for multiple sectors in sizes ranging from large lead systems integrators to mentoring small innovative businesses. 
 

Akin Akinbosoye

Co-Chair, Accreditation & Credentialing Committee
Board of Directors

Akin Akinbosoye is Director of Cybersecurity at MxD with more than 20 years of experience across Healthcare, Services and Financial Services in operations, risk management and Cybersecurity. Most recently with responsibility for Cybersecurity across Allstate Financial Businesses as the Business Information Security Officer reporting through the CISO’s organization with dotted-line accountability to the CIOs and Business area leadership for these companies. Prior to Allstate, Akin was a Senior Large Bank IT/Cyber Risk Examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago with oversight responsibilities for Large/Complex Financial Services Institutions across the Federal Reserve System.
Akin, holds a Certificate in Advanced Graduate Studies from Northwestern University, Masters in MIS and Accounting from Middle Tennessee State University; and a Bachelor in Economics. In addition to industry recognized certificates in the fields of Security, Audit and Risk Management.

 

Mark Berman

Chair, Communications Committee
Board of Directors

Mark Berman is the CEO and Founder of FutureFeed, a modern compliance platform focused on NIST and other compliance standards.  The product is part of the Continuous Compliance family where Mark builds products and services that translate from the server room to the board room.  Design thinking, innovation, and noise-free decision-making, are principles driving impact in each organization where Mark has been able to have influence.
 
Prior to FutureFeed, Mark was the co-founder of Think|Stack, a national MSP that continues to inspire and facilitate innovation in organizations ready for digital transformation, but who demand solid cybersecurity at each step. Think|Stack remains the only human centered technology services firm in the world. They lead FI’s through digital transformations; designing, building and maintaining their infrastructure and cyber security platforms. 
 
When not focused on FutureFeed and challenges facing the DoD supply chain, Mark supports the Baltimore community in which he lives and supports education initiatives when and where possible.   Recently, appointed to chair the board at the nationally acclaimed Greenspring Montessori School.  As in his business ventures, Mark strives to inject innovation in education in way to ignite creativity in every child.
 
Prior positions saw Mark leading a national manufacturing firm, several successful political campaigns and as the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of a $1.2B dollar wealth management firm.  Berman speaks and trains at conferences nationally, including those provided by the NCUA for examiners, CUNA, CUES, and writes regularly on technology and innovation. 
 
Mark graduated from the College of William and Mary with a degree in Computer Science where he completed graduate work at NASA’s Langley Research Center.  He later completed an MBA at Loyola College of Maryland.
 
Mark lives with his wife Tania and dog Millie in the Fells Point neighborhood of Baltimore, MD.  They proudly cherish Tania’s daughter, Sasha, who lives and works as a reporter in Kiev, Ukraine.
 

Wayne Boline

Board of Directors

Wayne joined Raytheon at Missile Systems in Tucson, AZ in 2003 as the Network Manager responsible for classified/unclassified networks and voice systems for the 10,000+ member business. Before joining Raytheon, he served nearly 23 years in the US Air Force acting in both enlisted and officer roles responsible for areas in Electronic Warfare, Telecommunications, Computer Crime Investigations, and Communications-Computer Systems. In 2006 he transferred to the Raytheon Corporate IT Security organization in Texas and has held roles in  Cybersecurity Incident Response and Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Collaboration. He is currently a senior manager with Raytheon Global Business Services (GBS) and leads the Global Cyber Compliance Services (GCCS) team.
 
Wayne served five years (2011-2016) as the Chairman of the Board of the Defense Security Information Exchange (DSIE) and is a current board member of the National Defense ISAC, a representative to the DOD Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program, and Co-Chair of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Cyber Security Committee.
 
Wayne holds the CISSP, ISSMP, and CCSP certifications
 

Jeff Dalton

Chair, Accreditation & Credentialing Committee
Board of Directors

Jeff Dalton is President and CEO of Broadsword and Chief Evangelist with
AgileCxO.org.

He is a Certified CMMI Lead Appraiser and AgileCxO Lead
Assessor, and author of Great Big Agile: An OS for Agile Leaders. He is principle author of the CMMI Institute’s “Guide to Scrum and CMMI: Improving Agile Performance with CMMI” and was the first, third, and fourth Chairman of the CMMI Institute Partner Advisory Board, where he led the group through their transitionary period from the Software Engineering Institute, where he was Vice Chairman and later Chairman of their Partner Advisory Board.

Dalton has a background in technology leadership, and has served as Director and VP or Product Development and Quality with multiple companies, and was a Senior Manager and Chief Technology Executive at Ernst and Young, LLP.

Jeff is an active jazz bassist who builds experimental aircraft, and lives with his wife of 25 years in Marathon, FL.
 

Nicole Dean

Chair, Infrastructure Committee
Co-Chair Nominations and Membership Committee
Board of Directors

Ms. Dean is the Chief Information Security Officer for Accenture Federal Service (AFS). Her goal at AFS is two-fold: to protect AFS internal networks so they don’t impact the mission of our people and our company, and to collaborate with our account leads by helping them securely implement their programs and keep their client data secure.

Over the past 20 years, Ms. Dean has held increasingly responsible positions in cybersecurity and information technology systems management for Federal, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community and commercial cyber and communications systems.

Prior to joining AFS, Ms. Dean was the first Global Chief Information Security Office for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.  Ms. Dean has also held several federal positions. She was the Director of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as well as the National Cybersecurity Protection System (NCPS) Program Manager, also known as EINSTEIN. She provided executive leadership in coordinating a national defense against Internet-based attacks; maintaining an effective national cyberspace response system; and implementing a cyber-risk management program for the protection of critical infrastructure. She worked collaboratively with public, private and international entities to secure the nation’s critical cyber infrastructure.

Ms. Dean holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in both Liberal Arts and Information Technology. She holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems Security from Colorado Technical University.
 

Regan Edens

Chair, Committee on Standards
Co-Chair, Training Committee 
Board of Directors

Regan Edens, Chief Transformation & Compliance Officer and Co-Founder of DTC Global. DTC Global provides digital transformation and compliance turn-key solutions for large defense contractor ecosystems, small and mid-size businesses, and tier suppliers. Mr. Edens is a subject matter expert regarding technology, security, and compliance challenges on the “path to compliance” for USG Controlled Unclassified Information, 32CFR §2002 (CUI) requirements including Export Controlled information requirements
under ITAR and EAR.

Mr. Edens has served across various public and private capacities leading highly technical, complex, and extremely demanding DoD technology-driven transformation, operations, security, and intelligence activities. Mr. Edens has led the rapid implementation of over $3.5B integrated platforms systems. Mr. Edens is a plank holder member of the National Cyber Moonshot.

Mr. Edens led high performing organizations within the Special Operations and Intelligence communities during multiple deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq as a senior DoD Intelligence civilian, DoD contractor, and a US Army, active duty, Commissioned Officer. Under his leadership, activities were awarded 4 Defense Superior Civilian Service Awards (3rd highest award to a DoD Intel civilian) 2012; 14 Bronze Stars, 12 Army Commendation Medals, and 6 Army Achievement Medals, 2002, and other various agency commendations.

Mr. Edens is a Co-Founder of the Institute for Excellence in Cyber Security Governance, an organization primarily focused on training and educating leaders on strategies and best practices for improving cyber governance “beyond the CIO” among cross-discipline organizational stakeholders. The IECSG is an umbrella organization comprised of institutions of higher learning, professional interest groups, private/public entities, and industry members. Seeking to address the barriers preventing good cyber governance, security, and compliance among a diverse group of large companies and under-represented small and mid-sized businesses (SMB) and other sub-tier suppliers. Strengthening opportuni[es for military veterans through cyber governance training and education.
 

Chris Golden

Co-Chair, Infrastructure Committee
Co-Chair, Finance Committee 
Board of Directors

Chris Golden is a career risk manager and recognized expert in both Cybersecurity and Third-Party Risk Management.  Chris took his commission in the USAF after receiving his Bachelor’s of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL.  He spent more than two decades in uniform serving in various flying, command and staff assignments.  After his retirement from the Air Force, Chris continued to serve in a number of technical defense contractors positions.  

Upon leaving the Federal sector, Chris was hired by DTCC as their Director of Cybersecurity Strategic Planning.  Here, he created opportunities that protected Wall Street and the country’s economy. Chris then moved to the healthcare sector where he is responsible for protecting the personal information of the members of Blue Cross Blue Shield.  

He holds two Master’s degrees, an MS in Computer Information Systems and an MA from the Naval War College.  Chris also holds multiple Cybersecurity and Third-Party Risk Management Certifications such as  CISSP, CTPRP, CISA among others.  He is a noted speaker in risk management and has been published in that area as well.
 
In his spare time, Chris also enjoys flying his Yak-52 aircraft and SCUBA diving.

 

Dr. Richard H. 'Doc' Klodnicki

Board of Directors

Dr. Richard H. ‘Doc’ Klodnicki is President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AERETI, Inc.  Doc has 35 years of experience as a leader in operations and technical program management in both the federal and commercial technology and defense markets. Doc is a retired Veteran of the U.S. Air Force, retiring after 20 years of service in 2005. While on active duty, Doc held a variety of command and staff assignments in Space and Missile Operations for the US Air Force.  He led operational tests for major acquisition efforts valued at over $24 billion in space, cyberspace, information technology, information assurance, missile operations, missile warning & defense, and launch services programs.

Prior to his roles as CEO of AERETI, Doc served as a Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Program Director, Program Manager, and Chief Scientist in various Government contracting companies ranging from small, economically disadvantaged companies to major large corporations.  Doc is also a certified Program Management Professional (PMP).  His leadership focus is on results-oriented teamwork and developing people. 

Dr. Klodnicki received his PhD from the University of Denver, earning the Dissertation of the Year Award. He also holds a Master of Science from Lesley University and a Bachelor of Science from the USAF Academy. Doc published and presented papers on operational testing; Command, Control, Communications, Computers Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR); and interoperability to the International Test and Evaluation Association, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Dr. Klodnicki is a member of the Board of Directors for National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and was President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the NDIA, recipient of both the Model Chapter and Chapter of Excellence awards.  Doc served on other panels and boards to include: Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA), American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), International Test & Evaluation Association (ITEA), Military Affairs Council (MAC) for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce, and the USAF Academy Associates of Graduates. 

Doc Klodnicki resides in Colorado Springs, CO with his wife Monica and their daughter.

Valecia Maclin

Board of Directors

Valecia Maclin joined the technology leader Microsoft Corp. in 2018 as the General Manager Engineering, Customer Security and Trust, where she is responsible for advancing customers’ trust in Microsoft products and services including providing engineering solutions to Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, Law Enforcement and National Security Programs, Government Security Program and corporate-wide security development lifecycle governance.  

Prior to Microsoft, Maclin spent nearly two decades with the Raytheon Co. in leadership positions that included directing large mission critical programs in cybersecurity and national security in support of multiple intelligence agencies; the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Department of Defense; and several federal civilian agencies.  Maclin also held prior positions with Lockheed Martin Corp. 

Maclin holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering and material science from Duke University; a master of science degree in the management of technology from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business; and multiple professional certifications including PMP, CISSP, ISSMP, GSLC, ITIL, and Agile SCRUM Master. 

Maclin is a board member of the CMMC-AB, Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SAFECode) and former board member of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA).  Maclin is a transformative leader who is passionate about building the next generation of technology leaders investing her personal time in STEM initiatives, as well as diversity and inclusion in technology.

Ben Tchoubineh

Chair, Training Committee 
 

Ben Tchoubineh is a serial entrepreneur and is currently actively involved as a guide and strategist in three organizations that he’s founded: Phoenix TS is a leading IT, Management and Cybersecurity professional training organization serving all branches of the DOD, multiple other federal agencies and the private sector. His second enterprise, 30 Bird Media, is a premier publisher of educational content focusing on Cybersecurity and IT, serving training organizations, colleges, and universities worldwide. And finally, CyNtell provides Cybersecurity consulting services to small and medium-sized organizations as well as the DOD and the Federal Government. Ben is also on the board of Cyber-Spa, a software company focused on improving overall laptop performance.

Ben was born in the Middle East, then lived in France and Germany, before he emigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen and subsequently became a US citizen. He earned a B.S. in Computer Science at the University of Maryland College Park and holds dozens of industry certifications in Web and Application Development, Systems Administration, Database Management and Cybersecurity.

Since graduating UMD in the early 1990s, Ben worked as a programmer, and then as a consultant and technical training instructor for multiple US military agencies and private organizations worldwide. He has authored technical courses on numerous aspects of systems security, as well as DOD certification on and accreditation processes, including DITSCAP, DIACAP and now their successor, Risk Management Framework (RMF). He incorporated his first business in 1998 and since then has developed a love of leadership and
ethical organizational development focusing on team motivation, collaboration, and productivity.

Ben is fluent in English, French and Farsi and can get by in Spanish. In his spare time, Ben dabbles in painting and screenwriting. He lives with his wife of 23 years, Firoozeh, and his son and daughter in Columbia, MD.

John Weiler

Chair, Strategic Relationships Group
Co-Chair, Standards Committee
Board of Directors

Education: Senatorial Scholar, University of Maryland, Smith School of Business
Degrees in Information System Management and Marketing 1978
 
John A. Weiler is a recognized IT Management leader, with four decades of senior IT experience in commercial and defense positions. He also has guided major IT projects with nearly half of the federal agencies and been instrumental in the drafting of FITARA and several NDAA legislative directives. He has been leading champion of Federal IT/Cyber Reforms as Managing Director and CIO at the Interoperability Clearinghouse, a DoD chartered non-profit research institute, and Co-Founder of the IT Acquisition Advisory Council, a public/private “do tank” dedicated to effecting the transformation of Federal IT Management, Acquisition and Governance.  
 
Mr. Weiler has played a leading role in the transformation of Federal IT planning, governance and acquisition, supporting leaders within the White House, Congress, Department of Homeland Security, USAF and Secretary of Defense. Mr. Weiler is the co-author of a leading Agile Acquisition Maturity Model (AAM), established a virtual Solution Architecture Innovation Lab (SAIL) and helped congress draft key IT Reforms including FITARA, ‘10 NDAA Sec 804, and EO13636.  To stay abreast of emerging technologies and their applications, Mr. Weiler is actively involved in over 22 leading industry groups and international standards activities including; IT Acquisition Advisory Council, Object Management Group, NDIA, AFCEA, BENS, and American Council for Technology/Industry Advisory Council (ACT/IAC).  
 
Since 1995, Mr. Weiler dedicated himself to advancing core IT Reforms contained in Clinger Cohen Act, FITARA and Defense IT Acquisition Reforms.  Since 2008 when he and Honorable Mike Wynne launched the IT-AAC, he has garnered the support of leading Defense Experts and world renown Silicon Valley leaders to help advance long sought IT/Cyber Acquisition and Management Reforms.  It is this cause he is passionate about and hoping to make a difference inside the Pentagon.
 
Mr. Weiler will present the findings of the IT-AAC’s 8 year investigation into challenges and emerging standards of practice associated with Defense IT Acquisition Management that includes;

• Over 50 leadership workshops with over 2,500 sr. leaders attending
• A summary analysis of over 40 major IT Reform Studies and Assessments prepared since 2000
• Facilitated implementation of an Agile Acquisition Framework validated by DOD CIO, AF CIO, Navy ONI, GPO, DHS, GAO, OMB, ANSER and SEI
• Orchestrated the development of hard hitting white papers requested by the SASC, HASC, White House, AF, and multiple industry groups
• Forged a partnership with over 20 leading standards bodies, NGOs and industry CIOs