Maria Thompson
As an Executive Government Advisor, Maria Thompson specializes in helping customers establish a security first baseline within their environments. Maria works with security and technology leadership for customers, identifying trends, best practices, and assisting them in developing holistic security strategies. Maria also works with Amazon Web Services (AWS) security partners and supports state and local […]
Mark Hampton, PhD
As an Executive Education Advisor, Mark Hampton works with higher education executives and line-of-business leaders to understand how cloud technologies can enable digital transformation efforts around the effective use of data and analytics. Prior to joining Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mark served for 30 years as an administrator at six different higher education institutions and […]
Andrew Bediz
Andrew Bediz is a pioneering figure in enterprise software. He founded IntraSee in 2005 to address the industry’s need for a superior user experience and is an authority in artificial intelligence, delivering highly attended sessions at industry conferences. He leads IntraSee, now a part of Gideon Taylor, focused on optimizing Cloud, UX, AI, and Automation. […]
Paul Taylor
Founder, President, and CEO of Gideon Taylor, Paul Taylor has more than 20 years of PeopleSoft industry experience and a passionate focus on maximizing business value through innovative automation strategies and PeopleSoft-based technologies. Paul has presented at many PeopleSoft user groups and conferences over the years including RECONNECT, Collaborate, HIUG Interact and HEUG Alliance, on […]
Nicole Engelbert
Nicole Engelbert is Vice President, Product Strategy at Oracle. She is responsible for engaging the industry ecosystem to develop thought leadership and best practice with cloud technology and to use those insights to guide the development of Oracle’s higher education solutions including its Student Cloud product suite. Prior to Oracle, Nicole served as the Director […]
Margo Martinez
Margo Martinez is Sr Director of Industry Solutions focused on Education. She has 20 years of experience in technology spanning CRM to Media and Education. She is passionate about the field of Education, especially how we can prepare our learners to succeed in the workplace and society of tomorrow.
Dave Crosser
Dave Crosser is the Vice President of Client Experience with Evisions, working out of the company’s headquarters in Irvine, CA. He graduated from California State University Channel Islands with a degree in Computer Science in 2013. Dave has been with Evisions for seven years. In that time has worked to help Evisions customers with their […]
Vicki Wayne
Vicki Wayne is the Vice President of Partnerships & Acquisitions at Evisions. She has been with the company since July 2012, and is located in Las Vegas. In addition to Banner expertise, she is also a certified Project Management Professional. Vicki has 25+ years of experience in Higher Education, in both public and private institutions, […]
Justin Sloan, EdD
Justin Sloan is the Chief Operating Officer at Elsmere Education. In this role he provides leadership and integration of our Marketing, Student Services, Product, and compliance operations. With over 20-year track record in higher education, Justin is dedicated to improving the institutional experiences and helping students reach their full potential. Appropriate for the higher education […]
Ashley Smith, EdD
Bio coming soon.
