Mgmt Advisory Council

We are fortunate to have a very distinguished panel of executives, our Management Advisory Council (MAC), to guide the direction of our chapter.

They provide insight into the topics we should present on, the soft skills they recommend we assist the professionals in our group on as well as valuable mentoring to our Board of Directors as well as our member community.

Our MAC Panel consists of:

Lee Congdon, CIO, Red Hat

Lee is the Chief Information Officer of the dynamic and rapidly growing open source software and services firm Red Hat. He is a leader of successful strategy and integration, technology deployment, operations, information delivery, consulting and support, and software development teams. He is skilled in information systems management, technology solutions, business strategy, and systems design and implementation. Lee has extensive experience in banking, financial markets, and the information technology industry. Lee Congdon LinkedIn

Chuck Musciano, CIO, Martin Marietta Materials

Chuck is an experienced senior IT executive with 27 years experience, including six years as CIO of the American Kennel Club and two years as virtual CIO for various clients throughout the United States. Currently serving as VP, Chief Information Officer for Martin Marietta Materials, a $2.2B supplier of construction aggregates throughout the United States. Accomplished author and invited speaker to national and international audiences.
Chuck Musciano LinkedIn

Maurice Hagar, Maurice Hagar & Associates

Former CIO at Health Decisions and PogoHealth, Mr. Hagar currently runs Maurice Hagar & Associates, providing technology and project management consulting and training. He has built his career by delivering business results the Agile way, providing project management and technology consulting and training. His specialties include Agile, Leadership, Governance, Project Management, Change Management and Risk Management. Maurice is program chair for the Society for Information Management RTP and a member of the Executive Advisory Council for the CIO Forum.
Maurice Hagar, LinkedIn

Sam Bayer, President, b2b2dot0

Sam is currently the CEO of b2b2dot0, an eCommerce software company. Sam is an entrepreneur with over 23 years of experience in the development and commercialization of application software and services. Throughout the 1990’s, Sam held a variety of management positions at IBM, AGFA, Amdahl, Sapiens and Haht Commerce. Over the last several years, Sam was President of Datacraft Solutions, a Supply Chain service provider and General Manager of Memex, Inc a provider of Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Intelligence management systems to the Law Enforcement markets. Dr. Bayer is a recognized authority, published author and frequent speaker on Agile Development, with a particular focus on customer and requirements management. He serves as an Adjunct Faculty member of Capella University’s Graduate School of Management specializing in eBusiness, Strategic Marketing and IT Project Management. Sam Bayer LinkedIn

Charles Dail, Group Vice President Central Bank Operations, First Citizens Bank

Charles has worn many hats in his 35+ years in bank technology and operations including Chief Information Officer. His most recent responsibility is the manager of Central Bank Operations for First Citizens Bank. Additionally, he has been responsible for the establishment of an enterprise payments strategy. These roles include management of all bank operations covering 18 states and 21 banks. Charles holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics and Physics from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. He also is attending graduate school at at Campbell University Divinity School. Charles Dail LinkedIn

Mark Paxton, Consultant

Mark is an independent consultant working with the Texas Department of Transportation. He has been the CIO at the NC Department of Transportation, TV Guide, The Body Shop, and Crown Books. Mark Paxton LinkedIn

Bruce Anderson, CIO, TIAA-CREF

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Mark Dronzek, CIO, Family Health International

Mark Dronzek is currently CIO for Family Health International. Mr. Dronzek has more than twenty years of experience spanning leadership positions in pharmaceuticals, start-ups, state and federal government and overall technology management. His roles during the past ten years have had a global focus, including multi-language IVRS for clinical trials, ERP development and implementations, business processes and infrastructure deployment. In his current role he delivers global information technology services to offices in nearly forty countries and which support field work in an additional thirty nations. Prior to his current role, Dronzek was a regional CIO for Global Shared Services, founder of several start-ups, and a consultant to Fortune 500 companies. He has a BA in English from Wake Forest University, is a member of CIO Executive Council and is currently testing for his black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Mark Dronzek LinkedIn

John McCarley, Senior Vice President, BB&T

John serves as the Business and Administrative Officer for BB&T Information Services. BB&T Corporation is the nation’s 14th largest financial holding company. John is responsible for Finance, Marketing, Client Service, Quality, Compliance, Procurement, Outsourcing and Human Resources for the IT organization. Previously, John has held VP-IT, CIO and Consulting Management positions with The Revere Group, Bowe Bell & Howell, BroadBand Technologies and International Paper. John has over 30 years IT experience in global product, service and consulting companies. John, a North Carolina native, holds a BS in Computer Science and a MBA from North Carolina State University. John is active on the Boards of Association of Technology Professionals, North Carolina State University MBA Alumni Association and the Society of Information Management, NC Chapter. John McCarley LinkedIn

Deborah Ross, NC House of Representatives

Deborah Ross is the Representative in the House for the 38th District in the NC Legislature. She is also a Senior Lecturing Fellow in the Duke University School of Law and a Consultant to the Duke University Kenan Ethics Institute. She serves on seven House committees: Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform (Chair); Finance (Vice Chair); Judiciary I (Vice-Chair); Ethics; Insurance; Pensions and Retirement; and, Rules. She serves on special legislative committees on Child Abuse and Neglect, Domestic Violence, Dorothea Dix, Rail Service, and, State Personnel. She also serves on the Advisory Committee on Permissible Political Conduct by Judges. Her previous experience includes being Executive/Legal Director American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina and being in private practice with Hunton & Williams. She has a BA in Industrial Relations from Brown University and a JD from UNC-Chapel Hill. Her recent honors include 2005 Women of Wake Award and the 2005 Toll Fellow Council of State Governments.

David R. Rowley, (Retired) CIO, Rex Healthcare

Dave has retired from the post of Vice President, Information Technology/Chief Information Officer for Rex Healthcare which he held since 1995. He earned his M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University with a concentration in Marketing Management. He received a B.S. from University of Maryland with a concentration in Information Systems. Dave has over thirty years experience in all areas of Information Technology Management. His strengths include planning and creating strategic and operational business systems; leading technical personnel in support of corporate, divisional and departmental objectives; developing and maintaining customer relations; handling contract negotiations; building, focusing and nurturing technical staff, pursuing and integrating technology in a cost effective manner to enhance business development and maintain competitive edge in the marketplace; participating in merger and acquisition initiatives. His professional associations include ASM, SIM, AITP Advisory Board, HIMSS, NCHIMSS, CHIME, the IBM Healthcare Advisory Board, and NCHICA CIO and Board.

Ed Stiver, Senior Manager, IT Duke Clinical Research Institute