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The InfraGardNCR Board of Directors

 

The Board of Directors of the National Capital Region is comprised of a diverse group of professionals who have devoted their careers to the security of the Nation in both the public and private sector. Board members serve in a voluntary capacity and are committed to making our Nation safer against attacks on its critical infrastructure by improving the opportunities, avenues, and venues in which our members establish trusted relationships and share threat, prevention, and mitigation information.

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Christophe Foulon
President

Christophe Foulon, founder and coach at CPF Coaching LLC, brings over 15 years of experience as a CISO, vCISO, information security manager, adjunct professor, author, and cybersecurity strategist, a passion for customer service, process improvement, and information security. He has also spent over ten years leading, coaching, and mentoring people.


As a security practitioner, Christophe is focused on helping businesses tackle their cybersecurity risks while minimizing friction, resulting in increased resiliency, and helping to secure people and processes with a solid understanding of the technology involved. He gives back by producing a podcast, “Breaking into Cybersecurity,” focused on helping people who are trying to transition into the cybersecurity industry by sharing the stories of those who have done it in the past 5 years to inspire those looking to do it now. He also co-authored “Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path: How to Break into Cybersecurity at Any Level” and “Hack the Cybersecurity Interview: A complete interview preparation guide for jumpstarting your cybersecurity career”.


Christophe holds a Master of Science in Information Technology, Information Assurance, and Cybersecurity, a graduate certificate in Information Systems, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Information Systems from Walden University. These are in addition to several industry certifications like the CISSP, GSLC, AWS Security Specialization and more.

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Sam Khashman

Executive Vice President

Sam Khashman is president and chief executive officer of Technology Partners, Inc. DBA IMAGINE Software located in Charlotte, North Carolina. He founded TPI with a vision of developing workflow-centric computer systems and, utilizing his experience working with high volume transactions in the financial and insurance industries, he developed the IMAGINE practice management system. IMAGINE is widely recognized as an innovative leader in the field of medical billing/collections.

Khashman has spent his career developing national and international markets for various business software solutions and is recognized in the industry for combining complex processes into single system solutions. He has an extensive background in systems integration, process efficiency and imaging systems, with more than 18 years in executive leadership positions. He has led the development and commercialization of more than 12 software products, which have been utilized by several thousand unique users.

His publications include “Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity,” (co-author, 2005), “Capturing Experience with Technology” (2007), “Lead Like you Mean It” (2008), and “Cause and Effect” (2012).

A native of Germany, Khashman graduated from colleges in both Germany and North Carolina. He is fluent in five languages and currently serves on the board of the National Chamber Foundation, the public policy think tank of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C.

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Steve Sacks
Chief Administrative Officer

Steve Sacks is a cybersecurity risk advisor with Control Risks Group out of their Washington, DC office. In this role, Steve supports organisations improve their cyber security management through a wide range of programmatic assessments, policy/governance advisory, due diligence and incident management exercises. Steve specializes in providing technology risk, intelligence, and geopolitical risk advisory to clients throughout the Americas region. He serves as a cyber risk strategist addressing threats posed by new and disruptive threats to key corporate cybersecurity management programs. He focuses on strategic level threats, vulnerabilities, and risks stemming from technology, cyber criminals, and nation-state actors.

Before coming to Control Risks, Steve spent almost ten years in the U.S. Marine Corps as an intelligence officer, where he focused on mitigating nation-state threats to critical technologies and communications. He served in a variety of strategic level positions including as lead planner and analyst for a key US national security threat program.  He provided bespoke intelligence assessments to executives and government policy makers covering strategic level military capabilities, intentions, and impact to service and department strategic plans, including service in the US, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific.  

Steve is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), holds a Master of Arts degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, and a Bachelor of Arts in Government and Near East Studies from Cornell University.

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Steve Hutchens
Board Member

Steve has served as a senior executive in business and technology leadership in a variety of vertical markets including government, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare organizations. He has over 39 years of experience in business, information technology, security and consulting.

 

Steve has led organizations providing consulting, risk assessments, systems development, and numerous other information technology and security solutions. He has served as Chief Information Officer, Chief Security Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, and was the executive leader for cyber security, security regulatory and privacy compliance, and internal investigations of fraud, cyber, and physical security related incidents.

 

Steve is an adjunct professor for George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School, Arlington, Virginia. Steve holds a Master’s in Business Administration and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Averett University, Danville, VA. In addition, he has professional certifications in Financial Crimes Investigation from Utica College, NY; Leading Operational Excellence from MIT Sloan Executive Education; and, Advanced Cyber Security Management from Stanford University, CA.

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Boykin Jordan
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Boykin B. Jordan, Jr., an information technology (IT) expert, is the founder and President/CEO of Cyber Smart Pros, an IT professional services and cyber security consulting company. Prior to working at Cyber Smart Pros, Mr. Jordan worked as President of Dyoptics, a database development and data visualization company. During his successful 26-year Air Force career, he was awarded a Bronze Star for his service during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He received the Legion of Merit for his service as the Strategic Planning Chief in the Air Force’s Business Transformation Office. He received a second Legion of Merit for his accomplishments as a Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Offutt Air Force Base leading a 545-person IT staff and providing IT services to 9,000 end users.

He holds a Master of Science degree in Government Information Leadership from the National Defense University in Washington, DC. Mr. Jordan also holds a MBA with a Computer Resources Management emphasis from Webster University in Saint Louis, MO. He completed his undergraduate work in Math at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

His executive professional development includes CIO and CISO certificates from the National Defense University and the Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation. Mr. Jordan currently holds the professional certifications as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Mr. Jordan is a member of the Citadel Club of Greater Washington (CCGW), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works with young people to promote the development of educational excellence, principled leadership, and god citizenship.  As a volunteer treasurer, Mr. Jordan led CCGW’s effort to become a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. He also serves as the President of the Greenwood Homeowners Association (443 homes) and as a council member on The Citadel’s Science and Mathematics Council. Mr. Jordan is also a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

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Mayya Saab
Board member

Mayya Saab is the Executive Director of the Faith-Based Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (FB-ISAO.) The FB-ISAO provides members with information, analysis, and capabilities to help reduce risk while enhancing preparedness, security, and resilience. The FB-ISAO is an all-faiths and all-hazards information sharing organization. The FB-ISAO was stood-up in 2018.

 

With over 30 years of experience in business operations and administration, Mayya currently oversees the day-to-day operations of the FB-ISAO and works with members and stakeholders on programming designed to increase community-wide information sharing, threat intelligence analysis, education, and product development. Mayya is a member of the DHS Faith Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC.) The FBSAC provides advice and recommendations to the Secretary and other senior leadership on matters related to protecting houses of worship, preparedness, and enhanced coordination with the faith community.

 

Mayya has lived in the National Capital Region for over 40 years and has witnessed the immense growth of the region. She attended George Mason University and graduated with a B.A. in International Relations.

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Lee Kim
Board member

Lee Kim is the Senior Principal, Cybersecurity and Privacy at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). Lee also serves as Vice Chair of the Policy Committee of the American Bar Association Health Law Section, and as a National Visiting Committee member of the National Cybersecurity Training and Education Center (appointed by the National Science Foundation as the healthcare representative for NCyTE).


In addition to her expertise in cybersecurity and data privacy, Lee’s areas of focus include EU GDPR compliance and other domestic and international privacy and security laws and regulations. Lee has also achieved the highest distinction as an attorney with an AV Preeminent peer review rating. She has authored a number of publications related to cybersecurity, data privacy, legal, and regulatory matters.
 

Previously, Lee served with the US Department of Homeland Security Analytic Exchange Program as a team leader and champion, the (ISC)2 Government Advisory Council Executive Writers Bureau, National Cyber Incident Response Plan & NIST Cybersecurity Baldrige Excellence Builder working groups, and as a Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Health Law Section eHealth Privacy and Security Interest Group, eSource, and Emerging Issues in Healthcare Law. Lee also served on the SANS Securing the Human Healthcare advisory board.


Lee has trained and educated a wide variety of stakeholders in the private and public sector in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific, including cybersecurity and privacy professionals, information technology staff, clinicians, attorneys, and others. She seeks to foster cross-sector collaboration across critical infrastructure stakeholders.

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Steve Raia
Board member

Steve Raia serves as Chief Information Officer of T-Rex Solutions, a federal contractor with expertise in cloud, cybersecurity, data analytics, agile transformation, and electronic health systems.  In that role, Steve's primary areas of focus are creating and implementing T-Rex's information technology and security strategy; serving as a champion the adoption of an agile culture; and scaling the company's processes, applications, and infrastructure.   He also established and led the contractor PMO that supports the implementation of MHS GENESIS, the unified Electronic Health Record (EHR) system for DoD and the VA.

 

Prior to joining T-Rex, Steve served as CIO at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and held IT leadership roles at TASC, CGI Federal, and Leica. Steve earned an MBA from the University of Maryland Global Campus and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. He holds a variety of professional certifications, including AWS Solutions Architect Pro, Azure Architect Expert, CISSP, and PMP.

 

Steve has been an InfraGard member for about 10 years.  He served on the Board of Directors of the NCR chapter from 2018-2022, where he focused on improving the chapter's communications and prepared its first annual report to members.  After a one-year hiatus for family reasons, he returned to the Board in 2023.  Steve enjoys photography, scuba diving, refereeing youth soccer, and other outdoor activities.  He and his wife live in Northern Virginia and have two adult children.

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Chris Moeller
Board member

Christopher Moeller is harnessing his expertise over 10 years supporting and leading interagency policy issues and challenges related to financial intelligence, digital currencies, ransomware and cybercrime, and even WMDs.

 

Chris has a forensic accounting background that has evolved as financial crime has proliferated through cybercrime and together presented key challenges, gaps, and vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure such as traditional financial systems and now the maturation of a digital financial system and the metaverse.

 

Through his career, Chris has driven research and development initiatives for the government to address these issues and create opportunities to foster industry partnerships through innovation and information sharing.

 

Chris is honored to be selected to the InfraGardNCR board and continue to leverage and share his experience and awareness of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities that can be exploited through advanced adversarial capabilities. Chris has been an integrator between the financial domain and cyber domain and between industry and government and is positioned to help InfraGardNCR increase participation and raise policy issues and awareness through information sharing.

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Peter O'Dell
Board member

Pete O'Dell is the Chief Executive Officer of Swan Island Networks which provides global physical security threat intelligence through its TX360 cloud platform. Pete is a seasoned business executive in technology, security, and software. Before joining Swan Island, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for a number of high growth startups and was president of Autodesk Retail Products.  He is the author of Silver Bullets (interoperable data) and Cyber 24/7: Risks, Leadership, Sharing.  He is a poor golfer, avid fly fisherman and volunteers with www.fishingcommunity.org, a nonprofit focused on veterans and their families.  He’s been an NCR InfraGard member for 10 years. 

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Robin Harris-Walker
Board member

Robin Harris-Walker is a cybersecurity practitioner and supply chain risk management strategist. As CEO of Applied Cyber Strategy Group she serves in a first-tier advisory capacity leading organizations to successfully implement and maintain security postures that position them for compliance and growth.  Prior to establishing ACSG Robin served as Global Director of IT Security for Recall Corporation and as a cybersecurity consultant to financial services and government organizations. Leveraging a unique combination of experience exceeding 25 years in technical security engineering, forensic analysis, international cybercrime analysis, information assurance training, policy, government, and international business she is an esteemed strategic advisor.

 

Ms. Harris-Walker serves on the Board of Directors of FAST Forward Communities, a DC-based non-profit organization charged with training people to beat poverty. Robin is a native Washingtonian, an avid runner and community leader serving through mentoring women and young adults in cybersecurity and leadership. She is a contributing editor on cybersecurity issues to media outlets nationwide.. Robin is author of the No. 1 bestselling book PURPOSE: A Gift for Mommy’s New Grown-up.  She enjoys her mission to help mothers lead their young adults into purpose and financial security.

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