CentralFloridaCIO

✴ Meet the top technology executives leading CentralFloridaCIO in 2025 ✴ I present to you our newly refreshed Advisory Board, comprised of CIOs from prominent organizations in Central Florida, who set the direction for events, membership, and our annual Awards program. ⤵ Advisory Board Officers 🔷 Chair | Christos Ruci | Limbach 🔷 Chair Emeritus | Shawn Harrs, Ph.D.| Red Lobster 🔷 Vice Chair | Gavin Hupp | SeaWorld Parks & Resorts Orlando 🔷 Membership Chair | Charles Harris Jr., PhD | Tampa Bay Buccaneers 🔷 Membership Co-Chair | Gary Flowers | Year Up United 🔷 Programs Chair | Namita Jindal | CentralSquare Technologies 🔷 Programs Co-Chair | Regina Marrow | ReliaQuest 🔷 Awards Chair | DARLENE WILLIAMS | Rocket Software 🔷 Awards Co-Chair | Ryan Colbert | Morgan & Morgan, P.A. Advisory Board Members 🔷 Michael Giuli 🔷 Brian Laird 🔷 Marcus Session 🔷 Andrea Hartman 🔷 Ken Washington 🔹 Raj Kalahasthi 🔹 Matt Johnson 🔹 Marcus Johnson, DBA 🔹 Joseph M. L. Underwriters 🔸 Troy Miedema | pro/source <IT> 🔸 Babu Krishnasamy | KANINI 🔸 Benjamin Phipps | Tential Solutions If you are a CIO or top technology executive at an organization $100M+ and interested in joining CentralFloridaCIO, please reach out directly. 🎆 Inspire Leadership Network #CIOs #technology #leadership

🚨 Last week, the CentralFloridaCIO Chapter had the privilege of hosting Liftoff, the event that marks the beginning of our chapter's calendar year. Liftoff is a significant moment for the chapter, as it gives us the opportunity to welcome all of our incredible new members who have joined in the previous year. We are thrilled to have you on board and look forward to the contributions and insights you'll bring to the group. 👏🏼 Please join us in welcoming the following members: 💥 Kimberly Anstett 💥 Chris Arrigali 💥 Adam Dresen 💥 Andrea Hartman 💥 Marcus Johnson, DBA 💥 Brian Laird 💥 Tano Maenza 💥 Kevin T. McAuliffe 💥 Jesse Oman 💥 Jason Pickens 💥 Rao Tadepalli 💥 Joe Tenczar 💥 Ken Washington We are grateful for your voices in the room. As we like to say at the Inspire Leadership Network, “The Answer is in the Room.” 🗣️ In addition to welcoming new members, Liftoff also ushers in a board refresh, with an exciting group of leaders guiding the direction of the CentralFloridaCIO Chapter in 2025. This promises to be a year filled with engaging events and opportunities for collaboration. What is your favorite part of membership? Leave a comment below! If you are not yet a member of the Inspire Leadership Network and would like to learn more, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I’m more than happy to provide additional information. 🚀 T-minus 3 seconds… 🚀 3, 2, 1… and we have Liftoff! Let’s make this a remarkable year! CentralFloridaCIO Underwriters: Babu Krishnasamy | Troy Miedema | Benjamin Phipps #CIOs #technology #leadership

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺—𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗺! 💡 Our recent ALL Florida CIO Strategy Discussion proved once again that when top technology executives come together, 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀. 🪄 A huge thanks to Zac Cadi and Daniel Dubowski from Tim Langley-Hawthorne’s team at Hertz for sharing some incredible AI use cases that sparked fresh ideas, collaboration, and insightful discussions among CIO peers. 🤖 From Miami-Dade County to ChenMed, we’ve explored multiple real-world applications, and one thing is clear—these conversations don’t just inform, they 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🏆 Looking forward to the next one! 🚀 Inspire Leadership Network SouthFloridaCIO | CentralFloridaCIO | NorthFloridaCIO #Leadership #CIO #AI #Innovation #Collaboration

📣 Exciting news! The finalists for the National ORBIE Award were just announced, and I am thrilled to share the incredible achievement of Aaron Miri | Baptist Health | NorthFloridaCIO and Raj Kalahasthi | The Baldwin Group | CentralFloridaCIO as National ORBIE Finalists. 👏🏼👏🏼 They are set to compete against other top technology leaders from across the Inspire Leadership Network at the prestigious National ORBIE Awards, which will be presented at Converge25 in New York City this summer. I invite you to join our NorthFloridaCIO and CentralFloridaCIO members in cheering them on as they showcase technology excellence on a national stage. You can register here or reach out to me directly with questions: https://lnkd.in/gaT6SSrq #letsgo 🔥🔥🔥 #InspireLeadershipNetwork #NationalORBIEFinalist #TechExcellence #CIO #CISO

Congratulations 2025 Florida #ORBIE Finalists & Winners! | https://lnkd.in/ggYYYuBa   Leadership Manish Kothari, Publix Employees Federal Credit Union   Global DARLENE WILLIAMS, Rocket Software   Large Enterprise Rob Spellman, Leidos QTC Management, Inc. Health Services   Enterprise Ryan Colbert, Morgan & Morgan, P.A.   Large Corporate Christos Ruci, Limbach   Corporate Doug Saunders, Arctic Glacier Premium Ice   Healthcare Ana Kalman, Lakeland Regional Health-Florida   Public Sector Andrea Hartman, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office   Media Partner Orlando Business Journal   Inspire Leadership Network • Shannon Callahan Meeks

Congrats DARLENE WILLIAMS of Rocket Software, the 2025 Florida Global #ORBIE winner!

Congrats Rob Spellman of Leidos QTC Management, Inc. Health Services, the 2025 Florida Large Enterprise #ORBIE winner!

Congrats Ryan Colbert of Morgan & Morgan, P.A., the 2025 Florida Enterprise #ORBIE winner!

Congrats Christos Ruci of Limbach, the 2025 Florida Large Corporate #ORBIE winner!

Congrats Doug Saunders of Arctic Glacier Premium Ice, the 2025 Florida Corporate #ORBIE winner!