Information Systems Advisory Council

The Information Systems (IS) Advisory Council (ISAC) is comprised of industry and government professionals. The purpose of the ISAC is to advise the IS Area, including faculty and students on issues related to area planning, curriculum development, student recruitment and placement. Some of the goals of the Advisory Council are:

• To provide guidance that correctly targets the curriculum to develop a skill set in our graduates which best meets market demands.
• To enhance the career placement opportunities for our students and help develop student job search and selection skills.
• To discover and promote strategic alliances leading to internship opportunities for our majors.
• To create and enhance a student’s experience in the classroom through appearances, presentations and discussions with information technology leaders from the Advisory Council or their representative organizations.
• To provide industry information helpful in promoting and sustaining faculty currency with practices in information systems.
• To create opportunities for faculty research partnerships with business organizations and information technology professionals.
• To provide guidance on CIS area direction and resource allocation within the constrained resources available of program delivery.

Current members of the IS Advisory Council

Robert Austin (’96 BA)
Manager – Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Technology
Disney
Anaheim, CA

Cliff Barlow (’86)
Director – Security and Operations
KoreLogic Inc.
Annapolis, Maryland

Jeff Bulkeley (’82) (Advisory Council Treasurer)
Business Systems Support Manager
Cigna Medical Group
Phoenix, Arizona

Bert Bullock (’84) (Special Projects Chair)
Founder
Promises Kept Software
Cincinnati, Ohio

Lanita Collette
University Information Security Officer
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ

Linda Cook (’83)
Scrum Master
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska

Stephen Coons (’84)
Software Engineer
DST Systems Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri

Patrick Cooper (’02)
Head of IT Service Delivery
VEREIT
Phoenix, Arizona

Todd Davis (’85)
CEO
SkyTouch Technology
Phoenix, Arizona

Paul Diaz
Recruiting Manager
Limelight Networks

Katherine (Kate) Ewy (’11)
Operations Program Manager
Intel Corporation
Chandler, Arizona

Amanda Garcia (’11)
Senior Account Executive
CDW
Chandler, Arizona

Mark Geninatti
Executive
IT Delivery and Strategy Consultant
Phoenix, AZ

Tom Grazda (’79) (Advisory Council Past-Chair)
Director – Outsourcing Programs
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Michael Hawksworth
President
MSS Technologies
Phoenix, Arizona

Brian Hinshaw (’85)
Vice President
Productive Data Solutions
Tempe, Arizona

Heather Iskrzak (’94 Arts & Sciences)
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Charles Schwab
Phoenix, AZ

Lisa Levy (’96 School of Communications)
Principal Consultant
Lcubed Consulting
Phoenix, Arizona

Quinn Martinez (’16)
Associate Member
NAU Student
Flagstaff, Arizona

Paul Novotny
Director, Technology Solutions
Republic Services

Rinkan Patel
Senior Manager of Information Architecture
PetSmart

Asha Patki
Senior Solutions Architect
General Motors

Gregory Russell (’97 BGS)
Enterprise Infrastructure Leader
W L Gore and Associates
Flagstaff, Arizona

William Secore (’74) (Advisory Council Chair)
President
Director – Outsourcing (Retired)
Computer Sciences Corporation
Irvine, California

Dennis E. Spurlin
Applications Systems Analyst, Programmer Senior
Information Technology Services Enterprise Information Solutions
Northern Arizona University

Paul Torres
Senior Manager
KPMG
Tempe, Arizona

Ed Vasko
CEO
Terra Verde Services

Theresa Warner-Zinzilieta
Director – Information Security
American Express
Phoenix, Arizona

Steve Westerdahl (’73)
Past-President
Westerdahl Consulting
Flagstaff, Arizona

Kathy Weston
Director – Digital Systems
State Farm Insurance

Todd Wingler (’94)
Director – Sales
Accenture
Phoenix, Arizona

Curtis Zinzilieta (’96)
Director, Solutions Architecture
Red Hat
Flagstaff