The Chicago Chapter of the Infragard Members Alliance hosts educational programs throughout the year.
Below is a list of the scheduled speakers for the chapter.
Sarah Frank is the Practice Director of IT Staffing and Solutions at Solving IT, an IT Staffing and Salesforce Consulting firm headquartered in Chicago. With nearly 15 years of experience in staffing and workforce solutions, Sarah partners with enterprise and midsized organizations to solve complex business and IT challenges by delivering precisely matched, highly skilled technology talent. Her company helps companies with multiple domains, including Cybersecurity.
Valerie Nielsen is the Managing Director of Inside Edge Risk Advisors LLC. She is a Risk Executive with experience across a wide range of issues facing companies today related to operations, technology, finance, vendor management, governance, and process transformation. Valerie has an extensive background in risk management with a tech-focused, entrepreneurial mindset. Valerie mentors entrepreneurs from startup and growing companies at Chicago Innovation and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center. Her professional designations are: CPA, CIA, CTA (Certified Trust Auditor), GE Six Sigma Greenbelt.
Allie Martins is the founder of The Martins Collective, a boutique technical recruiting firm. With seven years of full lifecycle recruiting experience, she partners with both jobseekers and hiring leaders to facilitate authentic connections that lead to lasting placements.
George Wang is a business technology leader with over 30 years’ experience in startup, mid-sized and Fortune 500 firms. As the Chief Marketing Officer at PTP, George is responsible for strategic growth, client relationships and new business development. George was also a former CIO and COO with industry experiences in 7 different verticals.
George has a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a MS in Engineering Management from National Technological University. In addition to his work with PTP, George also serves on the board of Infragard Chicago and volunteers for various non-profits including Project Vision Board, I.C.Stars, Northeastern Illinois University Advisory Board and was a former longtime Board Member for SIM Chicago