Community of Interest: CyberSecurity

Annie Brock joined DataBank through the 2014 acquisition of Kansas City-based Arsalon Technologies where she served as the Vice President of Sales & Business Development since 2006. At DataBank, she oversees the acquisition and sales process for prospects in all aspects of the company’s Managed Services portfolio. Brock’s long history of success in both the design and delivery of IT solutions began in 1998 when she joined Sprint. While with Sprint, in a Network Engineering role, Brock Co-Managed the build-out Sprint World Headquarters Campus project. Brock holds degrees in both Government and Journalism from Northwest Missouri State as well as a MBA from Baker University. She also served as a White House Intern and worked with the U.S. Department of State on the ALMA Project, a fundamental effort to address Y2K concerns at American Embassies throughout the world.

Dr. Bonnesen is the Director/Principal of Summit Technology Academy (STA) at The Missouri Innovation Campus, a national model for preparing high school juniors and seniors for college and for the high wage, high-demand professional workforce. STA serves students from 30 public and private high schools in the KC area.  STA has progressive programs that attract top talent and streamline their accent into key workforce sectors.  Dr. Bonnesen has over 24 years of experience in education.  He has received numerous awards and recognitions within the educational and civic spheres.  He holds a doctorate and specialist’s degree in educational leadership from Saint Louis University. In addition, he also has earned a master’s degree in school counseling and a bachelor’s degree in English education from the University of Central Missouri.

Ryan currently serves as President of the KC Tech Council, an industry association and regional advocate for Kansas City’s tech industry. He represents KC’s tech industry internationally as a board member, and treasurer, of the Technology Councils of North America (TECNA), and serves as a member of the Federal Tax Advisory Committee for CompTIA.

In 2013, Ryan was mentioned as a "Rising Star," by KC Business Magazine and is a 2015 graduate of the Centurions Leadership Program. Recently, the Kansas City Business Journal listed Ryan in the “Power 100,” a list of the most influential business leaders in the KC region.

Ryan is a member of the executive mentorship program for the College of Business at Kansas State University, his Alma Mater. He is also involved with several other non-profit and charitable organizations in the region.

Aaron Alwell joined the DataBank management team as a consultant in the closing months of 2011. His immediate focus was on enhancing the company's brand image and awareness. Now in his permanent role, Alwell's impact can be felt throughout every facet of DataBank's branding, presence, and messaging. Aaron is a Marketing veteran with proven success in establishing brand identities in emerging markets. With over a decade and a half of experience in marketing both consumer and business technology solutions, Aaron’s specialties encompass both traditional and online marketing, ranging from hands-on advertising and design to website design, social media and SEO/SEM. Prior to DataBank, Alwell was the Vice President of Marketing for USAFact, one of the leading corporate background screening agencies. He has also held management-level marketing positions with a number of technology companies, including ViaWest, Dataside, and Internet America.

Tedrick Housh co-chairs the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy law group at Lathrop & Gage.  For more than a decade of his twenty-six years in practice, Tedrick has helped clients address all types of data security and privacy concerns and risks, from data breach preparedness and response to PCI-DSS, upstream and downstream vendor contracts, regulatory scrutiny, privacy due diligence in corporate transactions, board education, and cyber- and privacy-related litigation. He is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US). 

Bruce Scott has been promoted to Vice President of Business Development at INNOVA Consulting. He oversees sales, marketing and business development efforts, driving growth strategy and focus alongside the executive leadership team. Bruce has been with INNOVA since 2016 and touts more than 25 years of experience developing and growing new business, securing customer loyalty and forging strong relationships in the Kansas City business community.

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