Chapter Committees and Directors

Marketing Director - Silka Maria Gonzalez, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CPA, CITP

• Conduct general marketing and publicity of the Chapter, CISA, CISM, COBIT and the Association
• Coordinate initiatives involving partnerships and alliances
• Acquire any required marketing materials from ISACA International as authorized by the Board
• Exercise general policy control and direction of any mail-out kits, publications, editorial or advertising which the Chapter may issue, authorize or sponsor under the direction of the Chapter Board

Director at Large- Silka Maria Gonzalez, CISSP, CISM, CISA, CPA, CITP

• Contribute to the work of the Board on a wide variety of topics and projects, as directed by the President and Board
• Provide for an independent audit of the financial affairs of the Chapter, at least annually, and at such other times as it may deem advisable

Academic Relations Director - Ronald Midei, CISA,CPA,CIA - Nova Southeastern University

• Provide liaison with academic institutions
• Establish opportunities to brief appropriate classes of academic institutions on ISACA, CISA, CISM and IT governance
• Coordinate scholarship initiatives approved by the Board
• Liaise with appropriate professors, and where appropriate take steps to establish an "Academic Advocate" program in local academic institutions

CISA/CISM Coordinator- Fernando Martinez

• Maintain resource material related to CISA & CISM certification
• Promote CISA & CISM accreditation within the Chapter membership, including exam preparation sessions
• Maintain exam participation rate to sustain the local area as an exam writing site
• Report to Chapter Board on exam results
• Act as a liaison between exam participants and the Association

Membership/Communications Director- Sandra I. Parras, CISA, PMP

• Maintain accurate lists of membership
• Disseminate membership lists as directed by Chapter Board, with due regard to security and privacy issues
• Report on membership data from the Association
• Coordinate plans for maintaining and increasing Chapter membership
• Maintain electronic email lists of members and guests
• Forward information on events and other pertinent information to email lists
• Identify and use other means of disseminating information about events and the chapter, where appropriate (example: web postings, FAX lists, etc)

IT Governance/CobiT Director- John Patrick Cummings, CISA, CISSP, CBCP

• Encourage Chapter membership to participate in review of Association standards and guidelines
• Provide liaison with Association regarding IT governance issues and approaches to dissemination
• Assist in the inclusion of IT governance presentations in the chapter education sessions
• Coordinate with outside bodies on awareness, presentations and conferences related to IT governance
• Stay current with the offerings of the Association as related to COBIT
• Arrange training sessions on COBIT
• Assist in expanding awareness and use of COBIT

Bylaws Committee-
Chair - Alvaro J. Hoyos - Grant Thornton LLP

Duties-

• Report to the board and shall maintain the bylaws. 
• The bylaws committee shall expedite the process of changing the bylaws in accordance with Article XII of the bylaws
• Assure that all proposed changes conform to any local laws, examine the consistency of the proposed change with other provisions of the bylaws and with those of the Association
• Suggest wording for proposed changes

Membership Committee
Chair - Gabrielle Ottavio

Duties-

• Promote interest in the Chapter, and in the Association, and conduct an ongoing membership campaign
• When requested by the Association, the local Chapter, through its membership committee, shall receive and forward applications for membership to the Association

Certification Committee-
Chair - Peter Christiaans, CISM,CISA,PMP

Duties-

• Assist the Chapter Director of CISA & CISM Certification in promoting the CISA and CISM examinations and professional designations locally
• Provide assistance in planning and conducting Chapter’s exam review courses

Student Relations Committee-
Chair - Michael Corey Jerry, MCSE

• Provide liaison with academic institutions
• Establish opportunities to brief appropriate classes of academic institutions on ISACA, CISA, CISM and IT governance
• Coordinate scholarship initiatives approved by the Board

Audit Committee-
Chair - Giovanni Viana

Duties-

• Audit the Chapter accounts at the close of the fiscal  year and to report at the annual general meeting

Education Committee
Chair - Joshua A. Kotok, CISA - Sunera

Duties-

• Recommend and oversee seminars and programs of professional education, except exam review courses

Long Range Planning Committee
Chair - Clay B. Moegenburg, CIA, CISA

Duties-

• Review the affairs of the Chapter and make recommendations to the Chapter Board and the chapter members concerning ways and means by which the Chapter’s purpose given in Article II can be met.
• It shall be the duty of this committee to develop a strategic plan, to regularly review the adopted plan, and to prepare and submit plan amendments to the Chapter Board for adoption.