Leadership
The People Behind BSides Tampa
BSides Tampa is 100% organized by our Krewe. These are the people who donate their time to put on this conference every year.
Organizing Board
Core team
The board handles strategic direction, operations, and planning for BSides Tampa.
Michael Rogers
Board Member
Joshua Grose
Board Member
Elvira Reyes
Board Member
Tyler Brescia
Board Member
Krewe Leads
The engine room
Each Krewe lead owns a piece of the conference. They recruit and manage their teams to make it all run on the day.
Aftiam Ramli
Marketing Director
Ahmed Almoailu
Sponsorship Director
Ariana Manrique
Sponsor Coordinator
Chauncey Freeman
Speaker Liaison Director
Christina Shannon
CISO Panel Lead
Bill Davison
Village Lead
Ramsis Nixon
Happy Hour Lead
Trey Bilbrey
CTF Lead
Peter Bagley
Career Panel Director
Amy Bagley
Career Panel Director
AJ Ledwin
Training Director
David Chen
Finance Director
Maria Soyoso-Capuder
Registration Lead
Founders
Where it started
The people who launched BSides Tampa in 2013 and built the foundation for what it is today.
Derrick Thomas
Founder
Co-founded BSides Tampa in 2013 and helped shape the Tampa Bay cybersecurity community.
Lori Brown
Founder
Co-founded BSides Tampa in 2013 and helped establish its community-first mission.
Want to Join the Krewe?
We are always looking for people to join the Krewe. Lead a village, help with logistics, work registration, run A/V. There is a role for every skill set.
By the community. For the community. #BSidesTampa