Phoenix Chapter Officers & Board Members

Shaun Angley
President

Throughout his 21+ year career, Shaun has worked in most IT disciplines and held many roles. He has experience building and managing IT operations and IT teams across multiple industries.  Over the past 9+ years, Shaun has been working in various Cybersecurity disciplines and formally transitioned into a full time Information Security Management role in January of 2022 where he leads Information Security at an insurance company.

Shaun holds multiple certifications including ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISACA Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Managing Risk in the Information Age certification from Harvard's Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning. 

Walter Opaska
Treasurer

Walter is a past President of the Phoenix Chapter and previously, the Chapter Treasurer. Before that, he was Treasurer of the Quantico, VA ISC2 Chapter. His work experience includes over thirty five years in cybersecurity and IT audit.

Walt currently holds ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Kevin Royer
Secretary

Kevin Royer is a seasoned technology and cybersecurity leader with over 25 years of experience designing, managing, and securing complex information systems across multinational enterprises and early to mid-stage startups. He currently serves as Senior Director, Privacy & Security Officer at Nice Healthcare, where he leads information security, risk management, and regulatory compliance in a fast‑paced telehealth startup environment. Prior to this, Kevin was Head of Information Security at startup Solera Health, founded FirstLine Security to support SMBs in IT and compliance, and concluded a 15‑year tenure at IBM delivering technical services and strategic IT leadership in healthcare and financial sectors.

Kevin holds multiple certifications including ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK).  He also completed the Privacy and Security for Healthcare Organizations ISC2 certificate program, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management (BSBM) from University of Phoenix.  

Michael "Mick" Fink
VP, Membership

Mick is currently the Head of Internet Security for SeekOut, a small SaaS company in the recruiting space. He has been in the security field for more than 10 years and loves it. Before SeekOut, Mick worked for HiringSolved, before that he was semi-retired, and before that he worked at Intel Corporation for 27 years running large silicon and video security certification projects.

Mick currently holds ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Vacant
VP, Communications

The Chapter's VP of Communications position is available.

William "Anthony" Rhodes
VP, Educational Programs

Anthony is a Cyber Security Architect with over 15 years of experience in securing cloud systems, networks, global drone systems, and incident response. Currently, he provides product security at the corporate level for Honeywell. He holds a Master’s in Cyber Security and a Bachelor’s in Information Systems from Southern New Hampshire University.

Anthony currently holds ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC).

Vacant
VP, External Relations

The Chapter's Vice President of External Relations position is available.

Amanda Beratta
Director-at-Large

Amanda Beratta has spent over a decade in a variety of roles in the technology space with the last 5 years in cybersecurity. She has extensive experience in the GRC space and a strong technical background in implementing and managing technology systems. Her latest professional endeavors include providing cybersecurity consulting services to small to mid-sized businesses. Security education and training are her passion, and she aims to dedicate more of her career to it.

Amanda currently holds ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).

Rich DesMarais
Director-at-Large

Rich has sold Embedded Software for Aerospace & Defense, Medical, Industrial, Energy, and Rail and has been involved in coordinating deployments of Secure infrastructure Services for several areas. As part of selling embedded software, this includes security such as Hardware for PKI and Certification (BlackBerry Certicom), Secure Boot, and the CIA Triad implementation. He has also taken Certified Ethical Hacking in the past, but Security Implementations he has been involved in were all a part of Embedded Systems.

Rich currently holds ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC).

Roy Emanuel
Director-at-Large

Roy is a security leader passionate about helping others achieve their goals. He is currently Vice President of Threat Detection & Response at MUFG Bank, with a key focus on the organization's Global Security Operations Center. Roy brings extensive experience in building and optimizing global security programs across Fortune 100 environments, including Amazon, Apple, and Altria.

Roy currently holds ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).  He also holds a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity & Information Assurance from Western Governors University, a Master's Degree in Global Security from Arizona State University, and earned his undergraduate degree in Organizational Security & Management from the University of Phoenix.  

Fernando Gomez Jr
Director-at-Large

Fernando is a dedicated cybersecurity professional currently serving as a SOC Analyst.  His career centers on advancing security operations, incident response, and detection engineering, with a strong focus on bridging technical expertise and strategic leadership.  He is passionate about mentoring others, contributing to the cybersecurity community, and promoting a culture of resilience and innovation.  Fernando’s long-term vision is to lead within cybersecurity at the intersection of technology, sports, and sustainability empowering organizations to build secure, forward-thinking environments.

Fernando holds multiple certifications including CompTIA Security+, CySA+, and CISSP Associate.

Alfred "Griff" Griffith
Director-at-Large

Griff's experience includes two decades of experience implementing technology security strategies and deploying highly successful data protection technologies. He have engineered, deployed and overseen a host of security and data protection technologies, processes, and security awareness training modules.

Griff currently holds ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and ISC2 Cloud Computing Security Professional (CCSP).