Meet the Team
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Robert Richardson |
Robert has served on the CSI staff since 2003, having worked IT in various capacities for twenty years. He's given keynote presentations on three continents, often speaking about the CSI Computer Crime and Security Survey, an undertaking he directs each year. Prior to CSI, he was Senior Editor of CMP's Communications Convergence magazine for two years, where his beats included telecom security, wireless, Internet messaging, and next-generation phone systems. Before that, Robert was a frequent contributor to magazines and Web publications such as Ziff-Davis Internet Computing, BYTE, Network Magazine, and Small Business Computing. Robert thinks real security comes with outdoor survival skills. |
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Dina-Marie Nicovic |
Dina joined CSI in 2005 and has worked on various aspects of the events side of the business. She is currently the Senior Conference Manager, overseeing CSI’s annual conferences--CSI SX in the Spring, CSI Annual Computer Security Conference in the Fall and CSI Filter, security's virtual conference. Managing the day-to-day operations of CSI’s events--including content development, program management and onsite logistics--Dina spends her time making CSI conferences the go-to security events of the year. |
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Pam Salaway |
Pam advocates for and sells CSI’s employee awareness, training and educational resources. She started CSI’s Security Awareness Peer Group six years ago and continues to enhance its value and collegial feel. CSI’s FrontLine newsletter, World Security Challenge online awareness tool, and private, professional training number among her varied responsibilities. She was hired by CSI’s founder back when mainframes ruled the earth. After expanding the nascent CSI trade show, she took over CSI’s private and public training programs. Pam can play the spoons, but no one ever asks her to. |
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Rosilia Montalvo |
Rosie is CSI's newest addition to the team. As CSI’s Event Specialist, Rosie takes part in a variety of event planning and program management duties. These include following up with past and present conference attendees/speakers, managing and updating CSI’s social networking sites, coordinating with the team on marketing the company’s products and services and assisting in the planning for CSI’s feature conferences -- CSI SX and CSI Annual. Rosie is also a great shot! She won 2nd Place in a rifle shooting contest...watch out! |
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Nadine Schwartz |
Nadine has more than 20 years of experience in the event marketing and management business. She joined the CSI team early in 2009 and is responsible for the sponsorship and exhibits for the CSI family of events. Her extensive background in face-to-face sales, marketing and operations will help bring a higher level of customer service and satisfaction to CSI's community of exhibitors and attendees. Nadine also dabbles in the creative world -- she enjoys scrapbooking, photography, cooking and traveling. And her dog Moxie confirms that Nadine is quite the animal lover as well. |
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Carol's passion for marketing has brought her to CSI in 2009 as CSI's Membership Specialist. She believes that the customer is at the core of every business and is constantly keeping up with the dynamic wants and needs of CSI's members. Since membership benefits touch upon all of CSI's products and services, she is in constant contact with her team. So stop by and let her know how your membership experience is going -- her door is always open. Carol is a pretty mean bowler, has her own ball and everything. She is also a Cirque du Soleil fanatic -- has seen 6 different shows and counting. |
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