HDI is proud to support a Conference Advisory Board comprised of industry thought leaders, practitioners and solution providers. We work with this board to:

  1. Keep closer tabs on customer insights and support center and service management market developments as they arise.
  2. Ensure our content offerings align with industry best practices and our products evolve at pace to serve the community.
  3. Grow industry relationships and our network.

HDI’s mission is focused on delivering smarter service and better business outcomes. This board helps us deliver on this mission and we value the contributions these experts make to the service and support industry.

Be sure to look for their insights in our SupportWorld Newsletter and meet them at our virtual and live events.

For inquiries regarding this board, please contact [email protected].


2025 Conference Advisory Board



Matt Beran Sr. Product Specialist InvGate

Rae Ann Bruno President Business Solutions Training

Liz Bunger Chair of the Board HDI Local Chapters



Daniel Guinto US Service Desk Sr. ManagerUS Service Desk Sr. Manager CIBC US

Rocky McGuire Head of North America – Service Desk & Experience Evangelist Unisys

Stephen Paskel President CMIT Solutions of Biltmore



Esther Pham Director, Enterprise Service Desk WBM Technologies

Angee Phong Director of IT Service Operations Fanatics Betting & Gaming

NJ Robinson President Hi-Tech Leadership LLC



Jessica Szalla Director of Technology Systems, ITSM and Operations Giant Eagle

Don Varela Assistant Vice President, Service Desk & Customer Experience Navy Federal Credit Union

Eddie Vidal Director of Service Management Memorial Healthcare System



Emeritus Board



Roy Atkinson CEO Clifton Butterfield, LLC

Marni Casanova Sr Director, Technology Customer Experience T-Mobile

Peter McGarahan Senior Director, IT Infrastructure Services First American Financial



Ric Mims Consultant SDI Presence, LLC

Monica Morrison Director, IT Delivery Marriott International