Candidate Name

Garrett Felix

Nominated For

Director

Candidate Biography

Garrett is an ISSA Fellow and has been actively involved with the ISSA since 2005. He currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the ISSA Journal, and his prior ISSA service includes: Chapter President (Central Penn), CISO Advisory Council, Director - International Board, and as a Presidential Advisor to the International Board.

With 25 years in the information security industry, Garrett currently serves as the Senior Director of Privacy and Security for Companion Protect – a Kansas company focused on the well-being, affordable wellness, and insurance solutions for pets. His industry experience also includes serving as the Information Security Officer and Privacy Officer for human performance and wellness firms EXOS and MediFit, in addition to a start-up, local 
government, and consulting roles.

Candidate Goals

We have faced, and moved past the many challenges the global pandemic presented us; not only to the information security industry, but to the ISSA as an international organization. As a Director, I would strive to refocus our organization’s efforts to ensure we are in the best place possible to best support our mission and membership globally. As part of doing so, I feel it is important to:

• Ensure our membership (and local chapter leadership) has the necessary support and responsiveness it needs from the management team at ISSA Headquarters.
• Ensure members of all experience levels (i.e., within the Cybersecurity Career Life Cycle) can find value from local and international ISSA content and programming.
• Explore and re-establish a successful, on-site ISSA International Conference.
• Provide additional International Board support to assist the EAB in their efforts to encourage the submission of quality journal content from our membership, and respected thought leaders in the industry.
• Further leverage the leaders and experts in our organization and field to enhance the ISSA’s ability to be that highly regarded and objective voice of information security.

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