Joy Beland joined Edwards Performance Solutions in 2020 as the CMMC Training Program Manager. In addition to actively participating in multiple concurrent NIST 800-171 cybersecurity assessments, Joy oversees the curriculum development and live instructor training for the CMMC-AB Approved certification courses, as well as customized security awareness training for world-wide enterprise clients.

Prior to joining Edwards, Joy served as Founder and CEO of her own Managed Services Provider (MSP) practice in the greater Los Angeles area for 21 years, serving hundreds of small and medium businesses as their trusted technology and cybersecurity advisor. In this role, Joy consulted to organizations on their technology and cybersecurity needs; her team conducted NIST 800-53, PCI and HIPAA assessments, implemented security and IT controls and systems, and educated client businesses on cybersecurity best practices.

After successfully selling her security-focused MSP practice in 2018, Joy accepted the role of Senior Cybersecurity Education Director at ConnectWise (a Master MSP security vendor) through mid-2020. In that role, Joy gained worldwide attention for her thought leadership in the Human Element of cybersecurity while successfully training over 3,000 MSPs on the fundamentals of cybersecurity (including NIST 800-53, CIS, NIST CSF and Incident Response best practices).

In addition to being a CMMC Registered Practitioner, Provisional Assessor and Provisional Instructor, Joy holds the CISM certification from ISACA, the SSAP certification from SANS, certificates from Carnegie Mellon SEI for Insider Threat Program Manager as well as Insider Threat Vulnerability Assessor and is currently studying for the CISA certification from ISACA. Her personal mission is to protect organizations from cybercrime, whether caused by external or internal threat actors.

Joshua Crumbaugh is an engaging and internationally respected cybersecurity expert, author, keynote and public speaker. During his ethical hacking career, he has never encountered a single network that could keep him or his teams out. Crumbaugh has also accomplished a number of impressive social engineering feats, such as talking his way into bank vaults, Fortune 500 data centers, corporate offices, restricted areas of casinos and more. His extensive experience in security led him to realize that change was necessary. Crumbaugh is internationally recognized as one of the world’s most accomplished social engineers and the world’s leading expert on cybersecurity awareness.

Retired Navy Chief Cryptologist with more than 20 years experience in Cyber Forensic and Analytic Operations and offering deep technical expertise, advanced education, various certifications, and operational experience. With intricate and real-world know-how gained directly from the realm of cyber operations and forensic analysis. With operations experience ranging from cyber forensics, and analytics, Dr. Cunningham also gained offensive and defensive cyber operations experience while functioning in highly technical and operationally demanding work centers within the NSA, CIA, FBI, and other government agencies. Currently, Dr. Cunningham is the Chief Strategy Officer for Ericom Software, a leading provider of Zero Trust secure access solutions that protect organizations from advanced cybersecurity threats.

Bill Jones continually drives bottom-line performance for our events business. He leads a team of operations, customer service, venue planning and event systems that support The Channel Company’s renowned brands. Drawing from his extensive knowledge of the event and conference industry, Bill is responsible for new business development tools, profitable execution and custom engagements for the group. His event expertise spans launching and managing programs, including on-demand conferences, virtual events, live events, conferences, road shows and partner events.