Membership

Manage Your Membership

Become a member today by filling out the membership application:

Already a member? Visit the member portal to keep your information up to date:

Please reach out to our membership chair membership@isc2-eastbay-chapter.org if you have any questions.

Our members consist of ISC2 credentialed professionals who hold either SSCP, CAP, CSSLP, CCSP, and/or a CISSP or advanced concentration certification, as well as non-credentialed professionals who have an interest in learning and practicing information security.

Our chapter program is focused on sharing knowledge and exchanging ideas among security professionals in the local area. Ultimately, we want to advance the field of information security by educating practitioners and the public at large on how to protect and defend against security threats.

Congratulations to the 2026 Current and New Board Members

• President, Conference Chair, Robin Basham
• Vice President, and Director Marketing & Communications, Cyrus Haghighi
• Treasurer and Finance Director, Irwin Cheng
• Secretary, Spence Gordon
• Director Programs, Abhishek Neelakanata
• Director of Operations, Karl Schneider
• Membership Chair, Nachiket Deshpande
• Director of Technology, Brian Payne
• Director of Education and Director Awareness, Nancy Maté
• Director Career Development, Neha Dhage
• Director of Outreach, Dennis Esselsagoe
• Director Sponsorship, Cory Brown
• Director Hospitality, Dawn Ona
• Conference Committee
  • Conference Chair Shadow, Karina Lelaisromant
  • Conference Operations, Eliza Wong, Jim Gallagher
  • Conference Vendor Support, Erica Cunningham, Daniel Cheng,
  • Conference Speaker Liaison, Radek Urban
  • Conference Hospitality, Katie Greathouse, Carmen Parrish
• Communications Committee, Evan Tsai
• Careers Committee, Bhawana Veenu
• Technology Committee, Gary Dylina, Jim Danforth
• Partner Outreach (Chapter Leaders cross-promoting events)
  • John Lazar
  • Tolgay Kizilelma
• Student Volunteers
  • Advay Katkol
  • Arya Hamid
  • Chandrahas Kantheti
  • Colin Lambert
  • Gabriel Barber
  • Gabriel Parrish
  • Isaiah Rogers
  • Karina Lelaisromant
  • Nikhilesh Suravarjjala
  • Sellab Ahmadzai
  • Shankar Shashank
  • Shikhar Jayswal
  • Shrutika Joshi
  • Sohail Habib
  • Sujay Kanakamedala

Open Board Positions

• Volunteers who wish to speak at events, raise money for scholarships, or support existing members with their tasks are welcome to fill out our Membership form or to reach out directly to Programs, Membership, Conference Committee, any member of the board and especially to the President.

Previous Board Members

Gary Dylina, Craig Porter, Jeremy Hein, Carmen Parrish, Peter Chen, Radek Urban, Srini Vuggumudi, Jack Rasmus-Vorrath, Donald Hester, Alex Dita, Istvan Berko, Krishnan Thiruvengadam, Lokesh Sisodiya, Lee Neely, Tom Rogers, Denise Bonds

Past Conference Committee: Donald Hester, Jing Zhang Lee, Derrick Bast, Maura Jones, Ed Glover, Dan Green, Asha Kumar, Sean Cordero, Carmen Parrish, Gary Dylina, and Rizwan Ashraf

Chapter Membership Requirements

• Complete the Membership Application
• Subscribe to the ISC2 Code of Ethics
• Pay the required annual membership

Membership Benefits

There are several benefits to being a member of an ISC2 Chapter. Not only will you gain a sense of fellowship with colleagues in your profession, but you will be able to network and exchange knowledge with fellow ISC2 credential holders and other information security professionals in your local area.

• Engage in leadership roles
• Earn CPEs by participating in professional activities
• Receive special discounts on ISC2 products and programs
• Participate in co-sponsored events with other industry associations
• Assist ISC2 initiatives by speaking at industry events or writing articles for publication
• Participate in local community outreach projects (public service) to educate people about information security

ISC2 offers special discounts to ISC2 Chapter members on the following items:

• Promotional merchandise at the ISC2 Store
• ISC2 Security Leadership Series events (for non-ISC2 members)
• Special discounts are available on ISC2 Education products*

(*inquire with an ISC2 Certification Consultant for details)

For more information on ISC2 chapters, see:

ISC2 Chapter Guidelines

ISC2 East Bay Chapter Bylaws