Chris Servia, Chairperson 

Chris is Assistant Vice President, IT Business Continuity Coordinator with CIT Group, a middle market bank and financial services company.  Chris is responsible for all aspects of Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Crisis Management  planning.  He promotes a Simplified, Effective, and Efficient (SEE) approach to business continuity. Chris has  30+ years of experience in information technology and has focused in business continuity since 2002.

Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from East Carolina University.  He is a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) through the Disaster Recovery Institute International.  He also holds the Member Business Continuity Institute (MBCI) certification.

 Teresa Butner, Vice Chair

I am a Director of Infrastructure Project Management and Business Continuity with Inmar Intelligence, a technology and data science company for consumers. My current responsibilities are project manager over infrastructure large projects/cross functional teams along with all aspects of Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Emergency/Safety, and Crisis Management planning for Inmar Intelligence Organization.  I started in the technology field as an Assembly Programmer for local Airlines Industry and have 35+ years of information technology experience. My focus on Disaster Recovery / Business Continuity began in the year 2000 and has continued for 20 years.  I am a Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP) through the Disaster Recovery Institute and have been a member of Charlotte CPAC organization since early 2000's.  I also hold a membership with Winston Salem Local Emergency Planning Committee and a member of InfraGard Charlotte.

 G. Terrell Graham, Membership Director

Terrell Graham is a Security Account Manager for Allied Universal Security Services with 18 years of Security experience. Graham has a Bachelor’s degree in Public Safety with a specialization in Homeland Security from Capella University and a Master’s degree in Public Administration with specialization in Emergency Management from Clemson University.

 Dianne Chase, Public Relations Director

An award-winning communications professional with decades of experience working successfully with leaders who want to elevate their communication skills and achieve professional and personal goals.

Accredited GENIUS Business Storytelling Partner in the Gabrielle Dolan methodology; one of only two in the world.

My passion and purpose? Working with people and organizations to help them more successfully communicate - in good times and bad - about what they do, why they do it, and why anyone should care, so that they may realize their aspirations.

Advisors to the Board

• David Shimberg

Vacancies for 2022

• Treasurer
• Secretary - Temporary Board Appointment - Joanna D'Aquanni
• Symposium

Chapter - Charlotte 2022

Rod Davis - Program Director*

Rod works for SIL International, a faith-based non-profit organization, as a Business Continuity

Consultant. He leads disaster recovery planning and annual exercises for SIL’s global operations. Rod has

developed comprehensive information security training for internal use, both for end users and IT

administrators. He has led programs for corporate data backup and security awareness training. Rod

travels to Africa each year, teaching information security and leading disaster recovery exercises. He and

his family were assigned to a branch office in Mali, West Africa from 1997-2010 where he served as IT

Administrator and also chaired a Field Crisis Management Team.

Rod holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UNC Charlotte. He has 30+ years of

Information Technology experience and has numerous certifications including CISSP,

CBCP, CRISC, CISA, and Cyber Security Audit. See his LinkedIn profile.

Vacancies for 2022

• Chairperson
• Vice Chairperson
• Secretary