{"id":56457,"date":"2023-08-03T13:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=56457"},"modified":"2023-08-03T13:10:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T20:10:32","slug":"alex-spigel-named-comptia-2023-member-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/news\/2023\/08\/alex-spigel-named-comptia-2023-member-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Spigel Named CompTIA 2023 Member of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Las Vegas (Aug. 2, 2023)<\/em> \u2014 A rising star in the technology industry whose commitment to CompTIA includes sharing her cybersecurity expertise, championing the power of community and advocating for inclusion and diversity is the association\u2019s Member of the Year for 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alex Spigel, co-founder and chief operating officer of Choice Cyber Solutions in Owings Mills, Maryland, was honored on the opening day of CompTIA\u2019s ChannelCon 2023, the technology industry\u2019s premier annual conference. The annual award recognizes an individual for their outstanding service to and impact on the association and the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been lucky to be a part of the CompTIA community,\u201d Spigel said. \u201cI\u2019ve been introduced to so many people through CompTIA that have helped me along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAlex\u2019s enthusiastic engagement with CompTIA is an inspiration to her fellow members and staff alike,\u201d said MJ Shoer, chief community officer for the association. \u201cShe approaches every project with equal measures of expertise and professionalism and encouragement and support for others. We are proud to honor Alex with our Member of the Year Award.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past 12 months, Spigel chaired the CompTIA Cybersecurity Community, was a member of the CompTIA Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) Subject Matter Expert Council and the North America Community Executive Council and served as a volunteer leader for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMy goal is to help build up others and help them feel comfortable in the CompTIA Community and understand the value they bring to the table,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nominations supporting Spigel for the Member of the Year highlighted her impact on CompTIA and its members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u201cWhenever there is a goal or initiative that needs to be accomplished, Alex is the one to take the lead and keep things moving along.\u201d <\/li><li>\u201cShe adores the CompTIA community and is so grateful for the continuous learning and growth opportunities she has experienced being a part of the community.\u201d <\/li><li>\u201cAlex values all the relationships that she has built and nourished within the CompTIA communities and does everything in her power to help and encourage others to grow and learn.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Spigel is the eighth technology industry leader to receive the CompTIA Member of the Year award. Past honorees include Rita Loncar, Hannah Lloyd, Nellie Scott, Angel L. Pi\u00f1eiro Jr., Victor Johnston, Tracy Pound and John Tippett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/online.flippingbook.com\/view\/702425166\/40\/\">CompTIA World<\/a>, the association\u2019s magazine, features a cover story on Alex Spigel, the 2023 CompTIA Member of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About CompTIA<\/strong><br>The <a href=\"http:\/\/Connect.CompTIA.org\">Computing Technology Industry Association <\/a>(CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the estimated 75 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world\u2019s economy. Through community, education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for unlocking the potential of the tech industry and its workforce. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Vegas (Aug. 2, 2023) \u2014 A rising star in the technology industry whose commitment to CompTIA includes sharing her cybersecurity expertise, championing the power of community and advocating for inclusion and diversity is the association\u2019s Member of the Year for 2023. Alex Spigel, co-founder and chief operating officer of Choice Cyber Solutions in Owings Mills, Maryland, was honored on the opening day of CompTIA\u2019s ChannelCon 2023, the technology industry\u2019s premier annual conference. The annual award recognizes an individual for their outstanding service to and impact on the association and the industry. \u201cI\u2019ve been lucky to be a part of the CompTIA community,\u201d Spigel said. \u201cI\u2019ve been introduced to so many people through CompTIA that have helped me along the way.\u201d \u201cAlex\u2019s enthusiastic engagement with CompTIA is an inspiration to her fellow members and staff alike,\u201d said MJ Shoer, chief community officer for the association. \u201cShe approaches every project with equal measures of expertise and professionalism and encouragement and support for others. We are proud to honor Alex with our Member of the Year Award.\u201d In the past 12 months, Spigel chaired the CompTIA Cybersecurity Community, was a member of the CompTIA Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) Subject Matter Expert Council and the North America Community Executive Council and served as a volunteer leader for the CompTIA Cybersecurity Trustmark program. \u201cMy goal is to help build up others and help them feel comfortable in the CompTIA Community and understand the value they bring to the table,\u201d she said. Nominations supporting Spigel for the Member of the Year highlighted her impact on CompTIA and its members. \u201cWhenever there is a goal or initiative that needs to be accomplished, Alex is the one to take the lead and keep things moving along.\u201d \u201cShe adores the CompTIA community and is so grateful for the continuous learning and growth opportunities she has experienced being a part of the community.\u201d \u201cAlex values all the relationships that she has built and nourished within the CompTIA communities and does everything in her power to help and encourage others to grow and learn.\u201d Spigel is the eighth technology industry leader to receive the CompTIA Member of the Year award. Past honorees include Rita Loncar, Hannah Lloyd, Nellie Scott, Angel L. Pi\u00f1eiro Jr., Victor Johnston, Tracy Pound and John Tippett. The new edition of CompTIA World, the association\u2019s magazine, features a cover story on Alex Spigel, the 2023 CompTIA Member of the Year. ### About CompTIAThe Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice and advocate for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem; and the estimated 75 million industry and tech professionals who design, implement, manage, and safeguard the technology that powers the world\u2019s economy. Through community, education, training, certifications, advocacy, philanthropy, and market research, CompTIA is the hub for unlocking the potential of the tech industry and its workforce.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[86],"tags":[146],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56457"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56457"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56459,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56457\/revisions\/56459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}