INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY CERTIFICATION CON.. - Key Persons


Alexis Reardon

Job Titles:
  • Secretary
Alexis Reardon, Secretary Elect, has been actively involved with the LA Chapter since May of 2022 as Director of Marketing and Events. Her goal for 2023 is to expand the chapter community and bring in exciting keynote speakers. Alexis has a background in SaaS sales, specifically in data security and IAM, having worked at Oracle, Okta, and Veza since 2013. She was also featured in an interview by Tyler Gallagher of Authority Magazine titled "Repelling a Ransomware Attack." Currently, Alexis serves as an advisor to Configure8 and is a member of Dreamers & Doers, while also building her own technology company. She resides in the LA South Bay area with her husband and two children.

Jesse Whitaker - Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • Treasurer
Jesse Whitaker (Certified in Cybersecurity, CC) is the Vice President and Treasurer for the ISC2 Los Angeles Chapter. His goal with ISC2 Los Angeles for 2023 is to provide compelling and informative content and events to the Southern California cybersecurity community and continue growing a lively and enthusiastic security community that builds bridges to future cyber leaders. He is an experienced cybersecurity professional with a background supporting leading cybersecurity and managed security consulting organizations ranging from BlueVoyant, Optiv, Atos, and Elastic. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Missouri and a Graduate Certificate in Multi-Disciplinary Business Studies from Georgetown University. He is based in Redondo Beach, California.

Omokhoje Amu

Job Titles:
  • Membership Chair
  • Technology Executive
Omokhoje is an experienced technology executive with over 20 years in industry. He has an extensive Software Engineering, and Information Assurance background, with experience in the Defense, Entertainment, and Manufacturing industries. He has held his CISSP cert for over 10 years. He Has a B.S in Computer Science, an M.S. In Management of Information Systems & Technology, and is currently working on his MBA.

Shannon Brewster - Chairman, President

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
  • President
  • Los Angeles Chapter President
Shannon currently serves as the Los Angeles Chapter President and was a founding board member. He previously served as Treasurer from 2020-2023. Shannon is Director for AT&T's Cybersecurity Consulting division where is a leader of global services teams of cybersecurity professionals working across all of the major domains of Information Security. Shannon is a CISSP, and holds a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and a Master of Business Administration.