2025 Corporate Affiliate Committee
Organized in 1996, the NASTD Corporate Affiliate Committee (CAC) is a formally recognized advisory body with an influential voice in the activities of the association. The goal of the CAC is to serve as a forum for Corporate Affiliate Members to voice opinions and suggestions on how to best serve NASTD in their purpose and use the interaction to build strong relationships between corporations and state government. The CAC serves as the liaison between the Corporate Affiliate Members, the NASTD Executive Board, the NASTD state members at large, and the NASTD professional staff in expressing and presenting Corporate Affiliate opinions and positions.
Corporate Affiliate Committee (CAC) Leadership:
Chair - Chuck Bruce
Regional Sales Manager, CrowdStrike
Chuck Bruce is a regional sales manager with Crowdstrike working with state and local governments. Before joining Crowdstrike, he was a senior sales executive with iboss providing network security for state, local government, and education (SLED). Prior to joining iboss, he was a senior account executive with McAfee, focusing on IT security solutions for SLED in the southeast for over nine years. He also served as director with Brandt Information Services in Tallahassee, Florida, where he focused on project management, IV&V, and full lifecycle software services. Before joining the private sector, Chuck worked with Florida's Department of Management Services as the vendor manager for the state's eProcurement system, MyFloridaMarketPlace.
Chuck is a valued thought leader working with states across the nation to provide successful solutions that drive efficiencies for the public sector. He has been involved with NASTD for the past ten years and brings a great deal of passion to all NASTD events. Chuck holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics from Florida State University and has served on numerous other boards in his community. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, golf, hunting, exercise, and spending time with family and friends.
Vice Chair - Deborah Giles
National Strategic Adviser - World Wide Technology 
Deborah J. Giles serves as national strategic advisor for state and local government and education at World Wide Technology (WWT). In this role, she engages with clients on strategy, innovation, and transformation to develop and deliver customized business solutions for government and education.
Prior to joining WWT, Deborah held various public and private leadership positions, including vice president of the public sector at Kyndryl, COO of the 53,000-employee Texas Health & Human Services Commission, and CEO of the Center for Technology nonprofit association. She has led digital transformations, managed workflow modernization, and directed policy and legislative funding advocacy for large technology projects.
Deborah is a trusted leader with extensive experience in federal and state government and legislative operations. She is dedicated to developing relationships, earning trust, and providing first-class customer service. Deborah is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business Governor’s Executive Development Program, a Certified Public Manager by Texas State University, a Certified AWS Cloud Practitioner, and a Certified Inspector General. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, and lives in Austin with her family.
Secretary - Joseph Janecka
CEO, Parsolvo