BOA Bio

With nearly 30 years of experience, Pam Lindemoen brings a wealth of knowledge in information security, application development, and infrastructure to the organization. Ms. Lindemoen recently joined the Retail & Hospitality Information Sharing and Analysis Center as Chief Security Officer & VP of Strategy, where she will oversee the organization’s security operations, including cybersecurity and information security, while also leading strategic planning and partner engagement.

Ms. Lindemoen’s expertise spans various industries, including healthcare, technology, financial services, and manufacturing. Most recently, she served as CISO Advisor at Cisco. In this role, among other duties, she was instrumental in facilitating the CISO Leadership Development Program that RH-ISAC provided to develop industry talent. Before her tenure with Cisco, she served as Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at Anthem, Inc. While at Anthem, she was considered a bold and strategic thinker who envisioned and delivered a world-class Enterprise Information Security strategy, including the Steering Committee with cross-functional business and technology membership. Pam was also a key advisor to the litigation process and full program development during and after an unprecedented cyberattack.

Before Anthem, Ms. Lindemoen had significant success leading business development, software development, IT operations, program improvements, and direct sales. In her executive leadership positions, she has played pivotal roles in developing innovative products and services for key accounts and developed IT solution strategies that led to multibillion-dollar contracts with global vendors and customers. She is dedicated to encouraging women in business and IT. In addition to her track record of mentoring women in the Information Security space, she was an inaugural member of the Anthem Women in Technology Steering Committee. In addition to her service on the Board of Advisors, Ms. Lindemoen is a co-host on the Cyber Florida at USF podcast “Do We Belong Here?”, which examines opportunities and challenges facing women and other underrepresented groups in the tech industry. She is also an avid community activist and volunteer for the Ronald McDonald House, Habitat for Humanity, and Tampa Bay Watch. Pam is a native of Atlanta, GA, and currently resides in St. Petersburg, FL, where she enjoys cheering on the Tampa Bay Lightning, boating, and spending time with her family.

Michael Macedonia is the Assistant Vice President for Research at the University of Central Florida and a Senior Advisor to the US Army Science Board. He has extensive experience in simulation technologies, previously serving as CTO at SAIC and General Manager at Forterra Systems. He was also Director of the Disruptive Technology Office (now IARPA). A former Army officer, Dr. Macedonia has authored over 50 scientific publications and chaired several Army Science Board studies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School. 

John Wilgis has been with the Florida Hospital Association (FHA) since 2006 and currently serves as the vice president for member and business relations. He is a Registered Respiratory Therapist with extensive hospital administration and patient care experience. John has a diverse background incorporating business practices, teaching and lecturing, education coordination, professional mentoring, fundraising, finance administration, risk and emergency management, program and project management, and performance improvement and analytics.

In this role at FHA, John manages hospital outreach to communicate, promote, and market FHA programs, initiatives, and services. He also works to create and administer business opportunities in support of FHA member needs and educational programs and meetings. He also provides emergency management services and coordination with Florida’s hospital community for disaster events.

John’s principal areas of interest involve business development, workplace and occupational safety, patient safety and clinical outcomes improvement, cybersecurity, supply chain coordination and aggregation, and hospital and health system emergency preparedness, planning, response, mitigation, and recovery.