Meet the Presenters

Erin Leleux, Software Specialist, Tandem
Erin has a bachelor's degree in education and currently works as a Software Specialist at Tandem. With her background in education, she specializes in customer education, product training, and information security best practices, helping organizations maximize the value of Tandem's Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions and confidently navigate evolving regulatory requirements. Passionate about cybersecurity, risk management, and continuous learning, Erin enjoys making complex GRC topics approachable and practical for customers.

Bret Mills, CISA, CISSP, CoNetrix Security
Bret has 18 years of experience working in a community organization. He has worked as a Network Administrator and CTO focusing on networks, policies, and business continuity. He has served on committees in the organization and the TBA Technology committee that plans the Technology and Operations conference each year. Bret has a B.S. in Agriculture Business.

Kaua Pickett, Security+, SC-300, SSCP, CoNetrix Security
Kaua is an IT Audit & Security Consultant focused on helping organizations defend against modern cyber threats. With a passion for cybersecurity, especially social engineering, and expertise in Microsoft 365 and Azure Cloud Security, Kaua brings a fresh, human-centered perspective to security. As a contributor to the CIS Benchmark for Microsoft 365, she helps shape best practices for securing the cloud.