The ITEN WIRED Team
Michelle Griffin is a digital brand and marketing strategist/consultant who’s devoted her career to planning, growing and marketing connection.
For two decades, she served as the Executive Director of the Windstorm Insurance Network (WIND) a B2B professional association and lead marketer for the Windstorm Insurance Conference, an annual conference for 1,500+ insurance and legal professionals who attend from across the U.S. and abroad.
Michelle earned a master’s degree in Communication/Public Relations from California State University, Fullerton and a bachelor’s degree in Communication/Advertising from Florida State University. She is a StoryBrand Certified Marketing Guide and also holds numerous industry certifications in digital marketing, inbound/content marketing, email marketing, conversion copywriting and social media.
Community outreach is an important part of giving back. Michelle has volunteered on several nonprofit, civic and professional organizations in the Pensacola area. She currently serves on the planning team for ENTRECON 2020 and is an organizer and mentor coach for 1 Million Cups Pensacola, which hosts monthly events designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs.
As a marketing strategist and consultant, Michelle helps professional service providers and expert consultants enhance their online presence with brand strategy, clear messaging and story-based marketing so they attract the right audiences, inspire more people and grow their businesses.
Outside of marketing, you can find Michelle outside. She is an avid health, fitness, animal and nature evangelist, and is always on the quest to find new gluten-free/dairy-free and vegetarian offerings.
She is married to Mark and is a proud mom to two daughters, Lauren and Anna, and a son, Luke.
Join the “Geeks on the Beach”
along the “Cyber Coast”
ITEN WIRED: GROWING THE CYBER COAST
ITEN (Innovation Technology Education Network) WIRED Summit is the Southeast’s premier cybersecurity and IT conference to connect, collaborate and build community with industry leaders,
entrepreneurs and educators on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship topics.
The three-day event highlights the area’s cybersecurity, information technology and entrepreneurial communities and explores emerging technology and innovators in start-up tech, artificial intelligence, robotics, and emerging technologies on the national scene.
The summit, which began as an economic development initiative in 2008 by the Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, is now hosted by IT Gulf Coast and Florida West Economic Development Alliance.
ITEN WIRED also operates as a not-for-profit, tourism-focused, community event with proceeds being donated back to local STEM initiatives, including an endowment with the University of West Florida’s College of Science and Engineering.
The next ITEN WIRED Summit will take place on October 6-8, 2021.

Meet the Team
The ITEN WIRED planning team is composed of volunteers from IT Gulf Coast, Florida West Economic Development Alliance, and other members of our local IT, tech and entrepreneurial community.
Jim Rhodes
Director of Communications and Public Relations
University of West Florida Center for Cybersecurity
Director
Denielle Ly
PEO Business Consultant
Oasis, A Paychex Company
Programming Co-Chair
Laura Campbell
CEO
Sales & Operations Consulting, Inc.
Logistics Chair
Amelia Dixon
Enterprise Architect
Navy Federal Credit Union
Sponsorship Chair
Jen Molina
IT Recruiter
TEKsystems
Programming Co-Chair
Beth McClean
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist
IMS ExpertServices
Marketing
Alicia Rosado
IT Internal Audit Manager
Baptist Health Care
Programming
Patrick Rooney
Director
Co:Lab Pensacola
Sponsorship / Programming
Sean O'Brien
Program Director
GDIT
Sponsorship / Programming
TJ Edwards
Named Account Executive
RJ Young
Sponsorship / Registration
Emily Cone
Account Manager
TEKsystems
Programming
Jay Smith
Managing Partner
Data Revolution
Sponsorship
Jim Nitterauer
Senior Security Engineer
AppRiver, LLC
Programming
Michael Silver
Owner
GlowRage Events, Inc.
Marketing
Michelle Gadson
Business Services Representative
CareerSource Escarosa
Programming
Michelle Griffin
Digital Brand and Marketing Strategist/Consultant
Marketing
Sena Madison
Director of Communications
FloridaWest EDA
Marketing
Harry Huelsbeck
Manager, Cybersecurity
Northrup Grumman
Programming
Terry Enos
Navy Federal Credit Union
Programming
Carson Wilber
Owner
Wilber Tech LLC
Marketing
Dean Davis
Gulf Winds Credit Union
Sponsorship
Melissa Stoker
Director of Operations
FloridaWest EDA
Logistics