Global business technology association now has 225 chapters around the world with the addition of chapter in Tegucigalpa
Schaumburg, IL, USA – As roles in governance, risk, compliance and security professionals grow in importance in an evolving tech landscape, business technology professionals in Honduras have formed a new chapter of ISACA — the global technology association’s first ever in the country. The ISACA Tegucigalpa Chapter is starting with more than 65 initial members and becomes the 24th chapter in Latin America. ISACA, which serves more than 145,000 members in 188 countries in the IT cybersecurity, audit, risk and governance professions, now has 225 chapters in 98 countries.
“The new chapter will encourage and promote open exchange of IT governance, IS audit, cybersecurity control and assurance techniques, approaches, and problem solving by its members,” said Alfonso Alfonso Pineda, ISACA Tegucigalpa Chapter president. “The goals of the chapter focus on areas of leadership and helping share the knowledge and skills of its members in the interrelated fields of IT.”
Officers of the ISACA Tegucigalpa Chapter include:
- President – Alfonso Alfonso Pineda
- Vice President – Hector Roberto Ortíz
- Secretary – Jacobo Alberto Ramos
- Treasurer – Yesenia Sosa
- Marketing Director – Mario Pineda
- Membership Director – Manuel García Lacayo
- Certification Coordinator – Carlos Mauricio Fiallos
- Education and Academic Relations Director – Ronald Zuniga Briceño
- Program Chair – Carlos Ernesto Casco
- Research Director – Fernando Hernandez
- Board Members – Emeli Julisa Mendez
- SheLeadsTech Liaison – Fanny Rodriguez Ma Tay
- CISA Coordinator – Carlos Marlon Raudales
- CSX Liaison – Carlos Fúnez
- Webmaster, Content Author – Javier Matute
ISACA provides credentialing, education, guidance and community for IT security, assurance, risk and governance professionals that will also benefit the local business community, government and universities. The association also offers Cybersecurity Nexus (CSX), which addresses the global cybersecurity skills shortage and helps organizations develop strong cybersecurity workforces, as well as COBIT, a business framework that helps organizations govern and manage their information and technology.
The ISACA Tegucigalpa Chapter will offer members both educational and networking opportunities, including training and skills-development sessions, as well as networking and social events. Additionally, the chapter plans to keep members up-to-date on current events in IT governance, IS audit, cybersecurity, privacy, control and assurance than can benefit them and their employers, in addition to communicating to local management, auditors, universities, and IS professionals the importance of establishing controls necessary to ensure proper IT governance and the effective organization and utilization of IT resources.
For additional information about ISACA, please visit: www.isaca.org. Learn more about ISACA’s chapters here: www.isaca.org/membership/browse-chapters
About ISACA
For more than 50 years, ISACA® (www.isaca.org) has advanced the best talent, expertise and learning in technology. ISACA equips individuals with knowledge, credentials, education and community to progress their careers and transform their organizations, and enables enterprises to train and build quality teams. ISACA is a global professional association and learning organization that leverages the expertise of its more than 150,000 members who work in information security, governance, assurance, risk and privacy to drive innovation through technology. It has a presence in 188 countries, including more than 220 chapters worldwide. In 2020, ISACA launched One In Tech, a philanthropic foundation that supports IT education and career pathways for under-resourced, under-represented populations.
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