GENERAL SESSION: Cybersecurity - The Bad Guys Are Looking for Opportunities

2025 MBA Chair-Elect; Executive Vice President, Chief Credit Officer & Chief Operating Officer, M&T Realty Capital Corporation

Christine Chandler is the 2024 MBA Vice Chair. Christine Chandler has been with M and T since 1991 and has over 30 years of commercial real estate experience. As COO/CCO, Chandler has been responsible for making credit decisions for M and T Realty Capital Corporation (RCC) multifamily and healthcare transactions underwritten in the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (Agency) and FHA platforms as well as managing the company operations. In addition, the Asset Management Group and Transformation Team, including technology and process improvement, report to Chandler. She serves on both the MBA Audit and DEI committees; former Chair of the MBA Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Board of Governors (COMBOG) and former co-Chair - MBA Affordable Rental Housing Advisory Committee.

Senior Vice President & Managing Director, Servicing, Berkadia

Mr. Brett Adams, a Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Berkadia Commercial Mortgage, manages Berkadia’s Life Company Servicing Operations including client relations, asset management, and closing for a $22 billion servicing portfolio. Additionally, he is responsible for oversight of Berkadia’s various servicing technology initiatives, global loan boarding, servicing data warehouse, and reporting. Mr. Adams joined Berkadia and its predecessor company in 2006 and has 23 years of experience in real estate.  Prior to joining Berkadia he worked in residential real estate lending with companies in both California and Arizona.  Mr. Adams graduated with a BA in US History from California Polytechnic University, Pomona.

Cybersecurity Advisor, Department of Homeland Security

Beverly Y. Henshaw is a Cybersecurity State Coordinator (CSC) for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 6, servicing the Louisiana area. Beverly’s role as a CSC is to advise governments and industry on best practices for securing critical infrastructure and enhancing resilience. Beverly advises stakeholders on their cyber risk, resilience, and cybersecurity posture through assessments, workshops, and information sharing. Prior to joining CISA, Beverly worked for the Department of Interior (DOI) for over 30 years in the disciplines of Information Technology (IT) operations, risk management, continuous monitoring, cybersecurity, compliance, system integration, policy guidance, change management, and vulnerability management. Most recently, she served as Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation lead (CDM) for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), providing a collaborative space for information sharing amongst security and operations staff to discuss capabilities, reduce risk, mitigate vulnerabilities, and improve resilience. Beverly also performed as Deputy Associate Chief Information Security Officer and Acting Associate Chief Information Security Officer, supporting the BSEE and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). Beverly currently holds ISC2 Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP), and Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology from the University of Southern Mississippi.

CISO and Director of Cybersecurity Services, Richey May

Michael Nouguier has more than 15 years of experience providing enterprise information security and risk management services to various organizations, from mid-market to enterprise, with an emphasis on the financial services industries. Known for leading large and diverse teams of cybersecurity professionals, Michael has a track record of being a trusted and valued partner to clients, providing services that include Strategy & Advisory, vCISO, Digital Forensics & Incident Response, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Management, Application Security, Implementation and Managed Security Services. His experience includes numerous compliance verticals, including PCI-DSS, Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA, FISMA, TPN, ISO, SOC, New York State Department of Financial Services Data Security and GDPR while driving consistent delivery of Cybersecurity services in alignment with industry best practices (CIS/NIST/ISO/CMMC). Michael creates sustainable change for his clients by focusing on understanding their overall business priorities and their current state of security to build customized cybersecurity strategies, leading to stronger adoption of practices and ultimately lasting success.