Mrs. Clydea (Connie) Allaire is a retired Army Officer and Military Veteran with 25 years of demonstrated successful skills in Information Technology. She has held key management positions in the military, government, and private industries. While working with the government and during the Obama administration Mrs. Allaire successfully completed a career development assignment with The Federal Chief of Information Management Office assigned to the Executive Office of the President, White House Communications located in Washington DC. While assigned to the Army CIO/ G-6 Cybersecurity Directorate she served as the Drone Technology Lead. Other key management positions held by Mrs. Allaire include Chief Information Officer (CIO), Program and Project Manager, IT Applications Migrations/Transition Lead, Supply Chain Risk Management Officer and Lead for IT Policy and Governance. Mrs. Allaire has served as an adjunct professor and supported a myriad of other Information Technology initiatives Mrs. Allaire earned her Master’s Degrees in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Phoenix and a Master’s Certification in Security Leadership. She has a bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Western Illinois University. She is a graduate of the Army’s Command and General Staff Collège and an active member of The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). She is a fitness enthusiast whose hobbies include golf and reading Clydea is married to LTC Thomas Allaire (RET Army) and they have 3 adult sons