Thom Golden has been HDI Motown’s VP of Finance since 2017.  Prior to that he enjoyed helping the Motown board as VP of Communications/Webmaster and participated as a chapter member since 2007.  Thom spent 30 years at Fiserv, a fortune 500 FinTech company.  Much of that time he was the Technical Support Manager for a team of dedicated folks who supported financial institutions across the US.    Thom holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.  He enjoys international travel, classic cars, and his best canine friend, a six pound Chorkie named Leo.    

Scott Smith is serving on the HDI Motown Board for the first time this year (2023).  He is currently serving as the VP of Programs.   He joins the board with 16 years of experience in IT Support and IT Service Management, with 11 years in a leadership role.  His success and passion has been building successful teams, processes, and services by focusing on business alignment, customer needs, and team culture.  For his day job, he currently works as a IT Field Services Manager for ECI.  Scott holds a BBA degree with a major in Computer Information Systems from Davenport University.

Kristi Lawrence served as the VP of Communication for HDI Motown from November 2015-August 2021, and involved in HDI as a member for many years previously. She currently is the District President for the southern United States and assists with HDI at a national level serving on the Leadership Development committee.  For her day job,  she currently works as the Manager of End User Services at Tyler Technologies utilizing IT Service Management practices, the ITIL framework and the best practices learned from being involved in HDI.  Kristi holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Northwood University.