A High-Performing Team

Dale Dabbs is President and CEO of Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Since joining the company under its EZShield brand in May 2010, Dabbs has set the organization’s strategic vision and implemented scalable initiatives to achieve revenue growth and market share. In August 2018, as part of Dabbs’ leadership around executing organic growth plans to further rapid expansion, EZShield acquired IdentityForce, creating the company now known as Sontiq. Dabbs is a recognized leader with a proven record of delivering measurable and significant revenue growth and shareholder value as well as driving organizational change by building strong executive leadership teams. Prior to joining the company, Dabbs was President and CEO of Custom Direct, the former corporate parent company of EZShield and a leading provider of custom checks and security services. During his tenure at Custom Direct, Dabbs held the positions of chief operating officer and vice president of operations before his appointment to CEO. He also spent almost 20 years at Clarke American Checks, Inc., holding various sales and operations senior leadership roles before becoming president and general manager of Checks in the Mail. Dabbs holds a Bachelor of Science in management science from the University of Texas, Arlington, and has been honored as a finalist for EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016, 2017 and 2019. Dabbs was named a One World Identity (OWI) Top 100 influencer in Identity for 2019.

Angela Murphy is Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Joining the company under the EZShield brand in June 2010, Murphy initially served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at EZShield. Stepping into the role of COO in 2013, Murphy has focused on managing the business operations and leading the charge on cultivating our #1 rated customer and partner support, as well as helping to build out our world-class culture and team. She has over 25 years of Operations and Human Resources leadership experience working with companies ranging from start-ups heavily involved in M&A to mature turnaround organizations. Murphy earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in psychology from Loyola University in Maryland. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for BBB of Greater Maryland. In 2016, Murphy was named a winner of the SmartCEO Brava Award honoring Baltimore’s Top Female Executives, and in 2019 was named Maryland’s Cyber Warrior Women by Cybersecurity Association of Maryland (CAMI).

Mike Catanzarita is Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Catanzarita joined the company under the EZShield brand in November 2009, and is responsible for all Finance, Accounting, Legal and administrative functions, including risk management, financial planning and analysis, tax, and treasury. Catanzarita has over 25 years of experience leading finance, accounting, and legal teams in technology, retail and payments companies. Before joining Sontiq, Mike was vice president of finance at Visa, Inc. Catanzarita previously held senior finance positions with The Gap, Inc. and began his professional career as a certified public accountant with Coopers & Lybrand. Catanzarita holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from St. Bonaventure University in New York.

Rich Scott is Chief Revenue Officer of Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Scott leads the company’s integrated sales and marketing strategies, specifically focusing on driving growth while repositioning the company to effectively address growing cybersecurity threats relentlessly targeting organizations, employees, and the customers they serve. Over the past 15 years, Scott has gained valuable experience within organizations ranging from start-ups to multi-billion-dollar public companies, largely focusing on developing strategies to transform and inspire high-performance teams to produce award-winning results. Prior to joining Sontiq, Scott served as National Vice President of Sales at Vonage Business, spearheading the reorganization of the company’s strategic direction, products, and go-to-market strategy. Leading up to the organization’s acquisition by Vonage, Scott was also the National Director of Sales for iCore Networks where he succeeded in diversifying the company’s growth strategy and dramatically increasing its market visibility. Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from George Mason University.

Darrell Laffoon is Chief Technology Officer of Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Laffoon joined the company under the EZShield brand, and is one of the original EZShield employees. Laffoon leads the design, development, and operation of the company’s core technology platform and infrastructure, public facing applications and services, back-office solutions and enterprise wide information security. With more than 30 years of IT experience in key leadership roles, Laffoon possesses a deep knowledge of application and web development, enterprise architecture, security, network infrastructure, Research & Development, and IT governance processes. Laffoon has previously held senior management positions at Custom Direct (CDI) and was instrumental in establishing an independent technology and systems platform for EZShield. Laffoon received his BS in Computer Science at University of Maryland Baltimore County and received his Certified Information Executive (CIE) certification from The Institute for CIO Excellence. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Cybersecurity Association of Maryland (CAMI).

Donna Parent is Chief Marketing Officer of Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Parent joined the company under the IdentityForce brand in 2016. Parent is responsible for the corporate, product brand, and distribution strategies, along with go-to-market initiatives for promoting the market’s leading digital identity theft protection and mobile cybersecurity solutions. She is focused on fueling lifelong relationships with consumers, businesses, and strategic partners. Parent is a high-energy marketer with proven experience leading value-added integrated programs designed to accelerate the trajectory of fast-paced, growing businesses. Prior to Sontiq, Parent held several senior marketing positions at emerging software vendors spanning application performance monitoring, real-time business intelligence solutions for SOAs, and online intelligence applications for monitoring business activity through open Internet resources. Parent holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from The University of Massachusetts Boston and was a Chancellor’s Award recipient. Parent was recently interviewed about her view of Marketing and her approach to leadership in MarTech.

John Evans is Executive Vice President of Sales at Sontiq, a high-tech security and identity protection company arming businesses and consumers with award-winning products built to protect what matters most. Evans leads the sales and sales operations functions within Sontiq. Evans is an expert in Solution Selling and is known for taking organizations to their next level of growth by devising innovative initiatives, cultivating productive relationships, leveraging cutting-edge technology, and leading teams to ambitious and sustainable levels of achievement. Before joining Sontiq, Evans was Senior Sales Director with Celerity IT/ AUSY. He was a key contributor in growing Celerity revenue 30 percent before acquisition to AUSY. He directed sales, operations, channel development, and was instrumental in positioning Celerity IT as the industry expert of choice across multiple verticals. Evans worked closely with multinational corporate executive customers to identify needs and deliver customized services, products, and solutions that facilitated substantial success for customers as well as Celerity IT. Evans holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Business Law from Marymount University. He is an active volunteer with Partner in Hope and supporter of the President’s Circle of Marymount University.