James Stokes Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Henrico, Virginia, United States

• Conducted the set-up and opening of polls on election day • Guided and directed voters to correct polling line; Adequately addressed voters’ questions, routed complex questions to Election Chief.

Wythe County, Virginia, United States

• Co-authored incident response procedure, planning, and training for local elections and supportingdepartments based on best practice recommendations such as NIST SP 800-61.• Presented and communicated with C-suite and core stakeholders on critical executive decision making regarding security.• Worked with election and local government officials to harden the security of local elections equipment and IT infrastructure.• Assisted with tracking and improving locality compliance with VA Locality Elections Security Standards (LESS).• Provided security and operational security consulting with an emphasis on elections equipment and procedure.• Provided recommendations and guidelines for implementing best security practices based on CIS (EI-ISAC), NIST (SP 800-53), and DHS (EAC VVSG2.0) election and IT infrastructure security guidelines.