Our leadership team stands at the forefront of innovation and collaboration, driving our organization with a shared commitment to service excellence. Each member brings a wealth of experience, unique perspectives, and steadfast dedication to our mission, ensuring we navigate challenges with insight and turn ambitions into achievements.
Christopher Stark, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Christopher Stark founded Cetrom in 2001 and serves as President & CEO. The true visionary behind the company, Stark built Cetrom's solutions with customers' business needs and goals at the core, developing the company's unique cloud hosting model — a fundamentally different approach to managing technology that put security and reliability ahead of convenience long before "Zero Trust" became an industry standard.
As AI adoption and evolving cyber threats reshape how businesses operate, Stark has positioned Cetrom and himself at the forefront of that conversation. He speaks frequently on the practical realities of adopting AI securely, why Zero Trust frameworks are no longer optional for organizations of any size, and how businesses can modernize their technology stack without exposing themselves to unnecessary risk. His perspective is shaped not by theory, but by nearly 35 years of hands-on experience building and defending real infrastructure for real clients.
One of Stark's passions is continuously finding new ways to strengthen the company's strong customer service foundation. Providing customers with the best and most secure service, delivered through a Zero Trust lens, will always be Stark's and Cetrom's goal.
Over the last 25 years, Stark has cemented Cetrom's status as a leading provider of secure and custom cloud hosting solutions, with success attributable to his personal resolve, ongoing commitment to excellent customer service, enterprise-level security, and best-in-class technology infrastructure. With a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, the company's track record, and around-the-clock, US-based senior-level IT support, Stark ensures that companies, whether staffed by two or 2,000, have access to enterprise-class technology and enterprise-grade security at a price they can afford.
Backed by nearly 35 years of experience across every facet of the IT industry and holding some of the industry's most prestigious technical certifications, Stark keeps his finger on the pulse of where technology, security, and AI are heading next — and translates that insight into guidance business leaders can actually act on.
Stark is a father and self-proclaimed computer geek who enjoys playing golf and racing cars in his spare time. A Washington, D.C., native, Stark still resides in the metropolitan area.
Mark Wright, Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Mark Wright, Cetrom's technology guru, joined the company in 2002 and serves as Chief Information Officer. With over 20 years of experience in IT, Wright oversees Cetrom's technical operations, including setting strategic technical direction, delivering enterprise-class client solutions, and handpicking Cetrom's engineering staff. Wright is also responsible for ensuring clients continue to experience Cetrom's 99.9 percent uptime guarantee.
As Zero Trust has shifted from a security buzzword to an operational necessity, and AI adoption raises new questions about how organizations protect their infrastructure, Wright has become a go-to voice for translating those shifts into real-world architecture decisions. His perspective is grounded in having built and defended one of the industry's most reliable networks — giving him a rare vantage point on where AI genuinely strengthens security operations, where it introduces risk, and how Zero Trust principles need to be woven into infrastructure from the ground up rather than bolted on after the fact.
Wright's oversight and direction of the Cetrom infrastructure have created a network that is one of the best in existence, which Wright considers one of his most significant personal accomplishments. The quality of the Cetrom network showcases the high level of skill and expertise Wright has honed over the years, transforming an early passion for technology into a career defined by security-first thinking. Wright's previous experience in the security industry laid the foundation for his emphasis on data security, high-availability networks, and immediate access to valuable resources — principles that now anchor his approach to both Zero Trust and responsible AI adoption.
Wright holds certifications from Microsoft and Citrix and still retains his initial enthusiasm for IT, bringing decades of hands-on experience and a genuine passion for technology to the future of Cetrom and the clients it serves.
Emily Raines, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CSMO)
Emily Raines joined Cetrom in 2016 and serves as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, where she shapes the strategic vision behind Cetrom's growth as a trusted MSP and MSSP for accounting and financial services firms nationwide. In an industry where client data security, regulatory compliance, and operational uptime are non-negotiable, Raines has built her career around translating complex technology shifts, from cloud migration to Zero Trust security architectures to the rise of AI-driven operations, into practical strategies that protect firms and give them a competitive edge.
Raines is a frequent voice on how accounting and professional services organizations can adopt AI responsibly without compromising the security posture their clients depend on. She speaks regularly on Zero Trust frameworks, secure cloud transformation, and the evolving cybersecurity landscape facing CPA firms and financial institutions, drawing on 15+ years of experience turning emerging technology into clear, actionable guidance for business leaders. Her work has been central to Cetrom's reputation as a firm that doesn't just implement technology, but helps clients understand why it matters to their bottom line and their clients' trust.
Beyond her external speaking and thought leadership, Raines leads Cetrom's sales and marketing organization, driving partnership initiatives, product and service rollouts, and the resources that help customer success teams keep clients informed, secure, and ahead of industry change.
Raines resides in Maryland with her husband, two sons, and a Shiba, Luna. Raines is an actress in the DMV area and enjoys traveling and spending time outdoors.
John Carley, Senior Principal of Operations and Business Intelligence
John Carley is Senior Principal of Operations and Business Intelligence at Cetrom, a specialized cloud managed service provider serving CPA and accounting firms. He leads internal operations and works closely with clients to help them realize sustained, practical value from cloud platforms, data, and AI-enabled services.
His work focuses on helping firms move from technology adoption to operational maturity. This includes establishing right-sized governance, improving visibility through analytics, managing technology and operational risk, and guiding change in ways that support compliance, scalability, and long-term firm performance. He emphasizes execution over theory—connecting architecture, data, and operational processes to measurable outcomes, such as reliability, security, and improved decision-making.
Before joining Cetrom, Mr. Carley worked for a Fortune 500 technology and management consulting firm and served as a Marine Officer. In those roles, he advised senior executives on enterprise planning, execution, and risk management, with significant experience operating in complex, high-stakes, and international environments.
Throughout his career, he has worked at the intersection of operations, analytics, and emerging technologies, helping leadership teams make informed, disciplined decisions while balancing innovation, security, and operational control. Today, he helps CPA firms apply that same discipline so partners can focus on clients, growth, and firm leadership--not IT surprises.
