Community News

Go behind the scenes a little bit to understand how Affinity works…plus an exciting annoucement!
We are honored to have received recognition from our peers, and especially in the Security 100 category. Thank you to The Channel Company.
Jeremy Light has joined us as our new Technical Alignment Engineer, coming to us with over 20 years of experience in the IT field.
Teresa Patterson has joined us as our new Cybersecurity Analyst, coming to us with over 30 years of experience in the IT field. She enjoys supporting local businesses and visiting the beach as much as she can.
As part of an ongoing effort to ensure all systems are secure, Affinity Technology Partners is now adding a zero-trust approach to our client security stack. As attackers become more sophisticated, so do the complexities in stopping software-based threats.
Please help us welcome Affinity’s new System Engineer and Support Team Lead Francis Karchefski. Francis is originally from Redford, Michigan. In his free time, Francis enjoys karate, gaming, fishing, and camping, but he especially loves visiting Tennessee State Parks with his wife and daughters.
Many thanks to Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce for spotlighting Affinity Technology Partners! We are so proud to live in such a great city and to help great Nashville area businesses and organizations. Read the interview with Betsy Wright, Partner and VP of Business Development.
The dust has settled, and the media has moved on to other topics, but what is there to glean from the recent banking crises that headlined the news?
If you are an Affinity client, you know that Kurt will help you out with a smile. Besides his IT expertise and multiple IT certifications, Kurt has built strong relationships with his support team and makes his department more fun. Kurt’s favorite thing about Nashville is eating at all of the new places.
Unfortunately, cyber criminals will not be taking a holiday, so making sure that your team stays safe this season is of utmost importance.
Boo! October is CyberSecurity Awareness Month - Read the 4-part cautionary tale from Affinity's Chief Information Security Officer
Please help us welcome Bart Holzer to the Affinity team! Bart will be serving as Affinity’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Derrick Chatman joined Affinity Technology Partners as Technical Alignment Engineer in December 2021. He’s a rare Nashville native. If you have not had the pleasure of meeting him, here’s a little bit about Derrick and how he helps Affinity’s clients:
Affinity Technology Partners is growing, and we are looking for a few great people. See below, and please give us a shout and/or spread the word if you know someone that is talented and wants to join an awesome team.
An important component of Affinity Technology Partner’s vision is “to benefit our community and the greater world through philanthropic partnerships,” so we’d like to make sure our network knows about an important day for the nonprofit community. GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. It was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.
The Affinity Technology Partners Team got out on the town this week to try our hand at throwing axes at Blade and Timber . Gratefully, we still have all of our hands, and most of the team was surprisingly talented at throwing sharp objects! It was good to get to know each other more out of the office and to have some laughs. It’s been a busy fall!
Affinity has recently added another great member to the team. Please meet Seth Vander Hamm, new Systems Administrator on the Support Team.
Please help us welcome Danny Borges to the Affinity team! An IT professional with ten years of experience, Borges is a Systems Administrator on the Support Team.
Affinity Technology Partners was thrilled to help sponsor and attend Justice and Mercy International’s “An Evening with JMI.” It was a fun and wildly successful night for JMI, who is doing amazing work in Moldova and The Amazon.
The #BigPayback starts tomorrow! The annual, 24-hour day of giving is back and better than ever.
Since 2014, nearly $21 million have been raised to support schools, charities, and other nonprofits in the Middle Tennessee area. You can be a part of this change.
Affinity Technology Partners is excited to announce J. Mac Brown has joined our team as Virtual Chief Information Officer (vCIO). This position is a key role in Affinity’s service offering, working closely with our clients to understand their business needs and how technology can help them best achieve these needs. We are confident J. Mac will help Affinity achieve our mission to “bring high value to our clients via innovative technology solutions with consistent execution.” Before joining Affinity, J. Mac served as Vice President of Operations for local branding company Advent.
Affinity honored as industry veteran.