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Spotlight on Acclaro

November 20, 2014 by rhondachale

Ryan St. John and Charlie Porter / Acclaro, Inc.

Ryan St. John has over ten years of consumer and business to business marketing experience. He has had the pleasure of working with a wide range of organizations from Fortune 10 to start ups raising seed money. His experience includes marketing for healthcare, technology, logistics, food service and public utilities to name a few. Ryan has built a strong portfolio of success in reaching and moving a variety of stakeholders through strategic engagements with executive leadership to tactical execution within business units. He has the benefit of experience in both MARCOM and product marketing engagements. His experience includes McKesson, AT&T, TruCode, DST, and Buckhead Beef to name a few.

Charlie Porter has 25+ years of combined experience in Corporate as well as Face to Face Marketing specializing in Trade Shows, Events, Corporate Meetings, Program Development and Management. Current and past clients include Searle, Wyeth, Home Depot, TSYS, Halliburton, Volvo, KBR and Nikon. Specialties: RFI/RFP development, performance standards and evaluation processes, design, fabrication, audience engagement, program development and management for trade shows, events, meetings.

Special Edition: GaMPI

November 19, 2014 by rhondachale

Annie Mullins / Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Eileen Roehl / Murfee Meetings Group

Eileen Roehl, CMP and her team at the Murfee Group work with organizations ranging in size, budget and industry. As a single source for full-range event management services, the Murfee Group works closely with a trusted network of professionals to produce events.

Eileen serves on the Board of the Georgia Chapter of Meeting Professionals International as Vice President Strategic Events and was named the 2013-14 “Planner of the Year”. She also teaches at Kennesaw State University’s Meeting & Event Management Certification Program and she speaks at industry events.

Allyson Wagner / Omnience, Inc.

Allyson Wagner works for Omnience as a project specialist assisting corporate and association clients with meeting planning, on site logistics, and sustainability initiatives. Omnience provides a full range of meeting planning services to its clients, along with developing proprietary technology to She also serves as Executive Director of Meeting Professionals Network, a membership organization for independent meeting planners and not-for-profit division of Omnience.

Allyson is a member of MPI Georgia and serves on the board for the Atlanta Chapter of the Green Meetings Industry Council as immediate past president. She recently completed the Sustainable Event Planning Certificate (SEPC) course through GMIC Global and is serving on a GMIC Global task force to re-design the SEPC for 2015, as well as a task force for the GMIC Ask For It Campaign.

Kathi Cambre Kelly / KSL Resorts

Kathi Kelly has Hospitality business for 34 years and in the Atlanta area since 1990 in the capacity of a hotel sales representative for Westin Hotels & Resorts, Starwood, Hilton, and for the past 15 years with KSL Resorts.

Kathi has been an active member in the Georgia Chapter of Meeting Professionals International. She has served on the Board of Directors and numerous committees through the years. Two things people most identify Kathi with are (1) Her ability to find viable solutions and (2) Her skills on the golf course and passion for chairing golf tournaments.

Kathi has won numerous awards with MPI and also serves on the board for SITE (Society of Incentive Travel Executives) and was “Member of the Year” in 2013.

Veteran Owned Small Business, Part I

November 18, 2014 by rhondachale

On the heels of Veterans Day, the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council kicked off a special two-part series on veteran small business owners (VOSB) – the opportunities, challenges and trends they encounter while turning to entrepreneurship as a viable career path. Special guest Vanessa Bull, supplier diversity site administrator and mentor protégé program manager for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics covered burning topics including VOSB training and mentorship/development opportunities, as well as, tips for preparing for the upcoming National Veterans Small Business Engagement Conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. So listen in!

Vanessa Bull / Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

Vanessa Bull is a Supplier Diversity Advocate and Mentor Protégé Program Manager for Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia.

In this role, she is responsible for maintaining a world class Supplier Diversity program focused on customer satisfaction and the achievement of Small Business goals. She is also accountable for the company’s Mentor Protégé efforts including agreements with federal, state and local agencies.

Ms. Bull has served on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Women’s Business Council, the US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as Chair on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC).

Ms. Bull has received numerous awards for her efforts in support of Supplier Diversity. Women’s Enterprise USA news magazine has recognized her as one of the “100 Women Impacting Supplier Diversity.”

Rebecca Rogers Tijerino with The Intersect Group, Michael Giglio with Georgia Life Settlements, Joe Lindenmayer with TSS Photography and Attorney Lenise Williams

November 17, 2014 by rhondachale

Rebecca Rogers Tijerino / The Intersect Group

As Chief Executive Officer, Rebecca focuses The Intersect Group’s vision, empowers our capabilities, and drives sales and operational disciplines on a day to day basis.

Prior to her appointment as CEO at The Intersect Group, Rebecca was CEO of Astadia, a leading, global provider of innovative business and technology solutions with expertise in delivering full software development lifecycle and infrastructure solutions in several key areas of digital strategy, marketing automation, design, application development, application management, infrastructure services, and customer support.

Rebecca was previously with Adecco Group NA, where she began as Senior Vice President and rose to Chief Sales Officer for Adecco Staffing U.S., a leading National and International firm, where she served in a variety of leadership roles in Account Sales and Management, Alternative Delivery, Implementation, and Supplier Diversity. Prior to Adecco, Rebecca served as Chief Sales Officer with SeatonCorp, and as Vice President of Business Development and Principal for the ProStaff group of companies.

Rebecca holds bachelor’s degrees in business administration and psychology from Carroll University in Wisconsin.

Michael Giglio / Georgia Life Settlements

Michael Giglio is the owner of Georgia Life Settlements, LLC located in Milton, Georgia. Georgia Life Settlements offers life settlement services to seniors in North Fulton county. A life settlement is the sale of a life insurance policy on behalf of a senior, to a third party, for more than the policy’s cash surrender value. On average, life settlements return many times more cash than a policies cash surrender value and is a great option for seniors who plan to surrender or lapse their life insurance policies. The Georgia Life Settlements team has two decades of experience brokering nearly 24,000 policies with a face value of approximately $1 billion. Leveraging an innovative life settlement exchange, Georgia Life Settlements provides its clients access to more than 20 institutional investors who compete to purchase their policies. The outcome is a competitive bidding process that drives up the commercial value of a client’s life insurance policy. Michael is also a licensed life, accident, and sickness agent. He has partnered with the Crump Insurance Group, one of the largest brokers of insurance products in the United States. Michael enjoys helping individuals and families address their life, disability and long term care insurance needs. Michael is a 29 year veteran of the United States Coast Guard. He commanded several ships, was the chief of the Coast Guard’s Office of Law Enforcement, and served as a member of the National Security Council staff. Michael is a current member of American Legion Post 201 in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Joe Lindenmayer / TSS Photography

Employment & Volunteer Activity: COO/President TSS Photography 2006 – Present Chairman IFA’s VetFran Committee 2012 – Present CEO/President Young Masters, Inc. 2008 – 2014 Vice President – Sales TSS Photography, Inc. 2000 – 2006 Board of Directors KV Foundation 2005 – Present Vice-Chair Southeast Franchise Forum 2012 – Present President, Berkeley Hills CC Board of Governors – 2006-2008; 2013 – Present

Education: West Canada Valley Central School B.S. – Oneonta State University, NY United States Marine Corps 1988 – 1996 (Active Duty & Reserves), Operation Desert Storm Veteran

Family: Wife Kristen, Daughter Riley. Youngest of 7 children (6 boys & 1 girl)

Lenise Williams / Attorney

Lenise Williams is a mother, entrepreneur educator, Small Business Attorney and Business Consultant. She provides female entrepreneurs with legal and business consulting to navigate them through the challenges of launching their business and building a lucrative brand. She also assists entrepreneurs in protecting their brand through proper legal agreements, federal protection through trademark and copyright, investor agreements, contract review, legal formation and much more.

Lenise also provides resources and guides to the aspiring and existing entrepreneur. She travels nationally speaking to women about building and growing their own business. Her goal is to launch 1,000 women into entrepreneurship over the next 3 years. She further seeks to aid an additional 500 female owned businesses with expanding their business & their income.

Turner Smith with Health IT Leadership Summit and Sanjay Parekh with Startup Riot

November 13, 2014 by rhondachale

Turner Smith / Health IT Leadership Summit

Dr. Smith has extensive experience in the design, implementation, and training necessary to build successful telemedicine programs. Dr. Smith is passionate about innovative application of Health IT to increase patient engagement and education in healthcare, improve outcomes, reduce costs, and bridge the gap between patients and access to quality care.

He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Technology Association of Georgia, Health Society and is Chairman for the annual Health IT Leadership Summit in Atlanta. Additionally, Dr. Smith is a member of the Health IT Subcommittee and Public Policy Task Force of the Bioscience Leadership Council at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. He has presented at the American Telemedicine Association Annual Meeting and also serves on a working group for the Georgia Department of Education which is developing the curriculum for the Health Science Cluster to align with Federal Career Clusters and career pathways.

Dr. Smith received his Psy. D. degree from the American School of Professional Psychology/ Virginia Campus, an MA in Clinical Psychology from the Georgia School of Professional Psychology, and his BA from Hampden-Sydney College. Dr. Smith lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia, and he enjoys shooting sporting clays and playing tennis in his free time.

Sanjay Parekh / Startup Riot

Sanjay Parekh is the Founder of Startup Riot, an all-day event which highlights 30 startups through three minute, four slide presentations given by the startups. The startups subsequently answer questions from a judging panel for three minutes. The upcoming event will be March 4, 2015 at Terminal West.

Walt Carter with Generation Mortgage, Carl Sweat with good2grow and In Zone Brands, and Jay Reeder with Georgia CALLS

November 13, 2014 by rhondachale

Walt Carter / Generation Mortgage Company

With more than twenty-five years in technology leadership roles, Walt specializes in technology visionography and turnaround leadership. While CIO at Generation Mortgage, Walt’s team has received positive press from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, Bloomberg and MarketWatch for innovative use of technology as a key differentiator for the company. A proven technology executive, Walt is adept at working through complex business technology challenges and has successfully implemented several enterprise-wide packaged software solutions. Walt is frequently asked to speak to professional groups on the topics of leadership, governance, risk management and compliance.

After earning a BS in Physics from Guilford College, he began his career as a technical officer in the US Air Force, and over the years he has served in a variety of technology leadership roles with companies such as Fidelity, Gannett, BDM, TRW, and Ajilon Consulting. Walt earned a Master’s degree in Public and Private Administration from Central Michigan University in 1991. While at TRW, he won the President’s Award for his leadership on their largest commercial project. Recently, Walt was named winner of the prestigious Georgia CIO Leadership Association’s Corporate CIO of the year for 2014.

Walt makes his home just outside of Atlanta, Georgia with his wife Eileen and their children.

Specialties: Leadership Development, Technology Acquisition & Support, IT Risk Management, Governance & Compliance, Technology Services.

Carl Sweat / good2grow and In Zone Brands, Inc.

Jay Reeder / Georgia CALLS

Jay Reeder has built his career by creating innovative solutions to real-world challenges. With over 23 years in telecommunications, his software development skills and leadership abilities lead to his success in launching VoiceNation in 2002. As President of the virtual phone and live answering service company, Mr. Reeder has created a company culture that thrives on staff development and personal growth. He believes success is more than a privilege; it is a responsibility. It is not only the purpose of his company, but also of his heart, to make the world a better place for those in it. With such great passion to get involved and help others, Mr. Reeder has launched two non-profit organizations, Voice4Nations and Georgia CALLS, to empower individuals to help make a difference in the lives of others.

Mr. Reeder resides in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains on his Apple Mountain Alpaca Farm with his wife and three young boys. Raising his alpacas has been a rewarding adventure for Mr. Reeder and his family. He also volunteers at a local homeless shelter for men in downtown Atlanta on a regular basis and spends several weeks each year traveling on mission trips to impact the lives of others around the world.

Special Edition: Health IT

November 11, 2014 by rhondachale

Health IT is the subject of mass attention, particularly as Georgia continues to grow and make national headlines for its work in the field. Recently, thought leaders Christopher Kunney of InfiniteOptions Technology Consulting Group, and MBEs Tracey Grace of IBEX IT Business Experts, and Dr. Cassandra Tancil of PharmaCare Solutions, came together to discuss major trends in this cutting edge industry. Topics included the Affordable Healthcare Act, electronic health records, telemedicine, and recommendations to small business owners on how to both stay in tune to the industry’s accelerated growth and make it work for you. Listen in!

Tracey Grace / IBEX IT Business Experts

Tracey Grace is President and CEO of IBEX IT Business Experts in Alpharetta, Georgia. Tracey founded IBEX after seizing the opportunity to staff Electronic Healthcare Record projects. IBEX today is a National Staffing and Training Firm.

Tracey earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics & Spanish at the University of Pittsburgh, and was awarded a Graduate Fellowship to attend the Katz Graduate School of Business where she earned her MBA in less than a year. Tracey has held various sales management positions at companies such as the FedEx Corporation, Learning Tree International and was as Vice President at Quint Wellington Redwood, a Dutch Consulting firm where she received numerous awards.

Tracey is on the MBEIC Leadership Council – Chair of the Healthcare Consortium, currently serves as a Board Member at the Katz Graduate School Alumni Association advising on Minority recruitment and has served as a board member of AFCEA – Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association. She actively speaks about Gender and Minority diversification, using IBEX as a platform. IBEX is a certified Woman Owned and Minority Owned Enterprise.

Christopher Kunney / InfiniteOptions Technology Consulting Group, LLC

Christopher is a senior level healthcare information technology executive and strategist. He is called upon by his clients to provide guidance and thought leadership specific to emerging healthcare technology offerings, compliance related issues and technology adoption. His recent roles include serving as Director of Emerging Healthcare Technology for AT&T, Vice President & COO for HealthInovation and Vice President and CIO for Piedmont Healthcare. Christopher currently serves as managing partner of Infinite Options, LLC. and also maintains strategic alliances with various HIT consulting firms such as Smartecute, The BAE Company and The Desir Group.

He has a track record of successfully implementing and providing strategic enterprise-wide solutions that address the current issues faced by health systems including; meaningful use, PPACA, HITECH Act, HIPAA, EMR Adoption, CMS quality measures, and HIEs. In addition, Christopher is an experienced IT leader with demonstrated ability to build peak-performing teams and achieve cross-functional business objectives that effectively integrate within the clinical setting. As a valued member of senior management teams, he’s contributed a seasoned, broad-based perspective with the maturity to lead IT transformation efforts in all areas of the healthcare business. His business philosophy is to create pragmatic IT strategies and implementation plans designed for maximum return.

Christopher serves as instructor-at-large for Southern Polytechnic University Professional Education – HIT Certification Program and is industry advisor to Georgia Institute Of Technologies – HIT Cluster Program, ITT Technical Institute and DeVry University – Atlanta. He also serves on the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce HIT Public Policy Taskforce and Bioscience – Health IT Leadership Council and active member of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum (ITSMF)

Some of his current leadership roles include, board member and FY14 President of the Healthcare Information Systems Society (HIMSS) – Georgia Chapter and Board Chairman of Ivy Preparatory Academy of Schools. He’s previously served as past chair of Dr. Ben Carson Foundation Atlanta Chapter and board emeritus for the Men’s Health and Wellness Center. Other previous professional organizational memberships include: Georgia Association of Healthcare Executives (GAHE), Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Healthcare Service Executives (NASHE). Christopher has also served as an adjunct professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at DeVry University.

Christopher is a graduate of Fort Valley State University, earning a Bachelor Of Science in Computer Science/Mathematics and Executive Master of Science in management of Technology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In addition to his formal education, he’s received various certifications in the areas of healthcare information technology (CPHIT), customer relationship management (CRM), technical management, total quality control, project management, and other various I.T. related fields of study.

Christopher is a recipient of the Seaborn Lee Middle School Trailblazer Award; 2006 Minority Scholarship Award from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). Along with this award he also was selected to participate in the CHIME’s CIO Boot Camp for high achieving business leaders. Christopher was also selected to deliver the commencement address for a recent graduating class at ITT Institute in Atlanta, GA and has appear as a subject matter expert at various healthcare IT industry conferences and events. Christopher has appeared in various publications including The Atlanta Business Chronicle, Modern Healthcare, 2006 thru 2012 editions of Who’s Who in Business and Industry, Who’s Who in Black Atlanta and was featured in a spring 2006 article on “Minorities in Healthcare” published by the Atlanta Hospital News. He’s also been featured in Black Enterprise Magazine’s executives “On The Move” section. He’s co-author various articles, whitepapers and presented nationally on topics surrounding the impact of health information technology on the clinical ecosystem. Christopher is an avid blogger and shares his perspective through various social media outlets including, Twitter, Linkedin and Google Plus.

Cassandra Tancil / PharmaCare Solutions, Inc.

Dr. Cassandra G. Tancil, co-founder and President/CEO of PharmaCare Solutions, Inc., has practiced as a clinical pharmacist for more than 25 years. Dr. Tancil began her career in a progressive community hospital in Baltimore, MD where she was responsible for overseeing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the appropriate use of medications throughout the institution. After spending eleven years as the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator in Baltimore, she moved back home to Georgia and decided to explore other facets of pharmacy. Her journey led her to diverse experiences within the pharmaceutical industry for a Fortune 500 global R&D company, an ambulatory care clinic for a leading HMO, and the nation’s leading provider of government pharmacy benefits management services.

The skills that Dr. Tancil has acquired during her career led to the founding of PharmaCare Solutions, a healthcare consulting company, whose primary focus is to manage your healthcare cost through clinical, analytical, and marketing services to ensure patients are utilizing medications to achieve positive health outcomes. Her willingness to work closely with other healthcare professionals and patients often leads to mutual accountability and a win-win for all.

Dr. Tancil received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and Music from Emory University, a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Mercer University Southern School of Pharmacy, and completed a residency at Howard University Hospital. She is also a board certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS).

Janet Marchibroda with BPC

November 11, 2014 by rhondachale

Election 2014: How the New 114th Congress Could Effect Healthcare and Beyond

Justin Barnes interviews Janet Marchibroda from the BPC.

Errol Greene with Clear Harbor and Kenzie Biggins with Uniquely Virtual

November 10, 2014 by rhondachale

Errol Greene / Clear Harbor

Errol Greene is BizDev Manager for Clear Harbor, a specialty outsourcing company based in Alpharetta, with operations in the Caribbean. He’s a published customer support best practices author in publications such as MyCustomer and CRM Magazine amongst others. He’s also owned and sold his own research company that focused on customer experience and what made customers buy.

Kenzie Biggins / Uniquely Virtual, LLC

Kenzie Biggins is a recognized Business Leader and Advocate for Social Change. After creating a collection of businesses all geared to “giving back” to the community, she developed a service-driven holding company, named KEMBI.

Ms. Biggins and her team at KEMBI – “Uniquely Served Businesses for Social Enterprise” – work together to help empower, enable and engage the community in addressing urgent social needs and problems that affect us all.

The KEMBI collection today includes: *Uniquely Defined: A social media consulting firm founded in 2011 works primarily with nonprofits and small to midsize business and business leaders to create branded strategies and lifestyle messaging that connect with each company’s target market. *Uniquely Virtual: This regional resource founded in 2013 helps busy professionals maximize their time by completing executive administrative tasks with the help of a high powered platform, uvique. As part of their social mission, Uniquely Virtual employs qualified professionals who were impacted by the downturn of the economy. This firm integrates seamlessly with clients’ work lives to improve their productivity and satisfaction.

Before starting her own businesses Ms. Biggins held various leadership positions with multiple Fortune 500 Companies, including Target and Bank of America. With each company, she quickly developed a reputation as a trusted business partner in talent strategy, brand management, and operational excellence.

Ms. Biggins holds a B.S. in Fashion Merchandising from Florida State University and her M.A. in Luxury and Fashion Management from Savannah College of Art and Design. Her educational background has allowed her to accelerate in branding and creative solutions. She believes that “Engagement leads to ROI,” both in business and in community service.

Kenzie Biggins demonstrates her professional and community commitment in many ways. She serves through Atlanta’s St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and was selected as a member of The Vestry. She serves on the board of directors for The Training and Counseling Center and ArtsATL and as an advisory board member for Neil Asks and the Atlanta World Kite Festival and Expo. Additionally, she is a member of the Dogwood City Chapter, The Links, Inc. and serves as the elected corresponding secretary.