Everything Channel Events

The Everything Chanel Events Advisory Board consists of two boards separated by market; the End User Advisory Board and the Value Added Channel Advisory Board.  Consisting of some of the most prominent End Users/Solution Providers in the country.

Midsize Enterprise Summit Advisory Board

Henry Chace
Chief Information Officer
Burns & Levinson LLP

Henry Chace is the Chief Information Officer of the law firm of Burns & Levinson LLP in Boston, Massachusetts. Henry joined Burns & Levinson in February of 2003 and is responsible for strategic planning for information technology for the firm. Burns & Levinson is a full service firm focused in business law, litigation, intellectual property, employment law and private client services with offices in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Previously Henry was the Director of Information Technology at Hutchins, Wheeler & Dittmar in Boston, Massachusetts. Henry had been with Hutchins since 1993 and was responsible for the planning, implementation and maintenance of automated systems for the firm. Prior to coming to Hutchins, Henry was with Gaston & Snow for thirteen years. Henry served for five years on the Board of Directors of the International Legal Technology Association (“ILTA), formerly known as LawNet, Inc. He has served as Secretary, President and Executive Vice President. http://www.iltanet.org.

Henry is also a regular contributor to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly column “TechnoLAWgically Thinking” and has contributed articles to other publications.

Dawn Dillon
Senior Vice President
Division Head Technology and Bank Operations
Salem Five

In May of 2000, Dawn Dillon joined Salem Five from Alltel Information Services, where she was the On-site Account and Enterprise Network Services Manager for Citizens Financial Group. She had direct managerial responsibility for a staff of over 100 with direct responsibility for the distributed computing environment and integration services. While there, Dawn assumed management responsibility for the Distributed Systems Y2K remediation project and all acquisition integration initiatives, performing nearly a dozen acquisition conversions. On a day-to-day basis, she was responsible for the health and development of the entire distributed computing environment – which covered New England and the East Coast offices.
Prior to working at Alltel, Dawn was the Senior Vice President, Distributed Systems and Self-Service Banking for Bank of Ireland, First Holdings, Inc. Dawn has been in banking since 1985 when she joined BankEast. Prior to that she worked within the technical & programming departments of companies in several industries, including insurance, non-profit and defense.

Bill Benz
Vice President MIS
J. & W. Seligman & Co. Incorporated

Bill joined Seligman in May of 1997 as the systems manager responsible for Financial Accounting systems at the firm. Over the last 10 years Bill has worked with business managers to define solutions to meet a changing marketplace. He is currently responsible for the technology needs of the Sales and Marketing company within Seligman as well as several corporate strategic products.

Prior to Seligman, Bill spent several years at Merrill Lynch & Co. as a Senior Manager in Financial Systems. Prior to that, Bill worked as a technology consultant for over 13 years for a number of Fortune 100 companies.

Ellen Christy
Director of Information Technology
Harbour Vest Partners, LLC.

Ellen joined HarbourVest in June 2000 as Director of Information Technology and provides management and strategic oversight of information systems and technology for U.S. and non-U.S. operations.   Ellen has over 16 years of experience working within the information technology space.  Prior to joining HarbourVest, Ellen was Assistant Director of Information Technology for a large Boston law firm.

In April 2001, Ellen founded the Private Equity CTO Network (PECTO), an international peer support group of 100+ members focused on the technological challenges that face private equity organizations today. The PECTO Network is comprised exclusively of technology professionals on staff at venture capital, private equity, and leveraged buyout firms. The members manage their firm’s information technology, infrastructure, and telecommunications initiatives. Three chapters have been formed: Boston, the founding chapter; New York; and West Coast, represented by the Venture Capital Information Technology (VCIT) group, as well as additional members throughout the U.S. and Europe.

Ed Eskew
Vice President of Information Technology
Bernard Chaus, Inc.

Ed Eskew joined Bernard Chaus, Inc. in May 1999 as Director of Information Technology and today is the Chief Information Officer

Ed has over 36 years of experience in the information technology field and has worked with such companies as Chanel Inc., Swiss Bank Corporation, and Garan Inc. all based in the New York area.

Ed has been a featured speaker at the “Check Point Experience” “Material World” and our own “Vision Events” and has been quoted in many trade magazines and newspapers such as “InfoWorld”, “Crain’s New York”, and “The Wall Street Journal”, as well as a contributing author for Aspitore Books as part of the “In the Minds” series.

In 2005 Ed was awarded the “Information Technology Executive of the Year” award from Gartner Vision Events, and in 2007 was selected the winner of Apparel Magazines “All Star Award” for excellence in management, track record of growth, Innovation, and corporate goodwill reflecting positively on the industry.

Ed received his MBA from the Nyack Graduate School of Business in Nyack, New York and is a proud member of the Advisory Board for Everything Channel Vision Events.

William D. Danuloff (Bill)
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Gorman-Rupp Company

36+ years with Gorman-Rupp, all in the information technology field. Responsible for all information technology strategy, including development, deployment and support of hardware and software, voice and data communications, data management, networks and Internet strategy for the Corporation.

Earl Monsour
Director, Strategic Information Technologies
Maricopa Community College District

Earl is the Director, Strategic Information Technologies for the Maricopa Community College District. Prior to his current position, he served as Associate Dean of Technology and Chief Information Officer for Chandler-Gilbert Community College. Before that he spent more than 25 years in industry serving in various technological leadership, planning, engineering, quality control and customer service roles with companies such as Honeywell International, AlliedSignal Inc., The Bendix Corporation and DataGraphix Inc. His college-level teaching experiences include courses in Management Information Systems, Management, Leadership and General Business.

Earl began his career in technology leadership as a Supervisor in the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command Automated Command Control System. He held a professional certification of Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) from the Building Industry Consulting Services International (BICSI) and was a Registered Technical Coordinator with IBM Corp. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the CIO Executive Council, the Computer Society, the Communications Society, and the Association for Computing Machinery. He is a recipient of the Ariston Award from Avila University for leadership and scholarly example, the AlliedSignal Outstanding Performance Award, a CIO100 Award in 2002, a Gartner MES IT Executive of the Year in 2004, Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders in 2006 and has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Energy for Significant Achievements.
 
B.S.B.A., M.B.A., Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri Certificate, Computer Systems Technology, Community College of the Air Force, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Jim Murphy
Director of Information Technology/Security
City of Quincy

Jim Murphy is the Director of Information Technology/Security for the City of Quincy. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the City of Quincy's Information Systems, Telecommunications, city-wide Institutional Network, Access Control Systems and development of security polices and standards.

Jim has over 15 years experience in the Information Technology arena, serves on the State of Illinois Wireless Data Interoperability panel, and is a member of the International and Illinois GMIS. He attended Illinois State University's Undergraduate and Master’s program in Applied Computer Science.

Tom Dunnigan
Chief Information Officer
South Carolina Student Loan Corporation

In April 2007, Tom Dunnigan joined South Carolina Student Loan as its Chief Information Officer. With over twenty years experience in software engineering, project management, operations, and executive management roles, Tom has assumed responsibilities for both business operations and information technology management.

Previously, Tom has performed in leadership roles with several companies and on large-scale development programs at Verizon, NCR, BlueCross BlueShield, HP/Knightsbridge, Amerada Hess, and MBNA Information Services among others, where challenges involving data quality, system performance, time to market, business process improvement, and international business partnerships were effectively addressed.

Niel Nickolaisen
CIO and Director of Strategic Planning
Headwaters Inc.

Niel Nickolaisen is the CIO and Director of Strategic Planning at Headwaters, Inc. He has held technology executive and operations executive positions; typically in turnaround roles. He has developed a strategic and tactical alignment model that significantly improves returns on technology and business initiatives (by both improving the benefits and reducing the costs and risks). He holds a MS in Engineering from MIT and a BS in Physics from Utah State University. He writes the "Practical CIO" column for the CIO Leadership Network and a "how to" column for Search CIO. He is the author of an Addison Wesley book on Agile Leadership scheduled for release in 2009. He is one of the founders of Accelinnova, a think tank focused on improving organizational and IT agility.

Jim Williams
Director, Information Services
A&W Food Services of Canada Inc.

For the past 13 years, Jim has been directing the Information Services group for A&W Food Services of Canada Inc. A&W has been viewed by the Canadian Franchise community as a leader in the profitable use of technology.

Prior to joining A&W, Jim directed the Information Systems group for a North American packaging and paperboard producer with over 25 facilities. In its day, the company was the largest folding carton manufacturer in Canada, supplying all major Canadian consumer good companies.
 
A founding Board member of the CIO Association of Vancouver in 1997, Jim was President from 2001 to 2005, guiding the association in membership growth, strategic alliances and establishing a positive financial position. A founding Board member of the newly established CIO Association of Canada, Jim brings his experience to the task of building a national association of senior information technology executives.

Value Added Channel Advisory Board

George Pashardis
Vice President of Sales
ePlus Technology, Inc

George Pashardis is Regional Vice President of Sales for ePlus Technology, inc., ePlus, inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in selling, leasing, financing, and managing information technology (IT) and other assets in the United States. It offers direct marketing of IT equipment and third-party software; professional services; leasing and business process services; and proprietary software, including order-entry and order-management software, procurement, asset management, document management and distribution software, and electronic catalog content management software and services. The company sells its products using internal sales force and through vendor relationships to commercial customers; federal, state, and local governments; K-12 schools; and higher education institutions. It also leases and finances equipment, as well as supplies software and services directly and through relationships with vendors and equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia. ePlus went public in 1996 and is trading on NASDAQ under PLUS. With over 30 locations nationwide ePlus has over 650 employees and total revenues are $849 million. In 2008, ePlus was Ranked #74 within the VARBusiness 500 and also received the Unified Communications Partner of the Year.

Peter Illari
Principal
Accelbus Systems

Founding partner in Accelbus Systems, Pete’s primary responsibility is Sales, Sales Management and product strategies including vendor relationships. Accelbus sells, implements and supports SAP ERP software and all software and hardware to facilitate the successful implementation of  business management software. Accelbus is located in Philadelphia and has offices in Washington DC and Orlando.

Robert Nitrio
CEO
Ranvest Associates

Robert A. Nitrio is the owner of Ranvest Associates, a business technology consulting firm that he founded in 1992 in the Sacramento, California area. Mr. Nitrio specializes in working with small and medium sized companies as their business technology adviser. By becoming intimately familiar with each company’s operations, he guides them through an analytical process designed to streamline and enhance their operations. Appropriate technology solutions are introduced to achieve the twin goals of increased efficiency/productivity and increased profitability. The ultimate goal is to create an organizational culture focused on business continuity – keeping the client in business profitably today, tomorrow and until they want to execute their exit strategy. These processes are also adapted to clients in the K-12 school market and state and local government markets.

Jane Cage
COO
Heartland Technologies

From 1985 to 2003 Jane was the owner of Connecting Point Computer Center of Joplin, MO. HTS was formed through the merger of SCCI in Iowa and Connecting Point in January of 2003. Jane became the COO of HTS.  In June of 2006 we merged Business Computer Centers of Kansas with their four locations into HTS. Jane was part of the Ingram Micro Venturetech Network Advisory Council from 1995 to 1999 and 2001 to 2006. She received to VentureTech Partnering Award in 1997. She is actively involved with her community, serving as the past President Chamber of Commerce, Past President of Rotary Club, Past President of Joplin Family Y, Past President of Joplin Humane Society, Current Chairman of Board of St. John’s Regional Medical Center.  She received her B.A. in Economics and B.A. in Spanish at Wake Forest University. She is also a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Josh Smith
CEO
Biohazard Computer Systems

A life-long gaming enthusiast with a passion for system building, Josh Smith founded Biohazard Computer Systems Inc. in 2003 with the mission of becoming the most elite system builder in the gaming/enthusiast market.  With an eye for product potential Josh’s focus has been centered on product advancement through innovation and customization.  Biohazard has received industry-wide praise through numerous system reviews.  A proponent of early adoption, Josh routinely oversees the internal testing and feasibility studies of a myriad of prototype and pre-launch hardware and as such, Biohazard has been a launch partner for numerous enthusiast-class products.  In order to maintain innovation Josh has developed a network of key industry contacts creating an invaluable direct information pipeline with all of the industry’s major players.

Peter Valters
General Manager
Empowered Networks

Mr. Valters is the General Manager of Professional Services for Empowered Networks, is responsible for the definition of all of Empowered Network’s services, and brings extensive expertise in the Outsourcing, ASP and ebusiness areas.  In over twenty-five years with several of world’s leading consulting companies, Mr. Valters has successfully demonstrated his ability to deliver business value to private and public sector clients. Several of the approaches and methodologies developed on by Mr. Valters have been featured in articles in the Financial Post, CIO Magazine, Technology in Government, and Computing Canada. In addition, Mr. Valters is a member of the Gerson Lehrman Group Technology Council of Advisors with the standing of Leader, participates as a member of the Advisory Board for the IT Channel, is a Technology advisor for Business Week and also member of the IDC Technology Panel.

Stan Duda
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Alpine Consulting, Inc

Stan co-founded Alpine Consulting in 1996 and has been involved in the Information Technology consulting industry for nearly 20 years.  His focus within Alpine is sales, marketing and finance.  Stan is actively engaged in driving new business, maintaining several key relationships, guiding direction for the branding and marketing, establishing key alliances and overseeing the financials.  Prior to Alpine, Stan was an independent consultant serving as a project manager on many high profile projects.  His responsibilities included overseeing financial controls, managing resources and providing strategy recommendations for projects in the food distribution, insurance and medical industries.  Mr. Duda received a Bachelor of Science degree from Rockford College.

Rick Jordan
Director, Sales & Strategic Alliances
(North America)
Tenet Computer Group Inc.

Rick Jordan is the North American Director, Sales & Strategic Alliances for Tenet Computer Group Inc. celebrating its 25th Anniversary of committed sales and services as a Solution Provider.

Rick is in charge overseeing all operations of Tenet’s newly developed North American Mobility Division geared at Disaster Recovery, Continuity Planning and Emergency Management.
Rick has over 20 years experience with various technology firms, where he has held various senior management positions in sales, marketing, and procurement, focusing on market expansion in Canada, U.S.A and Europe. With his entrepreneurial vision and company dedication, Rick has built profitable sales and marketing channels within multiple sectors, while collaborating with various technology manufacturers and distribution partners. 

Rick has been on numerous Technology Advisory Committees throughout the years and has also been honored with multiple awards during his career, as well as keeping active in the community by being sworn-in Aux. Police Constable with the Toronto Police Service (Class Valedictorian) and an active coach his child’s hockey and soccer teams.  Rick enjoys most sports including hockey, soccer, and golf, to name a few (with the bragging rights of getting a hole-in-one back in 2002)

Sonia St. Charles
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Davenport Group

Sonia St. Charles, co-founder and CEO of Davenport Group, brings more than 25 years of business experience in corporate management and external consulting to the St. Paul, Minn.-based company she helped develop. Using her operational expertise in private, public and non-profit sectors, along with her extensive knowledge in human resources, she partnered with fellow entrepreneur Paul Clifford in 2001 to create one of the country’s fastest-growing data protection solutions vendors.

Today, St. Charles focuses on leading the strategic vision and direction of the rapidly growing company. Under her guidance, Davenport Group has achieved double-digit growth every year. The company was ranked 29 on the 2009 CRN Fast Growth 100 list and named a “Business Builder” by Upsize magazine in 2008.