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Blue chip mentors with corporate experience and global reach.

The Executive Springboard network includes more 100 mentors! Over 80% of Executive Springboard mentors have experience in Fortune 1000 companies.  Each has run a function in a corporation for at least 5 years.  The Executive Springboard mentor network’s functional expertise includes:
  • Sales
  • Marketing and advertising
  • Operations and supply chain
  • Research and development
  • Finance
  • Information technology
  • Human resources
  • Founder, general management, Managing Director and CEO
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And the group is geographically diverse, residing fourteen countries.  Fifty percent of mentors have worked outside the US. 
 
Most of the Executive Springboard network have run small businesses after leaving corporate life.  More than half have served on boards of directors.  And all have long experience as mentors and as developers of talent.

Executive Springboard Mentor Network

Kate Nau

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Former VP Strat Planning & Dev,
Schwans Home Service
Former SVP/Div CFO, Schwan's Consumer, Schwan's Home Service
Former SVP & Corp Treasurer, Schwan Food Co.​

Mike Crone

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Former VP Sales, Häagen-Dazs
Former VP Sales, Nestle
​Former SVP Sales, Wells Dairy

Lou de Ocejo

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Former VP HR, Heublein
Former SVP HR & Corp Affairs, Pillsbury
Former EVP HR, State Street Corp.

Paloma Elegido

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Former Managing Director, Pillsbury and General Mills Iberica

Jote Taddese

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Former Head of Global  Info Architecture Practice, Medtronic
Founder and COO of DiaspoCare, LLC
Former Pres, Current Board Director, Books for Africa
Former VP of Engineering, Rally Health
​VP of Software Engineering, Optum Digital

William Hale

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Former Business Development Lead, Ardent Mills (Cargill)
Former Global Strategy Lead, Cargill Animal Nutrition
Former Group Strategy Leader, Cargill Animal Supply Chain (North America)
Former Chief of Global Ops, Cargill Corp Strategy & Dev

Patty Hamm

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 Former VP HR, Net Perceptions, Fingerhut
  Former EVP Human Capital, Petters Group
  Former VP/Global CHRO, Imation
​  Former EVP HR, DataLink

Mark Holmes 

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Former Controller, Unisource Worldwide; Illinois Tool Works
Former VP of Finance, PSAV Presentation Services
Former CFO, Professional Convention Mgmt Assoc; AJ Antunes & Co.
Co-founder, Charted Course Advisors
Founder, FairView Financial Advisors

Dan Heschke

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Former Chief Information Officer, Nestlé Ice Cream; Cool Brands International; Imation

Bobbi Dahlgren

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 Former VP Supply Chain, G&K Services
Former VP Sourcing & Manufacturing, G&K
Former VP Sourcing & Corporate Admin, G&K
Former VP Sourcing & Procurement, Best Buy

Kennon Jaeger

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Former VP Consumer & Customer Marketing,
​Pillsbury and General Mills

Martin Jamieson

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Former Managing Director, Pillsbury UK/ Ireland and Head of Häagen-Dazs Europe    
   Former President, Pillsbury Canada
    Former President, Robin Hood Multifoods
    Former EVP Brands & Mktg, Loblaw Co  
    Former Pres/CEO, Ocean Nutrition

Caitlin Daly

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Former Executive Director, Humane Society of Alamance County; Fredericksburg SPCA
VP & COO, Lollypop Farm, Humane Soc of Greater Rochester
President & CEO, SPCA Serving Erie County NY

John Keppeler

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Former VP Worldwide Sales, CNS
Former SVP Worldwide Sales, Shock Doctor

​Former VP Sales & Marketing, FN America
​VP Sales, BodyChek Wellness

Pete Koehn

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Former VP Global Operations, Imation
Former Gen Mgr, Imation Europe
​VP, Ops & Integration, Wolters Kluwer

Peter Kreutzner

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Former President, Gin Brands, Diageo
​Former Gen Mgr, Hero Foods Canada

Former President, One Earth Farms
Former Pres/CEO, Life Science Nutritionals

John Kundtz

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  Former VP Marketing, Pillsbury; CNS; Nielsen
  Former Interim VP Marketing, Fairview Health; University of Minnesota Health  ​

Ivy Bennett

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Former Asst VP Marketing, Allstate Insurance
Former Chief Marketing Officer, UChicago Medicine
Former SVP Marketing, BMO Harris

Jay W. Lee

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  Former President & MD, Imation Korea
  Former Advisor to Prime Minister of Korea
  Former Chairman, Korea Brand Forum
  Former Chairman, Korea Soc Net Assoc
  Former Board Member, Hyundai Steel
  Exec Vice Chair, Korea Mktg Assoc 
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Yves Lepage

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Former Managing Dir, Pillsbury & General Mills France
Former President, Genl Mills France, Benelux & Italy
Former Sales Dir, General Mills Intl
Former MD, Yoplait Franchises & New Mkts

​Founder/CEO, NumericALL

Jennifer Hipskind

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Former Div VP Fine Jewelry, JC Penney
Former SVP GM Central, JC Penney
Former Stores Group President, JC Penney
​Former SVP Store Env & Design, JC Penney

Adriana Lynch

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Former VP Multicultural Mktg, ConAgra
Former SVP Marketing & Communications,
St. Joseph Health System

Former Chief Marketing Officer, Arbonne International; Isagenix; Walker Advertising
Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Outisders

Steve Moss

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Former VP Marketing, Gilbey Canada Inc; Pillsbury
Former VP Strategy & Brand Dev, Heublein Intl; Pillsbury
Former CMO, Pillsbury Intl; Ice ​Cream Partners/Nestle Ice Cream; Imation
​President, Executive Springboard, LLC

Shay Wyley

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Former Engineering and Supply Chain leader, Irish Distillers; Pillsbury and General Mills
Former  Expat MD, Pillsbury So Afr,  Phillippines;
Former MD, General Mills SE Asia

Former MD, Häagen-Dazs Intl Restaurants
Chairman of the Board and Former Interim President, Benilde-St Margaret's School

Phil Perkins

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Former R&D leader, Pillsbury 
Former SVP R&D, Bush Bros & Co
Fellow, Institute of Food Technologists

Sam Reinkensmeyer

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​Former SVP Fin & Investor Relations, ShopNBC
Former Chief Financial Officer, CNS; gDiapers; 
RS Medical; Bowtech Archery, Inc.

Ann Reckens

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​Former VP Finance, General Mills
Board member for several organizations

Thomas Hahn 

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Former VP Supply Chain, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies
Former COO, Virginia Tile; Smarte Carte
Former CEO,  Freudenberg-Dichomatik; Freudenberg Sealing Technologies; Quick Cable Corp;
​Former President, Hiniker Company
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Jim Reynolds

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Former SVP Marketing and R&D, Wells Enterprises 
Currently operates two small businesses
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Julie Rose

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Former VP Mktg Strategy & Global Comms, Ecolab
Board Member, Theresa Living Center

John Sullivan

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Former VP and Gen Counsel, Cray Research;   Silicon Graphics International
Former SVP and General Counsel, Imation
EVP and General Counsel, Carlson, Inc.

Neng Pin Yap

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Former HR Director, GE APAC
Former General Director, GM China & India
Former VP HR, Honeywell APAC
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Helayne Spivak

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Former Chief Creative Officer, Y&R NY; Ammirati Puris Lintas; J Walter Thompson NY; Saatchi & Saatchi Wellness
Former Board member, Young & Rubicam
Former Director, VCU Brandcenter

Sara Sampson

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Former SVP, Mideast, Carlson Marketing
Former MD, APAC, Carlson Marketing
Former VP, Marketing & Sales, Lifetouch
Former SVP Business Dev, Incentium
Former VP Sales, RTI

Randall Larson

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Former Chief Creative Officer, Thorn Creative
Current Partner & CCO, Shinebox

Ned Russell

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Former VP Brand Mktg, Las Vegas Sands 
Former Group MD, Saatchi Wellness
Former EVP, Global Client Leader, Publicis Groupe
Former Managing Partner, Healthcare, Stagwell
Co-founder & CEO, reachhealth communications

Luis Moreno

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Former VP Marketing, Synchrony
Co-founder and Board Member, Twin Cities Business Peer Network
Advisory Board Member, Argosy University
Marketing Leader, NewPublica

Joseph Grant

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Former Senior Trainer, Delta Airlines
Former Senior HR Manager and Talent Management Business Partner, FedEx; MARTA; Dick's Sporting Goods; UPS
​Senior HR Manager, Arxada

Janel Haugarth 

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Former President/COO, Independent Business & Supply Chain Services, SuperValu
Former EVP Restructuring: Merch & Logistics, Supervalu
​Former Pres, Northern & NW Regions, SuperValu

Sal Mondelli

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Former EVP, Prodea Corp; Magnum Technologies; Wausau Financial Systems
Former Managing Dir, Jefferson Wells International
Former President & COO, Intradyn, Inc.
Former CEO, Transition Networks, 360 Communities

Gretchen Rawdon

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Former VP Culture & Diversity; 
​Former VP Human Resources, Talent Management & Org Effectiveness, Smiths Medical
​VP People Experience, Trimble Transportation

Don Berglund

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Former SVP/COO, Fairview University Medical Center
​Former SVP Clinical Integration, Fairview Health Systems
Former EVP/COO, Norton Healthcare
Former CEO, Innovative Blood Resources

Michele Bedard

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Former marketing leader, Volkswagen Canada; Volkswagen Americas
​Former VP Marketing, Sub-Zero Group, Inc.

April Anslinger 

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Former Herbal Essence Global Brand Leader, P&G
Former Chief Growth Officer/CMO, Schwan Consumer Brands
SVP/GM Aveda North America, Estee Lauder Companies
​Chief Marketing Officer, Self Esteem Brands

Jeanette Winters 

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Former Director of Knowledge & Learning, Intel
Former VP Learning & Development American Express; Pitney Bowes
Former SVP & CHRO, Igloo Products

Todd Arnold 

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Former Engineering Mgr, NASA Exploration Ground Systems Program
Former Deputy Dir, NASA Public Affairs
Former Strategic Alliances Mgr, Intl Space Station
Former member, Kennedy Space Center Sr  Mgt Team

Dan Massimino

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Former Founder & CEO, MassTech Electronics; MassMedia LLC, Credit Connection
Chairman, Massimino Companies
Founder, Mass Holdings, Massimino International

Marita Genebashvili  

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​Former Marketing Director, Chirina Ltd.
Former Lecturer, Caucasus School of Business
Co-founder, Microgreen;  Qwerty Global; SUPERGMIRI.ge
Founder inebe.ge
Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer, OXYN

Thomas Schlick

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Former VP Service & Support, Emerson; ACCO Brands
Former SVP Global Service & Support, DataCard
Former COO, Xata Corp
Former VP Marketing & Engineering Dev, Sterilmed

Samir Behl 

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Former CEO Godrej Pillsbury, Ltd
Former VP Intl Marketing, Pillsbury; General Mills
Former President Asia Pacific, General Mills
Former President Europe/India/Africa, Amway
Kenny Robinson
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Former VP Marketing, Pacific World Corp.
Former VP Global Marketing, US Playing Card Co
Former VP Marketing, Strategy & Innovation, Kao Corp.
Former VP Intl Marketing & Sales, Kao Corp.

Linda Feuss

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Former VP and General Counsel, Pillsbury Bakeries & Foodservice
Former SVP Legal and HR, Pemstar
Former VP General Counsel & Corporate Secretary C.H. Robinson; Bayer Crop Science

Kirsten Castillo Hall

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Former COO & CEO, Logistic Planning Service
Former COO, GlobalTranz
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Doug James 

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Retired Air Force Colonel and former combat pilot
Former Dep Dir, Coalition Coordination Center, CentCom
Former Dep Asst Dir of Air, Space and Cyber Ops, USAF Pacific Command
Former Chief Pilot and A320 Fleet Captain, Jet Blue

Barry Wolfish

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Former VP Marketing, General Mills
Former Chief Marketing Officer, SVP Fuel for Growth,    Land O'Lakes
Board Member, Valley Agronomics; GreenPoint AG; Eggland's Best; AgriAFC

J Mitchell

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Former Director Lean, Sears Holdings
Former Director, Rexnord Business System
Former GM, VAG USA
​Former Alumni Chapter President, Kappa Alpha Psi 

Mark Winston

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Former Global VP, Sales Excellence, Honeywell;
Former VP/GM & VP Strategic Mktg, Honeywell ECC Americas
Former Integration leader, NOVAR Tridium Acquisitions, HON; Former VP/GM Nor Am Residential, Honeywell

Matthew Cooper

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Former Chief of Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, St Francis Health System
Former Medical Director, HealthEast; Care Core National; CSL Behring Plasma
Former Chief Medical Officer, 3M Medical Solutions Div

Kris Henderson 

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Retired VP and General Manager, Cash Products, Ameriprise Financial
Former VP, Products, Ameriprise Certificate Company
Former VP, Asset Management Product Development, RiverSource (now Columbia Threadneedle) Investments​
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Tom Schapira

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Former Manager, Accenture & AT Kearney Financial Services Strategy
Former Corporate Development Leader, FIS
​Founder, Imagine Capital Group

Bryce Austin

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Former VP Information Systems, Payday of MN
Former CIO & CISO, Wells Fargo Business Payroll Services;
​Digineer, Inc.

Author, Secure Enough? 20 Questions on Cybersecurity for Business Owners and Executives 

Lorri Anderson

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Former VP Human Resources,  Northwestern Travel; ExpressPoint Technology Services; Logic PD; Compass Electronics Solutions
Board Director, GIVING WoMN; Twin Cities HR Executive Forum 

Brigid Bonner

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Former VP/GM, Target.Direct
Former CIO/CMO, Simon Delivers, Inc.
Former SVP/CIO, UnitedHealth Technologies
Former SVP Strategy & Planning, Optum 
Former SVP Digital Mktg, SHSI
Former Chief Experience Officer, CaringBridge

Stephen Testa

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Former VP Business Development, Gilbey (Diageo) 
Former VP Finance & IT, Pillsbury Canada
Former CFO, Robin Hood Multifoods;Teva Pharmaceuticals Canada; Nike Canada; Nike Golf USA; Nike Mexico; Converse North America

Joe Hanneman

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Former CFO, Detector Electronics; Image Print Solutions; Fransden Corp; The Bernard Group
Former CEO, Rubber Industries Inc.
Former President, Elastech Solutions; Caliber Inc.

Nila Leiserowitz

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Former VP Interiors, Perkins+Will
Former Office Director, Chicago & LA, Gensler
Former Regional Managing Principal, Gensler
Former Global Board of Directors, Gensler
Trustee, Chicago Architecture Center, Intl Women's Forum
Advisory Board, U of MN College of Design

Julio Ampuero

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Former Head of Digital Services, Allied Laundry Systems;
Former Global Sales Ops Leader, Director of Connect Enterprise, Digital Services, Security Sales, Divestitures & Business Transformation, Honeywell

Monica Diaz

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Former VP Diversity, Inclusion & Wellness, ESPN
Former Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Campbell's; BCBS
Former VP Talent Dev, Diversity & Inclusion, Royal Caribbean Group
Founder & President, D&I-MD

Kelly Klein

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Former President, NYBO Manufacturing
Former VP NPD, Mktg & Strat Planning, Apothecary Products
Former VP Global Qual, Engineering, EHS, Emerson
​Former VP/General Manager, Emerson
Tom Lally
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Former Gen Mgr Asia Pacific, Imation
Former VP, Imation Americas Consumer
​Former VP Sales, DataSpan

John Lin 

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Former VP Strategy & BD, Avon Latin America
Former VP and Gen Mgr, Avon Canada, Avon China
Former Director, BRF China
Chief Commercial Officer, Citrosuco (Brazil)
Annette Andrews
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Former Head of Diversity (Europe); Head of Reward (Ford Financial, Europe); Head of HR Ford Financial (Europe), Ford Motor Company
Former UK HR Director; Catlin Insurance
Former Chief HR Officer, Lloyd's of London
Founder & Director, Acaria Coaching & Consulting Ltd.

Kevin Wilde

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​Former VP of Organizational Effectiveness & Chief Learning Officer, General Mills
Strategic Advisor, Institute for Corporate Productivity
Fellow, U of Minnesota  Carlson School of Management
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Manisha Shah
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​Former Partner, Bridge Strategy Group LLC
Former Managing Director, Houlihan Lokey
Founder, Emstar Consulting

  Al Chaney 

 Theo Lenneman

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Former Director of Sales, Pillsbury
Former Dir. Category & Customer Dev, Pillsbury
Former Head of Marketing & Community Relations,
American Red Cross North Central Blood Services
Former Head of Mktg & Comms, Marshfield Clinic
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​Gregg Tate
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Former Head of Global HR Services, VP of HR & Knowledge Management, SVP of HR for Global Sales, adidas
Talent Strategy & Learning Advisor, Collective Brains
Founder, G.M.Tate, LLC
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Former Dir Procurement & Sourcing, Southview Design
Former VP Sales, Southview Design
Former VP Operations, Southview Design


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Russ Singleton
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Former VP Engineering, Molecular Dynamics
​Former General Manager, Philips Healthcare
Former President & CEO, Molecular Image, Inc.
Former COO, NovaRay Medical
Former VP R&D, MedRobotics
Anna Tsantir 
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Founder and CEO, Two Bettys Green Cleaning
Mark Panico
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Former VP Mktg/Business Development, Honeywell
Former GM, Honeywell; Nalco Industrial & Institutional Services
Former Pres Data Comms Div, Legrand North/Central America
Former CEO,  Stay Online LLC
Executive Chairman, Lynn Electronics
Lisa Zell
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Former EVP and General Counsel, CHS, Inc
Former EVP Business Solutions, CHS, Inc
Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Midwest Reliability Organization

Kathy Strasser

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Former EVP Prod Mgmt & Dev, Wausau Finl Systems
Former EVP and COO, River Valley Bank
COO and CIO, IncredibleBank
Police & Fire Commissioner, City of Wausau WI
Advisory Committee, ICBA; The Clearing House: Early Warning
Board of Directors, Aspirus

Kathryn Moos

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Former Analyst, CBRE Global Investors
Former SVP Business Dev & Mktg, Home Investment Partners
Former CEO, VROU
Co-founder, OWYN

Doug Audette

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Former Director of Global Sales, Land O'Lakes
Former VP Sales & Marketing, DairiConcepts
Former SVP Strategy & Transformation, DFA
Former CEO DairiConcepts, United Hardware Dist Co.
​CEO, Ciranda, Inc.

Peter Himmelman

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Grammy- and Emmy-nominated recording artist
Composer for TV shows Bones and Judging Amy
Founder, The Big Muse
Author of Let Me Out: Unlock Your Creative Mind and Bring Your Ideas Life

David Gordon 

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​Former SVP of eCommerce and Healthcare PMO, Cigna
Former President, Choicelinx Corp.
Former CFO, The Yard Group
Former SVP Strategy & Prod Dev, ConnectiCare
Former Chairman, Mott Corp.
Chairman, Univ of Hartford Board of Regents

Juan David Fajardo 

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Former Regl Mgr N LatAm & Sub-Saharan Africa, Imation
Former Partner & Alliance Mgr, VMWare
Former Ctry Mgr (Colombia) & Pres (Brazil), Genomma Lab
Former Country Mgr, Disan Colombia
Former Head of LatAm, Chief Commercial Officer, NatuEra

Nicole Vincent

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Former Exec Dir, Assoc for Corporate Growth Minnesota
Owner, Dona Properties
Co-Owner, Action Fireworks & Kites
Leadership Coach, Dale Carnegie
Founder & CEO, NV Brands

Diana Garvis Purcel

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Former CFO, Paper Warehouse; Famous Dave's of America; Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurants;  iMedia Brands
Treasurer, Animal Humane Society
Director, Ocean Power Technologies, Inc.​; PetMeds

Cigdem Gencer

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Former CFO, Intrax Cultural Exchange; Wells Fargo Private Wealth Management
Former EVP, Data Strategy & Analytics, Wells Fargo
Former EVP, Head of Intl HR,  Wells Fargo
Founder & Executive Coach, Fazilet Consulting

Justine Fedak

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Former VP Corp Sponsorships , CMO, Harris Bank
Former SVP, Brand, Advertising & Sponsorship, Global Head Social Media & Sponsorship Mktg BMO Fin Group
Former Chief Marketing Officer, MERGE
Consultant & Motivational Speaker, Corporate Hippies
Chief Marketing & Cultural Officer, BIAN

Kurt Lieberman  

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Former SVP RMS, Reynolds & Reynolds
Former VP GCS Division, Ecolab
Former SVP Strategy and SVP Professional Division, Thomson Reuters
Former Founder, Chairman and CEO, Magni Global Asset Management

Jeffrey Allen 

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Former VP Finance, M&A, Global Renal & EMEA, Baxter Intl
Former EVP, CFO & CSO, Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin
Former COO & CFO, Innovative Blood Resources
Former CEO, Pac NW and Nor Cal Regions Biomedical Services, American Red Cross; Cellero
​Board Advisor, Essent Biologics; Gift of Life Biologics

Aric Bandy 

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Former CEO, President, CRO Agosto
Former EVP of Cloud & Corp Dev, Pythian
Co-founder, SkyKit
Co-founder & Chairman, OpsEase
​Former CEO, AVT (a Wipro Company)

Denise Byers 

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Former Global Sr Dir Supply Chain, Eaton; Medtronic
Former Managing General Partner, API 
Former Managing Director, Accenture
Former Exec Client Partner, Aera Technology
Founder & CEO, Agility Partners, Inc.

   

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