CODiE Awards Judges

INDUSTRY SUB-CATEGORIES: SOFTWARE | CONTENT | EDUCATION

BEST APPLICATION INTEGRATION SOLUTION

Pavan Gorakavi, Vice President, IPMA - Young Crew [USA]

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Sumit Pal, Executive Vice President, WithumSmith+Brown (WS+B)

Sumit K. Pal is the Executive Vice President of WithumSmith+Brown Global Assurance. Sumit has more than 30 years of professional experience in business consulting and systems integration. Sumit is responsible for IT and Royalty Audits and related consult

BEST ASSET MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Adam Ayer, President, LicenseLogic, LLC

No Bio Available

Paul Burnham, Enterprise Software Asset Management Lead, Textron

Paul "Doc" Burnham is the Enterprise Software Asset Management Lead at Textron. He has over 20 years of IT experience with an extensive background in IT Asset Management (ITAM), Software Asset Management (SAM), software compliance, contract and vendor man

Scott Lemm, IT Asset Management Consultant, TechTeam Global

A technology consultant with a fierce passion for asset management, service management, and technology stewardship. I have over a decade of experience in designing, implementing, and managing environments focused on total lifecycle management. With a focu

Steve Klos, Managing Partner, Agnitio Advisors

Steve Klos is the Executive Director of TagVault.org, the organization providing certification services for software identification tags. Steve is also the convener of an other working group that developed the ISO/IEC 19770-2 standard on software identif

BEST BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE OR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies, Inc.

No Bio Available

Glenn Wohl, eAwareness Manager, AT&T

No Bio Available

Gregory Brown, Sr. Director, Strategic Development, DataStream Content Solutions (DSCS)

Currently the head of Strategic Development for DSCS, Greg originally began his professional career as an attorney. Having spent the last 20 years working in the Information industry, he has managed sales, marketing, product development and strategic dev

John Venditti, Vice President, Business Development, AnchorPoint

Mr. Vendtti is a Professional Services Executive with 20+ years of experience in the software and technology industries building, developing, and leading high-performance, results-oriented consulting practices. Mr Venditti currently serves as the Vice

Josh Lurie, KCH Ventures

Joshua has been a pioneer in the field of delivering information and data services to corporate America for over ten years. He founded and later sold eComp Data Services to Aon Consulting a $1 billion dollar global consulting firm. He created eComp, the

Mikael Blaisdell, Managing Director, mb&a inc. - The HotLine Magazine

For over 30 years, Mikael Blaisdell has been closely involved with the strategy, process, people and technology of customer relationship architecture, retention and profitability management. As a consultant, he has advised organizations across a wide rang

Sumit Pal, Executive Vice President, WithumSmith+Brown (WS+B)

BEST BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY SOLUTION

Adam Hanin, Director, Subscription Marketing, Hoover's, Inc.

Adam brings more than 20 years in marketing and business management expertise to Hoover's (a D&B Company) where he is Director, Subscription Marketing. In this role he is responsible for attracting, converting and retaining customers for Hoover's business

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

No Bio Available

Chris Boudreaux, Senior Manager, Accenture

Chris Boudreaux is an Accenture executive who works with many of Accentureâ€™s high-tech clients to the lead their product development and business transformation efforts. He also leads development and delivery of social media management services Chri

Darrell Gunter, Chief Marketing Officer, Collexis Holdings, Inc.

Darrell W. Gunter is the EVP / Chief Marketing Officer for Collexis Holdings, Inc. He is responsible for the corporate strategy, business development and marketing to support the companyâ€™s strategic objectives. Previously, he was the Senior Vice Presid

Dave Zaelit, Deloitte

No Bio Available

Jayson Ferron, cio, interactive security training

www.interactivesecuritytraining.com

John Gunn, Consultant, Independent

John brings more than two decades of industry experience in senior sales and marketing positions for leading technology companies. John's diverse background includes executive roles at firms that specialize in software solutions, IT security, software DRM

Kevin Little, Audit Senior Manager, Deloitte & Touche

Kevin has over thirteen years of public accounting experience in serving various privately held early-stage, venture-backed technology and public companies in the Bay Area. Kevin is an audit senior manager and specializes in the areas of technology, medi

Marilyn Woods, Manager, Service Desk and Operations, Virtual Care Provider Inc

Marilyn Woods, a two time SIIA CODiE Awards judge, is a seasoned management professional with over twenty-five years of supervisory, managerial and executive leadership experience. She has proven expertise in management, process engineering, Technical Ser

Norm Pensky, VP Sales, Uniloc

No Bio Available

BEST BUSINESS SOFTWARE SOLUTION

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

No Bio Available

Dane Skillrud, Associate, JMI Equity

No Bio Available

Edward Cartier, Partner, Sage Technology Resources

Ed Cartier has a long and distinguished career in software marketing, licensing and sales. He is currently a partner in Sage Technology Resources, a consulting firm that specializes in providing strategic management services to emerging and growth stage c

Gayle Gossen, Business Development Manager, Dow Jones and Company

Gayle Gossen worked as an Account Executive, Marketing Manager, Manager of Customer Education and National Sales Manager at LexisNexis Canada. She consulted with several start-up technology organizations and has worked with CNW Group and Thomson Carswell

John Martin, COO, IQNavigator, Inc.

As COO and CTO for IQNavigator, John F. Martin leads the Software-as-a-Service provider's product and services execution, including software development, all client interactions and field operations. Now building his third market-leading SaaS enterprise

Scott Lemm, IT Asset Management Consultant, TechTeam Global

Susan Campbell, Principal; Marketing Strategist, Twenty Five Eight Group Consulting

No Bio Available

BEST CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORM

Adwait Ullal, CTO, AumSoft Consultants

Adwait Ullal is a senior technology executive who consults with startups and Fortune 500 companies on their Information Technology strategy and governance.

Joseph Martins, Managing Director, Data Mobility Group

Joe uses his storage and information management expertise to help clients understand and address the challenges and opportunities of effective storage and information management. He is also skilled in 3-D modeling, animation, electronic publishing, graphi

Lars Leckie, VC, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

No Bio Available

BEST CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE

Adwait Ullal, CTO, AumSoft Consultants

Adwait Ullal is a senior technology executive who consults with startups and Fortune 500 companies on their Information Technology strategy and governance.

Bill Sudlow, Senior Software Development Executive, N/A

Bill was SVP of Engineering and SaaS Data Center Operations for Xactly Corporation's sales performance management suite. Previously, he spent 5 years in exec management positions at Intuit. From 2006-2008: VP of Product Development of 310M$ Payroll Produc

James Diggs, Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Janeeva Inc.

Jim Diggs is responsible for setting the strategy, direction and positioning for Janeeva outsourcing relationship management solutions and is a thought leader in the industry. Jim has a long history with technology companies as vice president in ADP, IBM

BEST COLLABORATION SOLUTION

Guy Smith, Principal, Silicon Strategies Marketing

Guy Smith is the chief consultant for Silicon Strategies Marketing. Before turning to marketing, Guy was a technologist for NASA, McDonnell Douglas, Circuit City Corporate Headquarters and other organizations.

Joachim Engelland, Joachim Engelland Consulting

Joachim Engelland is an independent publishing and technology consultant. He specializes in strategy and business development and works for scholarly and professional publishers, as well as for technology companies that cover neighburing or related marke

Linda Eller, Information Services Adminsitrator, Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

Innovator in educational technology, Linda Eller has over 31 years experience integrating technology with teaching and learning. Recently retired from public education, Eller serves as the Communications Services Administrator for Delta Kappa Gamma Societ

Richard Bird, JPMorgan Chase

Richard Bird has held several senior level roles in the banking, hedge fund, financial services and consumer products industries. Richard has worked around the world, and has led the implementation over $2 billion in projects and programs. Whether dri

BEST COMMUNICATION SOLUTION

Adrian Davis, President & CEO, Whetstone Inc.

For the past 25 years, Adrian has been devoted to understanding and applying the principles of successful business. He has consistently dominated the sales charts and received numerous awards for sales excellence. He has had dramatic impacts on both the t

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

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David Coleman, Managing Director, Collaborative Stategies

David Coleman, Founder and Managing Director of Collaborative Strategies has been involved with groupware, collaborative technologies, online communities and social networks since 1989. David is the author/editor of Groupware Technologies and Applicati

BEST CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Kristina Podnar, Principal, NativeTrust Consulting

Kristina Podnar is an information management consultant with over twelve years of practice helping organizations achieve their content management and portal solution goals. Her experience spans the government, private, and non-profit sectors, as a governm

Navneet Taori, Head, Business Development, Pressmart Media Limited

Navneet is a marketing professional with 11+ years experience, of which 10+ years was in software industry and 4+ years of that as an entrepreneur. After being hired by a leading private sector bank on his MBA school campus and working with it for a year,

Paul Hyland, Chief Technology Officer, Editorial Projects in Education

Paul Hyland is Chief Technology Officer of Editorial Projects in Education, publisher of Education Week and Teacher Magazine. In that capacity he oversees the technology infrastructure, software development, and strategic planning for technology and soc

Stephen Casbeer, Vice President Consulting, Innodata Isogen

Stephen Casbeer is a senior business transformation and technology advisor with particular depth in organizational design, business and work process re-engineering and in a range of content technologies, including editorial, production and publishing syst

BEST DATABASE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Kazuo Noguchi, Manager, Hitachi Consulting

Kazuo Noguchi is a strategy consultant at Hitachi Consulting focusing on financial services industry. Currently, his responsibilities include develop and execute new business plans, M&A and alliance strategies with financial solutions vendors, global ben

Steve Pentin, VP Products, Spark Integration Technologies Inc.

Steve has over 10 years experience in product management and product marketing of enterprise-class information systems. Prior to joining Spark in 2009, Steve was Director of Product Management at Asset Control, a company that specializes in data managemen

BEST DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Casey Potenzone, VP, Sales - North America, Avangate

Casey Potenzone is currently the VP of Sales for North America for eCommerce solutions provider Avangate. Potenzone's primary objective is to spearhead sales and business development for North America with the goals of matching and ultimately exceeding t

John Gunn, Consultant, Independent

BEST DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

No Bio Available

Joseph Martins, Managing Director, Data Mobility Group

Masi Denison, Principal, Scrimfoot Management

No Bio Available

BEST ECOMMERCE SOLUTION

Cindy Findley, Director of Marketing, Citation Technologies Inc.

Cindy Findley is a marketerâ€™s marketer. She is comfortable promoting products that are in any stage of their lifecycle to fleshing out ideas that are yet to be named as products. Cindy Findleyâ€™s professional goal in life is to influence consume

Lisa Morgan, Founder and CEO, Strategic Rainmakers, LLC

Rainmakers, a management and marketing consulting firm that serves technology driven companies, vendors, service providers, associations, event producers, publishers, and media companies. Lisa has worked with clients of all sizes in virtually every secto

Marcin Paprzycki, Polish Academy of Sciences

Completed MS degree in Numerical Mathematics, PhD (at Southern Methodist University ) in Computational Mathematics. Initial research interests in high-performance computing. Current research interests in software agents and agent systems. Senior member o

Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

No Bio Available

BEST ENTERPRISE SEARCH ENGINE

Chris Boudreaux, Senior Manager, Accenture

James Diggs, Vice President Strategy & Business Development, Janeeva Inc.

Stephen Leicht, Chief Operating Officer, Collexis

Steve was a co-founder of Collexis Holdings Inc. with William Kirkland, helping to bring European technology into global markets in 2006. Along with the regional operations teams, Steve manages the International Science, Technical, and Medical Business Un

BEST FINANCIAL SOFTWARE SOLUTION

Barry Star, Managing Director, Wall Street Horizon, Inc.

see www.stardev.com

Richard Bird, JPMorgan Chase

Vivek Agarwal, WithumSmith+Brown

Name: Vivek Agarwal, FCA, CFE, CPA EXPERIENCE Vivek has over 9 years of experience in auditing, internal control and financial management. He is proficient in documentation and assessment of internal controls and risk assessment. He has been involv

BEST HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Tony Surak, SVP & GM, GlobalLogic

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Yves Lermusi, CEO, Checkster

Yves Lermusi (aka Lermusiaux) is CEO & founder of Checkster. Checkster is a Career and Talent Checkup tool. Mr. Lermusi founded Checkster after seven years at Taleo (TLEO) as President of Taleo Research. Prior to Taleo, Mr. Lermusi founded iLogos (ac

BEST MARKETING SOLUTION

Ethan Eisner, Vice President & Managing Director, LexisNexis Group

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Evan Erdberg, VP of Business Development, Knowledge Delivery Systems, Inc.

Evan Erdberg graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a degree in international marketing and management. His extensive work experience began in London, UK where he was employed by the British Library as part of a marketing team to devise strate

BEST MOBILE ENTERPRISE SOLUTION

Howard Lerman, President, Petawawa LLC

Howard Lerman is the President of Petawawa LLC, a boutique firm providing digital and traditional media strategy, marketing communications and business development to financial, consumer goods, non-profit, publishing, and advertising agency organization.

Jayson Ferron, cio, interactive security training

www.interactivesecuritytraining.com

BEST MOBILE EXPERIENCE

Ephraim Cohen, Managing Partner, Fortex Group

Ephraim Cohen, founder of The Fortex Group, has designed and implemented reputation management, media and social media programs for a range of clients including Accenture, Ericsson, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, Samsung, Musiwave and Da

Nick West, VP, Strategy, LexisNexis

No Bio Available

Sean Marzola, Chief Operating Officer, myServiceForce.com

Sean T. Marzola, Chief Operating Officer, myServiceForce.com Sean is a Senior Executive with diverse experience in Chairman, CEO, President / COO, CSO, CMO, Business Development, and Sales and Marketing roles. His ability to quickly identify, develop

BEST OPEN SOURCE SOLUTION

Jill Solek-Giles, Managing Partner, Webologie, LLC

Jill Solek-Giles is a graduate of the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce. She has seven years of experience as a Software Engineer, having worked in all phases of the systems development life cycle. In addition, she has worked in Educati

Keith Morneau, Chair, Information Technology, Capella University

Dr Morneau is Chair of Information Technology with Capella University where he is responsible for software architecture, network technology, information assurance and security, and health infomatics. Dr Morneau is also a consultant on different NSF projec

BEST PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Edward Ross, Self-employed

No Bio Available

Ken Amron, President, K C Consultants Group, LLC

A results-driven, highly skilled project and process manager with extensive industry experience including Prudential, GE, MetLife, Philips, and Toys "R" Us. Received a Post MBA Certificate in Electronic Commerce from Rutgers Business School, a MBA in Man

Lars Klores, Creative Director, Data Federal Corporation

Lars, a veteran of the online industry for 20 years, is the Creative Director of Data Federal Corp.. Prior to that, Lars worked at RTC Relationship Marketing as manager of the agency's Online Development team and spent 10 years at America Online, where h

BEST RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Bruce Guptill, Managing Director of Research, Saugatuck Technology Inc.

Bruce Guptill is Managing Director for Saugatuck Technology, responsible for research strategy and publication. A three-decade veteran of IT and telecom management, business, marketing, and research, Bruce is expert in the business of business of software

John Venditti, Vice President, Consulting Practice, AnchorPoint

Mr. Venditti is a Professional Services Executive with over 20 years of experience in the software and technology industries building, developing, and leading high-performance, results-oriented consulting practices.

BEST SECURITY SOLUTION

Jayson Ferron, cio, interactive security training

www.interactivesecuritytraining.com

Larry Loeb, Principal, PBC Enterprises

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Scott Gordon, Managing Director, Tech Transform

For the better part of a decade Scott Gordon has been launching and turning around companies in the technology sector. Scott is currently Managing Director of TechTransform, a technology consultancy specializing in accelerating and commercializing techno

Steven Sweet, Technology Consultant & Coordinator, Sweet PC Computing

No Bio Available

BEST SOCIAL NETWORKING SOLUTION

Matthew Rehmann, Director, Sales & Marketing, Virtual Care Provider Inc. (VCPI)

Matthew Rehmann is responsible for leading the Sales and Marketing teams at VCPI. His team of sales consultants creates direct relationships with each client. Through a consultative approach, they demonstrate solutions that solve their clientâ€™s business

Sarah Plasky, Managing Director, The Digital CMO

http://www.thedigitalcmo.com: Sarah Plasky formed the Digital CMO to combine the most current technology with quantitative marketing approaches for firms struggling to implement economical digital programs with current in-house resources.

Umang Shah, Cubed Consulting

Umang Shah is the Founder and CEO of Cubed Consulting, a team of Integrated Marketing Strategists providing consulting services to emerging and evolving businesses looking to better connect with and engage their customers.

Vivek Achary, Senior Manager - Content Design - Corporate Marketing, Tata Interactive Systems

I am a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay, with a keen interest in learning innovation. My other interests include math, physics and open source software development.

BEST SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE SOLUTION

Brian Reed, Principal, Reed Advisory

No Bio Available

Brian Turchin, President, Cape Horn Strategies, Inc.

No Bio Available

Derek Lyons, Vice President, Account Services, SHIFT Communications

No Bio Available

Glenn Wohl, eAwareness Manager, AT&T

No Bio Available

Harold Hambrose, CEO, Electronic Ink

Harold Hambrose established Electronic Ink in 1990 to introduce to the technology industry, Design's concern for the human experience. Studying Graphic Design at Carnegie Mellon University, Harold recognized that the burgeoning software industry focused

Howard Hastings, ITAM Evangelist, CA, Inc.

Howard Hastings brings over 30 years of experience in IT service and asset management, with a background in ITIL and specialization in software management, auditing and license compliance. Hastings has worked in leadership positions for a number of softw

Lincoln Murphy, Managing Director, Sixteen Ventures

Lincoln Murphy is Founder and Managing Director of Sixteen Ventures, where he brings over 15 years experience in on-demand product development, revenue modeling and Business Architecture. Since the early 1990's, Lincoln has been involved in network-centri

Scott Abel, Content Management Strategist / Social Media Choreographer, The Content Wrangler, Inc.

Scott Abel is a content management strategist, structured XML content evangelist, and social media choreographer whose strengths lie in helping organizations improve the way they author, maintain, and deliver their information assets. Scott's blog, The Co

Sina Adibi, Practical CTO

use info as above

Tom Siegel, Managing Director, Shepherd Ventures

No Bio Available

BEST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

No Bio Available

Marcellus Buchheit, President & CEO, WIBU-Systems USA

Marcellus Buchheit, born in 1962 in Germany, is President and CEO of WIBU-SYSTEMS USA Inc, located in Shoreline near Seattle, and is also director of research and development of WIBU-SYSTEMS AG. He founded this company together with Oliver Winzenried in

Rafat Hilal, VP - Engineering, Tenrox

No Bio Available

Sam Pritchett, Product Manager, VCPI, Inc.

No Bio Available

Steve Wells, President & CEO, entracity, Inc.

Steve Wells is an industry veteran with over 20 years experience developing award winning software and systems applications. Mr. Wells has an extremely diverse background and has led development efforts that have included shrinkwrap software, web + multi

BEST STORAGE SOFTWARE SOLUTION

Cathy Summers, Vice President, Technology Practice, SHIFT Communications

No Bio Available

Joseph Martins, Managing Director, Data Mobility Group

Rob Finn, Business Development Associate, Edison Venture Fund

No Bio Available

BEST SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTION

Adrian Davis, President & CEO, Whetstone Inc.

Dane Skillrud, Associate, JMI Equity

No Bio Available

Guy Courtin, B2B Analysts, Inc.

Guy Courtin has over 10 years experience in the technology space, with experience in package applications, supply chain and the telecommunications industries. Most recently Guy was the Director of Marketing for SmartOps, a private inventory optimization a

Stephen Ryden-Lloyd, SVP, Innodata Isogen Inc.

Stephen leads Innodata's Consulting Practice, a team of thirty plus professionals working in the information media, publishing, commercial and aerospace industries. The practice's capabilities focus on content supply chain optimization, business strategy,

BEST SOLUTION BY AN EMERGING COMPANY

Barry Star, Managing Director, Wall Street Horizon, Inc.

see www.stardev.com

Casey Potenzone, VP, Sales - North America, Avangate

Marc Sachdev, Director of Marketing, Sutherland Global Services

Marc Sachdev has led strategic marketing and operations for numerous enterprise software concerns. He earned an MBA in Finance and Information Systems from University of Rochester Simon School and also holds a BA in Economics. Marc is currently a directo

Rudolf Melik, CEO, Tenrox

Rudolf Melik is one of the four original founders of Tenrox. As CEO, he has grown the company from 4 to 100 employees and is the driving force behind the company's award-winning products and marketing strategy. His extensive resume includes ten years of e

BEST SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Brian Reed, Principal, Reed Advisory

No Bio Available

Steven Sweet, Technology Consultant & Coordinator, Sweet PC Computing

No Bio Available

BEST WEB SERVICES SOLUTION

Alamgir Tamboli, Associate, ETF Venture Funds

Alam Tamboli performs research and due diligence on potential Fund investments and their respective markets for ETF Venture Funds. Alam is an integral part of the Fundâ€™s operational team and also manages the ETF Venture Funds Internship Program. His dut

Alan Wallace, Manager, PressContact, LLC

No Bio Available

Brian Burmeister, Service Desk Team Lead, Virtual Care Provider Inc.

No Bio Available

BEST CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Anne Meadows, Assistant Director, Office of Instructional Technology, WV Department of Education

Anne Meadows is an Assistant Director in the Office of Instructional Technology at the West Virginia Department of Education. Anne has a bachelorâ€™s degree in Business Administration and a masterâ€™s degree in Information Systems. Prior to joining the De

Christine Whelan, Partner, The Greaves Group LLC

Christine Whelan Partner, The Greaves Group â€¢ An experienced, entrepreneurial manager and consultant with solid expertise in U.S. K-12 education sales, marketing and financial management, strategic planning and business development â€¢ 18 years

Sally Bair, Technology Facilitator, Northern Lebanon School District

No Bio Available

BEST CORPORATE LEARNING SOLUTION

Edward Nothnagle, Product Manager, Educator Web Services, The College Board

No Bio Available

Robin Lindbeck, Professor, Drake University

Robin Lindbeck is a faculty member in the master's degree program in Adult Learning & Organizational Performance at Drake University and also runs her own consulting company with clients in the fields of insurance and financial services, media and enterta

Tracy Bramlet, Director of Industry marketing, GXS

Tracy Bramlet is the director, Industry Marketing Financial Services at GXS, a leading provider of business-to-business integration and supply chain management technology solutions. She works with financial services organizations in North America, Asia &

BEST COURSE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

Cynthia Chandler, Lead Faculty, Professor of EdTech , National University

Dr. Cynthia Sistek-Chandler is currently an Assistant Professor in Educational and Instructional Technology in the School of Media and Communication and Interim Department Chair. As program lead faculty she guides adjunct and full-time instructors to offe

Vicki Allen, Assistant Director, Office of Instructional Technology, West Virginia Department of Education

No Bio Available

BEST EDUCATION COMMUNITY SOLUTION

Fran Clark, Instructor, University of Memphis

No Bio Available

Matthew Miller, Web Managing Editor, Chapman University

Matt Miller is Web managing editor for Chapman University in Southern California. He has been involved in print and online publishing for more than 10 years, including serving as managing editor for the educational technology magazine "T.H.E. Journal." Mi

BEST EDUCATION GAME OR SIMULATION

Adina Popa, Technology Resource Teacher, Loudoun County Public Schools

Adina Popa started her career as a high school English teacher in Timisoara, Romania, after receiving her Bachelor's Degree from Columbia International University. She went on to teach music at Ponte Vedra - Palm Valley Elementary in Florida, and then ma

April Creasey, Technical Learning & Development Manager, Microsoft

No Bio Available

BEST EDUCATION REFERENCE OR SEARCH SERVICE

Dodie Ownes, Editor, School Library Journal

Dodie Ownes has worked in the library marketplace since earning her MLS in 1986 at University of Chicago. After working in academic libraries on retrospective conversions she took a position as a systems librarian at University of Colorado in 1991, then j

Hoppy Chandler, San Diego City Schools

No Bio Available

Maria Brahme, Librarian, Pepperdine University

I am an instructional, reference and research librarian for faculty and students in Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. I work with graduate students in both residential and distance programs and have recently, myself, c

Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults

Sue Collins, Principal, CollinsConsults Sue Collins has over 35 years of experience in the education and technology fields. Sue is well-known for her ability to bridge education, technology and public policy. In 2000, she was appointed by President C

BEST EDUCATION SOLUTION

Alan Pilkenton, Technology Teacher, Godfrey Lee Public Schools

Alan Pilkenton is an educator with over 20 years of experience teaching students from preschool to adulthood. He currently teaches technology and art to students in grades K-8 in Wyoming, Michigan. Alan has an earned Bachelor of Arts degree in elementary

Cynthia Varamo, Teacher, St. Mary's School

No Bio Available

Danna Bell-Russel, Educational Outreach Specialist, Library of Congress

No Bio Available

Jake Schlumpf, Director, Education and Business Alliances, TERC

Jake Schlumpf Director, Education and Business Alliances TERC Using Data Jake has served as a classroom teacher, state technology director, school district administrator, sales manager and corporate executive championing innovative applications of tech

Jill Pierce, Educational Technology Trainer, PCS, & Self

No Bio Available

Jim Rosso, Digital Learning Environment

Dr. Rosso is a former science teacher and has also conducted science programs in three different museums. He has taught field ornithology to adults for ten years in California. He currently works as an education consultant in the D.C. area.

John Kissell, Director of Technology, Palmer Creative Group

John Kissell brings more than 13 years of K-12 educational technology development and marketing experience. As Director of Technology and Marketing at Palmer Creative Group in Stowe, Vermont, he is charged with all e-learning and interactive initiatives.

Keith Christiansen, Teacher, NYC DOE

Keith Christiansen is an English Language Arts and Culinary Arts Teacher at the Eagle Academy for Young Men at Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, New York, an all-boys Middle School. He creates content-driven units and lessons for his students, focusing on media lite

LaRay Mason, Mrs., PBS

After teaching PreK-Grade 8 for many years, I spent my last 15 years in the Technology Department of a large Virginia school district. As Technology Coordinator and Integrator, I was on the "font lines" to teach and encourage all technologies in the clas

Lisa Abrams, Director and Lead Analyst, Outsell, Inc.

No Bio Available

Matthew Cohen, Principal, Cohen Strategy Group

Matthew Cohen is an education-technology evangelist and social media strategist, and presently serves as the Managing Director of Cohen Strategy Group. He has been involved in cutting edge technology applications including online communities and educatio

Wanda Hill, Technology Teacher, Everett School District

No Bio Available

BEST EDUCATION SOLUTION FOR MOBILE OR HAND-HELD DEVICE

Brenda Williams, Executive Director-Off. of Instructional Technology, West Virginia Dept. of Education

Brenda Williams is the Executive Director of the Office of Instructional Technology in the West Virginia Department of Education. She has worked in the area of educational technology at the Department of Education since 1983. Prior to 1983, she was a c

William Anger, Public Services Librarian, The Miriam Hospital

No Bio Available

BEST EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION FOR PRODUCTIVITY/CREATIVITY

Gary Bitter, Professor/Executive Director, Technology Based Learning & Research, Arizona State University

Dr. Gary Bitter is a Professor of Educational Technology at Arizona State University and Executive Director of Technology Based Learning & Research (TBLR). He has received lifetime achievement awards from the International Society for Technology in Educ

Kevin Burkitt, Sr. Media Technician, Brookdale Community College

Currently Kevin holds both a B.A., in Communication from La Salle University, Philadelphia PA, and an M.A., in Educational Technology from New Jersey City University, NJ. Kevin spent ten-years working in and around the metro Philadelphia area in the

Maria Brahme, Librarian, Pepperdine University

Patricia Delich, e-learning consultant, self

Dr. Patricia Delich is an international e-learning consultant with experience in designing e-learning programs and helping educators learn how to develop and teach online courses. Patricia has received 11 state (California) and 2 national (U.S.) awards

BEST EDUCATIONAL USE OF A TECHNOLOGY DEVICE

Beth Troy, Adjunct Instructor, SUNY at Buffalo, Graduate School of Education

No Bio Available

Heather Maclean, ESL Department Chair, College of the Canyons

No Bio Available

Patsy Truett, Assistant Principal, Richmond County Board of Education

No Bio Available

BEST INSTRUCTIONAL SOLUTION IN OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS

Marilyn Rosas, Retired Teacher, Oneonta City Schools

Marilyn taught business and computer courses for 32 years at Oneonta High School in Oneonta, New York. She was the recipient of various grants for the implementation of new technologies in the classroom, a long-time member of the district technology comm

Peter Desberg, Professor, California State University Dominguez Hills

I am a professor and have been the coordinator of the Technology Based Education M.A. Program at the California State University Dominguez Hills for the past 20 years. I teach courses on educational software design and development.For 10 years I hosted a

BEST INSTRUCTIONAL SOLUTION FOR SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS

Amanda Almaliah, Teacher, Sage Day at Mahwah

Amanda Almaliah is the Language Arts teacher at Sage Day at Mahwah. Along with the knowledge obtained through her Masters of Arts in Educational Technology from New Jersey City University, Amanda continues to use technology to increase engagement and exci

Marianita Lemma, Teacher, Pine Valley Middle School

My name is Marianita Lemma. I have nearly 15 years of teaching experience including grade-school, middle school, high school, and adult education. I am licensed as a Spanish teacher in both New Jersey and California. I taught Spanish at the Freehold Reg

William Anger, Public Services Librarian, The Miriam Hospital

No Bio Available

BEST K-12 ENTERPRISE SOLUTION

Eliot Levinson, Chief Executive Officer, BLEgroup

Eliot Levinson A decade ago, Eliot founded the BLEgroup, a consulting firm that provides services to both the educational industry and schools; The BLEgroup is comprised of 90 working CIOs, superintendents and instructional leaders . The BLEgrou

Jake Schlumpf, Director, Education and Business Alliances, TERC

Lisa Mireles, Principal, Kauai Pacific School

Lisa Mireles has been a teacher and administrator for over 20 years. She is currently working on her dissertation in Educational Technology at Pepperdine University. Lisa has worked in public schools in California, International Schools in Indonesia and

Shauna Bruce, Teacher, Royal High School

My name is Shauna Bruce. I have been teaching math for 6 years and I am currently teaching in the Simi Unified School District. I have a BS in Graphic Communication with a specialization in Printing Technology and an MA in Education with a specialization

Wesley Cockrum, Archipelago Learning

Wesley has accumulated over 20 years of experience in computer hardware, software and networking technologies. The last 15 of these years have been devoted to Internet based systems and application development. As a business owner and employee of large e

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