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Local Chapters

The Financial Executives Networking Group has Chapter Chairs located in most major cities in the continental United States, as well as a chapter in London, China and Canada. Please feel free to contact someone in your geographic area. You only need one sponsor, so here is an easy way to find one.

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U.S. Chapters

Atlanta, GA

»	Dennis Bush, Chair		dcbush11@mindspring.com
			(678) 231-8193

»	Clark Christensen, Chair		cwcatlanta@gmail.com
			(404) 545-2653
	Clark Christensen is a creative, strategically focused finance executive with extensive experience building financial operations and driving shareowner value throughout organizations. Clark has over twenty years of value creation experience with international and domestic companies ranging from Fortune 500 companies where he has held headquarter, division, field and consulting roles; to private equity backed companies where as CFO he helped position these companies for equity transactions. Clark currently works in the Global Finance Group at The Coca-Cola Company as financial business partner several to global business services groups. Clark returned to The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) in 2009 after eight years, most recently serving as CFO of PS Energy Group, Inc. and Global Link Logistics, Inc. During his previous eleven years with the TCCC, he had extensive experience in markets outside of the US, working with Internal Audit, within Region and Bottler Finance Director positions in Russia and with Division Finance in Europe. Clark holds a bachelors degree in accounting from University of Northern Iowa and is a Certified Public Accountant. Clark lives in Atlanta with his wife, Tamsen.

»	Sheryl Cassity, Chair		sheryl.cassity@audigence.com
			(678) 578-8478
	Sheryl Cassity is a financial services leader possessing over twenty years of experience working with Fortune 100 companies like UPS, Coca-Cola and GE. She has a strong controllership background with extensive tactical and managerial experience in all aspects of finance, accounting and system implementation. Currently, Sheryl is Co-founder and CEO of Audigence, an investigative and forensics accounting firm that partners with clients in �finding the truth� while designing efficient and effective control environments to minimize risks. She earned her MBA with a concentration in Management Information Systems. Professional certifications include Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Management Accountant. Sheryl lives in Roswell with her husband, Greg and has three wonderful children.

»	John Noyd, Chair		jknoyd@cs.com
			(678) 361-2285
	John Noyd is a senior financial executive possessing over twenty years of multi-industrial experience working with Fortune 500 companies like Emerson Electric, Parker Hannifin and UNISYS. With significant process improvement training (Six Sigma, Lean/Kaizen, etc.), he has a strong controllership background with extensive tactical and managerial experience in all aspects of finance and accounting. John is currently the CFO of National Bus Sales and Leasing, Inc., one of the nation�s largest bus dealers with multiple offices and sales throughout the United States. He earned his MBA with a concentration in Finance from Penn State University. Professional certifications include Certified Management Accountant, Certified Financial Manager and Six Sigma Green Belt. John lives in Marietta, GA with his wife, Keely and three wonderful children.

»	Gary Silvers, Chair		garysilvers@comcast.net
			(770) 840-9095

»	Tony Enlow, Chair		tony.enlow@gmail.com
			(404) 433-1199
	Tony Enlow is a senior mergers and acquisition advisor with over fifteen years of providing clients with financial due diligence with a focus on cash flows and quality of earnings in a number of industries including manufacturing, retail, restaurant, regulated and unregulated utilities, monitored home security and professional services. Tony�s clients include Duke Energy, Florida Power and Light, NRG Energy, The Gores Group, Sun Capital and Bank of America�s Syndicated Finance Group. Tony, a CPA has also assisted clients with purchase price and working capital adjustments post closing as well as helped bank clients determine the proper level of debt for covenant reporting purposes. Tony is currently working with CMF Associates out of Philadelphia helping clients with financial due diligence on a 1099 basis. He earned his bachelor�s degree in accounting from Washburn University in Topeka Kansas. Professional certifications include Certified Public Accountant, licensed in GA and KS. Tony currently resides in Suwanee, GA with his wife, Margaret and two daughters.

Austin, TX

»	Stephanie Letendre, Co-Chair		ssslletendre@aol.com
			(512) 337-7094
	Stephanie Letendre is a seasoned finance executive with more than 20 year of finance experience. Stephanie has a strong record of driving strategy, maximizing revenue growth, and driving profitability. Currently, she is the CFO at ClikServ, Inc., a software startup company. Prior to ClikServ she was the CFO of Merlin International, Inc., a privately held IT consulting firm, where she was responsible for building infrastructure, supporting the development and execution of the corporate strategic plan, and overseeing all administrative functions. Stephanie has also held senior level positions at Peoplesoft, Inc., J.D. Edwards & Company, and Sea World of California. Stephanie holds a M.S. in Finance and a B.S. in Information Decision Systems from San Diego State University.

»	Danny Gleason, Co-Chair		danielgleason@att.net
			(512) 257-2988
	Danny Gleason, CPA is the Controller for Current Solutions, doing business as Koalaty Products Inc. Koalaty Products, Inc. is an importer of Electrotherapy products and supplies. Koalaty Products desire to be the world\'s largest supplier of electrotherapy products keeps it on the cutting edge of producing the newest designs and technologies available. Koalaty Products constant investment in Research & Development sets it apart.

Baltimore, MD

»	Carl Kampel, Chair		ckampel@etnet.com
			(410) 727-5735 ext. 3025
	Carl Kampel is a CPA and Director of Professional Standards at Ellin & Tucker, a regional CPA firm. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of a $100+ million apparel manufacturer and a $50+ million publicly traded marketing company. Prior to that, he was an audit partner at an international accounting firm. He is currently a member of the AICPA Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) ad has extensive financial reporting experience.

»	Lee Klebe, Co-Chair		leroy.klebe@verizon.net
			(410) 812-6594

Bergen County, NJ

»	Marty Latman, Chair		baconml@nac.net
			(201) 919-2607
	Marty is the Chief Financial Officer at Lansco Colors. He has been successful in improving organizations profitability through implementation of new procedures and information technology. He has a background in finance, operations and information technologies. His background is in 15 different industries ranging from consumer products manufacturing and distribution, software development, oil refining and exploration to not-for-profit. He is a CPA and CISA.

Birmingham, AL

»	Joe Starnes, Chair		jwstar@bellsouth.net
			(256) 658-8031

Boston, MA

»	Ken Klipper, Co-Chair		kklipper@comcast.net
			(781) 784-8408

»	Cassie Sammons, Administrator		c.sammons@comcast.net
			(508) 881-2952

»	Ed Bradley, Co-Chair		bradleyejb@aol.com
			(781) 275-0347

»	Bob Goddard, Chair		robert.goddard@verizon.net
			(781) 451-8984
	To all: 01.01.10--- I\'m back. After a lengthy battle, twice... with colon cancer for the past two+years... I was declared in total remission by my Docs at Dana Farber on Christmas Eve!! Hoorah!!! The Boston Chapter is going to become very active again... starting now! PS... special thanks to Matt for keeping in touch and being a true and dear friend!! I have spent the last 25+ years working with some of the best companies in situations that required public company \"scars\"; SEC friends in DC; great law firms; long nights at the printers proofing galleys; successfully arguing accounting positions with regulators; SARBOX and Board education; private company growth and re-staging through M&A and organic; did an IPO here and there; made many fine friends and colleagues on the many quests down the roads to success! Previously, I was CFO, Treasurer and interim CEO for Magic Lantern Group, Inc., an AMEX listed company and North America\'s largest manufacturer, duplicator and distributor of educational video media. In 2002, I completed the only IPO in the N.E. High Tech corridor as the then CFO of Locate PLUS Holdings Corp. Among my accomplishments, I have personally raised over $150+ Million in private equity, angel investing and PIPE funding. Held various CFO roles with Wang Healthcare Information Systems (Electronic Medical Records Technology), BL Technologies and Eastern Bank Corporation. Specialties: Liquidity Enhancement Bank Relationships/Lending/lease Lines Equity Financing Turnaround and Change Agent Executive Consultant - Team Leader on Engagements SEC Board Member Financial Expert M&A, SEC registration statements Business Plan Preparation Fundraising: Referrals to Private equity; Venture Capital; Angel Investors, etc. IPO\'s; Re-staging PPM\'s (Private Placement Memoranda) M&A - Buy and Sell Side Representations Carve-Out\'s/Spin-offs

»	John O'Callaghan, Co-Chair		ocallaghanconsultingllc@gmail.com
			(617) 365-2629

Charleston, SC

»	Johan Prins, Chair		jprins1552@aol.com
			(843) 442-3820

Charlotte, NC

»	Tom Maupin, Chair		tommaupin@windstream.net
			(704) 756-6609
	Tom is currently a Partner of VACO Charlotte, LLC., a finance, accounting and technology consulting/talent acquisition company. Tom started his career in banking in Dallas, Texas followed by a 10-year career in International Banking as manager of offices in Tokyo and Singapore. Tom is a seasoned financial executive with expertise in business development and relationship and profit center management, who has been able to successfully transition from international and corporate banking to corporate and personal trust senior management positions with Chase, First Union and First Charter Bank prior to recently changing careers to executive recruiting for finance & accounting projects. Tom has been married to his wife Judy since 1970. They have three sons, Michael, Brian and Jay. When Tom is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family. In addition, he enjoys cooking, fishing, gardening, travel, and staying active. Tom was born in California, but grew up in Texas, and graduated from Rice University with a business degree in Commerce. After beginning his career in Texas with a major Dallas-based bank, he later was assigned to Tokyo, Singapore, back to Dallas, went to New York with Chemical Bank\'s Global Corporate Trust Group and came to Charlotte with First Union in 1999. Tom was a Vice President and Director of the Securities Transfer Association in New York for 6 years. He has been a member of The Corporate Transfer Association, The American Society of Corporate Secretaries and the National Investor Relations Institute. Since 1999, Tom has been the Chairman of the local chapter of The Financial Executive Networking Group, a 45,000 + national member networking organization and is a founder and member of the Davidson United Methodist Church Network Group, a non-denominational job search networking group.

Chicago, IL

»	John Kirkeide, Chair		jkirkeide@atgaudits.com
			(847) 615-8104
	John Kirkeide is a Partner at Audit Technology Group (ATG). ATG specializes in Accounts Payable Recovery Audits. In January 2004 he merged his company, Audit Excellence (founded in 2001) with ATG. He has 13 years of accounts payable audit recovery experience and several decades of technical accounting systems knowledge. John was previously Vice President of Audit Development for The Profit Recovery Group International, Inc. (now PRG-Schultz International, Inc.). In this role, he developed comprehensive audit plans utilizing systemic approaches to optimize the use of technology for some of the nation’s largest retail audit engagements. Prior to joining the PRG, John was a Principal with Robert Beck & Associates, Inc., the premiere niche provider of computer-supported accounts payable audit recovery services. His unique audit perspective and proficiency with contemporary technologies dramatically improved recoveries and significantly contributed to the success of RBA and its clients. Before entering the accounts payable audit recovery industry, John was Chief Financial Officer for LeeWards Creative Crafts, Inc., a leading retailer now part of Michaels Stores, Inc. John was instrumental in the company’s success and led the management buy-out of LeeWards from its previous owner. Prior to joining LeeWards, he held a variety of financial positions with General Mills and Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young) in Minneapolis. John received a BBA degree in Accounting from Moorehead State University and a BS degree in Business and MS degree in Business Economics from North Dakota State University. He is both a CPA and CMA, receiving recognition for achieving the nation’s top CMA exam score in 1978. John and his wife, Leslie, reside in Lake Forest, Illinois.

»	Steve Coon, Chair		stevecoon2@comcast.net
			(630) 837-0524
	-MBA DePaul University-Finance/Accounting -20 Years of Manufacturing experience -Financial Consultant can help landed FENGers with fin modeling, planning, budgeting, process policy/procedures cost analysis, process improvement audits, acct recs. - Previously Division Controller Elkay Mfg Co., W.R. Grace, Rockwell International, Pullman Company

Chicago, IL – Downtown

»	Matt Oey, Chair		mattoey@hotmail.com
			(312) 255-1887
	Senior finance executive with prior experience as CFO for InterDelta Corporation and PRT Bentoel, consumer product manufacturing companies in South East Asia. Currently a management consultant specializing in process flow, risk analysis, business strategy and operations optimization. Mr. Oey a CPA in Illinois, has a BS Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from the Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania.

Cincinnati, OH

»	John Speridakos, Chair		jdsperidakos@aol.com
			(513) 791-0563

»	Bill Zimmer, Chair		whz3@aol.com
			(513) 984-3237

Cleveland, OH

»	Lamar Ratcliffe, Chair		lamarratcliffe@msn.com
			(216) 752-7137

Columbus, OH

»	Walt Buss, Chair		wbuss@wideopenwest.com
			(614) 203-5706
	Walt Buss 5506 Aryshire Dr. Dublin, OH 43017 CFO to Hire

Dallas, TX

»	Bob Walker, Chair		rbobwalker@gmail.com
			(469) 232-6224
	Co-Chair, Dallas Chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG)

»	Logan Clark, Chair		LoganClarkFENG@swbell.net
			(214) 676-9570
	Logan D. Clark Co-Chair, Dallas Chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) Mr. Clark is a senior level financial and operational manager involved in Credit Collections, Health Care, High-Tech E-commerce Financial Services and Multimedia Production. He has held the title of Vice President of Finance and IT, CFO and Controller in his career. Since 2004, Mr. Clark has been consulting with Cash America in Ft. Worth, TX in an operational role. Mr. Clark is a graduate of the Edwin L. Cox School of Business, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Mr. Clark joined the FENG in May 1999 and in August 1999 became one of the Co-Chairs when one of the existing Co-Chairs relocated to Austin, TX. The local membership at that time was approximately 150 members. Through his and his counterpart Co-Chair Bob Walker’s efforts, the local membership today is around 1,500 members (1/07).

Denver, CO

»	Greg Tripple, Chair		gtripple@trisando.com
			(303) 284-2967
	Gregory D. Tripple, MBA, MIM Gregory has extensive business management, operations, executive finance and accounting experience in diverse US and international business environments. He lived and worked abroad extensively and speaks several languages. His international business experience focuses on Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. He has extensive executive finance experience in global financial services multinationals such as AIG and CitiGroup, as well as served as the North American CFO of a German engineering consulting group. Gregory also led product design and development at the SEI Investments Wealth Management division and also been a business owner of a Florida manufacturing company. Currently he manages the United Launch Alliance (ULA) investments portfolio and benefits finance efforts. ULA is the Denver based joint venture between Lockheed Martin Corporation and The Boeing Company for the development, production and launch of large commercial rocket launch vehicles. Gregory is also an active member of the Financial Executives International (FEI); Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP); the International Executive Network Group (IERG), and the American Council on Germany. He is also P&C insurance licensed. He earned two masters’ degrees. His MBA in Finance is from Southern Methodist University and he holds a Master’s of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. His undergraduate triple major BA cum laude, with honors, had concentrations in economics, international development, and German. He also serves as the Treasurer of American Council on Germany as well as a local association Board Director. Gregory is also an Eagle Boy Scout and a Master Mason.

»	Marty Koenig, Chair		mkoenig@cxotogo.com
			(303) 995-4523
	Marty is Founder and CEO of CxO To Go, providing on-demand C-Levels for business owners that can benefit from senior executive experience on a flexible or part time basis. He offers a great alternative to W2 CFO, CIO, COO and other C-level positions in that they benefit from have many concurrent clients and make their own career decisions. Marty is a financial, operations, technology and strategic executive with over 25 years experience. With a passion for helping emerging and mid-market companies, he has worked at Fortune 50, mid-sized firms, startups and closely held businesses as well as being an entrepreneur. Previously Marty was a partner with a national firm. Before that, Marty led a $150M national practice of a Fortune 50 firm hiring new management teams in nine regions and 384 employees. Marty earned Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Management with emphasis in Accounting, Finance, Operations, Marketing and Strategy. Both degrees are from Antioch University McGregor in Yellow spring, Ohio. He has an engineering degree from ETI Technical College. He volunteers as a member of Colorado CTEK Venture Center advisors helping entrepreneurs build profitable, sustainable businesses, volunteers as a chair for the Denver chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group. He is a certified PMP (Project Management Professional) from the Project Management Institute, a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and a Certified Microsoft Professional Accountants Network advisor.

»	Phil Tootill, Chair		pt@beyondcfo.biz
			(720) 289-6002
	BIO � PHILIP TOOTILL cell phone 720 289 6002 E mail: pt@beyondcfo.biz Phil has over 25 years of CFO/Controller/Divisional accounting level responsibilities in both private and public companies in service and manufacturing industries including gas distribution, brewing, transport/haulage, packaging and distribution within the food industry and latterly a Global manufacturer of synchronous timing belt, V belts and hose products. The latest experience began 20 years ago in Scotland when Phil oversaw the financial development of a company from a centrally controlled Division to a separately registered legal entity operating out of a purpose built facility built on a green field site. All aspects of financial control, costing, budgeting, forecasting and reporting were developed including Capital expenditure control, product standard costs, production/material controls, accrual accounting, purchasing/accounts payable, receivables/credit control, payroll, inventory management, contract negotiation, insurance/ risk management, banking/vendor/customer relationships, capital/operating lease funding, financial/statutory reporting, internal/external audit management. Focus on business profitability grew sales from $50M to $100M over 10 years through close relationships developed with customers and the European sales and marketing group. Complementing sales growth the production facility implemented a number of Lean manufacturing initiatives to realize $1M year on year cost savings. After establishing benchmark processes in cost/financial and internal systems control three years were spent successfully completing various related assignments in Europe, Canada, South Korea, China and Japan. Six years ago Phil was asked to relocate to the US to manage a variety of projects including the financial controls required to close facilities in US/Canada and relocate manufacturing to Mexico; project manage the implementation of 5 Oracle 11i financial applications; development of SOX compliance for Global operations and IT business process reviews for outsourcing. Phil is now using this extensive experience to support numerous clients, in the emerging to $10M turnover range, build business platforms that delivers growth and maximizes profitability.

Detroit, MI

»	Bill Roney, Co-Chair		roneywj@flash.net
			(248) 641-5299

»	Dan Rigato, Chair		drigato1375@hotmail.com
			(734) 642-7474

»	Bob Carr, Chair		rspencercarr@yahoo.com
			(313) 550-3971
	Bob Carr is an Active Member, seeking opportunities to improve profitability and reduce costs. Most recently, he has performed general leadership roles in entrepreneurial startups. He was previously Manager of Business Operations, Cost Reduction & Program Management for Ford’s Electrical, Electronic Systems Engineering division, where he was responsible for all non-technical functions of the organization, from finance to program management to engineering process development. His deep experience is in profit improvement/cost reduction, innovation and \"herding cats\" and \"juggling sharp objects.\" Previous Ford product development experience includes product-line turnaround, portfolio restructuring, and top-line growth/business development. Bob is a pro bono consultant to entrepreneurs at TechTown and through the Great Lakes Entrepreneurs\' Quest and secretary to the board of the outstanding non-profit Appropriate Technology Collaborative of Ann Arbor. He earned his MSIA with Distinction from Carnegie Mellon University’s Graduate School of Industrial Administration (now Tepper School). His BA in financial administration is from Michigan State University. Continuing technical education includes extensive coursework in mechanical engineering at University of Detroit-Mercy and graduate physics at Wayne State University. Bob has college teaching experience as adjunct faculty for accounting, economics and business ethics at Carnegie Mellon and Detroit College of Business. His LinkedIn profile -- http://www.linkedin.com/in/robertscarr.

Fort Lauderdale, FL

»	Marty Weinbaum, Chair		martyweinbaum@hotmail.com
			(954) 344-2961

»	Mike Rosen, Chair		mhrga@msn.com
			(954) 566-1395

»	Patrick Kedziora, Chair		patrick@growthadvisorsinc.com
			(305) 788-1696
	Patrick has held senior positions at Solomon Equities, Societe General and Barington Capital Group L.P. and counts amongst his previous clients: Kholberg Kravis Roberts and T. Boone Pickens. Together with Steve Dunn, he founded Growth Advisors, Inc. Previously the co-founder of 1-800-Bonbons and part of the founding team at FatDrive. Patrick holds an MBA from the STERN School of Business at NYU. He serves as Co-Chairman of New York University's Alumni Association in South Florida, Chairman of the FENG in South Florida and Chairman Emeritus and founder of the South Florida Technology Executives Networking Group. Patrick G. Kedziora Senior Managing Partner Growth Advisors 5855 SW 48 Street Miami, FL 33155 Tel. (305) 663-9840 Email: patrick@growthadvisorsinc.com

»	Steve Dunn, Chair		steve.dunn@usa.com
			(954) 432-3563

Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Triad

»	Brad Earle, Chair		earle-feng at usa.net
			(336) 510-4776

Hartford, CT

»	Jack Henrie, Chair		ERGO.LLC@cox.net
			(860) 680-2361
	Jack Henrie has been a C-level executive to dozens of private and publicly traded corporations since 1986, going into companies as a change manager and “turn-it-up” executive. Jack has increased the net present value of corporate cash flows by well over $250 million and increased stakeholder wealth by over $400 million. His industry experience spans from agriculture to nuclear energy and from start-ups to multibillion-dollar organizations. As CFO of a high technology international service company with a working capital deficit nearly twice its annual revenue, he took them to a surplus position in ten months and to a 5330% return on equity by his fourth year. As CFO of TyMetrix, a web-based service solution company, Jack gained it recognition as CT’s fastest growing technology company with 7049% revenue growth and took EBITDA to sales from 0% to 37.5% while the company’s business grew from domestic to 129 countries. Jack took TyMetrix from a sole practitioner CPA providing a financial statement compilation to a Big 4 audit without adjustment, improved risk management and financial reporting and controls with a 2-day close (even at YE) to set TyMetrix up for its acquisition, providing strategies that could have increased its selling price by $70 million. Following the buy-out, Jack returned to his entrepreneurial roots as President & CEO of Executive Resources for Great Outcomes (ERGO), LLC providing CEO, CFO, and Board-support to high tech and other companies. Jack has an MBA from the University of Rochester, now the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, earned his CPA while working for Arthur Young in Chicago, and has also worked for KPMG Peat Marwick and Deloitte & Touche.

»	Neil Livingston, Chair		drnlivingston@hotmail.com
			(860) 675-6557
	Neil Livingston has his own technology investment and consulting firm. Prior to this, he was the President of Chester Precision, a Tier 1 automotive supplier to the big three.

»	Ron Lombardi, Chair		ronaldmlombardi@aol.com
			(203) 470-1752
	Ron Lombardi is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cannondale Bicycle Corporation. Prior to Cannondale, he held the positions of Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Gerber Coburn Optical and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Gerber Scientific. Early in his career, Ron held senior level management positions at Emerson Electric and Scovill Fasteners, Inc. Ron holds an MBA from American International College and a BS from Springfield College.

»	Gail Benson, Chair		gbenson@cshore.com
			(203) 421-5901
	Ms. Gail B. Benson is Principal of The Benson Group, LLC, a professional services firm providing IT Audit, Risk Management and Compliance solutuions. Before forming The Benson Group, she was Senior VP of Information Technology Audit for Webster Bank. Prior to Webster Bank, she was Director of the Information Technology Risk Management Practice at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP. Gail has over 20 years of information technology audit experience, including three years as an IT Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she was responsible for information technology control assessments for approximately 130 diverse middle market clients in the New England area in the manufacturing, high technology, retail, health care, construction, higher education, utility and telecommunications industries. She has extensive experience in the internal audit arena at AT&T, Aetna, and ING Group (Financial Services) where she was responsible for numerous technology and technology-based audits, as well as business process re-engineering projects. While at ING, Gail performed in depth Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery audits for the national broker dealer line of business, and completed the IT control assessments for the Aeltus division’s annual SAS 70 reports. Since 2004, Gail has completed fifteen Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 IT compliance projects. Ms. Benson holds MBA and BS degrees from the University of New Haven, and an AS degree from Endicott College. A Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor, and holder of the Certification in Control Self Assessment, Gail has presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors International Conference. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Hartford Chapter of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and has taught several CISA exam preparation review classes. Gail also serves on the Editorial Review Committee for The Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) IT Audit publication.

»	Rob Moquin, Chair		robmoquin@aol.com
			(860) 748-2150
	After a 19 year career in Commercial Lending and Retail Credit in the automotive industry, Rob became a Financial Advisor with Citi Smith Barney. Having obtained the distinguished Chartered Retirement Planning Specialist certification he has joined a team with over a billion dollars in assets under management. His practice is focussed on the retirement plans of small and large companies. The group specilizes in family and intergenerational wealth. Rob's experience and expertise allow him to provide the group's clients services for their businesses.

Houston, TX

»	Andrew Jowett, Administrator		ajowett@comcast.net
			(281) 546-5994
	Membership/alumni outreach. I am currently the Group Controller of MMI Products Inc, the building products division of CRH plc. I am UK chartered accountant (PwC), mainly holding Divisional CFO/Corporate Controller roles in manufacturing/oilfield services companies. I specialize in process improvements.

»	Rebecca McCulloch, Chair		rebmcc@aol.com
			(832) 309-0245
	Membership chair

»	Rod Sparks, Chair		rodsparks@sbcglobal.net
			(713) 822-1511
	Dr. Rod Sparks - Economist, Planner, Controller and Consultant (SOX, ERP conversions, FP&A, business modeling, profit improvement). Native Houstonian, grew up in the oil patch, tenured in construction, oil field service & manufacturing, pipelines, software and transportation. Married 45 years to the love of my life, have a daughter (also a Ph.D.) and grandchild in Wisconsin.

»	Adam Segal, Chair		asegal00@gmail.com
			(832) 860-1591
	Mr. Adam Segal has spent the last 20 years working in the financial markets. Adam has worked on the retail side at (UBS) as well as the institutional side, where he raised over 250 million dollars and was responsible for investment strategy at a Texas based hedge fund. He has been at MassMutual for the last 3 three years where he has worked as director of investments and director of business marketing.

»	Josh Tabin, Chair		josh.tabin@optimizednow.com
			(713) 416-9790
	Josh Tabin is the Chief Financial Officer and Strategic Financial Practice Lead for OptimizedNow, the first consulting firm to provide a proven end-to-end solution to help Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies rapidly create, deliver, and capture customer value. Josh is former Vice President of Finance at Rackspace Managed Hosting, where he was responsible for overseeing the financial activities of the entire company � helping to grow the company from $30 million to over $500 million in annual revenues. Josh started his career at SBC (now AT&T), where he worked in several operational, sales, and financial roles at SBC�s corporate and subsidiary business units. Later, Josh became Chief Financial Officer for RigNet, a Houston startup that was recognized as a Houston Fast Tech 50 and a Fast 500 company. Prior to joining OptimizedNow, Josh led his own strategic financial advisory firm, Mosaic CFO, where he acted as a virtual-CFO, advising startups and mature companies on their financial strategy, corporate strategy, and assisting in raising seed and growth capital for business leaders.

Indianapolis, IN

»	David Phoebus, Chair		david.phoebus@resources-us.com
			(317) 443-0359

Jacksonville, FL

»	Bill Williams, Chair		bwilliams@diversifiedcs.com
			(904) 482-0820
	Finance executive with more than 20 years of Fortune 500 and Big 4 CPA experience. Broad corporate headquarters as well as field finance and hands-on P&L experience. Impactful team-builder, with proven collaboration ability across corporate, sales, and operating functions. Financial Planning & Analysis • Operations and Performance Metrics • Controllership • Treasury • Pension & 401k Investment Management • Business Divestiture • Competitive Pricing Analysis • Contract Negotiation and Termination • Sales Participation • Project and System Implementation • SG&A Functional Benchmarking • Call Center and Business Process Offshoring

Kansas City, KS

»	Rod Stewart, Chair		rodneylstewart@kc.rr.com
			(704) 491-8593

Katy, TX

»	Karen Chin, Chair		kchin@b2bcfo.com
			(281) 846-4552
	Karen Chin is a partner with B2B CFO, and servers as part-time CFO for several companies. With over 100 partners across the country, B2B CFO offers experienced CFOs an opportunity to combine the best of being self-employed with the professional support of a large organization.

Knoxville, TN

»	Laimon Godel, Chair		cpa@godel.com
			(865) 690-2662
	Laimon W. Godel, Jr., CPA,CITP, has over 30 years experience working with individuals, business start-ups and mid sized companies. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant and earned a BS degree with a major in Accounting from Monmouth University where he was made a life member of the honor society. Mr. Godel was both an Audit and Tax Senior Accountant with the “Big Four” CPA firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers, and was the Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Executive for several public and closely held corporations. He has been a member of the Board of Directors for several national and international firms. In 2005, Laimon was awarded the Certified Information Technology Professional credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. His computer background is both extensive and long standing. Laimon was named a 2003 Technology Star by Accounting Technology Magazine. Currently we are a member of the Best Software Accountants Network, and are Peachtree Software Specialists. A frequent speaker across the Southeast at professional seminars Laimon shares his time to help increase the understanding of technology and how to leverage its impact on your basic business processes. Laimon is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Tennessee and Georgia Societies of CPAs, a Life Member of the Marine Corps League and other organizations. In his off time he can be found working with the Christian ministry, Job Seekers, coaching unemployed managers on how to use the Internet to find a job. He and his wife and daughter reside in Wedgewood Hills, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Las Vegas, NV

»	John Cole, Chair		thecolesinaz@cox.net
			(702) 493-5824
	John Cole is a Senior Executive having held CEO, COO, and multiple CFO positions. John brings unique experiences to finance and operational roles, and has a vast network within the Las Vegas and Phoenix areas.

Lehigh Valley, PA

»	John Dunbar, Chair		dunbar@epix.net
			(610) 737-9618

»	Jim Lynch, Chair		LVFENG@verizon.net
			(610) 633-0868

Long Island, NY

»	Phil Theiss, Chair		petheiss@aol.com
			(631) 398-3002
	Phil is a financial and operational executive in the non durable consumer products industry (prestige cosmetics and vitamins). Phil\'s experience is at both the corporate and brand level for fortune 200 level companies and early stage companies.

»	Rich Schwamb, Chair		richard_schwamb@ml.com
			(516) 877-8205
	Richard Schwamb is a Retirement plan specialist & Vice President for Merrill Lynch, and Co-Chairman of Long Island’s Financial Executives Networking Group. Richard has held positions as Treasurer, Controller, and General Manager for several Fortune 500 companies. Richard Schwamb Merrill Lynch 1325 Franklin Ave. Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 877-8205, fax # (516) 877-8300 Email: richard_schwamb@ml.com Website: http://fc.ml.com/richard_schwamb

Los Angeles, CA – 101 Corridor

»	Bill Santangelo, Chair		santangelowj@aol.com
			(213) 300-1779

»	Brian Loo, Chair		bkloo@netzero.net
			(818) 903-2287
	Brian K. Loo is the Vice President of Strategy, Finance, and M&A for ESI Enterprises. He is a results-focused Strategy & Finance executive with over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies to achieve step-change improvements in performance, enterprise value, and competitiveness. He has significant experience developing corporate strategy, identifying new sources of profitable growth, improving customer service, developing market/cost competitive operating strategies, streamlining business processes, rationalizing cost structures, and leading large-scale change. Prior to joining ESI, Mr. Loo was Director of Finance & Accounting for Kaiser Permanente where he managed an 80-person Finance department. He also has 12 years of experience as a senior level strategy and operations consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, A.T. Kearney, and Braxton -- where he partnered with senior executives at Hewlett Packard, Nordstrom, Heinz, McDonnell Douglas, Clorox, Baxter, Sun Microsystems, Westinghouse Electric, Dupont, Corning, and other large companies to improve customer service, competitiveness, and overall business performance. Mr. Loo is a Chapter Chair for the Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG) in the Los Angeles area and a member of the Board of Directors for Reading Is Fundamental of Southern California. He was awarded a Bachelors of Science degree from Brown University and Masters of Business Administration degree from the UCLA/Anderson Graduate School of Management.

Los Angeles, CA – South Bay

»	Mike Goddard, Chair		michael.goddard@morganstanley.com
			(310) 543-3965
	Mike Goddard is an investment advisor with Morgan Stanley. His specialty is retirement plans for small to mid-size companies, although he provides a full range of investment services to individuals as well. Previously he held various senior financial management positions in industry, most recently VP Finance at PC Mall. Mike is a CPA.

»	Mike Welch, Chair		michael_welch10@yahoo.com
			(310) 540-4732
	Mike is a CFO with experience in large and small, public and private, and manufacturing and service companies. He also has an exceptional record in Corporate M&A, having headed Corporate Development at Mattel for many years. Mike founded the South Bay Chapter in 2003 to provide a networking forum for FENG members in the LA basin.

Los Angeles, CA – Orange County

»	Andy Berry, Chair		andy.berry@cox.net
			(949) 412-0850

»	Scott Savoie, Chair		AScottSavoie@aol.com
			(949) 338-3699

Los Angeles, CA – San Gabriel Valley

»	Madeleine McBride, Chair		madeleine.mcbride@earthlink.net
			(818) 624-5535
	Madeleine Tormey McBride graduated with an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business and a BA in English Literature, also from USC. Madeleine has spent the majority of her career working in finance in the television production industry for such companies as Universal Television, ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television), Home Box Office, Starz Media, LLC, and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. She also worked as a Staff Financial Consultant at DLC, LLC, a corporate financial consulting firm in Woodland Hills, California. In addition to strong financial operations skills and managerial ability, Madeleine\'s leadership is demonstrated by her consistent ability to conceive and execute innovative solutions to existing business problems. In addition to serving as a Founding Co-Chair of the San Gabriel Valley FENG Chapter, Madeleine is Chair of the Hospitality Committee for the Los Angeles Chapter of Financial Executives International.

»	Catherine Gallagher, Chair		copperccg@aol.com
			(520) 661-4786
	Catherine Gallagher has worked her way up through the ranks in operational and financial accounting, primarily in the health insurance and healthcare industries, but with a strong understanding of financial analysis and management accounting as it applies to any business. She recently served as a Controller for First Script (a division of Concentra) then Evergreen Aviation. Currently, Catherine is a Senior Manager of SOX (Revenue Cycle Division) for the Southern California region of Kaiser Permanente. She holds a Master's Degree of Accounting from the University of Arizona, and is a Certified Management Accountant and Certified Financial Manager. Catherine is part of the Exam Review Committee for the IMA, and recently became Chairwoman for the San Gabriel Valley division of the Financial Executives Networking Group.

Madison/Milwaukee, WI

»	David Buslee, Co-Chair		dbuslee@hotmail.com
			(262) 271-2522
	David has 25 years of financial management and operational experience working as a CFO, Director of Finance and Administration, President, General Manager and Controller for businesses ranging from closely held start-ups to Fortune 500 divisions. David has worked in a variety of industries including software, beverage, electronics manufacturing, precision machining, Mil-Spec and FAA contracting, plating and coating and distribution.

»	Brian Christian, Co-Chair		bchristian@b2bcfo.com
			(262) 391-0337

Memphis, TN

»	Bob Wallace, Chair		rfwallace@Access4Less.Net
			(901) 210-6962

Mid-Hudson, NY

»	Ken Hubbard, Chair		kenhubbard68@verizon.net
			(845) 677-9986

»	Eric Perlman, Chair		eperlman@gowebway.com
			(845) 621-5921

Minneapolis, MN

»	Mark Richards, Chair		richards_mj@msn.com
			(612) 859-8869
	Greetings from Minneapolis - Mark Richards, FENG Chair since April 2007 I have a 20+ year background in finance - primarily focused on strategy, analysis and operations. Like many of my finance colleagues, I began in public accounting. I spent the bulk of my career at Carlson Companies and Carlson Wagonlit Travel -working in both North American and international roles. I was SVP of Finance for RBC Dain Rauscher in Minneapolis. I took an opportunity to start my own firm: Vallon Finance - which provided contract CFOs to work for other CFOs in managing their workload. Currently, I am working for two early stage firms, Reshare (www.reshare.com) and Alvenda (www.alvenda.com). I also have a job search networking website: www.candidateschair.com - it has 15 tools, Guide to Job Search and Blog for candidates to reach out to one another. It takes everything I've learned from my own transition and running the FEI/FENG Career Services group.

Monmouth/Ocean, NJ

»	Jim Farrell, Chair		farrellj@singlethrow.com
			(732) 451-0820 ext. 102
	After serving in the Army as a Military Policeman, Jim Farrell earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (1983) from SUNY Binghamton. Mr. Farrell has held key financial positions as Tax Auditor for New York State Department of Finance, COO of a retail electronics chain and in 1994 became CFO of Configuration Management Inc. an IT consulting company headquartered in Red Bank, NJ. Six years later (2000) he and Larry Bailin founded Single Throw, an internet marketing company headquarter in Wall, NJ. In 2004 Jim and Larry founded Move Ahead 1 a Business Education company in Wall, NJ. Jim is on the Board of Directors of the Lakewood Chamber of Commerce and serves as their First Vice President. Jim also chairs the Technology, Finance and E-newsletter committee for the chamber, and was instrumental in developing web sites for both the Lakewood and Brick Chambers. Jim is the founder of the Monmouth/Ocean Chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group which holds meeting the second Tuesday of each month. As CFO of Single Throw and Move Ahead 1, Farrell is in charge of the company’s finances, Human Resources and managing the quality of services produced by Single Throw. Our vision with this chapter is helping both active and alumni members network with business leaders. Jim Farrell Single Throw Inc. 1973 Rt. 34 Suite E-23 Wall, NJ 07719 732-451-0820 ext. 102 farrellj@singlethrow.com www.singlethrow.com Get your daily dose of Internet Marketing Insights: http://singlethrow.blogspot.com

»	Joe Worth, Chair		jworth@mba1979.hbs.edu
			(732) 977-9218
	industries. Over the last 15 years, he has been the CFO of one mid-sized publicly-held company and four small- or mid-sized privately-held companies. Earlier in his career, Joe was the President of a "rust belt" manufacturing company, the Sales Manager and Marketing Manager of a high-tech equipment manufacturer, a financial consultant, and even a computer programmer and a naval officer. Joe's broad experience helped to build his generalist approach to companies and problems. He has worked in insurance, software, manufacturing, printing, office products, investment, consulting, telecom, and service industries. He has managed and advised companies at virtually every stage: start-up, high growth, steady-state, shrinking, closing, turnaround, and bankruptcy. Joe's strengths include analytical and creative problem solving, implementing and improving operational and financial processes, grasping new situations quickly, fostering collaboration and team building, and project management. He is an expert business planner who has reviewed or built countless successful plans, including start-ups of both B-to-B and B-to-C web-based companies. He complements the depth and breath of his experience with wisdom, enthusiasm, energy, and a positive, can-do attitude. Joe is an invaluable resource for planning and executing diverse financial transactions. He has successfully led an over-subscribed IPO, has raised many rounds of follow-on public equity and venture-backed private equity, and has negotiated or restructured various types of bank loans. Joe has closed numerous acquisitions, handling the purchase/sale agreements, performing due diligence, closing the transactions and assisting in the financial and operational integration. He recently handled all the financial work in the sale of a software company to a private equity fund. Joe's experience as a CFO extends to nearly every aspect of a business's financial needs. He has helped companies forecast cash flow, restructure debt, renegotiate bank covenants, reduce receivables, reschedule payables, raise margins, improve month-end close procedures and efficiency, implement stock option plans, and initiate retirement plans. Joe has also opened new domestic and overseas headquarters and facilities, negotiated leases, initiated and managed bank relationships, negotiated supply contracts, established purchasing controls, and overseen annual audits. He can also provide a wealth of knowledge on issues like human resources, legal matters, business development, and sales compensation plans. Joe has developed expertise in building and maintaining diverse professional relationships. He is particularly skilled in dealing with bankers; he has even founded and served as a director of a successful community bank. He has served on Boards and has made countless presentations to them, leaving him extremely comfortable with investors and in the Boardroom. He is also accomplished in building solid and effective relationships with attorneys, insurance and real estate agents, and vendors. Joe earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard College and his MBA from Harvard Business School. After serving in the Navy and Navy Reserve, he retired as a Captain with 23 years of total service, including a combat tour in Vietnam. When not working, Joe is an accomplished sailor and navigator. He has sailed halfway around the world including passages of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Suez Canal and Atlantic Ocean. His wife is an executive Registered Nurse managing the medical care of residents in four assisted living and four long-term care facilities. Joe is exceedingly proud of his two grown daughters, one a Registered Nurse and the other a Rhodes Scholar now at Yale Law School. Best of all, they are both great people. Joe's unique skill set and sterling character make him an ideal partner for entrepreneurs keen to focus their own energies on growing their businesses.

Montgomery/Bucks County, PA

»	Dennis McNulty, Chair		dennis737@comcast.net
			(215) 266-0749
	Dennis is a seasoned Certified Treasury Professional with experience in accounting, finance, treasury operations and management consulting. He is a creative and entrepreneurial executive whose diversified business skills have been developed while working on assignments in the banking, insurance, equipment rental, manufacturing, retail sales and transportation industries.

»	Ed Borkowski, Chair		eborkowsk@aol.com
			(215) 801-1799
	Ed is self employed as a CFO/consultant with a diverse client base in the Philadelphia area.

»	Chuck Sekerke, Chair		jcsekerke@comcast.net
			(610) 304-3469
	Chuck is a CPA currently working for KenCrest, a non-profit that provides support to individuals with mental disabilities. Chuck has been a member of FENG since 2002 and encourages everyone to take advantage of the networking opportunities at the monthly chapter meetings. You are encouraged to connect on LinkedIn. Chuck\'s site is at: www.linkedin.com/in/jcsekerke

Nashville, TN

»	Scott Armstrong, Chair		scott.armstrong@comcast.net
			(615) 493-5612

New Orleans, LA

»	Bob Levine, Chair		rlevine12@cox.net
			(504) 813-8597

New York, NY

»	Bruce Crawford, Chair		bcrawford52@nyc.rr.com
			(212) 410-7120

Norfolk, VA

»	Jim Arnold, Chair		usa.jarnold@cma-cgm.com
			(757) 961-2695
	James B. Arnold (Jim) has over 16 years of financial leadership including large multinational corporations, mid-sized companies and start-up ventures. Jim is successful in building effective, efficient and highly motivated organizations. His experience includes raising capital, debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning, and profitability improvement. Jim joined CMA CGM (America) Inc. in September 2006. In his current position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, he is responsible for all aspects of finance and accounting and is committed to driving continued profitable growth in the CMA CGM brand. Before joining CMA CGM (America) Inc., Jim spent nearly five years as an Officer and Vice President and Corporate Controller at AmeriCold Logistics the leading provider of supply chain logistics for frozen and refrigerated goods with over 100 refrigerated warehouses across North America. While at AmeriCold Logistics, he led finance and accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, treasury, and risk management. Prior to AmeriCold Logistics, Jim held financial executive positions in the telecommunications and technology industries, including AT&T and Cable & Wireless, as well as two start-up ventures. Jim holds a B.S. with a dual major in Finance and Accounting from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and earned an M.S. degree in Finance from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, he has taken numerous continuing education courses including Corporate Governance at Harvard University. Throughout Jim’s career, he has been active in the community. He served as a Director for the Better Business Bureau in Spokane, Washington, and has worked with Big Brothers, March of Dimes, Muscular Dystrophy, and Rotary Club International. He has also served as a Bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Omaha, NE

»	Pat Pierce, Chair		DrPatrick@cox.net
			(402) 681-0696

Orlando, FL

»	Al Goldwasser, Chair		albertgoldwasser@aol.com
			(407) 804-9560

Philadelphia, PA – Suburban

»	Tom Pilko, Chair		Tpp539@aol.com
			(610) 644-6958
	Tom is a Corporate Financial Professional with Officer and Board level management experience. He has leadership roles with privately funded emerging growth companies, as well as multi-billion public companies. He has served organizations by providing business process and innovative financial strategies that achieved profitable results contributing to the financial strength and shareholder value of companies. He also serves as Committee Chairman and Director of professional organizations. Tom currently serves as Division Board Member and Director for a unit of Signal Holdings, a service organization to the telecommunications industry. Tom led the financial team as CFO and Corporate Controller implementing ERP systems through six years of growth from one operating entity with revenue of $40 million to a nation-wide operation of 12 entities with revenue of $400 million. Previously, he served as Consultant to the CEO for the merger integration of three multi-billion units purchased by a one of the largest global financial services organizations. Tom led a transitional team evaluating each company’s core competencies, products and distribution channels, while consolidating and streamlining operations. His career includes serving as Vice President and Director for a special purpose investment subsidiary of Pennsylvania Manufacture’s Capital Corp., a publicly traded provider of financial services. He was responsible for identifying corporate goals, achieving financial results and coordinating board actions. This was in addition to his role as a financial executive for PMC, managing investment policy and strategy for the $2.5 billion investment portfolio, along with a broad range of financial functions, including the startup of products managing captive insurance programs for clients. Tom was able to achieve a five-year track record exceeding investment performance benchmarks by between 5% and 8% annually contributing over $220 million in earnings that increased the financial strength of the companies. Tom has also served as a financial officer with Reliance Companies that managed financial services, annuities and risk management services for clients. He was the financial leader for the Merger and Acquisition executive team acquiring controlling interest in NYSE companies that increased return on investment by several hundred million. To provide growth capital for a firm that had maxed its debt covenants, Tom created a $160 million Eurodollar asset-backed financing facility that was a prototype for other firms and became a $2.5 trillion industry. Throughout his career, Tom was selected for assignments requiring his expertise with highly sophisticated financial products, analytical problem solving skills, leadership and communication abilities. Tom is known for his people skills and ability to use his financial knowledge to create new and innovative programs that add to the profitability and shareholder value of companies. Tom earned his M.B.A. majoring in Finance from Drexel University and received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Pace University, NY. Tom also leads Professional organizations as a Director of the Financial Executive International, Philadelphia Chapter, is a former President of Philadelphia Treasurers Club as well as the Institute of Management Accounting. His non-profit Board leadership includes Boy Scouts of America and Kiwanis International.

Philadelphia, PA – Downtown

»	Todd Havens, Chair		thavens@kpmg.com
			(267) 256-3372

»	Steve Ritter, Administrator		skritter@kpmg.com
			(267) 256-2670

Phoenix, AZ

»	Mark Johnson, Chair		johnsonmarkr@gmail.com
			(623) 326-6061

»	Judy Russell, Administrator		judith.russell@cox.net
			(480) 306-5542

Pittsburgh, PA

»	Bill O'Connor, Chair		wjoconnor@prodigy.net
			(724) 448-4535

»	Rob Dougherty, Chair		Rob.Dougherty@yahoo.com
			(724) 935-3544

»	Stephen Helfrich, Chair		stephen_helfrich@yahoo.com
			(724) 713-7956

Portland, OR

»	Manus O'Donnell, Chair		modonnell@b2bcfo.com
			(503) 234-7847

Princeton, NJ

»	Jim Hockenberry, Chair		jlhockenberry@verizon.net
			(609) 683-0382
	Jim Hockenberry has been a member of FENG since 1997. He graduated with a BA from Lafayette College and has an MBA from Columbia University�s Graduate School of Business. A CPA, he started his career with Ernst & Young, and moved to W.R. Grace where he held a number of financial positions including 16 years in its Lausanne, Switzerland European HQ. His last position was the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for Grace Europe�s $900 million Specialty Chemical operations. He led a multi-functional team to reengineer Grace Europe�s financial operations, and the team was nominated for the Chairman�s Award for Excellence. Returning to the United States, he worked as the Division Controller of Ivex Corporation�s Packaging Division. Working through Resources Global Management, he was the Director of Finance for PSE&G�s Energy Technologies deregulated division, and Elizabethtown Water�s Director of Revenue. He left Resources to become the Director of Finance for Mistras Holdings, a privately held high-tech company, and later the Director of Finance for Integra LifeSciences, a medical device company in the Princeton area. He is now an independent consultant and Financial Executive, committed to improving a company�s execution and financial performance through of range of financial, operational and analytical processes.

Raleigh, NC

»	David Bass, Chair		dbass@nc.rr.com
			(919) 247-7439
	David Bass is the founder and managing partner of Arena Capital Advisors, LLC, a boutique investment banking and strategy consulting firm in Raleigh. David facilitates the sale of privately-owned businesses in central and eastern North Carolina ($5-100 million in revenues) and helps business owners develop longer-term exit strategies and align their business to maximize the outcome at the time of exit. David started his career as a CPA with Arthur Andersen LLP (8 years) and has been CFO or CEO of several privately held companies. David attended Duke University and graduated from the University of South Carolina. He has served as chairman of the Raleigh chapter of FENG since 2005, and also serves several boards of directors, including privately held companies and tax-exempt organizations.

Reno, NV

»	Lee Wendt, Chair		l_wendt@smallbizpros.com
			(775) 265-0054

Richmond, VA

»	Tom Kranz, Chair		tom.trkranz@gmail.com
			(804) 402-6529
	Tom is a senior business to business executive able to create and lead teams to achieve objectives and earn significant returns. Diverse expertise in business development especially at the C level, leadership, finance and management delivering tangible and intangible products to the marketplace, including: . P&L responsibility creating considerable returns . Successful business start up experience . Business development and relationship management at the C level. Deal crafting, negotiation and legal documentation. Leadership and motivation of others to achieve goals, reporting directly or not. Forecasting, strategic planning, budgeting, organizational design A graduate of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, (MBA, with Honors, Marketing and Finance), Tom is married with three children (22, 19, 17), and he volunteers as an officer of a not for profit Southside Child Development Center in Richmond that provides subsidized daily child care and education to 100 children of the working poor.

Rochester, NY

»	Madelynn Mueller, Chair		mmuelle2@rochester.rr.com
			(585) 748-7831

»	Bill Scheuerman, Chair		wcscheuerman925@earthlink.net
			(585) 314-5979

Sacramento, CA

»	Mike Foos, Chair		michaelfoos@gmail.com
			(916) 293-8459
	Michael has over 20 years of financial and accounting experience within various public and private organizations. In the last 10 years, he has held positions of Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller and has overseen accounting, tax and IT functions. As a founding member and officer of a rapidly growing solid waste company, he oversaw revenue growth from $30 Million to over $500 Million in seven years. Michael has been actively involved in over 100 acquisitions of privately held companies, and has extensive experience in merger and acquisition valuation, due diligence and integration. His experience includes development and implementation of accounting and financial reporting systems, billing and cash management processes and budgeting and forecasting programs. Michael also serves as the Financial Administrator to his local church of over 1500 attendees, managing day to day financial performance and cash flows. In addition, he was responsible for the financing of a recent $15 Million expansion project. Michael graduated from Ferris State University with a B.S. in Accounting. He resides in El Dorado Hills, California with his wife, Diane, and their two children.

Salt Lake City, UT

»	Larry Magley, Chair		larry_magley@msn.com
			(801) 773-4666

San Antonio, TX

»	Mark Stark, Chair		pmarkstark@satx.rr.com
			(210) 254-9899

»	Tim Crossno, Chair		tcrossno@comcast.net
			(615) 283-8686

San Diego, CA

»	Dean Kernus, Chair		dkernus@hotmail.com
			(858) 213-4520

»	Grant Miller, Administrator		kgwmiller@earthlink.net
			(619) 424-3544

»	Dan Ruchman, Chair		DRuchman@aol.com
			(858) 784-0104
	Dan Ruchman is a financial management consultant helping companies with a full range of financial and accounting-related issues, lighting their path to stronger short and longterm profitability. In his consulting practice of Ruchman & Associates, he acts as a trusted advisor to CEOs and CFOs, helping them develop their business plans, reorganize their finances and jump-start their businesses. In addition, as Managing Director of the young audit and tax firm of MJF & Associates, he is introducing the firm\'s refreshingly different vision of what an auditor, tax advisor or accounting consultant can be. He is passionate about helping companies plan their growth, model their business, control operations, analyze and solve problems and increase profitability. With 25+ years of financial management experience in both large and small companies, his background includes strategic and operational planning, financial reporting, venture and bank financing, financial analysis, investor relations, other areas. He was vice president finance and administration at Phyton Biotech, director of financial planning and analysis for Bausch & Lomb, group controller at Computer Consoles, and CFO at Inslaw, a software firm. He graduated from Princeton University, and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management. He resides in San Diego, is active in a number of professional organizations, and is on the liberal arts advisory board of the Rochester Institute of Technology. And when goaded, Dan can also play some mean blues and rock \'n\' roll on the piano.

San Francisco, CA

»	Joan Varrone, Chair		jvarrone@aol.com
			(415) 305-6329

»	Theresa Matacia, Chair		tmatacia@att.net
			(415) 602-6833

»	Peter Freeman, Chair		pcfreeman52@gmail.com
			(510) 465-3710
	Peter C. Freeman has over 25 years experience in financial management, establishing financial infrastructure and raising capital for established companies, startups, and turnarounds. He has served as Chief Financial Officer for multiple companies, developing business plans, identifying operational improvements, restructuring balance sheets, and upgrading back-office functions and financial control systems. He arranged financings with a total value exceeding $1 billion, including private equity, revolving lines of credit, mezzanine loan placements, equipment and real estate loans, export credits, and wide range of project financings. He works with large and small companies in a variety of industries, including construction, software, manufacturing, transportation, power, financial services, and non-profit organizations. Peter is the former Treasurer of Dillingham Construction Corporation, a $1.3 billion global engineering and construction company, where he navigated through cyclical downturns and assisted in planning and implementing a management buyout, including private equity and employee ownership. He created the Treasury Department for Dillingham and has developed financial control systems for numerous companies. He also held senior financial management positions with Homestake Mining, British Petroleum, Intel, and Well Fargo Bank. Peter received an MBA in Finance at the University of Chicago and a BA degree in Economics from Amherst College. He is an Adjunct Professor in Accounting at Merritt College, active in community organizations and trade associations such as the Financial Executive Networking Group (FENG) and Turnaround Management Association, and served two terms on the Advisory Council to the US Export-Import Bank.

»	Peter David, Chair		pdavid11@comcast.net
			(415) 233-1600

»	Curtis Neumann, Chair		cnmsjn@sbcglobal.net
			(925) 548-7161

Seattle, WA

»	Carl Boruck, Chair		Carl.Boruck@sterlingsavings.com
			(425) 453-0243

Spokane, WA

»	Paul Malen, Chair		pmalen@comcast.net
			(509) 710-0135

Springfield, MA

»	Jack Henrie, Chair		ERGO.LLC@cox.net
			(860) 680-2361
	Jack Henrie has been a C-level executive to dozens of private and publicly traded corporations since 1986, going into companies as a change manager and “turn-it-up” executive. Jack has increased the net present value of corporate cash flows by well over $250 million and increased stakeholder wealth by over $400 million. His industry experience spans from agriculture to nuclear energy and from start-ups to multibillion-dollar organizations. As CFO of a high technology international service company with a working capital deficit nearly twice its annual revenue, he took them to a surplus position in ten months and to a 5330% return on equity by his fourth year. As CFO of TyMetrix, a web-based service solution company, Jack gained it recognition as CT’s fastest growing technology company with 7049% revenue growth and took EBITDA to sales from 0% to 37.5% while the company’s business grew from domestic to 129 countries. Jack took TyMetrix from a sole practitioner CPA providing a financial statement compilation to a Big 4 audit without adjustment, improved risk management and financial reporting and controls with a 2-day close (even at YE) to set TyMetrix up for its acquisition, providing strategies that could have increased its selling price by $70 million. Following the buy-out, Jack returned to his entrepreneurial roots as President & CEO of Executive Resources for Great Outcomes (ERGO), LLC providing CEO, CFO, and Board-support to high tech and other companies. Jack has an MBA from the University of Rochester, now the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, earned his CPA while working for Arthur Young in Chicago, and has also worked for KPMG Peat Marwick and Deloitte & Touche.

»	Neil Livingston, Chair		drnlivingston@hotmail.com
			(860) 675-6557
	Neil Livingston has his own technology investment and consulting firm. Prior to this, he was the President of Chester Precision, a Tier 1 automotive supplier to the big three.

»	Ron Lombardi, Chair		ronaldmlombardi@aol.com
			(203) 470-1752
	Ron Lombardi is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Cannondale Bicycle Corporation. Prior to Cannondale, he held the positions of Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Gerber Coburn Optical and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Gerber Scientific. Early in his career, Ron held senior level management positions at Emerson Electric and Scovill Fasteners, Inc. Ron holds an MBA from American International College and a BS from Springfield College.

»	Gail Benson, Chair		gbenson@cshore.com
			(203) 421-5901
	Ms. Gail B. Benson is Principal of The Benson Group, LLC, a professional services firm providing IT Audit, Risk Management and Compliance solutuions. Before forming The Benson Group, she was Senior VP of Information Technology Audit for Webster Bank. Prior to Webster Bank, she was Director of the Information Technology Risk Management Practice at Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina LLP. Gail has over 20 years of information technology audit experience, including three years as an IT Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers where she was responsible for information technology control assessments for approximately 130 diverse middle market clients in the New England area in the manufacturing, high technology, retail, health care, construction, higher education, utility and telecommunications industries. She has extensive experience in the internal audit arena at AT&T, Aetna, and ING Group (Financial Services) where she was responsible for numerous technology and technology-based audits, as well as business process re-engineering projects. While at ING, Gail performed in depth Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery audits for the national broker dealer line of business, and completed the IT control assessments for the Aeltus division’s annual SAS 70 reports. Since 2004, Gail has completed fifteen Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 IT compliance projects. Ms. Benson holds MBA and BS degrees from the University of New Haven, and an AS degree from Endicott College. A Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Internal Auditor, and holder of the Certification in Control Self Assessment, Gail has presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors International Conference. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Hartford Chapter of Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and has taught several CISA exam preparation review classes. Gail also serves on the Editorial Review Committee for The Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA) IT Audit publication.

»	Rob Moquin, Chair		robmoquin@aol.com
			(860) 748-2150
	After a 19 year career in Commercial Lending and Retail Credit in the automotive industry, Rob became a Financial Advisor with Citi Smith Barney. Having obtained the distinguished Chartered Retirement Planning Specialist certification he has joined a team with over a billion dollars in assets under management. His practice is focussed on the retirement plans of small and large companies. The group specilizes in family and intergenerational wealth. Rob's experience and expertise allow him to provide the group's clients services for their businesses.

St. Louis, MO

»	Jim Cornfeld, Chair		jim@cornfeld.net
			(314) 494-1053

»	Harold Jennings, Chair		hjennings@cfosupport.com
			(314) 846-8669

Susquehanna Valley, PA

»	Tony DiGirolamo, Chair		aqualitycfo@comcast.net
			(610) 207-3061
	Tony DiGirolamo is presently CFO for a midsized international food manufacturing company Headquartered in Southeastern Pennsylvania.. Prior to that he was the Corporate Controller for A.B. Dick Company, a manufacturer of printing equipment in Chicago, IL. He spent the previous 15 years with Rockwell Corporation in the Printing Equipment Systems Division, Automotive Operations and the Corporate Planning and Treasury areas in various increasingly responsible, controller and senior staff positions. While at Rockwell he was the lead financial person on a business unit turnaround, the sale and purchase of a business and the transition of an two acquisitions into the parent company. His experience encompasses all aspects of finance in manufacturing environments from the manufacturing floor to the corporate office. Tony is a CPA, having started his career with Price Waterhouse Coopers in Pittsburgh, and he has an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

»	Peter Frost, Chair		peterfrost@comcast.net
			(717) 815-0200
	Peter is the founder and one of the principals of Frost Associates LLC, a consultancy firm he established in 2003 to focus on the gift and home decor industry. The company advises individuals, companies and private equity groups who want to buy or sell giftware companies. It specializes in assisting giftware companies to design and implement turnaround strategies, profit improvement and cost reduction programs, which can include providing temporary management. It also assists giftware companies to find European distributors for their products, and vice versa. Peter acts as interim senior management as needed, and most recently was the COO at The Boyds Collection as part of their ongoing turnaround. He previously acted as the CEO for a small British giftware company until it was acquired by another British giftware company. He also establishes overseas distributorships for both US and European companies. Peter\'s background includes many years at Enesco Corporation where he was responsible for working on and integrating acquisitions and distributorships worldwide. More recently, prior to forming Frost Associates, Peter was the CFO and VP Finance at The Boyds Collection, when it was a publicly traded company on the NYSE. Peter was born in England where he went to school and qualified as a Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent). From there he pursued his interest in international operations, working for The Singer Company, Johnson & Johnson and Alcon Laboratories in such locations as Greece, Iran, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Spain and Zambia before joing Enesco Corporation.

Tampa, FL

»	Vinnie Prigitano, Chair		VincentPrigitano@aol.com
			(813) 230-9612

Tucson, AZ

»	Jeff Kaufman, Chair		jeff.kaufman@earthlink.net
			(520) 780-8201

Warren County, NJ

»	Ray Miller, Chair		rwmiller@optonline.net
			(908) 684-5411
	Ray is a Partner in B2B CFO, a national firm providing Chief Financial Officer services. Ray has over 25 years of financial and operational experience in a variety of industries. His industry experience includes consumer and industrial products, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, non-profits, and technology. Prior to joining B2B CFO, Ray has been consulting where he primarily assisted clients with M&A activities and other major investments. His clients have included Aventis, Colgate Palmolive and Schering Plough. Prior to consulting, he held a variety of positions with General Chemical, Akzo Nobel, and Unilever. Ray earned an MBA from the University of Chicago as well as a BA in accounting from Michigan State University. After graduate school, he completed executive education work at Duke University.

»	Greg Hampson, Chair		ghampson@earthlink.net
			(973) 726-5096
	Greg Hampson is a senior level financial executive who helps organizations see beyond the numbers to maximize the value of their company dollars. He has extensive experience in steering companies through all business phases from startup through turnaround scenarios. Greg played an intricate role in positioning a start up company that grew revenues 207%, and he enhanced liquidity for a highly leveraged company by improving key working capital metrics. For a Fortune 100 company expanding product lines, he valued, negotiated, and integrated multiple acquisitions with revenues of $16M. Greg has held CFO, Vice President of Finance, Controller, and other senior level financial positions with numerous firms, including Fortune 500 companies TRW and IBM. His reputation is built upon his leadership in directing finance, accounting, human resources, legal and administrative functions at both the divisional and corporate levels for firms encompassing the public, private and non-profit sectors covering a broad spectrum of diverse industries, with both domestic and international scenarios. Greg has led acquisition/divestiture teams, product pricing initiatives, process re-engineering efforts and system installation projects. He has a passion for staff development as he recognizes the critical role employees play in delivering results. His expertise also includes financial operations, controllership, forecasting, financial modeling, treasury and cash management and strategic planning. He earned a B.S. degree from Morningside College in Business Administration and an M.B.A. in Corporate Finance from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Greg is Chapter chairperson for the Financial Executives Networking Group and a member of the Institute of Management Accountants. Contact Information 14 Sky View Drive Sparta, NJ 07871

Washington, DC

»	Ranjit Gupte, Chair		rmgupte@gmail.com
			(703) 869-6057
	Ranjit has worked in senior executive positions such as CFO, Controller, Head of Manufacturing and Chief of American Operations. He has worked internationally in India, Singapore and Malaysia. He is a licensed CPA with an MBA in Business Strategy from University of Pittsburgh, PA. Industry experience includes air conditioning, audio recording, machine tools, chemicals, crane manufacturing, refrigeration, electronic communication equipment and government contracting. He has headed international business development effort for the $20 Billion TATA Group from India in New York City.

»	Art Del Buono, Chair		ajdelbuono@aol.com
			(202) 326-3464
	Art currently serves as Senior Advisor – Financial Analysis in the Bureau of Economics at the US Federal Trade Commission, supporting the various missions of the agency, especially the merger approval process. He has worked on such high-profile mergers as Proctor & Gamble/Gillette, Federated/May, Nestle’s/Dreyer’s, Johnson & Johnson/Pfizer, and Whole Foods/Wild Oats. His pre-government career included eight years with General Electric in various financial roles, regional controller for a printing company, and CFO of a distribution firm. Art received his MBA in finance and accounting from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and completed the Financial Management Program at General Electric.

»	Wade Tetsuka, Chair		wadetetsuka@ustranscorp.com
			(703) 717-3339
	Wade is President of U.S. Transactions Corp., an organization which is focused on building and maintaining an exclusive network of CEOs and CFOs in government contracting. Wade has an extensive background in financial services including commercial card payment processing using Level-3 data. He graduated from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania. As a CPA, he worked for 10-years at Ernst & Young (San Francisco) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Stuttgart, Germany). Later he entered the medical device industry and served in the capacity of President/General Manager for mid-sized, fast growth companies. Wade is a member of Vistage, a national CEO membership organization, a founding member of the Coudoun County CEO Cabinet, Board of Trustees of the Loudoun Education Foundation.

Westchester, NY

»	Ed Zebzda, Chair		ezeddie@hotmail.com
			(914) 243-4566
	Ed Zebzda co-founded the Westchester Chapter in June, 2001. He also co-founded and ran another support group, SSET - Support for Spouses during Employment Transition. Ed is a former Career Counsellor for Spherion.

Westport, CT

»	Doug Fine, Co-Chair		DougFine@TheFECG.com
			(203) 820-8343
	Doug is a senior finance and accounting executive with a range of expertise spanning Fortune 500 companies, Big-4 CPA firm as well as high-level consulting. He is a CPA with extensive experience in internal auditing, corporate accounting and reporting, business process reengineering, due diligence reviews, fraud investigations and IT system implementations. Doug has a total of 30 years of experience, working with KPMG, Kraft Foods and United States Surgical Corp. He is currently a Managing Partner of The Financial Executives Consulting Group, LLC.

»	Matt Bud, Co-Chair		MattBud@TheFENG.org
			(203) 227-8965
	In addition to being Chairman of The FENG, my other full time job is Managing Partner of The Financial Executives Consulting Group, LLC. The \\\"all senior professionals, all the time\\\" approach we use to solve client issues is unique. I primarily handle business development for the firm. Please visit our website at: www.TheFECG.com to learn more about what we do. Matt Bud Chairman 32 Gray\\\'s Farm Road Weston, CT 06883 MattBud@TheFECG.com (203) 227-8965 Office Phone (203) 820-4667 Cell (203) 227-8984 Fax

»	Bruce Lynn, Co-Chair		BLynn@TheFECG.com
			(203) 655-4806

Wichita, KS

»	This leadership position is available, contact Matt Bud for more information.

International Chapters

Cairo

»	Larry Laster, Chair		llaster@link.net
			(274) 97113

Hong Kong

»	This leadership position is available, contact Matt Bud for more information.

London

»	Nick McCall, Chair		Nick.McCall@TheFENG.org.uk
			(20) 7883 5558
	Nick McCall is the COO/CFO designate and Board Member of Clariden Leu Bank UK with an extensive background in international banking focussing on governance and treasury. Most recently Nick McCall held the position of Director, Head of Country Management and Governance, Regional Management with responsibility for governance of Credit Suisse activities for EMEA having joined CSFB in November 2000 when the Firm merged with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette International. Prior to serving as Treasurer for DLJI Nick was Merrill Lynch�s Regional Treasurer for the Americas based in New York and was also responsible for Global Long Term Funding. Nick joined Merrill Lynch in 1996 from Banco Bilbao Vizcaya New York where he was Head of Treasury & Capital Markets and previously had worked for thirteen years with Lloyds Bank International in eight countries covering a variety of roles in Corporate Banking and Treasury. Mr. McCall held several board positions for Credit Suisse including the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors for Bank Credit Suisse in Moscow and is a Board Member of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

»	John Yates, Chair		John.Yates@TheFENG.org.uk
			(7775) 560 101
	John Yates Secretary The Financial Executives Networking Group, UK Website: www.TheFENG.org.uk

»	Shawn McCarthy, Chair		smmac@hotmail.com
			(86) 190 851
	International Head of Treasury with extensive European and US treasury experience in a variety of FTSE/Fortune 500 companies. A consistent record of advancement and achievement in all aspects of international Treasury & Tax practice with related experience in M&A transactions, corporate finance, risk management and reporting functions.

»	Martin Hopcroft, Chair		Martin.Hopcroft@TheFENG.org.uk
			(7890) 024 534
	Martin Hopcroft Treasurer The Financial Executives Networking Group, UK Website: www.TheFENG.org.uk Senior financial executive with operational and strategic experience at board level in listed companies in a broad range of industries serving international markets. Successful track record of delivering growth, both organically and acquisitively, combined with comprehensive financial credibility.

Mexico City

»	Sergio Ducoing, Chair		sducoing4@yahoo.com
			(55) 8527-4147

Paris

»	This leadership position is available, contact Matt Bud for more information.

Sao Paulo

»	John Koutras, Chair		J.Koutras@cleanenergybrazil.com
			(11) 3556 8750
	A results-driven senior executive possessing significant experience in several functional areas, such as Finance, Operations and Marketing, as well as in General Management. Think strategically and simultaneously manage the short and long-term objectives. Recognized achievements at strategic and operational levels, during intensive change and competitive pressures. Currently hold the position of Chief Financial Officer in Clean Energy Brazil. It is a self managed investment fund with Brazilian sugar and ethanol assets; listed in the London Stock Exchange with initial market capitalization of US$250 million. From 2006 to 2007, was the interim CFO of CMS Energy do Brasil, and assisted the parent to minimize their equity investment in the Brazilian subsidiary. Prior and dating back to 1992, held positions as the CFO for Visanet S.A. and Sherwin-Williams do Brasil. Also have held Latin America regional leadership roles as the Financial and Operational Officer for Latin America for United Distillers & Vintners /DIAGEO, for Quaker Oats do Brasil (Gatorade division) in the Southern Cone region and Mobil Oil do Brasil. Have a BA degree in Economics and Administration & Management, as well as a MBA in International Business from the City University of New York. Attended executive education at Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Shanghai

»	Mike Carlini, Co-Chair		m.carlini@att.net
			(1381) 654 1400

Tokyo

»	David Corbett, Chair		dcorbett01@lear.com
			(80) 3450 0496

Toronto

»	Jeffrey Brown, Chair		jmbrown@kpmg.ca
			(905) 523-2226
	Jeffrey M. Brown, CPA (Certified in Massachusetts and New York) KPMG LLP 21 King Street West Hamilton ON L8P 4W7