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State of Nevada, United States of America The Senior Fellows of the Business Forum Institute
Shaila Rao Mistry is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Jayco Interface Technology, Inc. She holds a B.S. in Social Sciences from London University; a Masters in Social Policy & Administration from the London School of Economics; a Law & Social Sciences double Masters from Brunel University, London and a Masters in Clinical Psychology from London University. She is also a Fellow of the Public Policy Women's Foundation of California Policy Institute. She has spoken on a variety of issues at United Nations Summits in Geneva, London, Ottawa, Perth, Tunisia and New York. She has also addressed the House of Commons (Parliament) in London, United Kingdom. Recognitions include the prestigious Marco Polo Award as Entrepreneur of the Year Award by the Asian Business Association of Orange County. Top 20 Women to Watch recognition Orange County Metro; South Asian Business woman of the year award from the South Asian Business Association Network. She has also been featured in several prominent journals in America and Europe. Shaila speaks eleven languages; she was born in India, educated in England and now resides in California, U.S.A.
James C. "Chip" Moore is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Carlyn Associates. He has over 35 years of experience in human resources management. At Pepperdine University, he served as the University Ombudsman and Chief Human Resources Officer, and was a faculty member and director of the University’s international program in Heidelberg, Germany. Chip is active in the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). He is a member of the International Ombudsman Association and is a member of the Advisory Council of Emeriti Retirement Health Solutions. He served for three years as a member of the TIAA/CREF Advisory Council. Chip has worked and lived Europe and Southeast Asia. He and his wife served in the Peace Corps in Sabah, Malaysia. He is a graduate of Pepperdine University (BA & MBA) and the University of Southern California (MA International Relations).He speaks German fluently and studied Russian and Malay.http://www.carlynassociates.com/index2.html
Steve Huhta is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and was (until he retired) the Contracts Manager with the Contracts Services Department of the Russell Investment Group. Steve holds a BS in Computer Science from Washington State University, an MBA from Pacific Lutheran University, and a Masters Certificate in Commercial Contract Management from George Washington University. Steve's career includes 30+ years of experience in Information Technology across a variety of industries - including aerospace and forest products - and both large and small companies. His experience includes application development, business IT planning, process change and improvement, development and management of customer centric support and help organizations, definition and implementation of IT-focused internship programs, IT asset management, IT innovation planning, IT metrics, IT Architecture, and contract management. Steve volunteers his time to advise non-profit organizations during their planning and acquisition of computer technologies.
Michael T. Lundblad is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently the Rational Worldwide Sales Executive, Software Quality and Requirements Management for IBM Software Group. Michael has a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy and a M.S. in Information Systems. He is a Program Manager with IBM, driving strategic initiatives around the software quality lifecycle. He has spoken extensively on software quality principles and techniques all over the world and has co-authored two IBM whitepapers: “Software quality optimization: balancing business transformation and risk" and “When am I done testing?”. During his many years in the Information Technology field, Michael was Information Technology Director for two large United States Marine Corps installations, and has consulted with healthcare, manufacturing, public and commercial organizations on IT application infrastructure, development, testing and operations issues. http://www.ibm.com/software/rational
Marc Boman is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently Senior Counsel for the Fremont Group of San Francisco, California, his employer since 1985. Fremont Group is a privately held investment management company owned by the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. family. Marc is a transactional real estate attorney, with emphasis on leasing, development, property management and environmental law. He also serves as the company’s Safety and Security Coordinator and its Records Retention manager. Marc graduated A.B., Philosophy & Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz, M.A. & C. Phil., Philosophy, University of California, Davis and J.D., Law, University of California (Boalt Hall), Berkeley. After graduating Order of the Coif (top 10%) from Boalt Hall in 1981, he worked as a Law Clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Alfonso J. Zirpoli in San Francisco, California, for one year, and then worked three years as an Associate of the Morrison & Foerster law firm in San Francisco. Marc can get by conversationally in French, German, and Portuguese (Brazilian) and referees soccer up to the Men’s Premier Amateur level and NCAA Division II college level.
Kevin D. Dickey is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Deputy CIO and Chief Information Security Officer for Contra Costa County. He has over 34 years of government experience in the field of Information Technology. He currently oversees the Contra Costa County Information Security Program for the County’s 38 Departments to ensure consistent rollout of this County-wide Program and was the first Information Security Officer in a California County Government (58 Counties) Kevin pioneered the formation of a State-wide Information Security Forum through the California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) to ensure that all California County’s have the ability to build and maintain a uniform Information Security Program. He is also the Co-Chair for the establishment of California State standards for Electronic Health Information Exchange (E-HIE) let by the California Privacy and Security Advisory Board (CalPSAB). He was a member of The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) which is a Public-Private Partnership consisting of the American states and Canadian provinces of Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and the Yukon. PNWER's mission is to foster sustainable economic development throughout the entire region in the event of any disruption due to manmade or nature disaster. He has been a regular speaker or panel member at various seminars for many years, discussing the issues such as Continuity Planning, Information Security Program ‘Best Practices’, HIPAA and Privacy of Government Controlled Information. Kevin was also the first ‘Security Counsel’ in the premier edition of Chief Security Officer (CSO) magazine, was on the Editorial Advisory Board for SC Magazine and has been published in many industry and government periodicals.
Henry H. Goldman is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Managing Director of the Goldman Nelson Group. Henry got his Masters Degree at the University of Iowa and did his Doctoral Studies at the University of Southern California. He is a Certified Professional Consultant to Management (CPCM); and has published numerous articles in trade journals and was Associate Editor of Taking Stock: A Survey on the Practice and Future of Change Management (Berlin, Germany). He is a member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD); Association of Professional Consultants (APC) and the Institute of Management Consultants (IMC). Henry has consulted and/or offered training in South Africa, Tanzania, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Barbados, Georgia, Kosovo, Tajikistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and of course North America. He has also taught at Baker University: Lee’s Summit, MO, 2008, Adjunct Professor of International Business; National Graduate School: Falmouth, MA, 2004-2008, Adjunct Professor of Quality Management; California State University: Fullerton, 2005-2006, Lecturer on Taxation; University of California: Berkeley, 2002, Adjunct Professor of Management; University of Macau (China), Adjunct Professor of Management, 2001-2003. http://www.goldman-nelson.com
Jasper M. Rose is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Vice President Virtualization Business Unit for Zeus Technology, Inc. He has over 25 years of experience in the field of Information Technology. During his career he has been a Member of the Professional Telecommunications Workers of America and the Telecommunications Association and the American Society of Training Development. Jasper graduated from A. I. Prince Regional Technical School and is a Certified Network Telecommunications Engineer. During his career he has held senior positions with Southern New England Telephone; Fujitsu America, Inc., and has been Director of Strategic Alliances and Business Development for Fujitsu Software Corporation; Director of Worldwide Accounts for Cylink Corporation; Director of Sales / Western Region for Solsoft Corporation and Regional Director Federal and Strategic Accounts for Array Networks, Inc., prior to joining Zeus Technology, Inc.
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Susan J. Brigode is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the founder and President of Sam-Mar, LLC. Sam-Mar is a business associate of Dubli the World’s largest Reverse Auction and Shopping Mall. Susan also has 16 years experience in the health insurance industry. She has worked for Healthplan Services for those 16 years. Healthplan Services is a third party administrator for insurance carriers such as Humana, First Heath Ameritas and other carriers. Susan has held different positions through out her career at Healthplan Services such as certification processor, Supervisor of the call center and supervising the processing area and the premium accounting department. Susan also donates much of her time to non-profit organizations such as the United Way and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.
Cris Dawson, is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and was a Founding and Charter Member of the Business Forum and the President of Dawson Design. He graduated from the Chouinard Art Institute with a degree in Fine Arts and holds a Masters Degree in Fine Arts & Design from the California Institute of Arts. His conceptual and communications graphics have been featured in exhibitions both in America and abroad and he has been presented with awards from many prestigious societies and organizations. Cris has more than thirty five years experience in graphic design, producing everything from marketing literature to record covers, web site graphics to book publishing layouts.
Evan A. Peterson is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Decision Sciences at the University of Detroit, Mercy. He holds a Juris Doctor degree in Law, a MBA, and a BA in History, Bachelor of Arts, History and a BS in Business Administration. Evan is a Peer Reviewer for manuscript submissions for publication in the American Journal of Business Education. He is also a Founding Member of the JD/MBA Advisory Board Sciences at the University of Detroit Mercy and is a member of The Clute Institute for Academic Research. He is also with the Cortese Law Firm which represents plaintiffs in diverse employment discrimination and related legal matters. He has also published articles in the areas of business law, human resource management, information systems, and education.
Guy Baker is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute. He is Managing Director of BMI Consulting, a national consulting group with offices in 20 major cities. He recently founded the Business Success Institute formed to train agents to be fee consultants for business succession planning. Guy graduated from Claremont McKenna College (BS/Economics-1967) and the University of Southern California (MBA Finance-1968). Guy earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) in 1972 and Chartered Financial Consultant in 1981. Guy holds a Master’s degree in Financial Services (MSFS), a Masters in Management (MSM) and an RHU (Registered Health Underwriter). He is also a Certified Family Wealth Counselor (CRWC). An accomplished speaker, Guy has spoken all over the world. He has written several books, including “Why People Buy,” “ Investment Alchemy” and “Baker’s Dozen - 13 Principles for Financial Success.” The BOX™, a discussion about the fundamentals of life insurance, has sold over 50,000 copies. In addition, he has developed an 8 cassette business training album, called “Market Tune-up”, to assist professional agents in their quest to increase sales productivity.
Steven G. Rush is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is the Founder and Principal of Rush Quality Environments, a green-oriented company that specializes in creating healthy indoor environments. He graduated from Emory University with a BS in biology and a strong foundation in chemistry and has an MA from Duke University in Forestry, specializing in plant physiology. Steve was a general contractor for several years. He is a Registered Environmental Assessor with the state of California and has these certifications with the American Council for Accredited Certification: Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant, Certified Microbial Consultant, Certified Indoor Air Quality Consultant and Certified Mold Remediation Supervisor. He is a certified Asbestos Building Inspector. Steve has testified at arbitrations, mediations, depositions and in court as an expert witness concerning indoor environmental issues. He helps environmentally sensitive clients create healthy homes and workspaces. He also consults with builders and architects to make structures healthy and green.
Danielle L. Sahiner is a Fellow of the Business Forum Institute and is currently the Principal of DaniLynne Studios. She hold a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bethel University, St. Paul, Minnesota. Danielle has extensive administrative and Web development skills with emphasis on ethical Search Engine Optimization (SEO) practices. She has set up and maintained Web sites for international offices in Africa, Australia, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. She was a Web Developer for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Web. She has extensive experience in building schemes and layout templates, creating content pages, building logical pages and placing documents in the site tree. She has also worked with Compensation, Employment, Benefits and HRIS departments.
Brent H. Woodworth is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and has a distinguished history of working with governments, private companies, and non-profit organizations. Brent studied biochemistry at CalState Northridge and Archeology at the University of Southampton, England and holds a BS Degree in Marketing Management from the University of California. In December 2007, he took his retirement from IBM after 32 years of service which included the development and management of all worldwide crisis response operations for IBM. He was founder and manager of "The Crisis Response Team" - a team of individual international specialists focused on helping governments and businesses to prepare for, respond to, and then recover from catastrophic events. He has extensive experience in working with private sector, government, academic institutions, medical personnel and operational specialists. Brent and his team have responded to over 70 major events in 49 countries including floods, earthquakes, hurricanes/ cyclones, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, fires, and man-made events including wars, civil unrest, and acts of terrorism. Brent is co-Author of the U.S. government principles for natural hazards reduction along with multiple position papers including congressional testimony on the benefits of government and private sector investment in pre-disaster mitigation. Brent consults on a global basis with business leaders, elected officials and heads of state in the development and implementation of improved risk identification, disaster management, and global humanitarian relief services. Brent is certified in disaster recovery, business continuity, incident management, disaster communication, search & rescue, and emergency medical services. He is a regularly featured speaker on radio and television broadcasts, and at industry conferences, government sessions, and executive board meetings. He has written multiple articles on disaster management and has lectured at colleges and universities including Caltech, Stanford, Wharton School of Business, Harvard, and Yale Law Schools. Brent and his team have worked for many years in cooperation with international UN relief agencies and NGO's including WHO, WFP, OCHA, World Bank, UNHCR, World Vision International, Red Cross, and USAID.
Jonathan Brody is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Vice President of Marketing at TriCipher Inc. TriCipher, Inc. provides Internet identity services to protect web and enterprise portals, the people that use them and the business processes that flow through them against fraud and identity theft. TriCipher myOneLogin™ is the first secure, on-demand offering that delivers strong authentication, single sign-on (SSO) and federation capabilities for web applications in a single solution. The TriCipher Armored Credential System™ (TACS) is a unified authentication system that enables companies to deploy and manage multiple types of credentials from a single infrastructure. Through this flexible “Authentication Ladder,” TriCipher protects customer investment by adjusting authentication strength to defeat new threats and to meet regulatory changes without the need to implement a new infrastructure. Before joining TriCipher. Jon served as VP of Marketing for Sygate Technologies, Inc. and President of VeriQ. Jon has a BA degree in Biology from from Case Western University.
Jeff Mirich is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for The Walt Disney Company, responsible for leading the Studio’s IT organization to provide business & technology systems that support the Studio’s Film, Music, Live Stage, Production, Post Production, Marketing, and Distribution business unit operations on a global scale. Additional responsibilities include leadership of the Studio’s Content Protection initiatives, operational management of the Studio’s Media Technology infrastructure, participation on the Studio’s Patent & IP Committee, participation on the Disney Enterprise IT Leadership Board, and involvement with Disney’s cross-company technology strategy collaboration efforts.. The movie industry is in the middle of a rapid transition to digital production and distribution processes and Jeff is a key leader of this transition at the Walt Disney Studios and within the industry. He is a board member on UCLA Anderson School’s IS Associates and WINMEC University-Industry Partnership, USC’s ETC/IMF sponsorship group, HP’s Communications Media & Entertainment Board of Advisors, the Motion Pictures of America Association’s Anti-piracy Advisory Board, the CIO Leadership Network, Southern California CIO Executive Summit Board, and serves on Sierra Ventures CIO Advisory Board. Jeff joined Disney in late 1997 as the CIO of Imagineering. Prior to joining Disney Jeff enjoyed an 19-year career with Northrop Grumman Corporation where he held managerial positions in Information Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing, Business Development, Research & Development, and Mergers and Acquisitions. During Jeff’s tenure at Northrop he led the development and implementation of their 3-D paperless computer aided design and manufacturing processes and helped spearhead industry and government engineering design practices and data interchange standards. Jeff holds a bachelor degree in Industrial Technology from California State University at Long Beach and a master’s degree in management from the University of Redlands He lectures at local Southern Californian universities on topics ranging from Information Technology to Intellectual Property management within the Media and Entertainment Industry.
Charles J. DeMarco is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is currently a consultant and Director of Business Development to the Intelligence Community for Northrop Grumman and other Security and Aerospace Corporations working primarily with 3 letter agencies and the military and when permissible taking this technology and knowledge to the Enterprise marketplace. He has a degree in International Business from California State University, Fullerton. Charles is also a Charter Member of the joint Department of Homeland Security and FBI InfraGard Program; a Member of the Orange County Sheriff's Multi Agency Intelligence Assessment Terrorism Response Group and a Member of the Orange County Sheriff's Private Sector Terrorism Response Group. Charles is business fluent in Spanish and can converse in several other languages as well.
Stephen J. Heck is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute. Steve has extensive experience leading complex, multi-faceted initiatives impacting growth, operating efficiency, and overall financial performance of businesses across diverse sectors including public, private, and not-for-profit organizations. Career achievements include reengineering under-performing business operations, managing Information Technology enterprise system integration and facilitating global business expansion and growth. He has held senior positions with such organizations as WiMAX Forum; Humboldt State University, California; and Metro Regional Government, Portland, Oregon. Steve gained a B.A. from Portland State University; a Masters of Social Work from the University of Washington and a Masters of Public Administration from Portland State University, Oregon. He is a member of the Project Management Institute and IEEE Member, Society on Social Implications of Technology. Since 1996 Steve has been an evaluator with the Prior Learning Assessment Program at Marylhurst University in Oregon, and from 1984 to 2000 Steve was Adjunct Professor in Public Administration at the Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University in Oregon.
Seena Sharp is a pioneer in competitive intelligence, founding one of the first companies in the US, Sharp Market Intelligence. They provide cutting-edge strategic intelligence to companies entering a new industry, expanding their line, targeting new customers or uncovering unknown customers, launching a new product, purchasing equipment, and finding alternative uses. Their clients range from Fortune 500 firms to those who are not as familiar – in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. She spent her corporate years in New York City with four major companies, including BBDO Advertising and Equitable Life Assurance, while earning a masters degree in mathematics from New York University. She received the Fellows Award from her professional association. John Wiley & Sons asked her to write the book on this topic, Competitive Intelligence Advantage: How to Minimize Risk, Avoid Surprises, and Grow Your Business in a Changing World. Seena speaks to corporation and business groups globally, and has written numerous business articles.
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Thomas R. Northup is a Fellow of The Business Forum Institute and is a nationally recognized management expert, consultant, speaker and coach. He is the author of the book, The Five Hidden Mistakes CEOs Make. How to Unlock the Secrets and Drive Growth and Profitability. Marshall Goldsmith, author of the New York Times best-seller, What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, said about Five Mistakes “Gleaned from years of success as a CEO in his own right, Tom Northup masterfully provides practical wisdom and tools to move senior leaders beyond the status quo . . . to help them see what they need to see, not just what they want to see.” Tom is the former CEO and principal of three successful businesses, and he understands the business complexities faced by today’s busy executives. He is experienced in high growth situations, new product start-ups, strategic planning, market analysis, team operations, and turn-around/reorganization. Today, through coaching, consulting, mentoring, and training, Tom provides practical experience and thoughtful leadership. Tom works side-by-side with clients to develop plans and implement strategies to …. build capabilities that increase revenue and profitability year after year, make companies more proactive in the marketplace, build effective management teams, foster greater corporate wide accountability and generate sustained results. He is a goal-oriented executive experienced in developing strong management teams all with a focus on driving continuous results and success. Tom graduated with a BS in Mathematics from Bucknell University and has an MBA from Syracuse University. He is an active with the Forum for Corporate Directors, the Institute of Management Consultants and runs a CEO roundtable at the Irvine Chamber of Commerce. In addition to his book he has written many articles on management published throughout the world.
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