Local U.S. Chapters

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 financial and compliance 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 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.

Danny Gleason, CPA is the Controller for Current Solutions. Current Solutions is an importer of Electrotherapy products and supplies. Current Solutions 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. Current Solutions constant investment in Research & Development sets it apart.

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.

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.

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.

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.

-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

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.

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.

Walt Buss 5506 Aryshire Dr. Dublin, OH 43017 CFO to Hire

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).

Co-Chair, Dallas Chapter of the Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG)

Kenton J. Spuehler, CPA is a financial executive with over 27 years of experience in finance, and both public and private accounting. Kent comes from a \"Big 4\" auditing background, and over his career has worked primarily as a Controller and Chief Financial Officer. He has a wealth of experience in banking, investment management and issuing debt, and has extensive knowledge of financial systems and reporting structures, processes that analyze costs, budgets, forecasts, streamlining operations and internal control improvement. He has worked for both for-profit and not-for-profit companies. As an executive, Kent has strong strategic and tactical planning skills. He has a proven ability to promote optimal financial performance in a complex organization, strong decision-making and problem-solving expertise, and has exceptional communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. Kent has also been responsible for managing all general and financial accounting functions including internal and external financial statement reporting; annual corporate budget planning and analysis; cost/benefit analysis; equipment purchase/lease decisions and office space lease contracts. Operational accounting responsibilities include establishing financial performance standards, monitoring effectiveness and recommending organizational efficiencies/cost reductions based on results. Kent earned his undergraduate degree at Ohio State University. He maintains an active CPA license in the State of Colorado. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants, Financial Executives International, and the Financial Executives Networking Group.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 is CFO at NYSE listed Prestige Brands. Prior to Prestige he was CFO at Private Equity owned Waterbury International Holdings. He has also held positions as COO and CFO at Cannondale Sports Group, 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 is a CPA has an MBA from American International College and a BS from Springfield College.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

David Phoebus recently joined Clifton Gunderson as Senior Manager of Business Development. Clifton Gunderson, one of the largest certified public accounting and consulting firms in the nation, provides assurance, tax and consulting services to clients in a variety of industries with more than 1,900 professionals serving clients from 46 offices across the country. Prior to his current position, David was a Director in the Indianapolis office of Resources Global Professionals, a global consulting firm working with midmarket and large companies across multiple industries. Previously, David worked in finance and operational roles within the sales and marketing functions of several consumer products companies. David speaks regularly on networking and career development. David is also the chairman of the Indianapolis chapter of Financial Executives Networking Group (FENG). Raised in Northern Indiana, David now lives in Carmel with his wife and two sons. He has a BS in Accounting from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University Bloomington, an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and is a CPA. David teaches in the graduate school of a local university and volunteers his time helping college students prepare for the job market.

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

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.

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 reside in Wedgewood Hills, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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.

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

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.

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.

Mike Goddard has been providing finance and accounting services to corporations and individuals since 1981. Currently he is a financial advisor in the financial services industry. Previously he held various senior financial management positions in public accounting and in private industry. Mike has an MBA from Arizona State University in 1994.

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.

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.

Madeleine Tormey McBride graduated with an MBA from USC Marshall School of Business and a BA in English Literature, also from USC. Most recently, Madeleine served as a Labor Economist at the Alliance for Motion Pictures and Television Producers, creating financial models to support the Alliance of Producers in their negotiations of collective bargaining agreements. 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.

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.

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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 four early stage firms: Atomic Data Centers, Miga Solutions, Fitness Formulary and SinuGenix. I also consult with Reshare (www.reshare.com) and EarthClean. 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.

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.

Ed is self employed as a C level executive or consultant with a diverse client base in the Philadelphia area. Manufacturing in the Bio-Tech, Med-Device industries

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.

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

As a Certified Career Management Coach, my passion is connecting others to achieve their goals and helping in their career transition and networking pursuits. Seasoned finance and accounting professional with 11 years in public accounting and 15 years in private industry, followed by 3 years in a business development role for a global professional services firm. Clients during career included an array of businesses from small closely-held businesses to Fortune 500 firms.

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.

Ginny is a seasoned business executive, an ex-CFO, and the Founding Principal of Lead It Forward. Ginny is passionate about helping forward-thinking companies drive positive and lasting business results by focusing on their most important asset: Talent. Ginny started her career as a bank teller, and worked her way up to a Divisional CFO role of a Fortune 100 financial services firm by her mid 30’s. Along the way, she drove improvements in Talent practices while building effective teams that produced excellent business results. She is known for her collaborative leadership style, her excellent organizational and analytical skills, and for fostering cultures of transparency. Ginny’s MBA is from the University of North Florida, and she has been certified as a Human Capital Strategist (HCS) by the Human Capital Institute. She and her husband Doug recently relocated from Charlotte, NC to paradise (i.e. Jupiter, Florida). She volunteered to start the Palm Beach County sub-group for those who live or work between Vero Beach and West Palm Beach on the east coast of Florida. Ginny invites you to join this dynamic group which meets on the first Wednesday night of each month.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 is CFO at NYSE listed Prestige Brands. Prior to Prestige he was CFO at Private Equity owned Waterbury International Holdings. He has also held positions as COO and CFO at Cannondale Sports Group, 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 is a CPA has an MBA from American International College and a BS from Springfield College.

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.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.