Martin Baumann

Martin Baumann of Tampa, FL, a CPA, has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers, auditing some of the largest U.S. and international banking, insurance and other financial services companies. Since 2006, he has served in Washington, D.C. as a director of regulatory review and compliance in the accounting sector.

Gail Blanke

Gail Blanke of New York, is founder, president, and chief executive officer of Lifedesigns, LLC, a company whose vision is to empower men and women worldwide to live truly exceptional lives. A renowned executive coach and presentation skills trainer, Blanke has advised CEO’s, presidential candidates, college presidents – and even a jazz musician. Considered one of the finest motivational speakers in the country, she has delivered keynote addresses for corporations including GE, MasterCard, JPMorgan Chase, UBS, AXA Financial, Citigroup and at events such as the “Global Summit of Women” in Taiwan, the “Decade to Democracy” conference in Budapest and Cornell University’s symposium, “Contracting Out: Danger Signal for Working Women and Men” chaired by Betty Friedan.

John Campbell

John Campbell of Monument Beach, MA, is currently director of WAM Systems, Inc. and a director of Constant Contact. He has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech field. His extensive industry experience includes the co-founding of Marcam Corporation, a leading developer of ERP software, in 1980. He sits on the board of both Canopy International, an e-business service provider specializing in enterprise and business-to-business integration, and WAM Systems, Inc., a company that provides supply chain management software for the chemical industry. John is also on the advisory boards of Vanguard Solutions, Inc., Vase, Inc. and e-tractions, Inc.

Jovita Carranza

Jovita Carranza of Skokie, IL is founder and president of The JCR Group, a consulting firm serving corporations and NGOs on issues of business development and profit and loss management. She served as the Deputy Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration from December 2006 to January 2009 and previously as vice president of air operations for UPS where she led the cutting-edge automated package processing operation.  As Vice-Chair of both The American Cancer Society Corporate Advisory Council and the Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia, Carranza helps non-profits create sustainable business models to meet the demands of their missions.  In 2004, she received the title of “Woman of the Year” by Hispanic Business Magazine.

Ridgely Evers

Ridgely Evers of Healdsburg, CA, started his first business in the early 1970's. In 1988, he joined Intuit, where he was responsible for the creation of QuickBooks and later instrumental in creating their online banking system. After Intuit, he was CEO of several successful technology start-ups. Since 2003, he has been a managing partner at Tapit Partners, providing assistance to both start-ups and Global 2000 companies.

William Finnerty

William Finnerty of Arlington, VA, is a Private Wealth Advisor at UBS Financial Services.  In addition to being featured in Washingtonian magazine as a leader in wealth management, Finnerty was also interviewed by Southeast Wealth Management Business in April 2008 for a series on industry leaders. An accredited IMCA CPWASM, he has earned the professional designations of Investment Management Strategist and Certified Investment Management Analyst SM as well as the wealth management and alternative investment certificates.  Finnerty was the top finance graduate of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in 1994. He dedicates much of his spare time to Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he is an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship. He also sits on the Board of Directors for Compass Partners, which is an organization dedicated to the effective teaching of social entrepreneurship at the college level.

Gerard Glenn, Chairman of the Board

Jerry (Gerard) Glenn of Lancaster, PA is principal of G Squared Consulting, specializing in mergers and acquisitions for medium to large companies.  He held several prominent positions throughout his 35 year tenure with Armstrong World Industries, Inc., including President and CEO of Armstrong International Floor Operations based in Bietigheim-Bissingen,Germany.  He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Arkansas.  An active member of SCORE, he has served in several roles within the organization including Chapter Chair of the Lancaster SCORE chapter, District Director and as a member of the Finance Committee.

Gail Goodman

Gail Goodman of Waltham, MA, is the CEO of Constant Contact, a leading provider of email marketing, social media marketing, event marketing and online survey tools for small organizations. Since joining Constant Contact, Goodman has led the company to more than 350,000 customers worldwide and an initial public offering in October 2007. Gail was named “Executive of the Year” at the 2009 American Business Awards and was the 2008 New England Regional Winner of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Goodman develops and tracks best practices in small business success, email marketing, customer communications and entrepreneurship.

Keith Ogata, Secretary

Keith Ogata of Honolulu, HI, is the president of 3-K Financial Corporation in Nevada, a private investment and consulting firm. Prior to that, he was chief financial officer and treasurer of the National Education Corporation in Irvine, Calif., a leading education, training and publishing company. His responsibilities included accounting and finance, strategic planning, investor and public relations, human resources, risk management and information systems.

Larry Pelka, Treasurer

Larry Pelka of Chicago, IL has been a SCORE member since 2001 and is currently the Assistant District Director in Illinois; previously chapter chair in Chicago SCORE. Pelka was CEO of Associates Commercial Corp., a world wide commercial lessor and lender with over 12 divisions.  Prior to his 22 years with ACC, Larry was the central region manager for General Electric Capital.

Laura Radewald

Laura Radewald of Hopkins, MN currently serves as Vice-President of Brand, Media Relations, and Customer Experience for Deluxe Corporation.   Throughout her many years in the marketing industry  working with firms including  General Mills, American Express Financial Advisors, 3M, and multiple software and technology start-ups, she has specialized in the repositioning and reinventing of brands.  In 1999, she co-founded ExperienceArt.com which was chosen to be a member in the highly-selective Austin Technology Incubator.  She is a member of the Advisory Board for the Deluxe Foundation which contributes to education, human services & cultural organizations.

Hal Shelton, Vice Chair

Hal Shelton had a successful career in the energy industry. First at Sunoco, Inc. including a four-year assignment in London; then with USEC Inc., a global energy company and the world’s leading supplier of enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants. At USEC he was senior VP & Chief Financial Officer and quarterbacked its privatization—the largest for a US Government entity, via an IPO. Hal also was a board member and audit committee chair for a NASDAQ listed technology company and CFO/Treasurer for a community health clinic. Hal is a certified mentor in the Washington DC Chapter and has been a SCORE Chapter Chair and District Director.

Margie Traylor

Margie Traylor of Tempe, AZ is Chief Executive Officer of both Sitewire, an interactive marketing agency that connects customers and brands through meaningful digital experiences, and The Whale Hunters, a strategic sales coaching company that helps small businesses grow by making bigger sales to bigger customers. In 2010, she was named Arizona's Small Business Person of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and is also a recipient of the Distinguished Women Award from Northwood University.  She also serves as a Director for the John C. Lincoln Health Network.

Rob Waite

Rob Waite of Louisville, KY is Vice Chairman of Drexel Metals Inc.  Rob's career experiences has included senior roles with Fortune 500 companies, CEO of a large privately held company, and CEO of a successful private equity backed high-growth enterprise acknowledged by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest growing privately held companies.  Rob is active on several advisory boards including Solidia Technologies, Alpine Home Air Products and Allen + Associates (a retained executive search firm).  Rob also authored the globally recognized book "The Lost Art of General Management".