BMA Board Members
2007 - 2008 Board of Directors
| President Carole Coleman The Sound of Business 1473 Mildred Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Tel: 408-283-9272 carole_coleman@comcast.net Carole Coleman is a writer and producer of B2B media and an internal communications writer and project manager. She has been working with the Northern California chapter of the Business Marketing Association since 2003 as a writer and editor, contributing to the establishment of a "look and feel" for the chapter and has served as NorCal BMA Vice President of Communications for the past year. |
Chairman Vipul Chitalia 2473 Flickinger Road San Jose, CA 95131 Tel. 408-345-8997 Fax: 408-553-7919 vchitalia@hotmail.com Vipul Chitalia has been the VP of Programs for the Northern California Business Marketing Association since 2004. He is currently the Global Outsourcing Relationship Manager at Agilent Technologies. Prior to his current position, Vipul was the Worldwide Marketing Manager in Agilent Customer Financing unit. He has 17+ years of global leadership experience at Xerox, Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies in marketing, business development and financial management. |
| President-Elect 2008 –
‘09 Michele Kinman Loomis Group 345 Spear Street, Suite 110 San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 408-218-8815 fax: 415.882.7209 michelekinman@yahoo.com Biography: Michele Kinman is currently the Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific for Loomis Group Advertising and Public Relations. Ms. Kinman has 19 years of high-technology experience. She's worked in a variety of executive positions in sales, marketing and communications in the U.S. and Japan. Ms. Kinman offers clients a unique perspective of the global technology marketplace. She co-founded E&E Public Relations and has also held positions at Tower Semiconductor and National Semiconductor. |
Secretary
Christine Wolter Arena Solutions 4100 E. Third Ave., Suite 300, Foster City, CA 94404 Tel: 650-513-3574 Cell: 510-579-7269 cwolter01234@yahoo.com Christine Wolter currently works at Arena Solutions, an on-demand PLM software company, as a Marketing Programs Manager handling field marketing campaigns. Prior to Arena, Christine worked at QuickLogic Corp., where she supported a full sales/marketing strategy transition by redefining messaging and literature to target specific markets, and creating a new plan regarding trade shows and speaking events. Christine has her own consulting company, CWG Consulting, holds an MBA in Global Strategic Management from Dominican University of California. |
| VP, Programs Doug Molitor, Vice Pesident Corporate Communications Doug Molitor, Principal 42CI, Strategic Communications 1000 Elwell, Suite 132 Palo Alto, California 94303 cell: +1.650.5867.3700 d.molitor@sbcglobal.net Douglas Molitor is a communications professional recognized for helping executives align communications with business goals. This skill lead him to 42Consulting, Inc., for a kaleidoscopic practice consulting to five of the Fortune 10 technology firms, serving as marketing executive for two start-ups and occasional assignments for Geoffrey Moore’s TCG-Advisors and D-Side Advisors. Prior to 42CI he was Senior Vice President at Hi-Tech Communication, where his team received “Vendor of the Year” award from Sun Microsystems. |
VP, Membership TBD |
| VP, Communications Janice Wojdula Wojdula Creative 1082 Plymouth Drive janice@idodezign.com Janice Wojdula has more than 16 years’ experience working for agencies in the Bay Area, and has art-directed for high-tech, biotech and medical companies. Her portfolio ranges from corporate identity, print and web advertising, to tradeshow design. As BMA Board secretary since 2006, Janice also supports BMA’s brand by designing print communication. Janice holds a BS in Graphic Design from San Jose State University, and has completed coursework at UC Santa Cruz Extension and Foothill College. |
Director, Facilities
Mike Tubbs Ellipsis Graphics Co. 10243 Alpine Dr., #1 Tel: 408-314-2924 Fax: 408-257-8615 mike_egi@yahoo.com Mike Tubbs has been Senior Account Executive with Ellipsis Graphics Company for the last six years, working in the print brokerage field. His previous work has included sales positions at Digital Impressions and CompuImaging, where he specialized in digital printing. Mike graduated from San Jose State University in 1978 with a B.A. degree in Business/Marketing. He has been a BMA member for the past seven years and previously served as V.P. of Membership. |
| Director, Roundtable Management
Karla Haley Keynote Systems, Inc. 444 Mariners Island Boulevard San Mateo, CA 94404 Cell:(408) 857-3903 Email: karla.haley@comcast.net Karla Haley manages direct marketing for Keynote Systems, Inc. Prior to Keynote, she managed all aspects of marketing for the EDA Consortium, a trade association for the $4 billion EDA industry. In 2005, she received a BMA President’s Award for co-chairing the BMA Branding Roundtable. Her 15 years of B2B marketing experience includes positions within 3M Company, Fourth Shift, MEMCO, e-People, WebGain, and Veridicom. She holds an M.B.A. degree from the University of Minnesota. |
Director, Web Content
Kirsten Nelson clearink@batnet.com Kirsten Nelson is a marketeer, writer, and editor. She specializes in turning complex, abstract product messages into clear, compelling benefits. Her resume includes staff positions at Apple, Adobe and VA Linux, as well her consulting firm, Clear Ink, whose clients include IBM, Oracle, Sybase, and many start-ups. She holds an MBA from San Jose State, a Master's degree in English from UC Berkeley, and a Master's degree in Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama from University College, Dublin. |
| Director, Website
George Szymkiewicz Avago Technologies 350 West Trimble Road San Jose, CA 95131 Tel: 408-435-6912 george@george-carol.com George is the Director of Corporate Marketing & Communications at Avago Technologies, where he is responsible for all aspects of Avago's corporate marketing, including their Inonline presence. Previously, he was the founder of Miranet Web Services, and a district manager at Memorex. He has written articles on e-commerce and Internet technologies for Wall Street & Technology; is a judge for the Web Marketing Association; has a BA from San Francisco State University, and an MBA from St. Mary's College. |
Director, Partnerships &
Sponsorsips (Acting) Gary Sadamori 3marketeers Advertising, Inc. 20661 Forge Way, #261 Tel: 408.293.3233 ext. 114 Fax: 408.293.2433 sadamori@ix.netcom.com Gary has more than fifteen years of experience managing highly focused, integrated marketing communications programs and processes for technology and consumer companies. He's improved marketing and sales traction by targeting relevant and differentiated solutions against key customer issues. He has also improved response rates by developing pragmatic programs that integrate traditional outbound vehicles with electronic marketing vehicles such as web, banner and search engine optimization. |
| VP, Finance Josef Chervenka Ernst & Young LLP 303 Almaden Blvd San Jose, CA 95110 W: (408) 947-5665 F: (866) 958-0983 jchervenka@hotmail.com Biography: Josef Chervenka is currently the Pacific Northwest Tax Markets Operations Leader with Ernst & Young, the Big 4 accounting firm. Josef has over 7 years of experience, working primarily in marketing, sales, and consulting positions with both startups and large corporations. |
BMA NorCal Chapter Administrator Jeff Shelton AssociationWorks Tel (AW): 650-654-2067 Tel (BMA): 650-631-4BMA (4262) Fax: 650-654-2075 info@norcalbma.org Biography: Jeff has been the Administrator for the Northern California Chapter of BMA since 2002. As the primary contact for the Chapter, he handles most day-to-day affairs including membership inquires, luncheon and event registration, email and newsletter administration, support for the Board of Directors, and other issues. Jeff is a member of the Northern California Society of Association Executives (NCSAE) and has a B.S. Degree in City & Regional Planning from California Polytechnic University at San Luis Obispo, CA. |