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Administration Committee Directors

 

Linda Dinkins, PMP

Director, Volunteer Recruitment and Appreciation

Roles & Responsibilities

 

PM Mishra

Director, Contracts

Roles & Responsibilities

 

TBD

Awards Manager

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Communication Committee Directors

 

Jan DeWinnaar

Director, Marketing and Promotion

Roles & Responsibilities

Jan became a member of PMI and GLC in 2001. He certified as a PMP in 2001. Jan is a founder member of the IT PMO at BBDO Detroit, and has over 15 years project management experience in a variety of industries such as Marketing/Advertising, Automotive, Manufacturing, Insurance, Steel Industry, and Consulting, etc and has worked in South Africa and the United States. He lives with his wife in Lake Orion, MI.

Jan Winnaar, PMP

Jeanne Stone

Promotions Manager

 

Jon Adams

Rewards Manager

 

Ben Stickler

Director, Advertising

Roles & Responsibilities

Ben Stickler joined the PMI GLC organization in October of 2006 and completed his PMP certification in November of 2006. Ben is currently a Senior Systems Integration Engineer at Visteon Corporation, a leading automotive supplier. He has held various engineering positions at Visteon over the last 8 years. Ben has two degrees from the University of Michigan - BSE in Mechanical Engineering (2000) and MSE in Engineering Management (2004).

John Schnable

Newsletter Editor

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Advertising Manager

 

Kulveer Virk

Director, Web Services

Roles & Responsibilities

Kulveer Virk currently works in IT at Ford Motor Co. Kulveer is employee of Compuware Corp and has over 12 years of software development experience in a variety of industries such as Automotive, Financial, Governmental Organization, Consulting, etc and has worked in India, Canada and in the United States. He is PMI member since 2005. He received a Masters degree in Engineering from Jodhpur University in India before immigrating to Canada in 1993. Kulveer enjoys reading books and is fluent in English, Hindi and Punjabi. He lives with his wife and two children in Windsor, Ontario.

Kulveer Virk

Sandra Canzoneri, PMP
Webmaster

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Finance Committee Directors

 

Rick Ferguson, PMP

Director, Finance Operations

Roles & Responsibilities

Rick is an active member of the chapter. His MBA degree from the University of Detroit was concentrated in Finance. He is a licensed investment advisor and financial planner with Michigan Financial Associates - MetLife, a financial services firm, enhancing and protecting net worth for his clients. A major contributor to the success of his financial practice is applying disciplines of the project management profession to the development and implementation of strategic financial plans.

Rick Ferguson, PMP

Membership Committee Directors

 

Phil Burgard, MBA, PMP

Director Membership Retention

Roles & Responsibilities

Phil has 20 years of experience working with business partners to define, build, and deliver IT solutions that enhance and maximize business benefits. He began his Project Management career in 1993 developing Inventory systems with the McKesson Corporation.  For the past 4 years he has lead a team at the Auto Club Group to implement Customer Relationship Management (CRM) processes that automate the Member and Insurance Customer Retention processes that provided an Average retention rate of 87% over the past 4 years.

As the current PMI/GLC Director or Membership Retention, Phil leads a team of volunteers who will be calling GLC members in 2004 and 2005 to obtain valuable feedback that will help improve and build value of the PMI/Great Lakes Chapter membership.

Phil Burgard, MBA, PMP

Marge Bonk

Director, Membership Promotion

Marge has over 20 years of experience in consulting, project management and portfolio management. She has worked for global corporations such as Delphi , Compuware, and Comerica. She has worked in various industries such as consulting, automotive, marketing, commercial real estate, banking, medical and dental. Marge is also a registered dental hygienist. Her membership to PMI was in 2004, and she was certified as a PMP in 2005.

Rajeev Tripathi

Manager, Membership Information

 

Steve Wargo

Buddy Manager

 

Tony Kwapis

Surveys Manager

 

Outreach Committee Directors

 

Rajendra Achanta, PMP

Director, Community Outreach

Roles & Responsibilities

Rajendra has more than 10 years of experience in tehnical consulting, global project management worked with number of industry leaders including General Motors, Medtronic, GE, Wilh. Wilhemsen etc. He worked on many challenging transition and fixed price project assignments.

Rajendra is a PMP and actively involved with PMI-GLC Community Outreach for the last 4 years.

Rajendra has degrees in Software/Industrial Engineering. He is currently working with Wipro Technologies as Program Manager at General Motors account.

Rajendra Achanta, PMP

Peter Tegner

Director, Corporate Outreach

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Don Gottwald, PMP

Director, Academic Outreach

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Prasad Pabbati

Affiliates Program-Manager

 

President Elect Committees

 

John Green, PMP

Leadership Development Mentor

Roles & Responsibilities

John Green, PMP

Professional Development Committee Directors

 

TBD

Director, Advanced Topics Seminars

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Tracey Gubert

Director, Forums

Roles & Responsibilities

Seasoned project manager with ten years experience with a Masters in Construction Project Management. Skill concentration in planning, execution, controlling and closing phase of short and long term projects. Knowledgeable in PMI methodology and efficient in the management of human and material resources. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Effective negotiator and problem solver with strong communication and organization ability. International travel and work experience to Australia, Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, UK, Germany, France, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico as well as domestically across North America.

 

Swaminathan Seetharaman

Manager of Materials

 

Steve Bruni

Manager of Online PMP Review Course

 

Programs Committee Directors

 

Jan Kobak, PMP

Director, Symposium Programs

Roles & Responsibilities

 

Anupam Arora, PMP

Director, Monthly Dinner Meetings

Process Document

Project Manager who is a results driven professional with 18 years’ of experience in project management and systems implementation. Industry experience includes Automotive, Healthcare, Finance, and Manufacturing. Demonstrated business acumen and ability to meet fiscal and deadline commitments. Managed vendors and teams in outsource model.

 

TBD

Manager, Professional Development Days

Roles & Responsibilities

 

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