 Geoffrey C. Swallow — President & Chief Executive Officer 
Anne F. Swallow — EVP & Chief Financial Officer
James M. Hannagan — EVP, Business Development
Nancy M. Burkhart — VP, Client Services & Operations
Elizabeth Vavoularis — Senior Director, Finance & HR
Matthew Perrino — Chief Data Advocate
Angela Vavoularis — Director, Data Analytics & Reporting
Sheri Mitchell — Director, Call Center
Judith C. Woodward — Director, Contracts & Research
Kevin W. Stanton — Director, Marketing Operations
Jackie Carroll — IB Program Manager
Geoffrey C. Swallow — President & Chief Executive Officer
Geoff received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University of Hartford in 1980. Since 1979, Geoff has focused his career in marketing and sales for the technology community. Geoff's business experience has covered all aspects of organizational management including operations, client services, sales, marketing, and business development. Geoff has held senior management positions at Focus Research Systems (a syndicated high tech lead and database marketing service), Dataquest (a high tech research and advisory firm), and Dun & Bradstreet (a leader in B2B direct marketing databases).
Focus Research, an entrepreneurial start-up, was one of the first companies to collect, manage, and market syndicated leads for the information technology industry. In addition to managing the outsourcing relationships with three remote call centers, Geoff was responsible for building a call center infrastructure that grew from 5 seats to over 300 in a few short years. With Dun & Bradstreet, Geoff managed the development and maintenance of a direct marketing database representing technology usage at over 400,000 organizations with over 2 million contacts. Geoff's responsibilities at DataQuest included development of new products, bridging both tactical and analytical data, collaborating with DataQuest industry analysts, and managing primary research programs.
Geoff founded Winn Technology Group in 1990.
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Anne F. Swallow — EVP & Chief Financial Officer
Anne, co-founder of Winn Technology Group, received a Bachelors degree in Finance from Central Connecticut State University. Anne spent over 15 years in the high technology sector bridging her experience with both call center operations and finance. Anne was employed by Focus Research and was instrumental in establishing three remote call center operations for the company. These call centers focused on syndicated lead generation for information technology firms, and the maintenance of a 400,000 company direct marketing database focused in usage of technology.
Anne's call center experience, in concert with her financial and analytic strengths, has enabled Winn Technology Group to build and maintain a strong foundation for continued growth.
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James M. Hannagan — EVP, Business Development
For over 18 years, Jim has focused his career on lead management for the information technology industry. After graduation from the University of Connecticut with a dual major in Economics and Political Science, Jim began his career with Focus Research, holding management positions in call center operations, quality assurance, and business development. In his business development role, Jim acted in a liaison capacity with Dataquest and was responsible for developing new data collection instruments as a means to provide new services and adapt to the ever-changing landscape of the information technology industry. In 1988 Jim was awarded the coveted Dun & Bradstreet Customer Focus Award.
Jim has been with Winn Technology Group since its inception providing extraordinary insight and leadership in our business development strategies.
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Nancy M. Burkhart — VP, Client Services & Operations
Nancy joined Winn Technology Group in 1997 after receiving a B.A. from the University of South Florida, and has since learned every aspect of Winn Technology Group's business, first in the role of Project Manager and then as Director of Project Management. As Director of Project Management, Nancy re-engineered and refined Winn Technology Group's internal structures and best practices to increase the value of each project to our clients. She instituted new standards for data management, reporting procedures, Business Development Specialist training, and client interaction. As the company grew, so did its need for a dedicated individual to provide client support and services. Based upon Nancy's knowledge and experience, she was the obvious person to fill that role.
Since 2001, Nancy has been responsible for all client services and many operational procedures. From the time a client proposal is signed, until the final report is delivered to a client, Nancy is a key point of contact. She prioritizes the flow of all projects through Winn Technology Group, assigning programs to the project managers, allocating resources, and representing the client internally.
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Elizabeth Vavoularis — Senior Director, Finance & HR
Beth Vavoularis' tenure with Winn began in 1998 as a Sales and Marketing specialist. Not long after, Beth was moved the Finance department to fill in a key position in AP/AR. As Senior Director of Finance & Human Resources, she manages everything from accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, 401K, Insurance, hiring, and employee development. Beth is known throughout the organization for being well-tempered, fair, and generally friendly — Winn's employees always have an ear at their disposal if they have employment issues to handle, and sometimes personal ones as well!
Ms. Vavoularis previously worked for the Central Division of Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation as an Account Manager. She was brought over to corporate after a brief time as one of three managers to handle all US Accounts. Beth has also managed a family business and has held several other roles in accounting.
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Matthew Perrino — Chief Data Advocate
Since joining Winn Technology Group in 1998, Matthew Perrino has been a 'jack of all trades', holding such roles as Business Development Specialist, Project Manager, Analyst, Research Manager, and Reporting Manager. Matt's current role allows him to work closely with Winn Project Managers and clients and his responsibilities include database maintenance and expansion, external data relationships, data services such as merging/purging, mapping/appending, data analytics, and predictive modeling. He also oversees database sales and manages Winn's proprietary online database, WinnEnterprise.
Mr. Perrino was formerly a CAD draftsman and holds degrees in civil/structural engineering and computer-aided drafting.
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Angela Vavoularis — Director, Data Analytics & Reporting
Angie Vavoularis' duties as Director of Data Analytics & Reporting encompass data-centric activities such as client data preparation, integration, analytics, and quality control. Similarly, she works side–by–side with Project Managers to ensure data is handled according to best practices and client specification. After completion of a project, Angie and her team analyze survey data to and produces executive reports.
Ms. Vavoularis' previous roles at Winn include Production Specialist, Business Development Specialist, and Inbound Operator. She is in the midst of receiving her degree, has a strong background in the hospitality and retail industries, and holds certifications for Microsoft Access, FileMaker Pro, and MySQL. Angie joined Winn Technology Group in 1999.
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Sheri Mitchell — Director, Call Center
Sheri joined Winn in 2000 and has earned a reputation as one of Winn Technology Group’s most highly regarded employees. As the primary point of contact for numerous high profile accounts, Ms. Mitchell's responsibilities include coordinating client training and monitoring sessions, allocating internal resources, overseeing scripting, and working closely with Winn's Call Center Managers to ensure program success. She directs some of the largest and most complex programs at Winn, yet still manages to maintain one of the highest renewal rates at the company.
Sheri was previously employed by Flooring America as the Operations Manager for three retail stores and two warehouses. She graduated from University of South Florida in 1997 and completed an Associates degree in Computer Science in 2003 at St. Petersburg College. Ms. Mitchell is currently pursuing a degree in Business Administration.
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Judith C. Woodward — Director, Contracts & Research
Judith (Jude) has been Director of Contracts and Research at Winn since 2004. Prior to that, she was a Senior Project Manager involved in appointment setting and high–end lead generation programs for companies such as Cisco Systems, Avnet, IBM Life Sciences, Apple, Ubizen, and RewardsPlus.
Prior to joining Winn in 2002, Jude worked for the non-profit sector in Washington, DC providing management, marketing, and legislative services for academic and philanthropic organizations such as the Society of Behavioral Medicine, the American College of Epidemiology, Oregon Health & Sciences University, Big Brother Big Sisters of America, and the Museum of Science and Industry. Jude graduated from the University of Vermont with a degree in Russian Area Studies.
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Kevin W. Stanton — Director, Marketing Operations
Kevin began his tenure with Winn Technology Group in 1999 as a Business Development Specialist and has since held numerous roles including Sales Support Specialist, Project Manager, Account Executive, and Manager of Marketing Communications.
In his current role, Mr. Stanton oversees all aspects of marketing at Winn including development, execution, and measurement of marketing programs, website content and creative, corporate collateral, events, and lead management. He also forges strategic partnerships, develops channel marketing programs, and works closely with both Account Executives and Project Managers at Winn to ensure a smooth transition from development to execution of projects.
Prior to Winn Technology Group, Kevin worked in the Financial Services industry as a Data Entry Manager. Outside of Winn's walls, most of his spare time is spent on his other passion, producing and DJ'ing electronic music.
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Jackie Carroll — IB Program Manager
Jackie Carroll has been with Winn Technology Group since 2003. She joined the team as a Business Development Specialist and was quickly recruited by the Inbound Department where she worked as an Inbound BDS for over three years. Ms. Carroll then became a Data Analytics Specialist, holding responsibility for running reports, maintaining the quality of project databases and using data analytics to ensure success of programs.
For the past year, Jackie has been Winn's IB Program Manager and is involved in employee management, ensuring client retention and satisfaction, and monitoring for quality control. Jackie holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from the University of South Florida.
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