Dave McClure and Dave Richards Join Unitus Board of Directors

Redmond, WA (PRWEB) January 18, 2006

Unitus, a leading microfinance organization, announced today that Dave McClure and Dave Richards, two senior business executives committed to addressing the problem of global poverty, joined the Unitus Board of Directors.

Unitus is a global microfinance accelerator which identifies and partners with the highest-potential microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the world. By providing capital assistance and consulting services, Unitus grows its MFI partners so that they can serve exponentially more poor clients. Currently Unitus has seven MFI partners serving more than 540,000 clients in India, Kenya and Mexico.

The Unitus Board of Directors is comprised of highly accomplished, business-minded professionals with expertise in finance, venture capital and management. They contribute their time, resources and knowledge to support the Unitus mission of decreasing global poverty by increasing access to microfinance. In addition to playing a key role in selecting Unituss new MFI partners, Board members ensure Unituss internal efficiency and effectiveness.

Dave McClure and Dave Richards are a fantastic addition to the Unitus Board of Directors, said Geoff Davis, Unitus president and CEO. They share our view that increasing access to microfinance is one of the best ways to alleviate poverty worldwide. Moreover, their innovative, high-growth technology industry experience gives them a keen understanding of the challenges facing our MFI partners.

Dave McClure has worked in the high-tech industry for over fifteen years. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University in 1988, Dave was a programmer and database consultant with several Silicon Valley companies, including Intel and Microsoft. In 1994, Dave started Aslan Computing, an Internet and e-commerce consulting firm, which was later acquired by Servinet / Panurgy in 1998. Since 1999 he has been an advisor to and investor in several startups including Feedster, HealthUnity, WellFund, and SimplyHired.

From 2001 to 2004, Dave was director of marketing at PayPal, a division of eBay, where he created and managed the PayPal Developer Network program. In 2005 Dave joined SimplyHired.com as director of marketing, and is now VP of evangelism. SimplyHired.com (http://www.SimplyHired.com) is a “vertical search” startup which runs the world’s largest search engine for jobs. SimplyHired was named by Time Magazine as one of the Top 50 Coolest Web sites for 2005. Dave is also founder and co-chair for the SDForum Search SIG (http://www.searchsig.wordpress.com), a technology user group covering emerging topics in the internet search industry.

Dave is an enthusiastic believer in microfinance as a means of reducing global poverty and is actively engaged in promoting microfinance awareness and involvement through the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network (http://www.svmn.wordpress.com). He is also a member of the Full Circle Fund, a San Francisco-based non-profit formed by San Francisco Bay Area entrepreneurs and business leaders to address local community issues in affordable housing, education, and technology access.

Dave Richards is high-tech business leader and passionate volunteer for a number of nonprofit organizations. On the business front, Dave has led many high-performance technology and business teams including his most recent role as a business unit executive with RealNetworks. Prior to Real, Dave held management positions with Sybase and Symantec, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Currently, Dave is a principal with Fast Forward Consulting Services (http://www.ff-cs.com), providing management consulting services to high-tech companies.

On the nonprofit front, Dave serves as a board member with Mutual Interest, which provides security deposits to homeless families moving into permanent housing; Off The Map (co-founder and chairperson — http://www.off-the-map.org); and Vineyard Community Church — a faith-based organization which provides social services to local low-income families.

Dave is very interested in the power of economics to break cycles of poverty with particular hope for well-implemented microcredit systems. He has a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of British Columbia with a major in finance and minor in computer science.

To learn more about the Unitus Board of Directors, please visit: http://www.unitus.com/board

About Unitus (http://www.unitus.com):

Unitus is a global microfinance accelerator that acts as a social venture capital investor for the microfinance industry. Unitus identifies the highest-potential microfinance institutions (MFIs) in developing countries and helps accelerate their growth through capital investments and capacity-building consulting, thus empowering them to help exponentially more poor people worldwide. In doing so, Unitus aims to demonstrate that MFIs can be run as profitable, large-scale, poverty-focused businesses with links to local capital markets. As of December 2005, Unitus had seven MFI partners worldwide serving more than 540,000 poor clients. Based in Redmond, Wash., USA, and with an office in Bangalore, India, Unitus relies on innovative financial instruments and the financial resources of like-minded individuals and foundations to fulfill its mission. Unitus received the 2006 Fast Company / Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award (http://www.fastcompany.com/social/2006) for taking an innovative, entrepreneurial, business-minded approach to alleviating global poverty. For more information about Unitus, please visit: http://www.unitus.com

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Dave McClure and Dave Richards Join Unitus Board of Directors

Gold Systems Announces New Member of Board of Directors

Boulder, CO (PRWEB) April 8, 2010

Gold Systems, a developer of voice-powered software applications and unified communications services for Global 1000 companies, today announced that software industry leader Tom Keller has been elected to its Board of Directors.

Tom has more than 20 years of experience in finance and high tech. As Managing Director of TechStars, Tom is responsible for the international expansion of TechStars’ proven mentor-driven approach to putting startups on the fast track to success. Prior to TechStars, Tom founded and served as CEO for several companies, including IntenseDebate, which was acquired by WordPress, and Net Infrastructure, the world’s first managed services provider.

Tom is also an active board member for Entrepreneurs’ Foundation of Colorado, a non-profit organization which is committed to increasing entrepreneurs’ philanthropy. Tom holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from the University of Washington, and a Master of Science degree in Engineering-Economic Systems from Stanford University.

“Tom is a great addition to the Gold Systems board, and we welcome his experience in building and leading top-notch software companies,” said Terry Gold, president and CEO of Gold Systems. “I met Tom years ago when we were both part of the first Colorado chapter of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, and I have always been impressed with his insight in growing successful companies. Tom is a thoughtful person, who is always learning and happy to help others. I am looking forward to having his perspective on our board.”

About Gold Systems

Through its award-winning products and services, Gold Systems helps its customers identify where productivity can be improved with voice-driven solutions. The companys unified communications implementation services, as well as its self-service speech recognition solutions, allow businesses to improve productivity and profitability. Gold Systems is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a 2009 finalist in Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference Awards in Unified Communications Solutions, Voice. Since 1991, Gold Systems software has automated more than 1 billion telephone calls around the world. More information about Gold Systems can be found at http://www.goldsys.com or by calling 303-447-2774 and saying “Sales.”

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The International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) Announces its 2010-2011 Board of Directors

Henderson, NV (PRWEB) April 14, 2010

The International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA) is pleased to announce this year’s Board of Directors. The IVAA is the leading organization for virtual assistants worldwide. A Virtual Assistant is an independent entrepreneur who provides administrative, creative, financial and/or technical services, utilizing technological modes of communication and data delivery to assist clients in their area of expertise. The IVAA Board of Directors works to further the mission of professional development for virtual assistants and educating the public about the benefits of utilizing virtual assistants in their businesses. The following virtual assistants are serving as directors on this year’s Board.

President – Jeannine Clontz, Accurate Business Services

Vice President/President Elect Doreen DeJesus, Ambicionz

Secretary/Historian – Lara Nieberding, The Data Digger

Treasurer Kelly Poelker, Another 8 Hours, Inc.

Legal & Identity Marsha Kopan, Executive Secretarial Services

Director of Research & Development Dana Fortier, Fortier Virtual

Director of Member Benefits Michelle Murphy, Murphy Assistants

Director of Marketing Terri Orlowski, beyond the office

Director of Membership Laura Pumo, OfficeDEVA

Web Director Nancy Seeger, Arts Assistance

Director of Certification Carla Wilson, WilsonVA

Jeannine Clontz, Accurate Business Services (http://www.accbizsvcs.com) in St. Louis, MO, serves the IVAA Board as the President again from 2010-2011. ABS has been in business for almost eleven years assisting speakers, consultants and REALTORS in managing Internet technology and marketing to increase their client base and overall success. She is the co-author of the wildly successful ‘how to’ book, Entrepreneurial Freedom, helps start-up and established VAs build strong and profitable businesses through her Coaching programs (http://www.VAbizcoach.com), and was recently honored as the 2009 SBA (http://www.sba.gov) St. Louis District Home-Based Business Champion; NAWBO St. Louis Member of the Year; and Thomas Leonard International Virtual Assistant of Distinction.

Doreen DeJesus, Ambicionz (http://www.ambicionz.com) in Tobyhanna, PA, serves as the Vice-President/President-Elect and will serve as the Associations President from 2011-2012. Ambicionz has been providing marketing and administrative support to authors, coaches, entertainers, solopreneurs, and speakers since 2004. Doreens passion for technology allows her to develop the best systems and processes for each of her clients to help them take their business to the next level. Doreen currently holds the position of Co-Chair for IVAA’s 2010 Live Summit and has held volunteer roles in the organization in the membership department, education department and as a staff writer for the association’s online magazine, the IVAACast. Doreen holds certifications as a Graduate Virtual Assistant (GVA), Professional Virtual Author’s Assistant, Real Estate Support Specialist (CRESS), Real Estate Assistant (CREA), Social Media Specialist and Master Shopping Cart Specialist.

Lara Nieberding, The Data Digger (http://www.thedatadigger.com) in Salisbury, MD serves as the Secretary and Historian on the IVAA Board of Directors. She has been a member of IVAA since 2007 and continues to serve on IVAAs Profile Review Committee, Membership Guidelines Review Committee and as Co-Chair of the IVAA 2011 Live Summit Planning Committee. She has previously served on the planning committees for IVAAs Online Summit and Live Summit. As a professional reader, Lara offers The Data Digger, an Internet monitoring service. Lara holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Visual Arts and a Social Media Marketing Specialist certification.

Kelly Poelker, Another 8 Hours, Inc. (http://www.Another8Hours.com) in O’Fallon, IL serves the IVAA Board as Treasurer. Kelly is a certified Master Virtual Assistant, Director of Academy of Virtual Professionals, and author of several books including Virtual Assistant – The Series: Become a Highly Successful, Sought After VA and its accompanying workbook edition. Another 8 Hours has been servicing clients across the country since early 2000.

Marsha Kopan, Executive Secretarial Services (http://www.execsecsrv.com) in West Allis, WI, will serve as the Legal & Identity Department Chair. Marsha previously served on the IVAA Board as Secretary, VP of Membership, and on the Summit and Web Committees. Executive Secretarial Services has specialized in Association Management since 1998 and freelance paralegal services since 2005. Marsha holds a Bachelor of Science in English, the IVAA EthicsCheck, CVA and CRESS designations, and is a Paralegal and Notary.

Dana Fortier, Fortier Virtual (http://fortiervirtual.wordpress.com) of Novi, MI joins the IVAA Board of Directors as the Director of Research and Development. Dana also currently serves as the Live Summit Planning Committee Co-Chair (2011) and has previously served as the VAC (Virtual Assistant Connection) Coordinator. Fortier Virtual specializes in virtual business management and virtual operations management, and their clients consist of speakers, coaches, attorneys, financial planners and various other entrepreneurs.

Michelle Murphy, Murphy Assistants (http://www.murphyassistants.com) in Bucks County, PA, serves as the Benefits Director. Michelle is honored to join the IVAA Board, and has served as a volunteer for the Online Summit Committee as well as the Virtual Assistant Connections (VAC) Coordinator for IVAA. Michelle brings 20 years of experience in administrative business support. Murphy Assistants, founded in 2004, is a virtual professional company specializing in business support to IT professionals and corporate sales teams serving as an extension of a core team.

Terri Orlowski, beyond the office (http://beyondtheoffice.com) in Pittsburgh, PA, serves as the IVAA Board as the Director of Marketing/PR. Although Terri is new to the Board, she has previously served as the Associations Volunteer Coordinator, and has been a member of the Live Summit Planning Committee. Beyond the office was started in 2006 in Southeastern Connecticut. Beyond the office specializes in working with graphic designers and other virtual assistants, providing private label web development and internet marketing services. Terri is an Internet Marketing Support Specialist, Certified Real Estate Support Specialist and a Microsoft Office Specialist Expert for Word, Excel and Outlook. Terri and her family have recently relocated back to Pittsburgh, PA, where she and her husband grew up.

Laura Pumo, Office DEVA (http://www.officedeva.com) in Holland, PA serves on the IVAA Board as the Membership Director. Her company, Office DEVA, is an online business management and consulting company that specialize in supporting professional coaches, speakers and non-profit organizations. Laura was elected to the Delaware Valley Virtual Assistants Association as Vice President of Communications & Membership, with whom she still remains a member. Since 2003 Laura has held various volunteer positions with IVAA such as 2008 Summit Committee Co-Chair and message board moderator. Laura is also a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO).

Nancy Seeger, Arts Assistance (http://www.artsassistance.com), Fairfax, VA, serves as the Associations Web Director. Her company, Arts Assistance, is a Virtual Assistance firm specializing in website design and graphic layout, serves clients in the music industry, web development firms and small businesses. A former orchestra administrator of sixteen years, Ms. Seeger holds a Web Technologies certification from the International Webmaster Association. With IVAA, Nancy serves also on the Live and Online Summit committees, and has designed the websites for both as well as the new design for IVAA’s webs

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Coverys Adds Two New Members to Board of Directors

Boston, MA (PRWEB) June 07, 2012

Coverys, a leading provider of medical professional liability insurance, is pleased to announce the addition of Michael B. Driscoll and James J. Moran Jr., Esq. to its Board of Directors. Mr. Driscoll and Mr. Moran were officially elected during the companys annual meeting yesterday. They join a board composed of practicing healthcare providers and other area professionals concerned with the needs of the healthcare community.

Michael Driscoll and James Moran each bring a unique and important perspective to the Board of Directors, said Kenneth A. Heisler, M.D., FACS, chairman of the Board of Directors for Coverys. Mr. Driscolls agency expertise, most particularly in the arena of professional liability, will be instrumental in maintaining and enhancing communication with our many constituencies; likewise, Mr. Morans depth of insurance leadership experience will be a superb asset to the company as we continually work to develop new products in an evolving healthcare landscape. I speak for the entire Board when I say we are thrilled to have them join us.

Mr. Driscoll is the president of MD Insurance Services, Inc., which operates as Crosbie-Macdonald Insurance, which was established in 1910. In this role he oversees administration and sales for the agency, which specializes in medical professional liability insurance. Prior to joining Crosbie-Macdonald Insurance in 1984, he served as an insurance broker for both Rush-Kent Insurance and Bowhers Agency, and also held various sales positions. Mr. Driscoll received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Boston University and is a certified Licensed Insurance Advisor. He is a member of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents, the South Shore Independent Insurance Agents Association and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce.

Joining the Coverys Board is an honor for me, said Mr. Driscoll. It is an opportunity to assist Coverys in adapting to the dynamics in the healthcare delivery system, as shifting government regulations require higher quality medicine to be delivered at a lower cost. Anticipating the effect of these changes, and developing ideas and products to better serve healthcare providers, will be both challenging and rewarding.

Mr. Moran is the senior vice president, secretary and general counsel of Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company and New England Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Moran joined Quincy Mutual Group in 2001 after serving as president for Eastern Casualty Insurance Group for three years. He previously practiced insurance law for 20 years, most recently as a senior partner of Morrison, Mahoney LLP. Mr. Morans law practice concentrated on the representation of insurance companies and agents on corporate, claims, regulatory and legislative matters. Mr. Moran was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1978, following graduation from Boston College Law School and Boston College. He is also a Chartered Property-Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Associate in Reinsurance (ARe). He currently is chairman of the Board of the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund, and a director of the Massachusetts Insurance Federation and the South Shore Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Moran said, I am pleased to join the Coverys Board of Directors. I look forward to helping the company and its policyholders navigate reforms in healthcare delivery and am hopeful that my experience will be valuable in supporting Coverys vision of protecting the healthcare community.

For more information about Coverys please contact Katharine Gould at kgould(at)coverys(dot)com or (617) 946-8665, or visit the companys website at http://www.coverys.com.

About Coverys

Coverys is one of the top 10 medical professional liability insurance providers in the country based on direct written premium. Coverys member companies insure more than 20,000 physicians, surgeons, dentists, certified nurse midwives and allied healthcare providers, as well as nearly 500 hospitals, health centers and clinics in 23 states from coast to coast. Coverys is committed to financial strength and stability with net admitted assets in excess of $ 3.2 billion, direct written premium of $ 375 million and policyholder surplus of $ 1.1 billion, as of December 31, 2011. In addition, all Coverys insurance member companies have a Bests Rating of A- (Excellent). Coverys emphasizes physician education and patient safety, and the company is acknowledged as a leader in providing supportive risk management services and resolute claim defense to the healthcare community. Coverys also offers a variety of interactive and relevant continuing medical education (CME) activities to healthcare providers across the country. For more information visit the Coverys website at http://www.coverys.com. Timely industry and company news can also be found on the Coverys blog at coverys.wordpress.com, on Twitter (@Coverys) and on the companys Facebook page.

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