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Linda Walsh
is a finance and business development professional with expertise and
extensive knowledge in all areas of accounting and operations for both
profit and not-for-profit corporations. She is a hands-on leader with
key strengths in strategic and financial planning, securing corporate
funding and sponsorships, tactical execution and leadership of
initiatives that enhance operations, customer service and optimizing
profitability. Linda has a demonstrated record of developing and
executing financial and operational controls that improve P&L
and competitively position organizations.
In March
2011, she was awarded the prestigious South Florida Business Leader
Women Extraordinaire for her dedication and commitment to the local
area community. Prior to founding VCC Systems in 2008, she directed the
finance and business operations for the North American Association of
SUBWAYÒ Franchisees and was recognized for showing
dedication, leadership and excellence in all aspects of franchise
business development.
Linda received a BS in Accounting from the
University of Maryland, College Park. She is a member of the Miami Dade
Business Leadership Network, Greater Miami Society for Human Resource
Management and a volunteer for both the Alpha-1 and COPD Foundations.
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Edna Wehby Lopez is Senior Vice President and
General Counsel of Farelogix, Inc., a leading provider of
distribution technology and services for the travel industry.
In her role as Senior Vice President and General
Counsel of Farelogix, Edna Wehby Lopez manages the company's legal and
human resources affairs. Edna has extensive executive
experience in the highly dynamic travel technology industry.
Her diverse background includes roles as President, General
Counsel and Secretary, SVP Human Resources, and VP Strategic
Planning. She has expertise in successful organizational change
initiatives and corporate transactions, along with significant
experience in the positive transformation of business strategies and
management teams across multiple sites and matrix organizations.
Edna's most recent corporate executive
position prior to Farelogix was as President of Amadeus Americas, Inc.,
the US servicing arm of Amadeus IT Group, S.A., the worlds largest
global technology and software solution provider to the travel
industry.
Edna attended
Columbia University School of Law and the University of Miami School of
Law, receiving her J.D. with honors from the University of Miami, where
she also was a member of the Law Review. Edna also holds a BBA in
Economics from the University of Miami. She is fluent in English and
Spanish, and a member of the Florida Bar.
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Jeff Evert
brings 27 years of experience in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Client
facing, and Professional Services functions. While performing these
functions, Jeff has worked for companies that are in the computer
retailing industry, franchising, distribution, contact centers, and
services industry. He was also a partner in a small business, and been
a principal in a Silicon Valley start-up.
Jeff was most
recently Senior Vice President of Sales, Americas, for Stream Global
Services, a publicly traded company operating 36 contact centers and
18,000 employees worldwide. He was with Stream for 7 years. Prior to
Stream, Jeff was a Partner in the Mergers and Acquisitions firm Omni
International and spent 5.5 years with Convergys Corporation in the
late 1990’s. Additional experience has been spent with Ingram
Micro, and ComputerLand Corporation. He is a 1981 graduate of
Pepperdine University in Malibu, California and currently resides in
Danville, California.
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John Walsh is
the co-founder, President and CEO of the Alpha-1 Foundation in Miami,
Florida. Under his leadership, the organization has become
internationally recognized and has invested more than $31 million to
support Alpha-1 research and research-related projects, which includes
funding grant awards to more than 60 academic institutions in North
America and Europe. He is also co-founder and President of AlphaNet,
Inc. a not-for-profit disease management services company providing
comprehensive care exclusively for individuals with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin
Deficiency. In the fall of 2004, John also co-founded Centric Health
Resources and serves as Chairman of the Board. Centric is a specialty
pharmacy employing patient-centered health management services
established to effectively manage high-costing drug therapies that are
unique to small, underserved patient populations living with chronic
disorders. Additionally, he co-cofounded the COPD Foundation and serves
as a Member of the Board of Directors and President.
In 2002 his
contribution to pioneering collaboration in orphan drug development was
recognized by the FDA with the Commissioner’s Special
Citation. John has an extensive background in business management and
government relations and regularly testifies before Congress and
advisory groups as a patient advocate. He was diagnosed with the rare
genetic disorder, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, in 1989.
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BRIDGET
K. TRASK, Director
Vice President of Financial, Retail, Consumer and Direct Response
Services, Convergys
Corporation
Bridget Trask
is Vice President of Financial, Retail, Consumer and Direct Response
Services for Convergys Corporation. She leads client services and
program management for these vertical markets and is responsible for
providing world-class client support achieved through continuously
improving results for Convergys clients by solidifying client
relationships, exceeding metric expectations, adding value and becoming
a true partner in the clients’ businesses.
Prior to her
current role, Bridget served as Vice President of Client Services and
Operations, with responsibility for the retail, healthcare, automotive
and utility markets. Previously, Bridget was senior director of
Operations. She was responsible for daily interaction with Convergys
business clients and the direction of client work in multiple call
centers.
Before
joining Convergys, Bridget held various management positions with
Maritz Teleservices Group. She also served with Dun and Bradstreet
Information Resources. Bridget earned her Bachelor’s degree
in Business Administration from Washington University and she currently
resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
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