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CEO/Chairman
James K. Crosson
Telephone: 610 867 9839
Email: chairman@acp-international.com

Jim Crosson, MBCP, MBCI, is currently a Lead Member of the Technical Staff with AT&T Labs, responsible for analyzing the mission critical components of AT&T's major customer networks to identify, reduce and manage the risks or impacts associated with network events and external disasters.  Jim has 37 years of network experience with AT&T.

Jim is currently the CEO/Chairman of the ACP and is a Member of the ACP Garden State Chapter. Jim has held many leadership positions in the ACP since joining in 2003 and has helped grow the orgnaization by founding 23 new chapters during his membership. Jim has served as a Member of the DRJ Editorial Advisory Board from 2005 - 2007 and served as a Cerification Commissioner on the DRII Ceritification Commission from 2003 - 2006.


Recording Secretary/BAO
Monique Weiland
Telephone: 626 537 2712
Email: secretary@acp-international.com

Monique Weiland has over seventeen years experience in the business continuity field in the electric industry.  She is a Senior Certified Recovery Planner and has a Professional Development Series Certificate from California Specialized Training Institute (CSTI) and an MBA from Claremont Graduate University.  She has worked at the California Independent System Operator since 1998 as the Strategic Contingency Planner where she continues to enhance the corporate emergency management program.  She has been a member of ACP since 1997 and has served in a board capacity on the Orange County Chapter for ten years and is currently the Chapter President.  She also serves on the ACP Corporate Board as Board Administrative Officer.

This year she was invited by EUCI to develop a Pandemic Workshop and present on the Pandemic Planning at her company.  In December of 2005 she was invited to participate on the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection Committee’s Pandemic Planning Task Force. The Task Force comprised members from across the nation and Canada produced two documents now available on the NERC websiteCanada produced two documents now available on the NERC website:  Electricity Sector Influenza Pandemic Threat Summary and Influenza Pandemic Reference Guide.


Treasurer / CFO
Shirley Runnels
Telephone: 214 932 8307


Shirley Runnels, MBCP, has been very active in her local North Texas Chapter of the ACP since 1997. She has served as President, Director of Member Communications, two terms as Treasurer and Vice President/Secretary.

Shirley has served on the Corporate Board of ACP as Director of Membership Services since 2004. She has chaired and served on several committees for the corporate board.

She has been recognized as “Key-Note” speaker for an IT organization and for “dedicated service” to the Corporate Board of ACP.

Director of Membership Services
Angelique O'Donnell
Telephone: 215 686 8107
Email: membership@acp-international.com

Angelique O'Donnell, CBCP, MBCI, is currently employed by the City of Philadelphia in the Mayor's Office of Information Services as a Project Manager for COOP IT. She has been involved in Business Continuity Planning for over eight (8) years, with her former positions being the Business Recovery Coordinator for AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, the Business Continuity Analyst at Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) and the Business Continuity Coordinator at Drexel University.

Angelique has been a member of ACP since 2003 and has served on the Corporate Board as the Director of Strategic Alliances in 2006 and is now the Director of Member Services. She has also been active in the ACP Liberty Valley Chapter (Philadelphia) as the Membership Director and received the chapter MVP award in 2005. She has just completed her certification for CBCP and MBCI.


Director of Chapter Services
Jim Nowak
Telephone: 713 831 8038
Email: chapters@acp-international.com

Jim Nowak, CBCP, is a Business Continuity Professional with AIG VALIC, and has worked in business continuity planning since 1992. He has business continuity experience with AIG American General, Dynegy, and Affiliated Computer Services.

Jim is currently the Director of Programs for the ACP South Texas Chapter. Jim has also served as the chapter President, Secretary and Membership Director.


Director of International Chapter Services
Gaston Boisson
Telephone: 202 234 2700
Email: intnlchapters@acp-international.com

Gaston Boisson, CBCP, is the Director of Business Resilience Services at BDA Global and sits on the Corporate Board of the Association of Contingency Planners. At BDA Global he manages business continuity planning engagements and has developed continuity plans for a number of federal, state and local government organizations, private sector organizations and nonprofits including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the American Psychological Association, and a number of financial institutions.

Gaston served two terms as President of ACP’s DC/Mid Atlantic Chapter prior to being elected to the Association’s Corporate Board.


Director of Information
Ginnie Stouffer
Telephone: 610 246 9592
Email: info@acp-international.com

Ginnie Stouffer , MBCP, MBCI, is currently the VP of Consulting for IDC-Partners a business continuity consulting company in King of Prussia, PA where she is responsible for the Practices of Business Continuity, Information Technology Management and Direction (ITM.D.) and Project Management. Ginnie started her career in IT over twenty-five years ago, working every position with an IT department. That background has provided her the strong base for bringing together business and technology in developing business continuance. She has worked in the consulting world since the year 2000.

Ginnie has been a member of ACP since 2003 and has served as the Liberty Valley Chapter (Philadelphia) Director of Information for 3 terms. She was awarded the MVP in the Liberty Valley Chapter in 2005. She is in the process of completing her certification requirements for the FBCI with The Business Continuity Institute.

Ginnie is also active as a SEPA VOAD volunteer (Southeastern Pennsylvania Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters); the National Fire Protection Association; the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the Information Systems Security Administration.


Director of Strategic Alliances
Michelle Cross
Telephone:617 204 2529
Email: alliances@acp-international.com

 

 

Michelle Cross, ARM, CPE, CBCP, is a member and past president of the ACP Greater Boston Chapter.  She is a Senior Vice President and Senior Risk Consultant with Wells Fargo Insurance Services, providing consulting services for both employee and asset-based protection.

Michelle has extensive experience working with higher education, K-12, real estate, manufacturing, chemical operations, healthcare, as well as financial and service entities. Her business continuity expertise includes developing, writing and testing crisis management plans, emergency preparedness procedures and operational business recovery plans.


Director of Education
Linda Vos
Telephone: 973 906 3517
Email: education@acp-international.com

Linda Vos, CBCP, is an IT professional with 20 of her 27 year career with a Fortune 500 firm, engaged in various aspects of corporate and organizational continuity & recovery. She served as liaison to the company-wide BC Office and Infrastructure Technology groups: accountable for best practices, operational efficiencies, controls and compliance.

Linda's a charter member, 2nd-term Membership Director of the 2005 Eagle Award winning Garden State Chapter, named 2006 Chapter MVP and an active volunteer with the Parsippany, NJ OEM/RACES & CERT. In 2006-2007, she's earned CERT instructor certification, FCC-technician license and has completed 40 ARC, EMI/FEMA courses; including Professional Development Series Certificate.


Director of Public Relations
Laura Mallet
Telephone: 954 383 4031
Email: press@acp-international.com


Laura Mallet, CRP CBCP  has been actively involved in the areas of Information Technology, Disaster Recovery, and Business Continuity for over twenty five years. Laura is currently responsible for Citrix’s Global Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Program as the organization’s Business Continuity Program Manager.  Prior to Citrix, as a member of All Hands Consulting, Laura was responsible for Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for the two largest cities in Miami Dade County and the largest Broward County jurisdiction.  In 2006 Laura assisted nearly 200 non-profit agencies in Miami Dade County with development of COOP plans. Laura was also responsible for the Disaster Recovery Planning & Service Level Management at Vivendi Universal. In this role Laura achieved significant accomplishments; including development and management of a national data center disaster recovery program for Universal Music & Universal Studios North American data centers. This role evolved from a Disaster Recovery Management position at Joseph E. Seagram & Sons.

Laura served as President of the SE Florida Chapter of the Association of Contingency Planners for three years and transitioned into her current role as Program and Publicity Director for ACP SE Florida in 2005.  Currently she is the Director of Public Relations for ACP International in addition to her SE Florida Director responsibilities.

 


     
Advisory Director
Leah Core
Telephone: 480 505 8800 x4215
Email: advisory@acp-international.com

Leah Core, CBCP, is the Director of Security and Business Continuity Programs for GoDaddy.com, Inc. in Scottsdale, Arizona. With 7 years in the industry, her previous employers include Apollo Group, Inc. (parent company for University of Phoenix) and Vital Processing Services (TSYS Acquiring Services). Leah also serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Business Continuity and Emergency Planning.

She has served on the Corporate Board as Director of Public Relations since 2004 and has been active in the Central Arizona chapter since 2000 as Chapter President and Program Director. She has been recognized as ACP Chapter MVP in 2002 and ACP Corporate MVP in 2006.

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