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Jeanne L. AllertJeanne is president of Ellipsis Partner and serves as senior consultant on most strategy projects. She has a particular passion for educating clients about the potential of Internet technologies and how today’s tools can enliven and strengthen nonprofits to better serve society. Jeanne has been focused on the practical application of emerging technologies for most of her professional life. Prior to Ellipsis, she was President/CEO of an Internet company that built online communities for nonprofits/associations. As Director of Program Design for the Caliber Learning Network, Jeanne led instructional designers, web developers, and television producers to create a world-class approach to distance learning. Under her management, the design team was awarded "Best Distance Learning Program for Corporate Audiences" and the company was recognized as the "Most Significant Advance in Distance Learning," in 1998. She also provided on-camera hosting and program moderation for live broadcasts. As the Information Systems Director at the American Association of Retired Persons, she led the full range of I.S. services including systems analysis, strategic planning, technology research, technical training, and help desk services. Before AARP, Ms Allert was the designer of technical training courseware for the U.S. Intelligence Communities. She owned a distance learning consulting practice that served the Federal Government, education, corporations and national associations. She was named "One of the Top 100 Women in Computing" by McGraw Hill Publishers and awarded the title of "Outstanding Woman of Technology" in Washington, D.C.
Jeanne is a regular contributor to association industry publications and is a sought-after public speaker. She has appeared at conferences in Greece, Norway, England, Sweden, France, Egypt, and across the United States. She developed a distance learning program for a company in Western Australia and presented at a week-long technology conference for dignitaries of the United Arab Emirates. A strong supporter of education, Jeanne has served as Adjunct Professor for the Loyola College in Baltimore teaching Internet Marketing in the graduate school and lectured on eCommerce in the undergrad program, and has been Guest Faculty at the George Washington University and the University of Connecticut. She has served as a Mentor and Guest Speaker in the GWU Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership program and serves currently as Faculty and Advisor to the American Society of Association Executives. Jeanne holds a Masters of Education and Bachelor of Arts degree and is currently pursuing a Masters of Divinity degree.
Jeanne is Board Executive for The Samaritan Women (www.thesamaritanwomen.org) a transitional residence for adolescent girls in recovery, and serves as president of Chapel Grace, LLC, a property management company that renovates historic properties for use by nonprofits. When she’s not online, she can be found doing historic renovation, serving at a Baltimore-based soup kitchen, or providing pro bono consulting to faith-based organizations.
Rebecca Breeden got her association legs developing, implementing and marketing products and services in a technology savvy trade organization. She has since focused her career on optimizing and developing association benefits using online and technical tools. Becky focuses her efforts with Ellipsis Partners' clients on how they use technology tools to attract and keep customers.
Becky has worked directly to select and implement large association management systems as well as single online tools by analyzing current marketing methods and enhancing those through the use of technology. She is an active member of the association community and has worked with both associations as well as vendors to the community for the past 14 years. She has done presentations on "The Marriage of Marketing and Technology" for the National Association Users Group and on the use of specific technologies in membership sales and retention for the Association of Membership and Marketing Executives.
Becky is member of the American Society of Association Executives, the Greater Washington Society of Association Executives Network and the American Marketing Association. A native of South Carolina, she is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in journalism. She began her career as a reporter for the Associated Press before moving into the association world as the manager of programs and publications for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Becky most recently worked as the director of marketing for the National Defense Industrial Association before joining Ellipsis.
John brings over 20 years of visual design experience, ranging from traditional branding and print, to online interactive promotions. Energetic and enthusiastic, John has worked with nationally branded clients developing high-end designs creating the best strategy to accomplish their goals and objectives to maximize results. John works with Ellipsis Partners to convert their web strategies into design concepts through the development of wireframes, interface designs, iconography and navigation options, and overall branding strategies.
He most recently spent six years as the lead designer of the successful Advertising.com where he designed online promotions for national brands, sweepstakes, including interactive games that function as effective and compelling online promotions designed to drive volume and maximize results. John has an extensive background in print marketing collateral and communications for corporate, educational and organizational clients. In addition to his consulting on branding strategy and design he has developed sound knowledge and appreciation for color and a strong technical awareness in the major print processes. He managed the production and pre-press of all design to print for a high-volume agency.
John holds design degrees from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and has also studied at the Design Workshop at Kent State University. A native of Pennsylvania, John and his family now reside in Bel Air, Maryland where he can be found as a wrestling coach where his two boys attend school.
Megan McKelvy brings over eleven years of consulting experience to the Ellipsis Partners team. With an extensive background in guiding the selection of online solutions for associations and not-for-profit organizations, Megan provides a positive advantage in assisting our clients with analysis and strategy formulation projects, vendor selection efforts, and project management support.
Megan’s association and technology experience stems from her tenure at a well-known web development firm outside of Washington D.C. Her responsibilities included analyzing clients’ needs, evaluating technology offerings, and developing solutions to increase membership value and internal staff efficiency.
Active with the American Society of Association Executives, Megan gained tremendous insight into the challenges associations face, and the importance of a persistent drive in leveraging technology to increase the value of membership. Her work with association clients across the United States included requirements definition, proposal preparation, vendor selection, asset and resource allocation, project management and contract negotiations.
Megan earned her Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) Degree from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, with a major in Marketing and a minor in International Business studies.
A knowledgeable market researcher and strategist, T’lia Dennis offers Ellipsis Partners’ clients the essential information and analysis needed to make decisions in a shifting market. T'lia is adept at mining the Web for information and discerning in assessing that information's credibility and relevance. T'lia provide market research, marketing strategic planning, and content conversion support for Ellipsis Partners' clients.
Working as a Research and Advertising Assistant at the Caliber Learning Network, T’lia supported the launches of several academic distance learning programs. Her clients included such distinguished institutions as Johns Hopkins University and Columbia University Teachers College. Her role as Marketing Specialist and Associate Product Manager for AGS Marketing equipped T’lia to use research as a basis for consumer product launches.
T’lia draws on her expertise in research to help clients establish sound marketing plans that are based first and foremost on a customer’s needs. Evidence gathered through primary and secondary research is skillfully crafted into print and online web advertisement copy, competitive analysis, direct and email mail strategies and decisions leading to new technology initiatives.
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