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Susan Wallace

Susan Wallace

Contacthttps://geminimade.com/contact/ SUSAN WALLACE Senior Marketing Manager, Gemini Susan Wallace has over twenty years’ experience in sales, marketing, and business management in the construction and real estate industries with a specific focus on providing an improved customer experience for B2B partners and their end users. “The array of experiences I gained while working in a family [...]
Whitney Klinkenborg

Whitney Klinkenborg

Whitney Klinkenborg Director of Marketing, Gemini, Inc. Whitney Klinkenborg joined the Gemini Marketing team in 2021. Since then, the team has grown from 3 individuals to 9. Prior to Gemini, Whitney spent 11 years with Pella Corporation in a variety of Marketing and Sales roles. She resides in the Minneapolis area with her husband, two [...]
James Carpentier, AICP

James Carpentier, AICP

James Carpentier, AICP Director, State and local Government Affairs James Carpentier is the Director, State and local Government Affairs with the International Sign Association. In this capacity, James works with and educates local officials and planners in the creation of beneficial and enforceable sign regulations. Prior to that James was the principal of Carpentier Consulting [...]
Aaron Cradduck

Aaron Cradduck

Aaron Cradduck Owner, Solano Signs Aaron Cradduck, who had owned and operated AC Wholesale Signs of Fairfield since 2007, bought Solano Signs and merged the two companies in 2010. In doing so, he created a local firm that can provide anything from a small magnetic sign to a giant corporate sign visible from a freeway. [...]
Claire Ficke

Claire Ficke

Claire Ficke Business Development - Partnerships, CompanyCam Claire has been with CompanyCam since 2020, and understands the contractor / builder / installer relationships. She is responsible for building partnerships with new industries, and brings her knowledge to help the sign industry. Her goal is to expand awareness of the #1 Photo documentation app for contractors. [...]
Mark Kissling

Mark Kissling

MARK KISSLING Editor in Chief, Signs of the Times Magazine Mark Kissling started in the book division of the company that published Signs of the Times in 1993. He joined the editorial staff in 2016 and became Editor-in-Chief in 2021. Signs of the Times magazine is the leading publication for sign professionals and has been [...]
Robin Donovan

Robin Donovan

ROBIN DONOVAN Strategist, Facilitator and Speaker Robin Donovan was Editor-in-Chief, Signs of the Times magazine, and in 2020 moved full-time into her work as the health-obsessed founder of Strategy Robin, a values-driven consultancy for strategic planning, speaking and facilitation. She was among FOLIO’s Top Women in Media in 2019 for her strategic turnarounds of media [...]
Bob Dubow

Bob Dubow

BOB DUBOW VP Business Development, Beacon Funding Bob Dubow has been Vice President, Business Development at Beacon Funding since 2008. He is a CPA and started his career auditing equipment leasing and financing companies. Over the past 30-plus years, Bob has built a broad range of experience in the equipment financing industry, from Accounting to [...]
Ken Von Wald

Ken Von Wald

KEN VON WALD President & CEO, Denco Sales Ken Von Wald is president, Denco Sales, Inc in Denver, CO, a sign supply distributor. Ken has served in many capacities within ISA for more than a decade. He chaired the Education Committee for several years and helped facilitate a strategic planning for education. He served on [...]
Mark Larson

Mark Larson

TOM CARR VP, Prior Owner, SignWorks Mark has spent the past 30 years in printing and print related technologies. Mr. Larson has held various executive positions with leading printers, print management and technology companies who provided workflow solutions to enterprise companies, requiring graphic arts and fulfillment solutions. He participated in the growth of one firm [...]
Tom Carr

Tom Carr

TOM CARR VP, Prior Owner, SignWorks Tom Carr majored in Design at UCLA where he studied under Lois Swirnoff, a protégé of the renowned color theorist, Josef Albers. Tom received a BA in Design from UCLA in 1988. Earning two scholarships, Tom was also awarded the Dean's medal for excellence by the college faculty. Prior [...]
Adi Vishwall

Adi Vishwall

ADI VISHWALL Unpaid Intern, School of Sign Arts Adi is another papercut survivor. Born at a very young age, he was analogue at birth, but digital by design. Adi has been making round shapes look good since 1989. He spends his time either teaching contributors and speakers how to use a microphone, or decoding the [...]
Justin Seibert

Justin Seibert

JUSTIN SEIBERT CO-Owner, The Sign Brothers The Sign Bros. retail sign company that Justin Seibert and his brother, Michael, started in 2007 provided a perfect merger of the siblings' skill sets. Justin has a turf grass management degree from UGA in 2002 and a background in construction, and Michael has a marketing and finance degree [...]
Kim Rasmussen

Kim Rasmussen

KIM RASMUSSEN President, It's A Sign Owner of It's A Sign, founded in 2004. At the helm as active President, Kim develops relationships and communication platforms with companies, creating sign and marketing solutions. The company focuses on eco-friendly sign solutions, maximizing their WBE certification and maintaining a work environment where people grow to their personal [...]
Paul Williams

Paul Williams

PAUL WILLIAMS Business Consultant & Executive Coach Paul Williams is a strategist, business consultant and coach based in Florida. Since 1988, he has advised over 1000 clients in manufacturing, high technology and financial services firms. He emphasizes strategy, focus and results. He has domestic and international, senior management experience in sales, marketing, operations and general [...]
Tim O’Donnell

Tim O’Donnell

TIM O'DONNELL General Manager, Vixxo Sign and Lighting A leader in professional development and business growth in the sign and image industry, Tim is a second-generation sign-man. He’s spent his entire professional career in the sign business, working for some of the nation's premier sign companies. Tim’s experience leading both large national organizations as well [...]
Teresa M Young

Teresa M Young

TERESA M. YOUNG President & CEO, Sign Biz, Inc. Teresa M. Young is the President and CEO of Sign Biz, Inc., a full-service business development company for support of sign industry entrepreneurs. She is also Founder of LobbyPOP® and EcoSignage.org and served as Past Chairwoman of both the International Sign Association (ISA) as well as [...]
Penny Wise

Penny Wise

PENNY WISE Board Member, School of Sign Arts Penny Wise is Vice President on the executive committee of the School of Sign Arts board. She has been part of the sign industry since she was built in 1991. She is pictured here when young, with her father, the famous Bevel D. Wise, standing by her [...]
Betsy Ewart

Betsy Ewart

BETSY EWART National Sales Executive, Pattison Sign Group Betsy Ewart assumed the position of Chief Revenue Officer with Cummings Resources in March 2017. Her experience spans over 18 years in the industry working in numerous areas of the business. With a BS in Human Resources Management and early career focus in talent management, Mrs. Ewart [...]