Members of the year

John Peters is the owner of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Deaths since 2005. To date, the IPICD has trained over 10,000 individuals as instructors in this specialized topic, and has expanded its training programs in 2008 and again in 2009. The IPICD will be adding new programs in 2012 to better serve the law enforcement, EMS, and related communities and stakeholders. It all started when the interest of martial arts and the FBI because a collateral field and merged both together. The key to Dr. Peter’s success would definitely be his education and experience and never lose your faith, which means a lot to him. Having an extremely impressive educational background it didn't let him down a bit. In the future he would like to peruse a law degree. A highlight of his career would be saving the lives of others through this beneficial training program.

Diane has been the Chair of Information Technology and Cybersecurity at Marymount University for eight years; She manages a series of programs for undergraduate and graduate students. As of now, her team of students includes about one hundred graduates and two hundred undergraduates. Beginning as a chemist, Diane eventually went into labor science and then into computing chemistry. She is an incredibly creative person, a problem solver and exceptional at thinking outside of the box, as she enters the end of her work life, she is beginning to think about how she wants to spend her time; In the next four to five years, she would like to be a philanthropist in stem education; she firmly believes it's important for young people to understand the importance of technology; Diane believes that as you get higher in your field, credibility is important; She enjoys mentoring people and having them come to her for knowledge; Diane feels that her work in chemical emphatics in the 1970's has been her most significant work yet.

Margie Tingley has been the President and Co-founder of Tingley Systems, Inc. for the past thirty eight years, which provides solutions for major healthcare providers throughout the US for both government and private sectors. They were the first managed care software company in the country. Margie frequently speaks at lectures and seminars. She was recently on an eight state speaking tour with the Small Business Association and travelers where she spoke about entrepreneurism. Margie has been featured in over seventy magazines and newspapers, radio and TV talk shows about her success. She does volunteer work with local organizations, such as the Museum of Science and Technology. She is also the inventor of several patents. One of the highlights of Margie's career is being invited by the Israeli Bonds to go to Israel to meet with Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin and the mayor of Tel Aviv. She was also invited to President Bush's inauguration. Margie attributes her success to never saying "I can't" and always saying "I'll try", and never missing an opportunity to solve a problem. Her future goals are to write a book about her life and to continue being busy with speaking tours and working on advances in medicine.

Paul Stier is a Principal at the furniture company, Inside Source in the San Francisco Bay area. He is in charge of business development, meeting new clients as well as taking care of existing ones. He has over 10 years of experience in this field of work, and initially got involved in furniture due to his interest in the design end that goes into the furniture business. Paul's main concern is the interest of the client, and makes sure that he fulfills their desires with great detail. Paul loves California and its history, as he has many family members from here. In his spare time, Paul donates to St. Vincent de Paul, which aims to end poverty.

John is a successful entrepreneur with 60 years of experience in the computer industry. John established Cosgrove Computer Systems, Inc. in 1970. Initially the company provided software engineering services throughout California to the aerospace and defense companies. Later his daughter joined and expanded their business to include disaster recovery planning and telecommunications. Cosgrove Consulting provides unique consulting projects to their clients that allow access virtually. In addition, John has taught at Loyola and UCLA graduate level engineering courses to share his expertise in the field. John is an active member in the UCLA alumni and fraternity. He attributes his success to always being highly involved as early as his high school years. The highlight of his career has been being the head of the DC10 flight systems. John hopes to networking with likeminded professionals and receive recognition for his accomplishments.

Clinton Miner is a founding partner and attorney at Storer and Miner since 2010. Miner specializes in litigation, workers' compensation, and personal injury. Miner received his juris doctorate degree in law from the University of Idaho College of Law in 1988. With over 25 years of experience, Miner attributes his success to his personal relationship with clients and the Idaho State Bar. Miner has been awarded "Highly Rated in Both Legal & Ethical Standards" for 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014 by Martindale-Hubbell. In 2007, Miner was awarded "Champion of Civil Justice" by the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association.

Alyce-Hannah started her company, A. Communication/Sceneazine Magazine in 2014 after having no luck finding a job in her area of study, which was communications. She is a free lance writer and editor with a flair for a different type of verbiage. In her writing, Alyce-Hannah seeks to draw the reader into the written words with a variety of funny, anecdotal stories, puns and jokes. She feels that readers will remember this form of writing long after the dry words of encyclopedias, etc. Alyce-Hannah has always been interested in writing papers, stories and anecdotes and she even has her daughter writing reports during the summer holiday, hopefully providing topics that require some research. She received an Associate’s Degree in Writing and General Studies from Aiken Technological College, receiving the outstanding student award, but then continued at the University of South Carolina where she obtained her Bachelor Degree in Communication and Psychology in 2014 managing to graduate Cum Laude. Alyce-Hannah writes human resource articles on the web and is looking to form and mold every kind of media. She researches various media forms and has even helped a client write and edit a book about his life. She likes reading, movies, music and is active in Habitat for Humanity, ASPCA and NWACP. In addition to these activities, she writes articles for a magazine entitled Sceneazine in which she follows local bands and writes about them.

Dr. Farquhar is the Vice President of Quality, Research and Measurement for URAC an independent, nonprofit organization which is a well-known leader in promoting health care quality through its accreditation, education, and measurement programs. Through this position Dr. Farquhar strategic oversight and must oversee the work of the quality, research and measurement department that includes convening stakeholder committees and task forces for input into performance measure selection, data collection and analysis of client performance, reporting on the quality of client services and developing various methodologies to improve the quality of products offered by URAC. With over 33 years in the health care industry, Dr. Farquhar developed an aptitude and passion for the quality measurement and health care policy. As a result Dr. Farquhar started as a Health Scientist Administrator for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. She then progressed to be Senior Advisor of the Quality Indicators Initiative, and eventually the Vice President of Performance Measures for the National Quality Forum, the first nurse to hold that position. As an expert in her field, Dr. Farquhar speaks in universities and conferences on the field of quality, performance measurement, nursing and public policy. Dr. Farquhar credits her success to her passion for helping people and the opportunity to be able to combine both her health care and business expertise in the most optimal way. In the future, Dr. Farquhar will be completing her six sigma certification which will further help URAC grow. In her free time Dr. Farquhar is an avid supporter of The Humane Society of the United States, the ASPCA, the Art League of Ocean City Center for the Arts and the Nature Conservancy. As a business professional Dr. Farquhar is looking to connect with other health care professionals in an exchange of knowledge and ideas.

John Smrdeli is a leader with ACTenviro in the Southwest Region. John offers broad expertise founded upon over 28 years of industry experience serving both the public and private sectors. Through his guidance and knowledge, John is moving the regional division forward to become the industry source for all related services with an eye toward expanding both government sector contracts as well as private industry market share. John and his team bring a proactive and dynamic approach toward designing a custom tailored services portfolio that meet the comprehensive environmental and waste management needs of clients throughout the Southwest.

Gustavo Lara has had over 15 years of experience in his career and has made many milestones throughout its existence. For the past 3 years he has been the Internal Auditor for SuKarne, a Mexican multinational corporation focused on the food protein industry. He is responsible for the growth of SuKarne since he has been there. The company has grown over 40% in the past 3 years. He has been a valuable asset to every company he has worked for. Gustavo has such a large amount of passion for his work and wants to keep improving to the best of his ability. He has also applied an extreme amount of hard work, dedication, perseverance and a little bit of luck. These factors, along with Gustavo's amazingly outgoing personality have gotten him to where he is today.

On September 1, 2014 The Board of Trustees at Southeastern Bible College elected Dr. Alexander Granados its next college President. This decision came as no surprise as Alexander has had over 25 years of extensive cross-cultural ministry experience among African Americans, Asians, Caucasians, and Latinos and has held administrative positions in both domestic and international for-profit and non-profit organizations. Alexander's practice of "preaching and teaching" has influenced several churches, youth groups and organizations through his lectures and public speaking engagements. His passion and dedication to his students led Alexander to receive Professor of the Year, in 2012, a most distinguished and prestigious teaching award from The Master's College. As a proud native of Bogotá, Colombia, Alexander was raised with a strong appreciation for education and culture. With his parent's strong encouragement and pride Alexander went on to attend the University of California Los Angeles in 1988. It was at this university that Alexander truly began his professional career under the influence and mentorship of one of his professors, Dr. Donald Chisholm. As a self-proclaimed ferocious learner, Alexander has gone on to write book reviews and chapters on Christian Culture and Higher Education with his own publication on the way. Knowing the value of giving back, Alexander is on the Board of Directors, holding the position of Treasurer, for White Fields Inc. An organization committed to developing strong self-sustaining national churches. They support indigenous pastors in their own countries working amongst their own people making language and cultural barriers non-existent and the message of the Gospel to be spread more quickly.

Dr. Jonathan P. Gluckman has successfully taken companies and products from inception to successful market launch in technologies including silicon wafers, radios, consumer electronics, and polymer/chemical products. He has significant experience in corporate management and governance, financial management, investment and financial raises, outsourcing and fabless manufacturing, overseas contract manufacturing, business development, and Government contracting. Dr. Gluckman and the 6th Wave’s team have successfully designed and launched products in the highly specialized field of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and hold multiple patents in this technology. His company is focused on launching products that range from mining and bomb detection to biomedical.

Estifanos Biru Shargie is a Senior Specialist, Public Health Impact Evaluation at The Global Fund. The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria raises and invests nearly four billion dollars every year to support country-led and community-centered programs in countries that are most in need. The Global Fund is dedicated to finding health solutions to bring an end to AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis by partnering with governments, civil society and local communities. Estifanos adds value to the positive impact of the Global Fund by coordinating joint evaluations of the national disease programs for HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, performing health sector reviews, and assessing the health impact of investments in disease control efforts. His responsibilities also include data systems and quality assessments as well as analysis of gaps and investment needs in country data systems. Estifanos has so far contributed to 29 publications and he shares his vast knowledge of experience giving presentations and training regularly. He started at the Global Fund in 2009 as a Senior Epidemiologist and advanced to his current role in 2012. He is passionate and committed to finding solutions to offer better access to treatment and drugs and expand awareness in order to help fight diseases in communities and is optimistic about the opportunities presented by advancing technology.

Carolyn Lewis worked at San Jose State University for 29 years and retired in 2003 as the Senior Associate Athletic Director. Carolyn's career experience focused on overseeing internal operations of the Athletic Department and coaching various sports teams, including Field Hockey. Between 1976 and 1987, Carolyn consistently led and coached the San Jose State University Field Hockey team onto the nation's Top 10 list. During the same period, Carolyn also coached two Field Hockey team members to the National team level; served on the USA Field Hockey National Squad Coaching Staff; and was twice selected conference Coach of the Year. Carolyn also has strong public speaking skills and experience. She travels and hosts presentations for high school students regarding attending college and the acquisition of athletic scholarships. During her professional career she held many leadership positions including the United States Field Hockey Association Vice President for Administration, Interim Director of Athletics and President's Cabinet at San Jose State, and member of the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Committee. She was chair of the SJSU Gender Equity Committee and was instrumental in establishing the SJSU Gender Equity Plan and starting three new women's intercollegiate athletic teams (Soccer, water polo, and cross County. In retirement she has continued to stay involved in her local community through the following activities: Girls' Basketball Head Coach at Pacific Collegiate School (five years), Monterey High School Sports Professions and Recreation Careers Advisory Board, docent at Seacliff State Beach, SJSU Alumni Association Santa Cruz Area Chapter Board (current President), and Treasurer and Board member for Trout Gulch Mutual Water Company. Her hobbies include sailing, traveling and gardening. She represents the SJSU Alumni; by serving on the San Jose State University Alumni Association Board of Directors and raises scholarship money for Santa Cruz Area students to attend San Jose State University.

Randy Walti is the General Counsel for the Telgian Corporation which is a publicly traded and private, mutli-national high tech, manufacturing/OEM, software, R & D, aerospace, and IT companies. Randy's responsibilities include managing the boards of directors, legal and non-legal staffs, litigation and compliance. He received his JD from Georgetown University of Law, served as a JAG Colonel in the US Air Force and held the position as General Counsel for other prominent organizations.

Bill has been with Avison Young real estate for 30 years where his expertise lies in the area of office leasing. As such he leads a team of 3 in dealing with major businesses and Fortune 500 companies. Bill is a member of many associations involving his profession such as the Urban Development Institute, the real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver as well as NAIOP (National Association of Industrial and Office Properties) and SIOR (Specialist of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors) to name a few. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration/recreation administration from the University of Alberta in 1977. Bill's hard work, honesty and ethical practices have consistently placed him in the top of his field, having won awards for his performance in each company where he has worked. These character traits are traits that Bill credits for his success. He enjoys sports, particularly playing ice hockey and golf, and likes to spend time at his home in Arizona. In addition, Bill is happy to support the United Way of Greater Vancouver.

At the age of 20, Woody committed to taking-on the impossible in all endeavors. At first he thought it was impossible and by his mid-30’s it turned into impossible, societally. Currently, he continues as an active architect and co-creator of high-promise, high-impact enterprises, while simultaneously experimenting with ways to keep both work-life and “the good-life” together. He is Co-Founder and Chairman of “Refounding a Bold America” since May 2015. RBA, a 501 c.3., is a charitable organization, is currently in action in Iowa to increase by 10X the production and consumption of healthy food and water by 2018, in his teams Midwestern bread-basket states by 2021 and through-out America by 2025. Success will be measured by achieving the upcoming 10X objectives, by the health of children and grandchildren, by the regeneration of the health of America’s adults and by the sense of well-being on earth. Side-by-side with Healthy Food & Water, they will move to launch other Initiatives whose success, like that of Healthy Food & Water, will be achieved by energizing America’s burgeoning groundswell of activists dedicated to fixing the obvious societal problems faced in daily life. Subsequent Initiatives will include “Do No Harm” and “No Waste.” RBA will be funded with 50% of the net earnings of Blue Planet Gpe, a manufacturer of pure, energetic water.

Gilman Hanson has been the Chief Design Officer at Hanson Design since he founded the company in 1988. His expertise lies in strategizing, designing and implementing brands for web, consumer packaging, retail and corporate communications. Gil directs brand strategy and oversees creative. Today Hanson Design offers their clients new ways of brand engagement with multiple segment audiences. Their goal is to create memorable and enticing brand experiences that engage consumers anytime and anywhere around the globe. Hanson believes that the key to his success is 1. understanding the goals and objectives of his clients, 2. knowing intimately who the audiences, 3. creating visceral brands that are distinct and relevant. He often encourages his creative team to venture into the unknown to discover new perspectives and fresh ideas. He and his talented team of marketers, designers, writers, programmers and consultants have created award winning solutions for clients such as American Express, Aramark, AstraZeneca, Bentley Systems, EDMC, JPMorgan, Kraft Foods, Finlandia, Colgate-Palmolive, MAACO, Pernod Ricard, Sodexo and ZeroWater. In addition to Hanson Design, Gilman also works with international partners - Berger Farrell in South Africa and Commcepta in Brazil. These alliances provide global brand solutions for a wide range of firms including: Aramark, Pernod Ricard, Unilever, SAB Miller, Sodexo, Irving & Johnson, Kraft, PepsiCo, Henkel, Chivas Regal, Brown Forman and McDonalds. Gilman has helped Fortune 500 companies worldwide on strategic brand design issues such as brand identity, brand marketing, web design, social media, retail design and consumer packaging. Additionally, Gilman’s award-winning designs have been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), International Brand Packaging Awards, International Beverage Council, the Brand Design Association, and have been featured in Brand Week, Restaurants News, Automotive Aftermarket and other trend-setting thought-leading journals. Hanson has also authored numerous white papers on brand influences and marketing design trends including uses of Social Media and Human Aesthetics. He has been a speaker at national packaging design conferences and has served as a judge on various design competitions. Gil holds a BFA in Design and Communications from the Rhode Island School of Design, and has also studied at Fleming College in Florence, Italy and at Colby College in Waterville, ME. He particpates regularly in supporting global humanitarian relief international peace. He loves being a father and husband. And enjoys biking, skiing, swimming, and traveling. Bristol Who’s Who Member Gilman Hanson, can be found on the Who's Who Directory, where he is looking forward to networking with you.

Ross T. Anderson graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with his Juris Doctor as well as his AD in political science. After many years of experience handling large defendants and over 25 years of experience in the legal field and litigation in particular, he gained better insight into how to approach these types of defendants and embarked on his own successful law practice. Ross opened the doors to his own firm in 2008. It's here that he has further specialized in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury and civil rights areas. Ross has generously done a good deal of pro bono work in the community, setting aside 10-15% of his time to do so. As he tries to grow his firm further and increase his professional profile as a business owner, he hopes to continue serving the community.

Alan is the Vice President of Client Partnerships with Beacon Health Options where he oversees the project direction teams, clinical outcomes, finances and contractual obligations. His expertise in healthcare providers and management allows him to create and incentivize more creative payment methods. Through Beacon Alan is affiliated with the Coalition of Behavioral Healthcare Agencies and is a current board member of the Case Management Society of America where he has worked with them for the past 8 years. Throughout his career Alan has been published in a research study for his work and efforts in improving Compliance and healthcare management for Behavioral Health. He has also been invited to present and sit on various panels for different conferences and speaking engagements that include the New York Association of Psychiatry Rehabilitation Specialists and the CMSA Annual Conference and Expo. His focus points are generally managed healthcare, health plans and strategic partnerships for quality outcomes. Alan credits his vast knowledge in healthcare and quality control management to his post secondary education. He obtained his Masters in Social Work from the New York University and his Bachelors of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia. His ability to structurally and fundamentally apply his skill set to improve the quality of life for those that require it most is what drove him to become involved in healthcare management. Alan greatly attributes his success to being fortunate to work with very talented individuals over the longevity of his career that he could also learn from, good mentors and his education for a broader perspective. He aspires to continue to impact and improve healthcare management in his current role while the healthcare field continues to evolve.