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Bill Shepard, Founder & Executive Director
Phone(408) 292-1593 office (408) 206-7953 cell
Email bshepard@COOForum.org
Websitewww.COOForum.org

Bill Shepard brings to the COO Forum a wealth of senior level expertise, knowledge, and successes in a wide variety of industries and business situations. He founded the COO Forum in 2004 expressly to enable COOs and Second-in-Comm... (Full Bio)

Laura Weikle, Member Services Coordinator
Phone(408) 206-2994
Emaillweikle@COOForum.org
Websitehttp://www.COOForum.org

Laura Weikle began her career as a specialist in public and community relations at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California.  For many years she supported the center’s director by organizing special e... (Full Bio)



  Chapter Directors

Scott Burns, Denver Colorado
Phone (303) 887-3016
Email sburns@cooforum.org
Website www.eggfusion.com   www.myfreshegg.com  

Mr. Burns has over 20 years of developing entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial business. Scott’s core strength in supporting these ventures is his investment in the team, and his deeply rooted operational and process disciplines tha... (Full Bio)


Gary J. Comeau, Boston Mass.
Phone (781) 620-1006 office (781) 929-1148 cell
Email gjcomeau@necs-ma.com
Website www.necs-ma.com    

Gary Comeau, President and founder of New England Collaboration Solutions has over 20 years of industry and consulting experience.  He specializes in organizational improvement and working with businesses to increase revenue and dec... (Full Bio)


Alisa Deitz, New Jersey
Phone (973) 258-0057
Email adeitz@cooforum.org
Website www.effectllc.com    

Alisa Deitz brings a wealth of business, advertising, and fundraising experience which includes a corporate career with American Express. Since launching EFFECT in 1999 she has consulted with a range of large, medium, and small companies... (Full Bio)


Harold Hamilton, Atlanta Georgia
Phone (404) 816-7577 office (404) 915-1588 cell
Email hhamilton@agsi.com
Website www.agsi.com    

As Senior Vice President and Managing Principal for AGSI, a management and technology consulting company, Mr. Harold Hamilton has responsibility for overall project delivery to AGSI customers. He directs the firm’s strategy, m... (Full Bio)


Paul K. Herrerias, Marin California
Phone (415) 721-7001 office (415) 302-5300 cell
Email p.herrerias@stantonchase.com
Website www.stantonchase.com    

Paul Herrerias is Managing Director and Founder of the Northern California office of Stanton Chase, a global retained executive search firm. His team specializes in recruiting at the chief, vice president, and director levels, and also f... (Full Bio)


Nancy Keene, Dallas Texas
Phone (972) 404-8411
Email n.keene@stantonchase.com
Website www.stantonchase.com    

Nancy Keene is a Director in the Dallas office of Stanton Chase, a top-ranked, global retained executive search firm with 64 offices in 39 countries.  She handles assignments in the energy, industrial, and technology sectors and is ... (Full Bio)


Raj Leyl, Washington D.C.
Phone (301) 537-4034 cell
Email rleyl@cooforum.org
Website www.sevatec.com    

Raj Leyl is currently an Executive Director at SevaTec, a rapidly growing professional services firm specializing in business transformation, human capital management, and IT consulting services.  In this role, he provides executive... (Full Bio)


John Maver, San Ramon California
Phone (925) 648-7561
Email john.maver@mavermanagement.com
Website www.mavermanagement.com   mavermanagement.blogspot.com  

John Maver, President of the Maver Management Group, helps senior executives to achieve their business and personal goals through business acceleration consulting. John has been President or General Manager of Divisions with Procter &am... (Full Bio)


Dr. Margery Mayer, San Carlos California
Phone (650) 591-4255
Email mmayer@COOForum.org
Website www.spexperts.com    

As the President and Founder of Strategy & Process Experts, and a behavioral scientist, Margery Mayer guides companies in creating shareholder value through strategic change. She helps turn businesses around by working with senior ma... (Full Bio)


Dr. Juan Montermoso, San Jose California
Phone (408) 390-6475
Email jp.montermoso@comcast.net
Website www.montermoso.com    

As the President of Montermoso Associates, a marketing and training consultancy, Dr. Juan P. Montermoso enables high tech organizations to reach and retain the right customers by integrating channel management strategies with effective s... (Full Bio)


Joseph B. Quinn, New York
Phone (212) 455-8589
Email joseph.quinn@lhh.com
Website www.lhh.com    

Joseph B. Quinn is a Vice President with Lee Hecht Harrison (LHH), the global human capital consulting firm.  In his role, he helps corporate clients strategically lead employees through the employee lifecycle.  Mr. Quinn works... (Full Bio)