About TAG

Overview

 

It's a new world for tech, and the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has emerged as a world-class membership organization and an engine for economic development for the state of Georgia. TAG's mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Georgia's technology community to foster an innovative and connected marketplace that stimulates and enhances Georgia's tech-based economy.

TAG TODAY:

  • 19,200 members
  • 1,900 Member Companies
  • 200+ Events per year
  • 32 Societies

Membership in TAG puts you in good company: a who's who of tech leaders and pioneers. With over 19,000 members representing nearly 2,000 tech and tech-enabled companies, TAG is a leader in the technology industry, connecting you to thought leaders, executives of FORTUNE 500 companies, investors, government and civic leaders, service providers and entreprenuers. TAG membership also provides you with instant access to our specialized groups that focus on a board cross section of industries and topics. Our 32 societies encompass more than a dozen disciplines, including international business, mobility, entertainment technology, project management and even offshore development solutions.

When you join TAG, you support the economic development of Georgia's technology industry. In addition to our more than 200 educational and networking events each year, TAG is as an advocate for positive public policy change. We work with government leaders to develop and enact the policies and legislation that will bolster the growth of our technology community.

We further support economic development efforts throughout the state by partnering with city, regional and state chambers of commerce and other growth-oriented organizations to promote the great companies and people that comprise our technology community. Our ultimate goal is to make Goergia a top five state for technology by 2015.

Join TAG today...because the strength of our membership builds value in TAG and will ultimately help us impact the future of technology in Georgia.

Sincerely,
Tino Mantella
President

 
The History of TAG:

TAG launched in January 1999 as a merger of three of the state's largest technology organizatoins: the Southeastern Software Association, the Business and Technology Alliance and Women in Technology. At its launch, TAG became one of the largest technology organizations in the country.

TAG is headquartered in Atlanta and has chapters in Augusta, Columbus, Middle Georgia, Savannah, and coming soon, Athens. The organization is part of the Technology Councils of North America.

Meet the TAG Staff

To learn more about a Staff Member, click on their name below to visit their profile. Staff are listed in alphabetical order by first name.

Amanda Hendley

Vice President, Executive Engagement

Barbara Martin

Senior Director, Corporate Events

Brady Cannon

Programs Director, TAG Savannah

Brian Inman

Senior Director, Corporate Membership

Casey Dudek

Director, Corporate Relations

Debbi Litt

Marketing Coordinator, TAG Education Collaborative

Derek Howard

Director, Industry Participation & Office Management

Heather Miner

Senior Director, Community & Economic Resources

Joshua Lewis

Operations Associate

Katherine Watson

Director, Member Services

Katie Dion

Director, Communications and Engagement, TAG Education Collaborative

Kelsey Bouton

Director, Social Media & Business Services

M. Cole Jones

Director, Corporate Relations

Melanie Brandt

Chief Operating Officer

Michael Bosarge

Controller

Michael Robertson

Executive Director, TAG Education Collaborative

Peggy Sullivan

Director, Corporate Relations

Richie Johnson

Senior Director, Government & Public Affairs

Sherri Von Behren

Programs & Events, TAG Education Collaborative

Sierra Moore

Membership and Events Associate

Tino Mantella

President and Chief Executive Officer

Tony Cooper

Director, Public Relations & Georgia's Technology Evangelist

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Bekim Haliti

Membership Intern

Spenser Burch

Accounting Intern

Taylor Crowder

Marketing and Events Intern

Leadership Council

2013 TAG Leadership Council

Greg Boyd

Acumlus

BI/Enterprise Performance Management

Eric Falthzik, Director, Customer Intelligence

Cox Communications

BI/Enterprise Performance Management

Jeff Clement, Managing Director

Revolution Technologies

Business & Technology Alliance

Adam Herndon, Senior Manager

Jabian Consulting

Business & Technology Alliance

Raj Verma

Matasys Technologies Inc.

Business Process Management

Ron Jones, Portals & Collaboration Center of Excellence Leader

CTS, Inc.

Content Management

Jerry Recht

JRi Solutions

Corporate Development

Chad McCloud, Executive Director

Jabian

Customer Relationship Management

Dharika (Dee) Hopkins, Data Governance Practice Lead / Consultant

3sage Consulting

Data Governance

Niki Rabren, Executive Director

3sage Consulting

Data Governance

Richard A. Smith, Managing Partner

Benton + Bradford Consulting

Diversity

Audra Browning, SED Channel Manager

Hitachi Data Systems

Entertainment

Reid P. Eastburn, VP Information

The Experts Assurance and Security

Finance

Sean M. Banks, Partner

TTV Capital

Fin Tech

Irving Corrales, Principal

Cipher Technologies

Government Technology

Pat Williams, President

McKenzie Daniels & Associates

Health

Larry Bruce

Brickhouse Resources

Human Resources

Roy Hadley, Partner

Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Information Security

William Barton, Jr., Global Strategic Sourcing Director

First Data

Logistics

Mark Maksimik, Customer Technology Director

United Parcel Service

Logistics

Kevin Howarth

Marketing

Hugh Wellington

Manufacturing

John Trainor, VP, CIO

Aaron's, Inc.

Mobility

Bo Brown, Technical Product Manager

Wolters Kluwer

Product Management

Angela Alea, Senior Business Performance Advisor

Insperity

Professional Services

Ronnie Bratcher

Arete Alliance, LLC

Recruiting

Bob Miller, VP, Energy & Utilities Global Technology Services

IBM

Smart Energy

Andy Burns, Sales Engineer

HP

Social

Hal Schlenger

AllConnect

Social

Linda Hughes, CEO

The Great Ridge Company

Southeastern Software Association

Stephanie Hill, Executive Director

Women in Technology

Paul Terlemezian, President

iFive Alliances, LLC

Workplace Learning

Marcus Bearden

Young Professionals

Paul Ilse, CEO

Aptean

Marty Gupta

CAP Consulting

Adam Harrell, President & Founder

Nebo

Board of Directors

2013 TAG Board of Directors

Kevin Abel, President

Abel Solutions, Inc.

Don Addington, President and CEO

Mobile Labs

Kent Antley, Partner

Miller & Martin PLLC

Claire Arnold, CEO

Leapfrog Services

Neeraj Basandra, Co-CEO & President

Primus Software

Todd Bell, Vice President, Information Technology

Verizon Wireless

Dan Candeto, General Manager - Global Bottler Solutions Group

The Coca-Cola Company

Paul Carmody, Chief Marketing Officer

Cbeyond

Michael Cassidy, President & CEO

Georgia Research Alliance

David Clapp, Managing Partner

CarterBaldwin Executive Search

Brett Clarence, Partner

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dallas Clement, CFO

AutoTrader.com

Ken Cornelius, President and CEO

Siemens One

Kevin Costello, President

Ariba, Inc.

Alan Dabbiere, Chairman

AirWatch

Dan Darling, Chief Information Officer

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Justin Eggart, Chief Information Officer

GE Energy Monitoring and Diagnostics Center

Eric Falthzik, Director, Customer Intelligence

Cox Communications, Inc.

Stephen Fleming, Vice Provost

Georgia Institute of Technology

Gina Gallo, President

Stratix Corporation

Sandeep Gauba, President & CEO

Metasys Technologies, Inc.

Patrick Gaul, VP-Sales

North America SafelyLocked, LLC

Stacie Hagan, Chief People Officer

EarthLink

Steve Hamilton, Area Director of Business Distribution

Verizon Wireless

Adam Harrell, President

Nebo Agency

Mike Hartness, Former Executive Vice President, Enterprise Delivery Services

SunTrust Bank

Robert Hendricks Jr, SVP, Program and Portfolio Management, Office of the CTO

McKesson Corporation

Joan Herbig, CEO

ControlScan

Brenda Holmes, Partner

Kilpatrick Townsend

Mark Johnson, Partner

Total Technology Ventures, LLC

Kathy Kay, Sr. Vice President, Application Delivery Services

SunTrust Bank

Sam Lim, VP & GM SPVTG, R&D Administration

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Glenn Lurie, President, Emerging Devices, National Distribution & Resale

AT&T

Gary May, Dean, College of Engineering

Georgia Tech

Mike Mayoras, CEO

RedPrarie

Barry McCarthy, GM, Strategic Clients and Alliances

First Data

Kevin McDearis, SVP, CTO

Fiserv

Mark Metz, CEO, OHC,

parent company of Canvas Systems and Corus

Robert (Bob) Miller, VP, Energy & Utilities, Global Technology Services

IBM

Jon Minutaglio, SVP & CTO

Fiserv

Mike Morris, Vice President

North Highland

Allen Moseley, General Partner

Noro-Moseley Partners

I. Sigmund Mosley, Jr., President

Imlay Investments

Mike Neumeier, Principal

Arketi Group

Thomas Noonan, President & CEO

JouleX

Dawn Patrick, Partner

Cherry, Bekaert & Holland LLP

Joe Patton, Senior Vice President of Sales

FiberLight, LLC

Mike Reidenbach, Worldwide CIO

EVO Merchant Services

Chris Reinking, Partner

Jabian Consulting

Andrew Rico, SVP/Senior Relationship Manager

Silicon Valley Bank

Brian Shield, CIO

Sheild Consulting

Peter Sinisgalli, Independent Investor

Independent Investor

Mark Taylor, VP & General Manager

Arrow Electronics

Martin Tilson, President

The Tilson Group

Sanjeev Tirath, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Pyramid Consulting, Inc.

Bill VanCuren, Vice President & CIO

NCR Corporation

Dave Webb, CIO

Equifax

Larry Williams, Vice President, Technology Industry Development

Metro Atlanta Chamber

Olin Wise, Chief Technology Officer - Distributed Systems

TSYS

Bart Wood, Vice President, Enterprise Planning and Strategic Support

Southern Company

John Yates, Partner in Charge - Corporate Technology Group

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Dennis Zakas, Partner; CEO

Zakas & Leonard, LLP; Group Office Buys, LLC and Dynamic Bundles, LLC

Nigel Zelcer, Partner

Jabian Consulting

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TAG Gold Sponsors

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