| Norcross Fellowship Luncheon |
| "Christian Business Professionals sharing their faith within the workplace." |
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| PAST SPEAKERS BY DATE |
| September - October 2003 |
| SEPT. 3 - Testimonies by luncheon attendees. SEPT. 10 - Testimonies by luncheon attendees. SEPT. 17 - Michael Covol, President of High Tech Sales. Michael provides management consulting to software and IT service companies. His expertise is sales management and process for which he has developed a "Sales Roadmap" for complex sales. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Worldwide Sales for VCG Software, providing solutions for the staffing industry. He has also been the Vice President of Sales for various Atlanta-based software companies which included taking CorVu public via an IPO. Michael has an MBA from Georgia State University and a BS in Computer Science from Penn State University. SEPT. 24 - Randall McCroskey, Director, Intelligroup, Inc. Randall is focused on refining the go to market and sales strategy for this leading and publicly traded systems integration and offshore development firm. Through his affiliation with Technology Association of Georgia, he has recently started a special interest group in Atlanta for offshore development and support. With 20 years' experience in the technology industry, Randall has developed extensive experience in sales, marketing, operations, and finance. He was formerly Vice President of Seventh Wave Technology, and before that he was North American Vice President of Operations for Mincom Inc., a $150 million enterprise software company focused on government and Fortune 1000 organizations. OCT. 1 - Testimonies by luncheon attendees. OCT. 8 - Frank R. Beaudine, Jr., Senior V.P. & Managing Director, Eastman & Beaudine, Inc. After 15 years of senior Human Resource roles with: Baxter Travenol, a major manufacturer of healthcare products; Dresser Industries, one of the largest corporations in the energy industry; and a top consumer packaged goods position at Sara Lee/Consolidated Foods, Frank understands first hand the challenges facing Human Resource executives today and is called upon regularly to lead H.R. seminars on effective hiring and organizational development. Frank joined Eastman & Beaudine in 1985, opened the Southeast Region of Eastman & Beaudine, Inc. in Atlanta in 1989 and has sucessfully managed all types of executive level engagements. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rockford College and completed graduate studies in Human Resources at Michigan State University. OCT. 15 - John M. (Mac) Russell, President, Automation & Distribution Engineering, Inc. Mac is the owner and sole employee of this consulting firm in Norcross, Georgia. After a 29-year career at Southern Engineering in Atlanta, the company was sold, and he soon found himself unemployed. In 2001, he elected to start his own company to provide engineering services for electric utilities in the area of electronic controls, protective equipment, and power quality investigations. He graduated from Georgia Tech with an electrical engineering degree in 1971, and is a licensed engineer in five states. OCT. 22 - Clinton M. Day, Investment Properties, Inc., based in Norcross. Clint is a broker and has developed retail centers in the Atlanta area. He has served two terms as a Georgia State Senator on the Banking Finance Committee. Clint currently is chairman of a new bank in Alpharetta, Integrity Bank. He also serves on the board of the Gwinnett Health Systems, the FSU Foundation, and the Day Foundation. He is a graduate of Florida State University with a degree in Business Administration. OCT. 29 - Cecil Flowe, Teacher and Head Coach, Parkview High School. Cecil began his teaching career at Redan High School and taught at Sequoyah High School and Stone Mountain High School before coming to Parkview. He became the Parkview Panthers head football coach in 1993, and has won 45 straight games, breaking the Georgia high school record. The Panthers were 1995 state runner-up and won the state championship in 1997, 2000, 2001, and 2002. Coach Flowe was named State Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2002 and was named ESPN National Coach of the Year Southeast Region in 2002. In his spare time, he teaches at the Nascar Winston Cup driving school, Speedtech Auto Racing School, based in Charlotte |