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Management Team President: Charles Santangelo Mr. Santangelo is former regional director of the
US Agency for International Development's Global Technology Network, a
worldwide, award-winning e-business network. He was USAID business
liaison to the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Export-Import Bank and
the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, and also served at a
director-level position with the White House Communications Office for
the NATO Summit (1999). For
the past two years Mr. Santangelo has been Assistant Professor of
International Business, Economic Policy and Information Technology at Mr.
Santangelo is frequently interviewed by the national and international
media, most recently on the subject of business visa delays, by CNN, ABC
News, Fortune Magazine, Business Week, Newsweek, Time, Bloomberg Media,
and the International Herald Tribune. He has also shared his
expertise on the reconstruction of Mr. Santangelo holds an MBA from the Georgetown University McDonough School of Business, a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Holy Cross College. He has conducted business and government activities in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Central America, and is proficient in Spanish. He serves on the Advisory Board of the World Bank Global Gateway. Mr. Peter Barca, Associate Mr. Barca is a former U.S. Congressman and Regional Administrator of
the U.S. Small Business Administration.
He is also Vice President of Aurora International (www.aurorainternational.com),
where he is
responsible for business development, marketing, program and service
delivery of private and public sector services in numerous countries in
Southeast Asia, Africa, and Central America. He developed strategic
partnerships with many companies in this region. He was twice recognized by
Fortune Magazine's Special Small Business Edition as one of the
"Power 30," the most powerful people in America leading
changes for small businesses. Fortune cited his success in international
trade a key reason for the recognition. Mr.
Brian D. Roberts, Associate Mr.
Roberts is CEO of Croix Connect, a Strategy and Technology Consulting
firm that works across industries to resolve business problems in the
three broad areas of people, processes and the technologies within them.
Brian’s company, Croix Connect offers a complete range of
organizational, technology, and operational development programs in the
area of Change Management, Brian
has vast experience leading Operations, Information Technology,
Engineering, and Project Management functions. He was an officer in the
United States Air Force, with assignments at the White House
Communications Agency (WHCA) and the Pentagon. Brian is on the
board of directors of Catholic Charities of the Arlington Diocese,
Tysons Corner Rotary Club, where he is also the Program Director, the
Capital Society (Washington DC area Clubcorp business clubs), and the IT
Service Management Forum’s (itSMF) National Capital Region, where he
was also a founding member. He is also a member of AFCEA, the
Armed Forces Communication and Engineering Association. Brian
received his BS in Computer Sciences from the Mr. Frank Spasaro, Associate and CTO Mr. Spasaro is former President and CEO of Burning Tree Technologies (BTT), a network architecture & infrastructure security services firm, which he co-founded and led from 1998 until its sale in 2002. He has over twenty-two years experience in management and senior staff positions with major telecom and IT service providers, including MCI Telecommunications, Concert Communications, and e.spire Communications. His business experience includes product marketing (including market analysis, product development, advertising, market surveys, and product pricing), finance and accounting, international business development, staffing and recruiting, and program management. His IT experience includes systems planning, integration, management, operations, and security. As CTO, Mr. Spasaro provides consultative support on TSG projects and operational activities related to the evaluation, development, implementation, and management of information systems by TSG and its clients. Mr. Spasaro holds an Bachelor's degree in Information Systems Management from the University of Maryland, and an MBA from The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Ms. Therese Fergo, Associate Ms. Fergo has 18 years of business development experience with Global 1000 companies, entrepreneurial firms, and with international organizations in management, market research, business analysis and strategic planning, corporate finance and communications, project fulfillment and evaluation. She previously worked for the European Union, United Nations Children's Fund, American Express Travel Related Services and for publicly held and start-up companies dealing with international trade and development worldwide. As a senior executive, she has been involved in the strategic planning and development of an array of services and products, including marketing/business plans and related corporate presentations, multi-million dollar fundraising activities, and media relations. She also established and maintained successful relationships with security analysts and investment managers, strengthened and expanded the scope of investor relations, and controlled the level and effectiveness of related corporate communications vehicles. Other significant activities include monitoring and administering sizeable budgets; analyzing and interpreting key financial market developments, and developing related business objectives. Ms. Fergo holds an MBA in International Business and Finance from The Johns Hopkins University. She is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Danish. |