2012 Judges
- Douglas C. Bates, M.S., M.B.A.- Aderit Internet Marketing Consulting
- Henry Bertolon- Partner, Manor Homes Development LLC
- Glenn Champagne- DataPoint Ventures
- John D. Colucci, Director, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton and President, North Shore Technology Council
- C.W. Dick - Managing Director, Ascent Venture Partners
- K. Brewer Doran - Dean, Bertolon School of Business, Salem State University
- Tom Dusenberry - Founder, Dusenberry Entertainment
- Bonnie Henry, DKH Business Advisors
- David W. Ives - CEO, NiiS, Inc.
- Gordon Massey, Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending, Salem Five Bank
- Richard T. Larkin, Senior Vice President, Healthcare and Not-for Profit Group Team Leader , People’s United Bank
- Robert Millerick, Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, East Boston Savings Bank
- Thomas P. Riley - Seniorlink President/Chief Operating Officer
- Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos - President and CEO of Community Credit Union
- Michael H. Shanahan - Managing Partner, Egan-Managed Capital
- Lars Swanson - President, Swan Capital, LLC
- Scott Vandersall, TD Bank North
- Les Vitale, Partner, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Judges Bios
Douglas C. Bates, M.S., M.B.A., Aderit Internet Marketing Consulting
Mr. Bates is the co-founder of Apredica, whose business plan won first place in the 2006 North of Boston Business Plan Competition. Apredica launched shortly thereafter, with funding through bootstrapping and friends and family investors. In 2010 Apredica was acquired by Cyprotex, a UK-based publicly traded company. Cyprotex and Apredica were rivals, performing preclinical pharmaceutical contract research. Cyprotex acquired Apredica to expand its reach into the US market and to speed its entry into the new and rapidly growing in vitro toxicology market where Apredica had already secured a leading position.
After the acquisition, Mr. Bates served as Cyprotex's Chief Marketing Officer. Previously Mr. Bates held roles in marketing management for Aquent, Nequity, Signet Bank, Providian, and The Franklin Mint. He is now involved in starting a new venture. Mr. Bates holds an A.B. degree from Dartmouth College, an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and an M.B.A. from the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University.
C.W. Dick- Managing Director, Ascent Venture Partners
Walter has helped build and finance successful New England-based technology and non-technology companies for over twenty years, including thirteen at Ascent. Prior to joining Ascent, Walter spent twelve years in a variety of executive positions in numerous subsidiaries of UST Corp., including President of its Venture Capital and Corporate Finance Subsidiaries. Walter is a former member and chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Small Business Investment Companies. He received a BS in Agricultural Economics from Cornell University, as well as an MBA from Babson College
Glenn Champagne, Angel Investor, Launchpad Venture Group
Glenn is an active angel investor and served on the board of directors of Launchpad Venture Group from 2004-2011. Over the last 10 years Launchpad Venture Group has made 35 investments, investing over $10M in companies that in turn, have gone on to raise nearly $175MM. Glenn brings more than 20 years of experience in the software industry focusing in consulting, sales, and management at the likes of then pre-IPO companies Oracle and Business Objects. He was also Director of Technical Services for Eprise Corporation, and a Principle with IBM/Tivoli. Glenn was vice president of sales at Inboxer, which was acquired by SafeCore in May 2009. Glenn was a 1st, 2nd, and pre-final round judge at the MassChallenge in 2010 and 2011 and a 2011 judge at North of Boston Business Plan Competition. For seven years, Glenn volunteered weekly at Children's Hospital Boston playing games with children battling cancer. He is an avid skier and enjoys Porsche Club of America autocross racing. Glenn holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University
John D. Colucci, Director, McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton and President, North Shore Technology Council
John has a dual background as both an attorney and CPA. This unique skill set gives John a differentiating perspective and depth of understanding of the legal issues necessary for protecting a growing business, as well as the financial drivers of operating and sustaining a successful company. John’s ability to communicate complex legal and business issues clearly, concisely and simply is a hallmark of his work, as is his easy manner, yet no-nonsense style in effectively managing business and legal matters for his clients.
John’s clients range from start-up companies to large multi-owner private and publicly traded corporations, with a majority of his current practice devoted to counseling software development and service companies. John has extensive experience in all areas of commercial transactions and business operations, and practices in the areas of business law, tax law, estate and business succession planning and real estate. He is formerly a founding partner of the firm Colucci Norman, LLP in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Tom Dusenberry, Dusenberry Entertainment
Tom Dusenberry is the Founder of Dusenberry Entertainment. He has been involved in the games industry for the past 30 years. A former CEO of Hasbro Interactive, Games.com and Atari, Mr. Dusenberry is closely associated with great games such as Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Frogger, Star Wars, NASCAR, Roller Coaster Tycoon and hundreds of other fun games. He is a creative strategic thinker who can expand existing markets and develop new markets. His career focus in consumer electronics and media content applications includes electronic games, video console games, video hand-held games, CD-ROM/DVD, internet games, wireless entertainment, FLASH animation, social networking, consumer robots, Movie Games, interactive toys and emotion based entertainment. To learn more check out www.dusenberryentertainment.com.
David W. Ives- CEO, NiiS, Inc.
Mr. Ives is Chief Executive Officer of Northshore International Insurance Services, Inc. [“NiiS”], an international insurance management and consulting company headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts. He is a recognized leading expert in the insurance industry worldwide. Mr. Ives is also a private equity investor. He has started, organized, sold and acquired businesses and been involved in every part of private equity investing in three active businesses as well as several prior companies. Mr. Ives has been recently been appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State University and Enterprise Center at Salem State University. He has an ongoing involvement as the CEO of NIIS but has taken on this additional responsibility to apply his knowledge to help students and small business owners and growth companies.
Mr. Ives holds a B.S. degree from University of Maine. He is a current member and past president of the Board of Trustees for the Insurance Library Association of Boston; a member of the Society of CPCU including Claims, Risk Management, International Insurance, Reinsurance, and Excess and Surplus Lines sections; former director of the Society of CPCU, Boston Chapter; member of the Self Insurance Institute of America; and International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.
Richard T. Larkin, Senior Vice President, Healthcare and Not-for Profit Group Team Leader , People’s United Bank
Mr. Larkin is a commercial banker with over 30 years of experience in the banking industry predominately in New England. Prior to joining Peoples United Bank in August 2009, he spent 11 years at Bank of America where he lead a middle market commercial lending team in Massachusetts for eight years. For the final three years of his tenure at Bank of America, he lead a corporate wide diversity effort for the Vice Chairman of Investment Banking. Prior to joining BankBoston in 1989, Rick started and led a Loan Production Office for Bank of New England – Essex in Burlington, Massachusetts. He began his career at Chase Manhattan having been credit trained there in 1979 and later joining the Asset Based Lending Group, Chase Commercial Corporation from 1980-1984 based in Boston. He has spent his entire career partnering with privately held and public companies and institutions with annual revenues in excess of $5-million. Mr. Larkin earned his Bachelor of Arts in Finance from Suffolk University.
Thomas P. Riley- Seniorlink President/Chief Operating Officer
Tom Riley joined Seniorlink in July, 2009 to join former business partner, Byron Hensley in building a national company providing community-based services to nursing home-eligible, frail elders and disabled; and in continuing to expand eldercare advice and management services offered nationwide.
Tom has more than 28-years’ leadership success in healthcare services and proprietary education. From mid-2002 to July, 2009, he served as CEO, and then Chairman, of ConnectEDU, an early-stage company guiding high school students and their families with transitions to college or the work force. Prior to helping establish and guide ConnectEDU’s early growth, Tom served as a board member and interim Chairman/CEO of the Brown Schools, based in Austin, TX, a $200M provider of specialized residential treatment and education programs for at-risk youth; and as CEO of CareAdvantage, a NJ-based provider of high-cost case management services to Blue Cross Plans.
From 1988 to 1996, Tom served as the CFO and then CEO of National MENTOR, Inc. (now, The MENTOR Network), a national provider of behavioral services to at-risk populations, where he first partnered with Byron Hensley. This early-stage company grew from $5M to $100M during Tom’s tenure and was sold to a public company. Today, MENTOR is approaching $1B in annual revenues and operates in 48 U.S. states. Tom began his career as a Regional Vice President for the healthcare services group of Healthdyne, Inc., a manufacturer of specialized pediatric and respiratory equipment.
Tom serves on several boards, including: Seniorlink, Inc.; ConnectEDU, Inc.; Habit Management, Boston, MA, a specialized provider of addiction treatment services; St. Johns Preparatory School, Danvers, MA, a Xaverian brothers sponsored high school for 1,300 young men on Boston’s North Shore; and Habit Opco, a leading provider of substance abuse services.
Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos- President and CEO of Community Credit Union
Dr. Nick Sarantopoulos is the President and CEO of Community Credit Union and a faculty member of the Graduate Business School at the University of Phoenix, Boston Campus. Previously Dr. Sarantopoulos has held various managerial positions in the U.S. and Europe with Mobil Oil in London, Atlantic Bank in Chicago and New York, and Alpha Finance US, an investment banking subsidiary of a European private bank, in New York City. His background is a blend of diverse international experiences in credit control, retail and commercial banking, securities brokerage, investment banking, and business process re-engineering. His significant accomplishments include re-engineering European business processes for 16 European affiliates of Mobil Oil, completion of two NYSE IPOs in the oil shipping industry, and growing the balance sheet of Community Credit Union.
Dr. Sarantopoulos holds a doctorate degree in Business Administration from the University of Phoenix, an MBA in Finance from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a M.S. in Marketing Communication from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He also holds Six Sigma/Lean certificates from Villanova University. He is a member of the American Marketing Association, the Academy of Management, the Academy of Political Science, the Foreign Policy Association, and the American Society for Quality. His publications include his doctoral dissertation and The Refractive Thinker, Volume III: Change Management. Dr. Sarantopoulos lives in Salem, MA.
Michael H. Shanahan- Managing Partner, Egan-Managed Capital
Mike Shanahan has spent more than years 30 years in finance and early stage venture investing. He co-founded Egan-Managed Capital in 1997. As Managing Partner at Egan-Managed Capital, Mike is responsible for the investment decision process. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of AppNeta, Nexaweb, OnePIN, VXI Corporation and Whaleback Systems. He formerly served on the Boards of a dozen other Egan portfolio companies.
Prior to founding Egan-Managed Capital, Mike worked for 15 years with Eastech Management Company, a venture firm that developed a portfolio of 34 technology investments during his tenure. He also worked in corporate finance and venture capital at both Paine Webber and Banker's Trust Company. He holds an AB in Economics from Holy Cross College, and an MBA from Harvard Business School
Scott Vandersall, TD Bank North Scott is the Regional Vice President for the North Shore Region of TD Bank. In this role Scott is responsible for the bank’s business activities throughout the North Shore. His primary focus is on regional commercial lending, where he oversees a team of eight banking professionals who are engaged in providing commercial lending and related financial services to businesses from startup to established companies with revenues up to $50 million dollars annually. He is also jointly responsible for the retail banking operations and community involvement of the bank throughout the region. Scott has been with TD Bank for 7 years and has more than 25 years banking experience providing commercial lending services to businesses. Scott graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Colby College. He also holds an MBA with a concentration in Financial Services from Boston University. Scott is a board member of the North Shore Chamber of Commerce, the Salem Partnership, the Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation, the Greater Newburyport Chamber of Commerce, and Turning Point, Inc. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Newburyport.
Les Vitale, Partner, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Les is a partner in McGladrey & Pullen’s Enterprise Group Owner Managed/Family Owned business practice and brings over 30 years of professional experience to his clients. His broad base of knowledge includes specialties in the traditional accounting, auditing, tax, and assurance services. In addition, he has excelled at improving the business results for his clients by providing them with value added services such as performance measurement, strategic planning, business continuity plans, estate, gift and financial planning services, accounting system reviews, automated systems design and implementation, executive compensation and benefits planning, executive management recruiting, and a variety of other business advisory services to a diverse client base. He co-leads a team of dedicated professionals at the firm who counsel and advise on business owner succession strategy (BOSS) and has helped numerous privately held and family-owned companies analyze and solve their business issues to ensure success. In addition to his client responsibilities, Les assists with the firm’s intensive college recruiting program. He has authored various technical articles and developed policy and procedural manuals for the firm in the areas of quality control, staff training and evaluation, recruiting, technology and industry-related issues. He has also lectured for the MSCPA at various academic institutions.
Gordon R. Massey, Senior Vice President, Salem Five Bank
Gordon has over 25 years of banking experience starting in 1987 as Manager of the Bank of New England’s North Shore Mortgage Department. In 1989, Gordon was accepted into the Bank of New England’s Management Training Program, and form there in the Bank’s Managed Asset Division, until the Fleet Bank acquisition; at which time Gordon was recruited by Fleet to continue on in their Special Asset Division, later managing this division until 1996 before taking on a Relationship Manager role in the bank’s Commercial Lending Division, which he has continued with Salem Five Bank since 2002. In addition to banking, Gordon is the recent/former Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bridgewell, Inc., a 50-year old not-for-profit serving thousands of ‘at risk’ adults in 19 Eastern Massachusetts communities; as well as successfully opening/owning a seasonal ice crème and sandwich shop in Gloucester, MA for 5 plus years. Prior work experience includes being the Regional Training Store Manager for CVS from 1980 to 1987. Education: Gordon is a 1980 graduate from The Ohio State University with a B.A. in Economics, as well as numerous continuing education courses in accounting, finance, and marketing.
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