Executive
Operations/Administration
Membership Department
Meetings Department
Knowledge & Programming Department
Marketing and Communications Department
Staff are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Central Time (GMT -06:00), and many times until 6 or 7 p.m.
Phone: (312) 251-3131
Bernard Quancard
President and CEO
quancard@strategicaccounts.org
Bernard started his career in 1969 with The Boston Consulting Group in the Boston and Paris offices. He joined Telemecanique (Schneider Electric Group) in 1975 as Vice President, Corporate Strategy and became VP/General Manager of the Switch Gear division in 1978 and of the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) division in 1988. In 1994, he joined the management board of AEG Schneider Automation (Schneider Electric Group) as Executive VP, Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
Bernard moved to Chicago in 1997 for Square D/Schneider Electric as Senior VP/General Manager of Schneider Global Business Development (SGBD), the entity managing global strategic accounts (GSAs) for Schneider Electric worldwide. That year, SGBD was managing 24 GSAs, driving $180 million of consolidated sales. By 2001, the entity was managing 74 GSAs with over a billion dollars of consolidated sales. The compounded growth of Schneider Electric sales at GSAs was twice the average growth rate of the total company. Strategic Account Management at Schneider Electric was recognized by the organization and its competitors as a major competitive advantage. "Bernard's wealth of knowledge, experience and engaging style will be a true asset to SAMA and under his leadership we look forward to a bright future," states Rosemary Heneghan, Chairperson of the Board.
Retired from Schneider Electric since March 2005, Bernard is president of the French American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago, a permanent Chicago resident and also a native of France. Bernard holds a BS degree in electrical engineering from the University of Paris and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
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Greg Choyke
Senior Manager, Knowledge & Programming
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 24
choyke@strategicaccounts.org
- Conference programming
- SAMA University programming
- Speaker management
- Funnel for best practices, subject experts
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Elisabeth Cornell
Chief Knowledge Officer
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 16
cornell@strategicaccounts.org
- SAMA knowledge strategy and priorities
- Education programming
- Funnel for best practices, subject experts
- Research and publications
- SAMA Certification Program
- SAM Excellence Index
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Frankie Cusimano
Senior Manager, Membership & Operations
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 28
cusimano@strategicaccounts.org
- Membership and meeting marketing
- Prospective member referrals
- Membership benefits, services and fees (dues)
- Membership recruitment research
- Changes in membership information (address, title, etc.) for both Individual and Corporate Members
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Rhodonna Espinosa
Senior Manager, Meetings & Registration
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 38
espinosa@strategicaccounts.org
- Manages all event registration
- Manages onsite registration set-up and operations of all SAMA conferences and events
- Answers questions regarding meeting and event registration
- Meeting logistics
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Matt Fegley
Chief Business Development Officer
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 10
fegley@strategicaccounts.org
- Recruit and Convert Corporate Members
- Drive SAMA Event Attendance
- Facilitate Sponsorship of SAMA Events
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Scot Goodhart
Senior Technology Strategist & Developer
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 19
goodhart@strategicaccounts.org
- Web page and web application development
- Database administration and development
- Web analytics
- General technology tinkering
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Sasha McClendon
Marketing Manager
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 18
mcclendon@strategicaccounts.org
- Production of marketing brochures and various collateral
- HTML email design and updating
- Social Networking and communication
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Brett Middendorf
Corporate Services Manager -- Assessments & Certification
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 20
middendorf@strategicaccounts.org
- Primary point of contact for CSAM Certification Program candidates and their managers
- Manages CSAM candidate processing, tracking and communications
- Administers SAM Competency Assessment Tool
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Richard Rottsolk
Senior Manager Corporate Resource Services
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 34
rottsolk@strategicaccounts.org
- Corporate Resource Strategy
- Primary point for Corporate Member relationships
- Works with Corporate Members on program/needs assessments
- Drives program and competency improvement through SAMA network and resources
- Develops strategies with Corporate Members for membership utilization
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Aimee Waddell
Art Director
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 25
waddell@strategicaccounts.org
- Graphic design development for printed and website materials
- Production of Velocity® magazine, marketing brochures and various collateral
- Conference exibit design and production
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Bobbie Zimny
Manager, Corporate Resource Services
(312) 251-3131 Ext. 15
zimny@strategicaccounts.org
- Corporate Resource Strategy
- Primary point for Corporate Member relationships
- Works with Corporate Members on program/needs assessments
- Drives program and competency improvement through SAMA network and resources
- Develops strategies with Corporate Members for membership utilization
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