Board of Directors
| IIBA® Charlotte Metro Chapter Leadership 2015-2016 |
| President | Brigette Thomas |
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Brigette Thomas has over 20 years of Business Analysis and Project Management experience. Brigette is currently a Business Analyst Manager at Lowe’s Companies, Inc. In her previous role as an Enterprise Business Analyst, Brigette was responsible for Business Analyst practice maturity, quality, and competency. Brigette received her B.S. in Business Administration from Mansfield University. Previously she worked as a Manager supporting projects for Maximus, Inc. in the Health and Human Services sector. Brigette.Thomas@charlotte.iiba.org
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| Vice President | Priya Ravi |
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Priya is currently working with Mecklenburg County as an IT Business Analyst. Priya has handled various projects including web development, process automation. She comes to the board with experiences from different industries – finance, non-profit and healthcare. Priya has a Masters in Business Administration and is Certified in Business Analysis. Recently Priya completed her Six Sigma Green Belt certification. In her spare time Priya interprets two Indian languages. She currently resides in Matthews with her husband and a daughter.
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| Treasurer | Sara Fisher |
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Sara currently works for Mecklenburg County Code Enforcement as a Sr. IT Business Analyst. Sara’s career in IT began with Harris Teeter where she was a Warehouse Systems Manager. Harris Teeter is on the leading edge of technology which gave her many opportunities to explore and implement new software applications which allows the warehouse selection team, forklift drivers and staff to be more efficient. As Systems Manager, she assisted in development of a paperless racking/replenishment system and Bar Code technology for the selection and loading staff. As a Sr. IT Business Analyst for Mecklenburg County, Sara works with all Code Enforcement staff to ensure business needs are met through current technology. Sara has thorough knowledge of Business Analysis and is currently working on several initiatives within Mecklenburg County. Sara graduated from Pfeiffer University with Honors in August 2014. She was awarded a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Bachelor of Science in Business: Management and Leadership. Sara is a CGCIO (County Government Chief Information Officer) 2016 graduate from UNC Chapel Hill School of Government. Sara plans to attend UNC Chapel Hill – School of Government to obtain her Master of Government Public Administration. Sara.Fisher@charlotte.iiba.org
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| Secretary | Vacant |
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| Director of Chapter Development | Glenn Sadlik |
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Glenn Sadlik is currently employed at The Clearing House in Winston Salem as an EPMO Process Manager. Glenn has over 20 years Business Analyst, Project Management and Process Management experience. Glenn is both Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) and Six Sigma certified. He is also an experienced Clarity CA PPM and iRise Administrator and Modeler. Glenn received a Bachelor Degree - B.P.S. Business and Corporation Finance from SUNY Polytechnic Institute, New York. He also is a Board member of Winston Salem Tennis Inc. Glenn enjoys kayaking, playing tennis and travel. He lives in Kernersville, North Carolina. Glenn.Sadlik@charlotte.iiba.org
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| Director of Communications | Lovely G. Bell |
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Lovely.Bell@charlotte.iiba.org |
| Director Of Events | Jeanne Adams-Taylor |
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Jeanne Adams-Taylor is currently employed for Wells Fargo Advisors as a Senior Business Analyst and Business Application Manager. She has been in her current role for the past 3 years of her 15-year tenure with the bank. Jeanne has over 40 years experience in the financial services industry, serving in several leadership, business analyst and project management roles. Jeanne graduated from Montreat College with Honors in 1999 receiving her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Again, in 2013 being awarded her Master of Business Administration. Jeanne resides in Charlotte with her husband. She is very active in her church and loves spending time with her family. |
| Director Of Marketing | Pamela Ploger |
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Pamela Ploger is currently employed at Lowe’s corporate headquarters as an IT Business Analyst. She also has become involved with the Lowe’s BA Community of Practice through membership on subcommittees; one for Standards and the other for identifying and bringing in industry best practices for the BA community. Previously, Pamela was the IT Manager at the Ada Jenkins Center, a nonprofit in Davidson, NC. Prior to that, she was at Invista, where she was a Project Manager working in the Procurement, Logistics and Environmental, Health and Safety areas.
Pamela is both Six Sigma Black Belt and PMP certified. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Business Administration from Widener University. Pamela enjoys reading, running and travel. She lives in Davidson with her husband and six cats.
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| Director of Member Services | Mike Rawls |
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Mike Rawls is currently employed at Lowe's corporate headquarters and has successfully served as a business analyst and project manager in his 9 year tenure there. He has also served in various leadership roles for the last 5 years to progress and mature the BA role there. He previously served as the chair of the Standards sub-committee in Lowe's BA Community of Practice and made significant progress in updating BA deliverables, establishing content standards, developing standardized high level and detailed planning processes for elicitation, and established governance around them.
He also served as a project manager, BA, and developer at a master world wide distributor of technical products and received a number of awards while there, including the prestigious Chairman's Circle Award. Mike's real passion are his son and daughter and participating in their lives. He also enjoys highly competitive games of racquetball, travel, and continuing the pursuit of becoming the best BA possible.
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| Director of Professional Development | Brian Helms |
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Brian.Helms@charlotte.iiba.org
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| Director of Social Media | Teresa Bennett |
| Teresa Bennett has more than 20 years of experience in IT business analysis and software testing.
Through her company, The Analyst Coach, she helps organizations and individuals improve project success through better business analysis by providing comprehensive group and individual BA training and one-on-one mentoring. Teresa.Bennett@charlotte.iiba.org
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| Assistant Director of Operations | Joe Ballou |
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Joe.Ballou@charlotte.iiba.org |