Peter Kim, IT Director, Campbell Clinic

Peter has over 10 combined years as IT Director of West Clinic and Campbell Clinic.  He is currently working at Campbell Clinic on IT projects in Health Care, IT security, BI/Data Mining, Systems interfacing and custom applications. 

His experience also includes 6 years in military grade computer systems,
5 years in digital circuit design and engineering, and 10 years in Healthcare IT, network infrastructure and clinical/business systems implementation.

Peter's specialties are Healthcare EMR/PMS/PACS systems, Network Infrastructure design, DR design, IT Security, HIPAA Security, Systems interfacing, Project management and digital circuit design and software design. 

Peter leads the VMWare Users Group in Memphis. He graduated from the University of Memphis with a BSCET, Computer Engineering and is fluent in Japanese and Korean.

Tammy Pilgreen, CIO, Herff Jones and Varsity Brands

Tammy Pilgreen is a seasoned IT and General Management Executive with a broad background in Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, IT, and Finance. Tammy has spent approximately half of her career leading and managing technology initiatives in various capacities, ranging from the DIY consumer products and automotive industries in the 1990's to high school and college focused products and services in the past several years. The other half of Tammy's career has been spent on general management and consulting, with a focus on sales, marketing, R&D, and distribution of products to big box retailers, as well as other Fortune 100 manufacturers. The intersection point of deeply understanding these areas of business, combined with 10+ years of experience in leading IT, make Tammy a strategic enabler of leveraging technology for advantage to the business.

Tammy manages an IT team of about 150 employees across the U.S. Her recent work includes implementation of several key technologies which have helped the Varsity business to grow revenues and profitability: Business Intelligence tools, Salesforce.com CRM and associated front office applications, a web based custom product configurator tool for Varsity Sales Reps, and a modernized platform for event registration and management are a few results of Tammy's leadership in the area of technology at Varsity.

This year at Herff Jones, Tammy has developed a new IT strategy and is leading the IT team to modernize the front office applications, including CRM, an on-demand personalized ecommerce platform, and a BI platform. In addition, her Herff Jones IT team will implement a new data integration middleware, enabling smoother integration of 20+ back office systems.

Tammy is originally from Minnesota, where she graduated from St. Mary's University with a double major in Business and Spanish.   She currently lives in Memphis, TN with her husband, Tom; they have 3 sons ages 24, 22, and 16. Tammy enjoys camping, boating, hiking, reading, and spending time with her family.

Rob Stalder, Director of Enterprise Application Services, University of Memphis  

Rob Stalder has 20 years of experience in IT program/project management, ERP implementation, infrastructure benchmarking, custom application development & maintenance, and eProcurement. He joined the University of Memphis in July 2013 as the Director of Enterprise Application Services, which makes him responsible for all of the major administrative and academic IT applications used across campus.

Prior to joining the UofM, Rob worked in the consulting unit at Gartner in DC for five years where most of his work was for the Federal Government.  He worked for the Corporate Executive Board for two years prior to that, and performed quantitative benchmarking of large infrastructure organizations.  While in the DC area, Rob was a member of the local SIM chapter.

While living in Atlanta, Rob was an IT Program Manager with General Electric for five years where he was in charge of application development & maintenance for procurement, supply chain management, and Six Sigma quality in the GE Energy/Power Systems business unit.  He started his professional career as a SAP implementation consultant with Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers for six years where he was heavily involved with business process redesign of sourcing, manufacturing, quality, and field service processes.

Rob earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and earned his MBA in Finance & Marketing from Emory University in Atlanta.  He is both PMP and CISSP certified.  Rob lives in East Memphis with his wife Elizabeth, who is an alumna of the UofM.

Jennifer Wyatt, Senior Director of Information Security, ServiceMaster

Jennifer Wyatt is the Senior Director of Information Security, Compliance and Process Management at ServiceMaster. She is currently responsible for security, IT SOX and PCI compliance for 7 brands within the ServiceMaster family including American Home Shield, Terminix, Merry Maids, ServiceMaster Clean, Furniture Medic, Amerispec, and TruGreen. She also manages the project process office for ServiceMaster IT.

Jennifer has held multiple Information Technology positions in Memphis including First Tennessee and FedEx with over 15 years' experience. She holds a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting from University of Memphis and is currently seeking her Master of Business Administration from Christian Brothers University. She is actively involved in DeNeuville Learning Center, SIM, and multiple community volunteer programs.

Jennifer is very family oriented with three teenage children. She loves golf, reading, traveling, learning anything new, leading new tasks or solving hard challenges, and community service. She is a huge Memphis Tiger fan!

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Rick Brown, Director Information Technology North America, Allenberg Cotton Company

Allenberg is the largest Cotton Merchant in the world, handling in excess of 8 million bales and ranking in the top 25 exporters from the US. Allenberg's cotton operations are located in the US, Africa, Australia, Brazil, China, Europe, and India. The core business is the trading, marketing, and delivery of cotton, as well as trading futures and options. They are also involved in Ginning, Warehousing, Trucking, and International Logistics.

Over the course of his career Rick has worked in all aspects of a technology organization including: Operations, Telecommunications, Network Engineering, Software Design, Development, and formerly SVP & CTO of Dunavant Enterprises, a $2B multi-national corporation. As the Director of Information Technology for Allenberg North America, he is responsible for strategic planning, management and governance of technology and IT personnel, project feasibility assessment, contract negotiations, managing outsourcing agreements, managing software development, network engineering, business analysis, PMO, and support services. Rick has international business experience through the technology initiatives undertaken in the various geographic regions in which Dunavant operated which required an in-depth understanding of all aspects of business including, commodity trading, supply chain management, international trade finance, and managing personnel geographically dispersed around the world.

Rick has his Executive MBA from the University of Memphis and a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems and Telecommunications Management from Christian Brothers University. He also holds an Associate's degree in Computer Engineering from State Technical Institute (now Shelby State Community College). He is Chairman of the American Cotton Shippers Association Data Systems Committee, Chairman of the Executive MBA Alumni Association Recruiting Committee, and a member of the University of Memphis MIS Advisory Board.