Profiles

Denise Barr is a managing editor for the interimCEO Web site and for a new book called How They Did It: A Treasury of Top Entrepreneurs' $100 Million to $1 Billion Insights being published by Red Flash, an interimCEO sister company. She is a former managing editor and editor-in-chief of Online Access, the first Internet magazine. Before that, Denise served as an editorial coordinator for a full-service marketing and communications firm in Chicago. Denise holds a bachelor’s degree in advertising and public relations from Drake University.

James Cicenia
Chief Technology Officer

James has been an active participant in the open source software movement and has reliably integrated some of the more mature and robust open libraries to quickly bring secure and scalable applications to market. James currently serves as a consultant and Interim CTO for his client base of publishers, social networks, and manufacturers.

Nancy has extensive strategic marketing experience at such Fortune 100 companies as Kraft Foods, The Quaker Oats Company, and Johnson & Johnson. In her corporate roles she managed new product development, mergers & acquisition strategy, and established core businesses. In addition, Nancy has coached entrepreneurial to mid-sized firms from a diversity of industries, including retail, consumer packaged goods, education, nutraceuticals, information security, insurance, and management consulting. Nancy is a trained facilitator for ideation sessions, competitive wargaming, and focus groups as well as a frequent speaker at industry seminars on topics including developing an integrated marketing identity, reflecting your customer across your marketing mix, and jumpstarting strategic creativity in your company. Nancy earned her M.B.A. from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management and received her B.A. from Harvard University.

Olivia Wolak
Operations & Editorial Manager
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Olivia graduated from The University of Michigan with a double major in Communication Studies and Psychology. Prior to joining the interimCEO/interimCFO team, she worked as a Marketing & Advertising Intern at The University Record, the faculty and staff newspaper at U of M. In addition, she served as an Event Intern at the Washtenaw County American Red Cross.

Erin Clement
Marketing Manager
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Erin graduated from the University of Illinois with a BS in Advertising. Before joining interimCEOinterimCFO, she worked as an Account Executive at ColinKurtis – focusing on Consumer Packaged Goods and B2B advertising. Additional experience includes advertising and marketing internships with McKinney Chicago and The Doors Management Co. in Beverly Hills, CA.

Jeff Weinman
Conference Services Director

Jeffrey M. Weinman, for 13 years, has been a key player in the Corporate / Association event planning and production industry. He is a founding partner of Summit Event Management, Inc. located in Schaumburg, Illinois. His insight in planning and execution of events, engaging in helping clients realize return on their investments, as well as producing events, globally, that create value are his primary goals. From Indonesia to the Yukon, Europe to the jungles of Mexico, Jeff has the tools to inspire and be effective in fulfilling his client’s needs.

Robert Jordan
Network Founder
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Robert Jordan is an Inc. 500 CEO with extensive leadership and management experience in fields ranging from technology to media to financial services. He is the founder of Online Access magazine, the first Internet-coverage magazine anywhere in the world. He is the founder of the interimCEO/interimCFO network, the International Association of Interim Executives and MapMyTeam. Jordan serves on the board of directors of CommunityHealth, the largest non-profit clinic providing health care to uninsured Chicagoans. Jordan received his BA from the Honors College at the University of Michigan and his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.