Management
BlueIsland's management team has extensive experience in the marketing, Internet, and high-tech sectors. LeeAnn Masters, Chief Executive Officer, has eight years of professional experience in the field of marketing for clients in the telecommunication, real estate, multimedia, and education industries. Masters has launched grassroots marketing campaigns, managed national tradeshows, and negotiated half a million in advertising sponsorships. Ali Manon, Chief Operating Officer, has five years of experience in the high-tech industry in the areas of strategic planning, program management, software design, and development. Manon launched and managed a small household chemical manufacturing company in India for three years. In addition, Manon served as program manager for CNET News and as Internet marketing strategist at Delphi. Manon holds a master's in operations research from International University, India. Wayne Stewart, Chief Technology Officer, has three years' experience as a software developer and technology consultant. He has experience launching a successful technology consulting partnership dedicated to serving the needs of small businesses in San Francisco, California. He is currently pursuing his M.B.A. at the University of California at Berkeley, concentrating in information management and entrepreneurship.
BlueIsland.com has also worked with a team of expert consultants, which include: Stacy Williams (Media Buyer, formerly with GSD&M); John Singleton (Vice President, TateOakland Public Relations and Advertising Agency); Michael Rossi (Sales Consultant, CitySearch.com); Robert Monroe (Owner, Restaurant Holding Company); Dr. Tasmanian (Marketing Professor specializing in Marketing and the Digital Age, the University of California Graduate School of Business, UC GSB); Ernest Bolmer (Small Business Finance Professor, UC GSB); and Professor Jeb Jenkins (Entrepreneurship Professor UC GSB). BlueIsland.com is currently assembling a highly skilled board of advisors representing expertise in the radio industry, advertising, media buying, small business and Internet start-up industries.
