Steering the Course of B2B Marketing
Our Board Members are the most active participants in BMA-NJ – and some of the most influential and knowledgeable people in B2B marketing.
BMA-NJ Board Members serve the needs of the New Jersey B2B marketing communications community in a myriad ways, overseeing activities and programs such as CareerLink and the Impact Awards, planning and organizing marketing seminars, and of course, upholding the highest professional standards in B2B marketing. They hail from a variety of organizations and specialties, and their experience, expertise and commitment bring exceptional value to our organization.
2008-2010 Executive Board
2009 - 2010 Non-Executive Board Members
Lisa Arguello
Chair, CareerLink, Scholars Award Committee
National Director of Marketing, YORK Insurance Services Group, Inc.
Lisa Arguello is director of sales and marketing for York. She is responsible for assisting in many direct sales related projects including new business proposal efforts, customer and internal presentations, organizing tradeshows, and maintaining department metrics. Lisa joined York in 1991 and has served in various leadership positions. Her responsibilities have included a wide variety of marketing efforts including: public relations, events, marketing communications, media planning, and website content. Her professional memberships include BMA, AMA, APIW and NAIW. In her spare time, she donates her time to charity and is also a member of the board for a Christian foundation.
Dan Beldowicz
Chair, Marketing
Senior Marketing Consultant, Single Throw Marketing
Dan Beldowicz is a senior marketing consultant with Single Throw Internet Marketing. As a marketing consultant, he helps companies attract new customers and generate new business through use of the Internet and Social Media. Additionally, Dan is the vice president of marketing for the NJ chapter of the Business Marketing Association and sits on the Board of Directors for the Somerset County Business Partnership. He has spoken about Internet Marketing and Social Media for groups including the Morris County Chamber of Commerce, MoveAhead One, NJAWBO, SCORE, and is on the faculty for the Association of Strategic Marketers.
Gene Bozzo, Jr. , CBC
Treasurer, Impact Awards Committee
President, B to B Promotions
Gene Bozzo is VP client services for Business to Business Promotions Inc. a promotional advertising and marketing company located in South Plainfield, NJ. He is a current member of the Piscataway School District Board of Education, Past President and current Board Member of the Piscataway Area Chamber of Commerce. Gene has been a member of The Business Marketing Association for 20 years, serving as president and currently as treasurer.
Gillian Craig
Impact Awards Committee
Graphic Designer, Alchemy Consulting & Design LLC
Lorraine Cregar
Communications Committee, PR
Communication Consultant, Cregar Communications
Tracy Dacko
Immediate Past President, Programs Committee
Creative Director, Alchemy Consulting & Design LLC
Tracy Dacko is the principal and creative director of Alchemy Consulting & Design LLC, an award-winning marketing communications firm based in Warren, NJ, serving business-to-business and consumer-based clients such as BASF, American University of Antigua, Marriott and Somerset Medical Center. She is also a managing partner of Cognipath Partners LLC – creator of MindClings, a line of business development products/programs, and serves on the Board of Trustees for The PeopleCare Center. She has been involved with BMA since 2001 and has held various committee positions before taking on the role of president in 2007.
Debra DeVico
Chair, Impact Awards Committee
Senior Graphic Designer/Marketing, A.M. Best Company
Debra De Vico is a senior graphic designer at A.M. Best Company, an insurance rating company in NJ. She previously has worked as a senior graphic designer for Pathmark Stores and as an administrative assistant for Merrill Lynch both in NJ. She currently does freelance graphic design as well. She has been involved with BMA since 2008 and is the chair of the Impact Awards.
Fern Dickey
Chair, Sponsorships
Principal, Backburner Projects LLC
Fern Dickey is president of Backburner Projects LLC, a firm specializing in helping businesses “get stuff done.” She is well-known in the printing industry for producing many of its annual events and her articles on adult education have appeared in Printing Manager magazine and Printing News East. She is the author of Last Minute Meetings (Career Press) and has discussed this topic on New Jersey 12’s New Jersey Business and on National Public Radio. Fern is a past president of the BMA and is currently co-chairing the Membership Committee.
Ann Fody
Impact Awards Committee, PR
Fody Associates
Thor Harris
VP of BMA National’s Recognition Programs
President, Percepture, Inc.
Thor Harris, president of Percepture and a recent ’40 Under 40’ honoree by NJBiz Magazine, has managed public relations programs for some of the world’s largest companies and best-known brands – including Daimler-Chrysler, Sony, Foot Locker, The Islands Of The Bahamas, Ingersoll Rand, Konica Minolta, Century 21 and ChevronTexaco. He serves as a Board Member for the American Red Cross (Somerset County) and the New Jersey Entrepreneur Network. He lectures frequently on public relations at New York University and is an active public speaker on marketing and public relations including notable appearances at the Online Marketing Summit, Business Marketing Association, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association, National Golf Course Owners Association and Progressive Business Conferences among others.
Rich Jack
First Vice President, Chair, Programs
VP of Sales Northeast Region, Knepper Press
Rich Jack is the director of sales for Knepper Press. Knepper Press is a large commercial printing facility specializing in timely delivery of quality sheet-fed and web printing at an attractive price point. Rich handles the New Jersey market for Knepper. As an active member of BMA for the last several years, Rich’s roles have included the coordination of events through the Programs and Hospitality committees.
Tom Lento
Impact Awards Committee
Intercomm, Inc.
Tom Lento is president of Intercomm Inc., a consulting practice he founded in 1992 to provide public relations and corporate communications services to technology-based companies. He has been corporate communications director at Sarnoff Corporation, the executive vice president of Sardi and Bleecker Advertising and Public Relations, and a member of university faculties in the US and Japan. He has co-authored books on technology marketing and funding. A three-time President of BMA-NJ, he has also held several positions on the chapter board, and served as a board member for the national organization.
Irene Maslowski
Chair, Communications-PR Committee
Principal, Maslowski & Associates
Ken Messner
CBC, Membership Committee, Impact Awards Committee
Messner Marketing Communications
Ken Messner is vice president of Messner Marketing Communications, a full service business-to-business Mar/Comm agency located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ. He has been involved with BMA since 1999 and has held various positions within the organization including Webmaster, VP Programs, Vice President, President and VP Membership and has served on various committees.
Bill Miller
Chair, Membership
Committee
President, Creative Solutions Ink, Corp.
Dilara Noorgata
PR Committee
Terrence Pranses
Membership Committee
President, Pranses Research Services
Terrence (Terry) Pranses is the president of Pranses Research Services, a custom market research company based in Hoboken, NJ. Pranses Research utilizes focus groups, in-depth interviews and surveys to determine best positioning, messaging and targeting. Many of these studies are on behalf of business-to-business marketers and their agencies. Terry has been involved with BMA-NJ since 1993. His roles have included First Vice President, Program Vice President and the Membership Committee.
Kendra Von Achen
President, Impact Awards Committee
President, DB Pros
Kendra Von Achen is the president of DB Pros, a database and business consulting practice in New Jersey. DB Pros’ goal is to help save each of your employee’s time in their busy days, as well as increase your company’s revenues through the utilization of a database system and the improvement of some of your business processes. Kendra has been involved in the BMA since 2002 and has held several committee positions before taking on the role of First Vice President in 2007.
Wesley J. Winkler
Chair, Hospitality
Selecto-Flash, Inc.
Wes Winkler is sales director at SelectoFlash, Inc. a large format printing company based in West Orange, NJ. After 30 years in the Telecommunications Industry with both AT&T and Global Crossing, Wes made a career change to the Graphics Printing Industry. He has been a member of BMA for 3 years and has served as Sponsorship Chair for the past year.