Circle of Excellence
Circle of Excellence

Debuting in 2014, the Circle of Excellence program recognizes ICT channel leaders who are helping their partners create business value for customers. The Circle of Excellence honors executives for their vision, innovation and advocacy of the indirect channel.

Circle of Excellence winners are selected by Channel Futures Media organization.

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Jennifer Anaya
Ingram Micro
2024

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Jonathan Borella
Verizon Business
2024

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Carol Davis
AT&T
2024

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Mike DePalma
Kaseya
2024

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Arsalan Eizadirad
Lenovo
2024

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Juan Fernandez
SuperOps.ai
2024

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Leslie Gipple
T-Mobile for Business
2024

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Caroline Goles
Pax8
2024

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Elaine Goodman
Cisco
2024

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Heather Hartland
ThreatLocker
2024

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Christina Nairn
Sophos
2024

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Michelle Ragusa-McBain
SonicWall
2024

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Marie Rourke
WhiteFox Marketing
2024

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Connie Strouse
Telarus
2024

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Lily Weibel
Avant
2024

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Seanna Baumgartner
CallTower
2023

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Iran Fazlulla
Vonage
2023

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Anthony Graziano
Logitech
2023

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Amy Hirsch
Intermedia
2023

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Danny Jenkins
ThreatLocker
2023

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Kimberly King
Hitachi Vantara
2023

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Brandon Knight
Zoom
2023

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Charlie Pagliazzo
Granite
2023

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Eric Pinto
SOCSoter
2023

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Greg Popham II
HPE
2023

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Randall Porter
AT&T
2023

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Rob Rae
Pax8
2023

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Mayka Rosales-Peterson
Intelisys
2023

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Paul Spencer
T-Mobile
2023

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Sam Sundstrom
Lumen
2023

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Brian Babich
AppSmart
2022

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Paula Como Kauth
BCM One
2022

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Chris Hebbard
Charter Communications
2022

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Jay Jadeja
Ciena
2022

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Jay McBain
2022

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Matthew Montgomery
Verizon
2022

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Jasmina Muller
Everbridge
2022

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Craig Patterson
Aryaka Networks
2022

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Sarita Rao
AT&T
2022

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Frank Rauch
Check Point
2022

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Heather Riley
Observe.AI
2022

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William Rubio
CallTower
2022

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Jamaal Savwoir
Intelisys
2022

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Ted Schuman
PlanetOne
2022

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Bill Steen
OpenText
2022

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Oliver Tuszik
Cisco
2022

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Scott Valentine
T-Mobile for Business
2022

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John DeLozier
Intelisys
2021

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Jim Glackin
Masergy
2021

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Bobby Hall
8x8
2021

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Will Harvey
AT&T Channel Alliance
2021

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Sandy Hogan
VMware
2021

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Danny Jenkins
ThreatLocker
2021

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Zane Long
RingCentral
2021

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Jonathan McCormick
Intermedia
2021

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Rob Merhej
Avant
2021

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Richard Murray
Telarus
2021

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Dan Pirigyi
Telecom Consulting Group
2021

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Michelle Ragusa-McBain
Cisco
2021

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Jim Regan
Vonage
2021

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Craig Schlagbaum
Comcast Business
2021

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Patricia Watkins
T-Mobile for Business
2021

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Michelle Welch
WatchGuard
2021

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Dave Young
Lumen
2021

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Michelle Accardi
Star2Star Communications
2020

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Jennifer Bodell
Pax8
2020

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Marcela Gonzalez-Cagle
Vonage
2020

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Lucas Chaya del Pino
Dell
2020

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Tiffany Dunn
LogMeIn
2020

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Dave Falter
T-Mobile for Business
2020

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Christine Gassman
Cyberfish
2020

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Lauren Grenier
Granite
2020

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Stacey Marx
AT&T Business
2020

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Rick McFarland
CoreDial
2020

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Shane McNamara
Avant
2020

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Patrick Oborn
Telarus
2020

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Salwa Scarpone
AppSmart
2020

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Adam Slutskin
Liongard
2020

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Tina Smith
8x8
2020

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Arlin Sorensen
ConnectWise
2020

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Amy Bailey
Telarus
2019

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Alex Danyluk
Avant
2019

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John DeLozier
8x8
2019

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Lisa Del Real
RingCentral
2019

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Mario DeRiggi
Vonage
2019

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Karin Fields
MicroCorp
2019

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MeiLee Langley
Nextiva
2019

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Dave Longo
Verizon
2019

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Mitch Lopez
Spectrum
2019

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Bill Madison
Masergy
2019

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Alan Rihm
CoreDial
2019

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Amy Rintamaki
Sprint
2019

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Christine Sanni
Intelisys
2019

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Sara Straley
AT&T
2019

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Heather Tenuto
Office Depot
2019

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Jennifer Anaya
Ingram Micro
2018

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Scott Barlow
Sophos
2018

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Roger Blohm
Telarus
2018

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Bob Crissman
Vonage
2018

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John Cunningham
BCM One
2018

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John DeLozier
CenturyLink
2018

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Hilary Gadda
TPx
2018

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Jennifer Gallego
Avant
2018

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Tina Gravel
Cyxtera
2018

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Bill Hooper
Verizon
2018

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Michelle Kadlacek
Spectrum
2018

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Lief Koepsel
Fortinet
2018

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Mike LaPeters
AlienVault
2018

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Kevin Leonard
AT&T
2018

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James Lippie
Kaseya
2018

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Zane Long
RingCentral
2018

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Eric Martorano
Intermedia
2018

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Lisa McLin
Rackspace
2018

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Rob Rae
Datto
2018

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Rebecca Rosen
Broadvoice
2018

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Dave Sobel
SolarWinds
2018

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Jason Stein
Kaspersky Lab
2018

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Charlie Tomeoa
Webroot
2018

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Ryan Walsh
Pax8
2018

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Dalyn Wertz
Comcast Business
2018

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Ken Bisnoff
TPx
2017

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Vince Bradley
WTG
2017

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Joseph Chuisano
Verizon Wireless
2017

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John DeLozier
CenturyLink
2017

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Adam Edwards
Telarus
2017

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Greg Iuzzolino
Charter Communications
2017

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Kyle Johnson
Vonage
2017

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Ian Kieninger
Avant
2017

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Brooks McCorcle
AT&T
2017

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Rick Ribas
Intelisys
2017

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Craig Schlagbaum
Comcast Business
2017

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Carmen Sorice
Sungard Availability Services
2017

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Donna Wenk
Broadview Networks
2017

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Chris Whitaker
Sierra Wireless
2017

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Tim Basa
BullsEye
2016

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Vince Bradley
WTG
2016

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Jim Delis
Time Warner Cable
2016

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Garrett Gee
Level 3
2016

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Kevin Leonard
AT&T
2016

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Drew Lydecker
Avant
2016

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Charlie Pagliazzo
Granite
2016

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Clark Peterson
Vonage
2016

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Andrew Pryfogle
Intelisys
2016

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Janet Schijns
Verizon
2016

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Craig Schlagbaum
Comcast Business
2016

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Olen Scott
EarthLink
2016

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Max Silber
MetTel
2016

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Darrin Swan
Cloudrunner
2016

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Iain Urquhart
Rackspace
2016

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Michelle Accardi
Star2Star Communications
2015

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Robert Clarke
LiveOps
2015

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Jim Delis
Time Warner Cable
2015

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Garrett Gee
Level 3
2015

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David Graffia
dinCloud
2015

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Kirk Horton
IPR International
2015

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Avi Lonstein
AireSpring
2015

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Brooks McCorcle
AT&T
2015

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Rob Rae
Datto
2015

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Janet Schijns
Verizon
2015

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Craig Schlagbaum
Comcast Business
2015

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Dave Sroka
CoreSite
2015

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Sherri Turpin
EarthLink
2015

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Blake Wetzel
CenturyLink
2015

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Toni Adams
VMware
2014

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Ellen Berlan
Cisco
2014

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Jim Delis
Time Warner Cable
2014

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Colin Johnston
Star2Star Communications
2014

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Robert Leibholtz
Intermedia
2014

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Zane Long
Cbeyond
2014

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Brooks McCorcle
AT&T
2014

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Jeff Porter
Oracle
2014

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Craig Schlagbaum
Comcast Business
2014

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Carmen Sorice
Sungard Availability Services
2014

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Janet Schijns
Verizon
2014

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Blake Wetzel
CenturyLink
2014

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Terry Wise
AWS
2014