PRESIDENT
Rick San Roman

Rick is the Manager of Business Process Improvement for Buckeye Technologies, Inc. He has been with Buckeye for 30 years (through several company name changes!) and held technical and manufacturing leadership assignments that included plant and site manager roles at several Buckeye locations prior to moving into Business Systems. During his time in Business Systems, he has led two enterprise system upgrades, a full enterprise implementation at a plant in Brazil, a global data center modernization, and several successful Sarbanes-Oxley audits-reducing corporate IT audit scope by over 95%. He holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Florida and has been a SIM member since 2006. He served as a co-leader of the Teen Tech Camp since 2009.

VICE PRESIDENT
Tim Meek

Tim Meek is Vice President of Global IT at Buckman International where he oversees corporate information technology initiatives. He has served in this role since 1997, as well as on the board of directors for Buckman International. Prior to joining Buckman he was a senior partner in an IT consulting firm. He has held a variety of technical and managerial positions in his over 35 years in the IT field with banking, insurance and manufacturing firms. Tim holds a BBA in MIS and Executive MBA, both from University of Memphis. He has been a member of the Memphis SIM chapter since 1997 and has served as Treasurer and Program Chair.

Steve is a business professional with over 30 years of experience in IT, finance, internal audit and risk management. He currently serves as Vice President Audit Services at Thomas & Betts. In this role he has responsibility for global internal audit strategy, planning and delivery including enterprise risk assessment and assurance functions. Thomas & Betts Corporation is a leading designer and manufacturer of essential electrical components used in industrial, utility and construction markets based in Memphis with operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, the Middle East and across Asia.. Steve previously was a partner and chief internal auditor for one of the largest public accounting firms in the U.S, Chief Financial Officer for a manufacturing and IT System integrator, Vice President of Enterprise Risk Management in a Fortune 250 enterprise. Steve has been a SIM member since 2003, and a member of the Board since 2008.

STRATEGY SERIES
CO-CHAIR
Della Adams

Della has over fourteen years’ experience in the technology and GIS sector. Most recently under her direction the City of Memphis won a global honor, Environmental Systems Research Institute’s (ESRI) "2008 Special Achievement in GIS Award” (SAG Award) for the development and deployment of an Enterprise GIS. Della is a graduate of the University of Memphis with a Masters Degree in Geography/GIS Technologies. In her current position as GIS Program Manager for the City of Memphis, she is responsible for the development and management of an Enterprise GIS platform and establishing all GIS-related technology policies for the City. Previously Ms. Adams held positions including Director of the Memphis Technology Council, Director of Technology Business Development and Director, Data Systems & Information Services and GIS for the Memphis Regional Chamber of Commerce. Professional affiliations include Past President and founder of the Memphis Area Geographic Information Council (MAGIC), Current Technology Chair and Immediate Past President of the YWCA of Greater Memphis’ Board of Directors. Della has been a member of SIM since 2010 is the current Co-Chair of the SIM Memphis Strategy Series for Executive Leadership.

STRATEGY SERIES 
CO-CHAIR
Jim Boyd

Jim Boyd serves as Chief Information Officer for Ducks Unlimited, providing leadership to DU’s technology team. This team provides the infrastructure for functional groups within the organization. In addition to his role as CIO, Jim shares responsibility for Meetings & Conferences (including logistics for DU’s national convention), DU National Headquarters building, Mail and Print services, and facilities issues throughout the organization. Prior to appointment as CIO in 1998, Jim served as Controller for DU for 6 years. Jim joined Ducks Unlimited in May 1992 as DU was making plans to relocate to Memphis in September 1992. Prior to joining DU, Jim served as Director of Entrepreneurial Services for Ernst & Young in the Memphis office. In twelve years with Ernst & Young, Jim provided all phases of accounting, audit, tax, and business advisory services to privately-owned and emerging businesses in the Mid-South. Jim is a Certified Public Accountant in Tennessee, and a member of both the AICPA and the Tennessee Society of CPAs. Jim has been a SIM member since 1999 and is new to the Board in 2012.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH CHAIR
Dennis Norton

Dennis is the Manager of Business Services for Kraft Food Ingredients where he is responsible for business optimization of IT investments. His areas of focus include SAP implementation, CRM, eCommerce, business continuity, business intelligence, and IT outsourcing. Kraft Food Ingredients is a standalone business unit within the larger Kraft Foods family chartered to sell food ingredients to food manufacturers.Prior to Kraft, Dennis served in technical leadership roles for Ernst & Young, First Tennessee Bank, and other accounting, commercial real estate, distribution and engineering companies. Dennis holds BSEE and MBA degrees from University of Memphis and has been a SIM member since 2002. He served on the 2007 SIMposium program committee, was co-organizer of the 2009 Teen Tech Camp, and has served as a board member since 2010.

MARKETING CHAIR
Kevin Morgan

Kevin is responsible for communications and strategic business planning for the McDonald’s Corporation in the Great Southern Region for over 700 restaurants and 100 Owner/Operators. This includes direction and execution of management messaging, communications, owner relations, and business process development to drive efficiencies with the McDonald’s Brand and stakeholders. Previous to McDonald’s Corporation, Kevin was responsible for the technology vertical and strategic road map for hotel, guest and broadband technology at the Hilton Family of Hotels. Kevin received his Executive MBA from the University of Memphis in May of 2010. Kevin started his undergraduate degree at the University of Memphis, and after transferring to Chicago completed his Bachelor of Science in Business Management at the University of Phoenix. Kevin is actively involved with the Memphis Chapter of the SIM since 2007 where he frequently volunteers with Teen Technology Camp and Career Day at the University of Memphis.

Jana has over 22 years in Information Technology. She is the Director of Business Process Management at ACH Food Companies, which markets, sells, and produces a variety of cooking oils and other food ingredients, such as cornstarch, syrup, spices, and sauces. Some well-known brands include Mazola, Argo corn starch, Fleischmann's yeast, Karo syrup, and Spice Islands seasonings. Operating through two divisions, consumer products and commercial products, ACH caters to the retail, industrial food and foodservice industries in the US, Canada, and Mexico. Prior to joining ACH, Jana held positions at Hilton developing an in house High Speed Internet program for over 3000 hotels, and International Paper where she spent time managing infrastructure, data warehousing and supply chain implementations. Jana graduated from Austin Peay State University with a B.B.A and began her IT career at IBM as a systems engineer. Jana joined SIM in 2002 and served on the board as Community Outreach Chair 2007 – 2009, as well as chairing the Strategy Series Sponsorship committee 5 times.

SIM INTERNATIONAL LIAISON 
Rick Pride

Rick is President and Principal Consultant with CIO Services Group, LLC, a consultancy with specialties in IT leadership, assessment, strategy and business optimization. An accomplished information management executive, Rick has broad experience providing global business and technology leadership. His industry background includes healthcare, medical devices, pharmaceutical, consumer products, government and non-profit organizations. Prior to his consulting activities, Rick was CIO of Smith & Nephew, a global orthopedic medical device company. Previous to that he was VP CIO of Maybelline, a health and beauty aids business, where his responsibilities included IT, Logistics and eBusiness. Before Maybelline, he was a divisional leader for Clairol, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Bristol-Myers Squibb Intl and Mead Johnson where he provided IT and business leadership, internal consulting and technology assessment for consumer products, pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter drugs. Rick is a computer science graduate of Purdue University with an MBA from the University of Evansville. A member of SIM for over 15 years, Rick is on the Board of Directors of SIM International as a Chapter Representative and has served the Memphis chapter in a variety of roles including President, Vice-President, Program Chair and Strategy Series Chair.