S.C.O.R.E. Fall Seminar Presenter Profiles

Rob Wilson began his career with GE, in marketing, merchandising and sales. He later was president of the Hathaway Shirt Company in Canada, then head of the strategy practice at Arthur D. Little. Prior to retiring, he launched his own management consulting firm in Boston, specializing in Strategic Planning for major corporations.

Bob Lantis spent his career at International Harvester Credit Corporation (later Navistar Financial). There, he had various assignments, including extension and collection of credit and marketing of the various financial products.

Wayne Nelson spent 30 years at Burroughs Corporation, in Detroit, Michigan. His responsibilities included development of Application Products for marketing to target industries and corporate executive marketing programs worldwide. For the last 5 years, he was responsible for strategic planning, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board.

Jim Langley spent 35 years with Exxon, Union Texas Petroleum and Sunshine Mining Company in senior management positions, with responsibilities for operations management, budgeting, contract negotiations, and overall profitability of producing and exploration functions.

Mike Mendez has 35 years experience as a manager and executive in the fields of human resource management, leadership development, and community and labor relations. He specializes in strategies to develop employee teams that help businesses succeed.

Tavo Holloway began her career at a progressive training company. Through combined experience with organizations, she acquired the skills to build and operate successful small businesses. She is currently a business consultant specializing in strategic planning, marketing and operations.

Alan Ross built a small business into a full-service food service distribution company with annual sales of $18 million (supported by a $1.25 million inventory) and 60 employees. He specializes in conducting seminars on employee recruiting/retention and leadership skills.

Rick Tyner was the former President & Chief Investment Officer of McDermott International Investments, responsible for the management of over $4 billion of their worldwide pension funds, 401 K’s and corporate assets.

Margaret Mooney has 32 years experience in marketing and advertising with Proctor & Gamble, as well as two multinational ad agencies: Leo Burnett (Chicago) and Ogilvy & Mather (NYC). She managed such accounts as Nestle, P & G, R.C. Cola, 7-Up and NutraSweet.

Jim Berry has held various positions throughout his business career, in sales, marketing, and executive management (both domestically and internationally) with some of high technology software’s most successful companies.

Karl Schreiner spent 20 years with Sears in various positions of retail management, moving through the ranks to Western Territory Merchandise Manager. He subsequently spent several years with Marshall’s Dept. Stores and Circuit City, in positions of retail store management, human resources & merchandise management.

Harriet Schreiner has over 40 years experience in the retail business, serving as Group Merchandise Manager with Sears, VP of Merchandise with Barry’s Jewelers and Executive VP of Merchandise with Sterling Jewelers. She is widely experienced in assortment planning, buying, merchandise distribution, sales management & store merchandising.

Russ Mooney has had 39 years in International trade, starting in banking and moving to general management, with emphasis on establishing new businesses in all parts of the world. He lived abroad for most of this time, on assignment from Chase Bank, PepsiCo, and Associated Metals and Minerals Corporation.

Alan Sanborn spent 20 years in the lending and risk management areas with Bank of America, attaining Vice Chairman, and subsequently held the same position at Shawmut National Corp., and 6 years as CEO of the Risk Management Association. He also lectures on Personal Finance and investing at Renesan (in Santa Fe).

Peter Doniger retired to Santa Fe in 1998, after successfully running 5 different small businesses in the Rochester, NY area - the most recent being Apple Computer's Sales Agency to the K-12 Schools in the state of NY. An MBA graduate of University of Rochester in Operations Management, Doniger has used technology throughout his career to create efficient and profitable businesses. Doniger retired to Santa Fe in 1998.

Tom Florsheim for years, head of a major shoe manufacturer/retailer, has worked in manufacturing, Importing, wholesale, and retail for over 50 years.  During that period he was involved in the acquisition and integration of several major businesses and key retail brand names.