STELLA ALVO is
CEO of Westfield Consulting LLC, an independent technology
products marketing firm. For over fifteen years, she has
worked in developing new digital and wireless products for
multi-channel sales avenues. Her focus is on strategy and
new technology.
Among Ms. Alvo clients are Verizon’s: Mutli-Media Solutions, Integrated Marketing 5G Devices and Technical deployment for several Verizon Wireless Marketing units. During her 8 years at Verizon, she was instrumental in the launching of FiOS TV including web, PC, TV, Mobile.
For her client Equitable Life Insurance, she created a “Cyber Auditorium” ™ for 7,500 remote sales agents. This uses streaming audio and video applications to get important financial news out instantaneously. At GTE, she successfully launched commercial Internet Channel over cable to TV and cable modems into GTE markets. Ms. Alvo joined Time-Life's Teletex interactive channel and also was Time's liaison with USA Networks.
Stella has also invested her own money in several start-up businesses. She developed a video store, in New York’s Port Authority Bus Terminal at 42nd Street. In 1989, Ms. Alvo created Westfield Consulting LLC.
Stella is a certified Scrum Master and a
member of PMINJ. She has a BA in Economics and Advanced
Mathematics from Brooklyn College and an MBA in Finance from
Pace University.
Mary Verrone, Founder of
Change Management Pros Consulting, is passionately committed
to driving great user experiences for people’s whose jobs
change due to system, tool, process, or organizational
change. This enables successful project return on
investment, higher engagement and hitting adoption goals.
Her experience ranges from building and executing holistic
change strategies for complex transformation initiatives to
helping people face their fears and bringing about
individual change to their lives.
Mary is an industry thought leader, experienced speaker,
trainer and mentor in Organizational Change Management with
a wealth of global experience.
She is a certified Change Practitioner with Prosci and
LaMarsh, Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI and
Six Sigma White Belt. Her accolades and awards include Top
25 Manager for Manager Engagement at Mars, Mars Make the
Difference Award and PMI’s Volunteer of the Quarter.
Her education includes an MBA, an MS in Management of
Information Systems and a BA in Marketing.
