SPEAKERS

JASON ALBA
www.JibberJobber.com

Jason Alba is the CEO and creator of JibberJobber.com, a web-based system to organize and manage a job search (and the networking you do between job searches).  Jason is a certified Personal Branding Strategist and popular blogger and speaker about career management and social tools for professionals.  Jason wrote I’m on LinkedIn – Now What???, one of the first books on using LinkedIn.  He also wrote I’m on Facebook – Now What??? and is finishing two more books (Eight Lunches, for entrepreneurs and a book on social media etiquette).

Jason maintains several blogs including JibberJobber.com/blog, and contributes to the AOL Jobs blog. In his spare time he created the LinkedIn for Job Seekers DVD.  Jason has an IT and business background and earned a Computer Information Systems degree and an MBA. @jasonalba

MONICA DANNA
Cosmopolitician.com

Monica Danna is a marketing and public relations consultant who specializes in holistic marketing strategies for businesses. Before beginning her agency, COLAB, Monica held the position of the first social media manager for Halliburton and its various subsidiaries. Most recently Monica worked with Texas gubernatorial candidate Bill White, developing his social media campaign, an effort that resulted in the most Facebook fans of any campaigning politician in Texas. @CosmoPolitician

KUULEI HANAMAIKAI
Digital Marketing Manager,
Love Communications

Kuulei is the Digital Marketing Manager at Love Communications.  Kuulei manages all Internet marketing projects, working as an SEO content expert, paid search strategist, Project Manager in the development of hand tailored Internet marketing strategies for Love Communications’ clients.

Kuulei has over 13 years of project management and marketing experience. In the past five years, she has specialized in search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search campaigns, with her most recent focus on the effective use of social media marketing and online reputation management campaigns for clients.  Kuulei attended Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah. @lovecommslc

VINCENT HARRIS
Founder of Harris Media, LLC

Vincent helped direct the online plan for Gov. Mike Huckabee’s 2008 presidential run, the re-election campaign of Senator John Cornyn, and Bob McDonnell’s successful gubernatorial race in Virginia, noted by many in the media as the first major Republican race to actively utilize new media technologies. Under his leadership, Harris Media has been able to work with a variety of top-tier races across the country, and his firm’s work has been discussed in numerous publications. A frequent guest speaker on the intersection of technology and politics, Vincent has traveled across the world to teach activists. As a proud graduate of Baylor University, Vincent is currently working on his PhD at the University of Texas. @VincentHarris

RACHAEL HERSCHER
Today's Mama

Rachael Herrscher is CEO and co-founder of TodaysMama, an online
media and publishing company founded in 2004. In her role as CEO
Rachael oversees general business operations, social media, new market development, partnerships, and marketing initiatives. She is a featured blogger on Entrepreneur.com, and is a regular speaker at new media, women in business and mom conferences.

As well, Rachael is the co-founder of EVO , a social media conference for women (http://evoconference,com). Rachael was a finalist for the 2007 Stevie Awards “Best Young Entrepreneur” award and was named one of Utah Business Magazine’s 30 Women to Watch in 2009.  She was also recently featured in the book “UpStarts!: How Gen Y Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business” by Donna Fenn of Inc. Magazine. @todaysmama

THOMAS M. LOVE
President, Love Communications, Salt Lake City

Definitely “hands on” when it comes to nearly every major Love Communications account, Tom is particularly involved with developing long-term strategies, media and promotional partnerships for our clients as well as growing new business for the agency overall. Tom’s motivational style guarantees an atmosphere of creativity, productivity and collaboration at the growing agency.

Tom’s contacts from his work in television sales (sales GM for KTVX-Channel 4 in Utah, the ABC affiliate), along with his own charismatic approach and dynamic personality, give Love Communications unparalleled success in creating “win-win” business relationships for its entire client base. @lovecommslc

LIZ MAIR
Vice President for Hynes Communications

Liz Mair is an online communications expert, new media adviser, political consultant and blogger.  She serves as Vice President for Hynes Communications, focusing on communications and political strategy.

During 2008, Liz served as Online Communications Director at the Republican National Committee, where she led an aggressive and groundbreaking online media outreach effort aimed at electing John McCain, Sarah Palin and Republicans across the country.  In her work for Hynes Communications, she utilizes that experience, her extensive knowledge of the blogosphere, new media, and politics generally and diverse array of media contacts to further client objectives. @LizMair

NICOLE MARTIN
Public Information Officer
Herriman City

With a background in business marketing and public relations, Nicole Martin improves communications between Herriman City and its residents. A proponent of developing a diversified communications approach, Martin uses social media strategies coupled with traditional tactics to engage residents in innovative ways. While Herriman City successfully used social media during the Machine Gun Fire crisis, Martin also stresses the need for cities to use social media on a daily basis as a means to have an ongoing dialogue with residents. @herrimancity

LAURA MAYES
Blog Con Queso, Kirtsy, Mom 2.0, Mighty Events

Laura Mayes is an Emmy-winning writer, and a co-founder of Kirtsy, the Mom 2.0 Summit, and the Mighty Events.

She has worked with Kirtsy to curate art exhibits and installations, run nationwide programs to educate women about social media, throw charitable and celebratory events across the country, and publish the book, Kirtsy Takes a Bow: A Celebration of Women’s Online Favorites. @lmayes

M’KAY MCGRATH
Comcast

M’Kay is the General Sales Manager for Comcast Spotlight.  He is responsible for all the media sold and distributed on the new xfinity cable TV and Internet systems in the Utah market.  He also represents media sales for additional systems in St. George, Cedar City, Vernal and Rock Springs/Green River.

M’Kay was the former general sales manager for KTVX, and started his career in media sales at KUTV. @comcast

TROY PATTEE
Mom It Forward

Troy is the Chief Marketing Officer of Mom It Forward, a boutique media agency that uses social media as a primary tool. The firm has pioneered social media marketing, working with Fortune 500 companies from Kodak and Kraft to Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard. Troy’s 20 years of marketing experience began at McCann-Erickson in New York and has run the gamut from copywriter to business owner. Somewhere along the line he earned an MBA.

Within the past year Troy has climbed an active volcano (which erupted 10 days later); road-tripped through 30 states; and participated in the first ‘Twitter Party’ at sea, aboard the world’s largest passenger ship from somewhere in the Eastern Caribbean. He has season passes at two Utah ski resorts, about which he promulgates the joys of Utah powder to the Twittersphere.  @TroyPattee

BRENT PETERSON
Comcast

Brent is the Field Marketing Manager for Comcast Spotlight.   He is responsible for business development for media sales in the Utah market, which includes the marketing of interactive TV services.
 
Brent was the former Vice President of New Media & Photography for the ABC Television Network in New York City where he helped pioneer CD-Rom and Internet marketing & communications between the ABC affiliate stations and the press.  Prior to that he was the Director of Photography for Parade Magazine. @comcast

 ANDREW ROOS
Google Account Executive for Elections and Issue Advocacy Team

With more than a decade’s prior experience on campaigns around the country (from local to presidential), Andrew now works with campaigns and political organizations around the country to maximize the impact of their advertising dollars. Andrew has managed six campaigns, including four gubernatorial races and tough primary battles, with small to multi-million dollar budgets. Notably, he was the campaign manager for Democratic Governors Association Chair Jack Markell’s upset win in Delaware in 2008. Roos has BA from the University of Notre Dame, and attended graduate school at Brown University in the Department of Philosophy.

AMBER ROUSSEL
Ah-Ha! Creative

Amber Roussel is a creative consultant currently living in Houston, Texas. She’s the co-founder of Ah-Ha! Creative which serves clients in the areas of technology, travel, arts, nonprofit and hospitality. Recent projects include collaboration with HP + Intel’s Facebook community called 24|7 Creative; and participation in the Ford Fiesta Movement Chapter 2.  Amber is a freelance photographer, lover of the arts, wine enthusiast and world traveler. @pureamber