Board of Directors
Ronald D. Southard
Ron is the founder and principal of Safesourcing and has more than 30 years of experience working in the retail industry. Ron was formerly the President and CEO of Intesource, an internet based spend management company. Additionally, Ron served as the Executive Vice President at Trax Retail Solutions. Ron began his career in retail management following which he spent 25 years of his career at NCR Corporation, eventually serving as the Vice President and General Manager of the NCR Global Checkout Software business unit.
Ron holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Science degree from Bridgewater State College in History and Psychology, respectively and has also completed certificate programs at the American School of International Management. Ron is also a certified inventory management specialist.
A well known industry speaker and writer on a variety of subjects including technology, operations, risk management, the supply chain, and Sarbanes Oxley, Ron is a US Air Force Veteran, and is listed in the VIP section of Madison’s Who’s Who Executive Registry 2007.
Ron has been featured recently on General Norman Schwarzkopf’s “World News Review” show on CNBC, Sky Radio on all major airlines, and was recently honored as one of the industry’s “2007 Pro’s to Know” by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine.
Joseph E. Wenig
Joseph E. Wenig is Vice President, Professional Services for the Asia, Pacific and Japan region at Teradata Corporation. In this position, he leads a team of more than 700 Teradata professional services associates across the communications, financial, government, insurance, manufacturing, retail, transportation and travel industries for the Asia, Pacific and Japan region.
Mr. Wenig has 29 years of experience working in both management and technical positions, with the last 19 years delivering enterprise analytics to Fortune 1000 companies. Mr. Wenig joined Teradata in 1989 and has held various sales management, professional services and marketing positions. Prior to his current assignment, he was Vice President, Professional Services for the communications, media and entertainment industries for the US. Previously, he was Vice President for the communications industry, where he was responsible for the sale and implementation of Teradata solutions for the eastern US. Earlier, he was the Assistant Vice President for worldwide professional services in charge of the marketing, development and deployment of consulting capabilities worldwide.
Prior to joining Teradata, Mr. Wenig worked for National Broadcasting Company, leading the development of several financial and human resource systems. Previously, he developed manufacturing applications for Sperry Corporation.
Mr. Wenig holds a Bachelor of Science degree in computer information systems from Manhattan College in New York.
Timothy J. Hull
Timothy J. Hull is currently President and CEO of TDH Marketing, Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based business development corporation with alliances and joint ventures in the U.S., England, The Netherlands and Singapore that support its global client base.
Mr. Hull’s career spans thirty-eight years and includes senior level corporate management experience as well as entrepreneurial success in the international marketplace. He has a solid track record in the management of all phases of profitable business development, marketing and sales. He has been actively involved in strategic and operational planning and implementation from both an internal as well as in a consultative capacity for both large and small corporations looking to develop profitable, new technology-driven business growth concepts. Mr. Hull has been recognized with numerous awards for his marketing, E-marketing and communications programs from various national and international organizations throughout his career.
Mr. Hull holds Bachelor’s and Masters degrees from Wright State University. He is a member of the American Advertising Federation, the American Marketing Association, The Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of Business Communicators. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Raj Soin College of Business for Wright State University and previously served as President of the Dayton Chapter of The Strategic Leadership Forum, an international organization of strategic planners.
Mr. Hull serves on the Board of Directors of daytaOhio, The Ohio Wright Center for Data that is part of Ohio’s Third Frontier economic development initiative. He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Technology First, the regional IT industry’s economic development organization and the Board of Trustees for the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Hull is also Chairman of the Board of Hull Enterprises, Inc., an Ohio-based corporation that focuses on business development investments, capital equipment leasing and multi-family and commercial real estate development in Connecticut, New York and Ohio.
Susan D. Wagner
Susan D. Wagner is the founder and president of Susan Wagner PR, a boutique public relations firm invested in meeting client's goals with integrity, collaboration, creativity and results. Wagner is also executive managing partner in the soon to launch McLean and Company providing private pay mental health services and healthcare promotion.
An award-winning public relations consultant, she brings over 25 years of results driven experience as a PR practitioner, writer and strategist to her clients. Her career began in New England in non-profit management working as an executive director. For the past two decades, Wagner has worked with a varied client list including corporate, arts, entertainment, education and healthcare specializing in media campaigns, product launches and event promotion.
She has served as Events Promotion Manager for Children’s Hospital Boston, Public Relations Manager for the Walk to Cure Cancer for the UMass Medical School and Director of Publicity for Chubby Checker Entertainment. She currently serves as Director of Public Relations for HealthFair. Wagner has also worked as contributing editor and feature writer for several publications.
Her strong media relationships and solid professional reputation are unrivaled. She was awarded the Roger Perry Award from the Public Relations Society for the year’s top public relations program as well as three Public Awareness Awards by the International Association of Radio Reading Services. She was named to Who’s Who in American Women and Who’s Who in America.
In addition to sitting on the Board of SafeSourcing, Susan is the Vice President of the Board for the National Breast Cancer Prevention Project.