Darrel Bowman

• Managing Partner in Office in an Icon LLC, A Cloud Desktop/Server Technology Svcs Provider

• Managing Partner in MileStone Strategies LLC – An International Trading Company

• Past Member – Symantec National Small Business Security Advisory Panel

• Certified NxLevel Business Advisor and Instructor

• 2013/14 Chairman – South County Branch of The Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce

• Co-Author and Program Chair for 9 years of The Computer Information Systems Security (CISS) program which evolved into The Computer Information Systems, Networking and Security (CISNS) Technical Degree Program at Clover Park Technical College. An NSA Certified Certification & Degree Program.

• 10 years Chairman for The South Puget Sound IT and Emerging Technology Skills Advisory Panel focusing on Technology career path development for six Community and Technical Colleges, four Universities and twenty School Districts throughout the region.

• Advisor to Regional Universities, Community and Technical Colleges for Curriculum development of Technology Degree programs

• Frequently featured Business and Technology Speaker at numerous local, regional and national technology conferences speaking to workforce development and technical security.

• Frequent Contributor to a variety of industry trade publications regarding Technology Security

• 25+ years developing technology solutions for Small, Medium and Enterprise Corps/Govts emphasizing secure technology HW/SW designs including best practices & corporate policies.

Awards
• 2010 Tacoma – Pierce County Veteran Owned Business of the Year

• 2011 – National SBA Veteran Small Business Champion of the Year

Jenny Hallmark

Jenny has more than 13 years of experience in various operational and event roles, primarily in the technology field. She joined SMB Nation in 2007 in charge of all worldwide event logistics, conference development, contracts, and conference communications. Through the years, Jenny has worked in various roles at SMB Nation with her current role as president.

Prior to joining SMB Nation, Jenny worked at Microsoft in the conference center as an event manager. Her extensive work experience of event management coupled with her analytical abilities has enabled her to seamlessly plan events from large corporate meeting, product launches and tradeshows to fun team-building activities.

After spending as much time as she can with her family and friends, Jenny can be found enjoying the outdoors.