The GFM Team

DAVE J. IANNONE
President/CEO
Product & Content Strategy, Marketing, Operations and Business Development

Dave is a progressive, dynamic eMedia, B2B publishing, marketing, content management, social networking and public safety veteran. His focus with clients will be overall content and audience strategies, marketing and community growth, business development and operational management.

At Red 7 Media, recently ranked by Inc. Magazine's as the nation's fastest growing periodical company, Dave led the launch of new career centers, professional networks, publication event sites, and web-based awards programs. This included the rapid growth of FOLIO: Magazine's Web site as the dominant online news and information destination for the magazine industry. The company's eMedia revenue has doubled in the last year and continues to skyrocket.

Prior to joining Red 7, Dave was Vice President of Interactive at Cygnus Business Media, where he led content, operational, marketing and business development across more than a dozen vertical markets. Major web launches included products in the security, aviation, supply chain and public safety markets. He joined Cygnus in 1998 after founding Firehouse.com, one of the most successful Web portals in B2B publishing.

Firehouse.com has grown to more than 600,000 unqiue visitors monthly. He led the acquisition and integration of the former Fire-EMS.net, and purchase and re-launch of Officer.com, now a top law enforcement online destination.

More than 100 Webcasts were produced, and dozens of blogs and podcasts launched, as well as the company's first video center, which included on-site filming and editing from one of the largest trade shows within Cygnus. Working with the publication group, Cygnus' Aircraft Maintenance Technology group launched one of the most aggressive Webcast-based training programs under Dave's watch, the FAA-endorsed IA Renewal Program, which allows technicians to be re-certified annually online.

He was one of MIN Magazine's 21 Most Intriguing People in Magazine Media in 2005. His sites have previously been recognized by the American Business Media Jesse H. Neal, American Society of Business Press Editors Azbee and FOLIO: Ozzie awards.

Beyond GFM: When he's not at plugging away for clients, Dave loves to check out the latest movies, Washington Wizards basketball, anything Terps, occasional creative writing and online networking. He also serves on the Board of Maryland Media, the non-profit organization which oversees the student publications at the University of Maryland. Dave is a Life Member of the Hyattsville (MD) Volunteer Fire Department and also serves on the Advisory Board of the National Junior Firefighter program.

PAUL ANDREWS
Vice President, eMedia Sales Development
Sales Program & Product Development, eMedia Sales Training

Paul is a true tested veteran of the eMedia sales landscape in the publishing space. His focus with our clients and partners will be sales product and revenue development, integrating sales structures and eMedia sales training.

Paul first teamed up with Dave in 2000 when he was hired as Vice President, E-Commerce and Sales for Firehouse.com, driving multi-million dollar growth. He was later promoted to Vice President of Interactive Sales, powering rapid revenue growth across Cygnus Business Media's portfolio of 15 vertical markets and over 60 brands. While at Cygnus, he was recognized by MIN Magazine as the B2B Sales Team Leader of the Year in 2006

Paul was most recently Vice President of Sales for San Francisco-based Praetorian Group where he oversaw sales for a group of public safety Web properties. Prior to that, he served as Chief Sales Officer for Homes and Land magazine.

He is an executive board member of the Fire Equipment & Manufacturer's Services Association (FEMSA) and is a featured speaker at industry events. He has been quoted in industry publications relating to sales issues including compensation, sales structure and the monetization of web sites and email products.

In an earlier position, Paul opened the Washington D.C. office for Real Media, a global interactive advertising network. He held numerous sales and marketing positions during his fifteen-year career with Verizon including the management of their sales and marketing efforts within their electronic commerce group for the Yellow Pages division. He led the national sales efforts for Bigyellow.com, now known as Superpages.com.

Paul is considered an "old timer" in that he has been selling online advertising for more than ten years. Paul received his masters and undergraduate degrees from the George Washington University in Washington D.C. Paul is married, has two children and lives in Maryland.

Beyond GFM: Paul is a family guy. He and his two boys are avid Yankee fans and don’t miss a chance to see them play when they come to the Baltimore area. He can always be seen coaching his boys during the baseball season. He and his wife, Liz, are routinely seen around the neighborhood with their black Lab (Scout) and their Rottweiler (Buster).

CHRISTOPHER HEBERT
Vice President, Content & Operations
Content Strategy, Project and Product Management, Public Safety Client Lead

Chris Hebert specializes in online product development, content strategy, marketing and project management. Chris joins Go Forward Media after nearly a decade at Cygnus Business Media, most recently serving as the Publisher of the company's Public Safety Interactive group. He came to Cygnus in 1998 with Dave as Co-Founder of Firehouse.com, the Web's leading firefighting portal.

He has led content and product development on projects of all scales, ranging from breaking news to dynamic educational Webcast programs. He brings a deep passion for the Web to client projects to bridge great content ideas with the the latest Web technologies -- driving compelling, profitable Web products.

Beyond GFM: Chris spends his free time with his beautiful daughters, five-year-old Kyla and two-year-old Kamryn, and lives with his wife Jillyn in Upper Marlboro. Chris is a huge Minnesota Vikings fan (for some unknown reason). He's also a Firefighter Technician with the Washington, D.C. Fire & EMS Department. Chris is on the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department, where he is also a Life Member. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Responder Safety Coalition.

AMY PICKWICK
Senior Project Manager
New Launch Project Management, Product Development

Amy completed her Bachelor's in Business Administration, Marketing concentration, and a Studio Art minor at Salisbury University, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, before starting off her career in the IT industry during a brief stay in Georgia in the late 90's. Soon thereafter, Amy took on a role at Cygnus Business Media's Interactive division, where she worked with Dave, serving the needs of web sites: Firehouse.com, Officer.com, ImagingInfo.com, and many more of the fifty Cygnus online properties. Due to her attention to detail, mathematical skills, and reporting proficiency, she grew into a search engine optimization (SEO) role, and served as Marketing Manager - SEO.

Recently, Amy held a Senior Online Marketing Manager position for AT&T's Business Services division, managing organic and paid search marketing for a dozen enterprise business portfolios.

At Go Forward Media, Amy is Senior Project Manager, serving as a primary point of contact for clients. Her innovative approach, combined with her online marketing knowledge, helps to determine and implement best practice approaches and solutions for clients. Amy believes that there is one goal that is of upmost importance when delivering online solutions, and that is: "What is best for the end user?" From that, she can form a basis to measure achievable results to reach the highest ROI for each and every client project.

Beyond GFM: Amy is very active in the local community, having founded the Maryland Outdoor Club (MOC) in 2002. Today, the MOC is approaching 6,000 members in Maryland and the surrounding areas. She is also busy organizing events for various Meetup.com groups, and a women's social organization she founded in 2004. Favorite outdoor sports include: hiking, backpacking, camping, biking, kayaking, canoeing, travel, and she has recently taken up skiing, rock climbing, and scuba.

SUNG HEE KIM
Creative Director
Web Design Lead, Project Management & Client Brand Strategy

With more than a decade of design experience, Sung Hee has established a time honored reputation for beauty, distinction, functionality and impeccable clientele satisfaction. Her designs have been acknowledged for distinctive awards and honors from design organizations such as Art Directors Club (where she has served as chairperson), Graphic Design USA and Rockport Publications. Her firm and team has won the Silver Spotlight Award for Excellence given by the League of American Communication Professionals (LACP) from 2004-2008.

Her extensive client list has included the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Peace Corps, Smithsonian, George Mason University, Newspaper Association of America, and Americans for the Arts.

Sung Hee's work with GFM and recently for R7M has included design of FolioMag.com, e-commerce site Firefighter.com, the Event Marketing Institute, multiple microsites including Magazine Magazine Excellence, more than a dozen live event Web sites such as the Event Design Summit as well as the Go Forward Media and R7M corporate sites. She also recently developed the new corporate site for R7M client Sparks Marketing Group.

Beyond GFM: Sung Hee is a mother of an active 5 year old boy. Together they have a vegetable garden and share a love for seeing things grow. Every spring she looks forward to receiving Burpee Catalog in the mail and have a wonderful time growing heirloom tomatoes in all colors.

RANDALL FUNKE
Development Manager
Web Development & Technology Lead, Content Management System Development

Randy Funke has been developing successful web projects since 1999. He brings both a technical and artistic perspective to his projects with an emphasis on database driven media applications, and multimedia content delivery. His expertise lies in MYSQL development, PHP programming, Database enabled Flash objects, Javascript and HTML as they apply to multimedia and community driven content.

He has been developing using the Drupal platform since 2005 and has programmed and launched over 20 sites using drupal as his primary content management system. Notable drupal based sites developed by Randy include artistshousemusic.org, foliomag.com, and gatheringofthevibes.com.

Beyond GFM: In addition to being a senior level programmer, he is also a musician,recording engineer and video editor, having engineered over 100 records, live recordings and DVD's over the last 10 years. He has had the honor and privilidge to work alongside many of the industry's top recording artists in the Jazz and Rock genre including McCoy Tyner, Hank Jones, Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club), Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), Clark Terry, Frank Morgan, Gerry Mulligan and more.

HANK MITCHELL
Web Designer
Web, E-Mail & Advertising Design, Support Application Development

Hank Mitchell is an interactive designer in the Baltimore/Washington area. He has worked in numerous areas of corporate presentation and digital media.

Hank recently worked with the Washington DC advertising agency RTC. There he served as the art director for the creation of quit.com, an award winning Web site created for GlaxoSmithKline to showcase their quit smoking products such as Nicorette and NicodermCQ.

Previously Hank worked at XIF, where he was the creative director and Web designer. Hank worked with clients to understand their business, brand, and needs, and advised clients on the best course of action in an objective manner.

Hank was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland and received a Bachelors of Music from New York University in 1994 while interning in Mercury Record's marketing department.

Hank Began working for Projection Video where he set up extensive presentations for clients such as Kodak and Black and Decker. In 1995 he began work on the City Tour CD-ROM, a project for the City of Baltimore.

In 1998, Hank began working as a Web designer and developer for HCIA-Sachs (now Solucient). There he functioned as the sole Web designer for several web properties containing thousands of pages and documents. He also developed Flash-based demonstrations and printed materials.

Hank has been involved in many diverse forms of media including feature films, off-line editing, video projects and digital sound editing.

Hank has worked with large national agencies as a freelance art director and produced award winning work for blue-chip accounts. Hank has produced electronic advertising pieces and Web sites for clients such as GlaxoSmithKline, US Airways, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Johns Hopkins Medicine and The Wall Street Journal.

THERESA HOGLANDER
Sales Operations & Client Services Manager
Sales Inventory and Project Management, Client Support & Service

Theresa started in eMedia just over 5 years ago when Dave hired her at Cygnus Business Media. At Cygnus she led inventory tracking and online revenue reporting.

As Sales Operations and Client Services Manager with GFM, Theresa works closely with the client's sales force and operations teams to coordinate , schedule, track and report of all third party (revenue driving/supporting) ad placement on sites, newsletters, product showcase e-mails, third party e-mail blasts, ad creation, revenue tracking, ad placement inventory tracking & availability, customer service, bi-monthly career site end-user promotions and third party newsletters.

Beyond GFM: Theresa has two teenage sons that keep her busy with sports activities. She has also enjoyed being a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT at Laurel Volunteer Fire Department for the past 13 years.