Association Officers:
President: Alan Forgione - Cardsystems Solutins, Inc.
Vice President: Nancy Austin - VeriFone, Inc.
Treasurer: Jacques Breton - General Credit Forms
Additional Members:
Lisa Grace - Continuum Card, LLC
Diane Passardi - Citizens Bank
Shawn O'Sullivan - National Payment Systems, LLC
Michael Sosik - Northeast Merchant Systems
The NorthEast Acquirer's Association, formerly known as the Northeast Bankcard, has been hosting events for more than 18 years. They are the first "Association" to take the leap into bi-yearly conferences. The first winter show was in 1997.
The NEAA Conferences are generally held in February and June at a centrally located and fun Northeastern town.
Executive Officers:
Audrey Blackmon - POS Portal
John McCormick - General Credit Forms
Margaret Jordan - BA Merchant Services
Claudia Zane - Paymentech
The SEAA organiztion was founded in 2000. The first event was held in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida in October 2000. This group typically holds its events each fall in a Southeasten location.
Board of Directors:
President - Ken Elderts - Verifone Inc.
Vice President - Steve Eazell - Secure Payment Systems
Secretary - Sherry Friedrichsen - General Credit Forms
Treasurer - Steve Christianson - Aamonte Bankcard
Alice Kong - National Merchant Center
Brian Anderson - POS Card Systems of CA
Jamie Savant - Strategic Management Partners
Advisory Board:
Gregg Gumbinger - Assurz Inc
Arcy Stevens - Verifone Inc
David Sharp - Global Payments
Xavier Ayala - Humboldt Merchant Services
Mike McGirr - Cybersource
The Western States Acquirer's Assocation is our newest affiliate. Founded in 2004, their first show opened a "Golden Gate of Opportunity" at their inaugural meeting in San Francisco in November of 2005.
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