Jeanette Walton

Digital Analyst, AVIXA

Heide Dreist

Sr. Director, Human Resources, Avixa

Gregory Guerra

Tech I, Abell Electronics

Byron Tarry

Founder & Chief Transformation Officer, NEXXT

Ben Thomas

Head of Pro AV, Sr. Director of Publishing, MarketScale

Ben currently serves as the Head of Pro AV and the Sr. Director of Publishing for MarketScale, a B2B publisher and strategic marketing firm. He has over a decade of award winning experience in media publishing for large scale events, OTT & live streaming platforms, marketing, network television, and podcasting. Ben decided on his career path at the age of 7, and to date has led some of the most influential brands in the world including Intel, Nokia, Samsung and Segway, to billions of content interactions. A huge hockey fan (Go Stars!), and former contestant and current fan of Family Feud, Thomas resides in Dallas, Texas.
Ben Barnard

Regional Manager, UK & Ireland, AVIXA

Get in touch for anything related to AVIXA in the UK & Ireland - we're here to help and waiting to hear from you!
Abdullah Daoud

Senior Designer , Techno Q

Monicah Njeri

Marketing, Techno Q

Experienced Marketing Manager with a proven track record in the information technology, F&B and services sector. Proficient in driving results through comprehensive Marketing Strategy execution, adept Campaign development and implementation, Account-Based Marketing (ABM), Demand and Lead Generation tactics, as well as impactful Brand Strategy formulation. I possess expertise in orchestrating dynamic Content Programmes, fostering fruitful Strategic Partner relationships, harnessing the potential of Social Media platforms, orchestrating seamless Event Management, optimizing CRM strategies, and navigating the realms of PR & Media.
Amauri Passos Bispo

Engineering Coordinator, absolut technologies

Dave Haynes

Editor, Sixteen:Nine

Sixteen:Nine has been doing daily news and insights about the digital signage industry, globally, since Feb. 2006. Started as a blog, the online publication has since produced some 8,500 articles about the industry, technology and people. There is also a companion podcast with hundreds of long-form interviews. Sixteen:Nine is known as the industry's BS filter - a content resource driven by an effort to explain developments and advances in plain language and with context. The publication does not accept paid editorial, ignores roughly 9/10 press release sent its way, and never simply copies and pastes news from vendors and suppliers (something unfortunately common in pro AV and beyond). Sixteen:Nine was started and still edited by industry veteran Dave Haynes. In 2021, the publication was acquired by the Florida software firm Spectrio. Haynes remains its editor and primary content producer, however, operating out of a home office in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Kelly Smith - AVIXA

Marketing Manager, US/Canada, AVIXA

Hi! I help connect people to AV education, standards and more resources from AVIXA. I am an expert in finding resources to help you meet your training and certification prep needs to help you reach your goals.
Katy Sheehan

Accountant, AVIXA, Inc.

Keri Lartz

Director of Operations, THE rAVe Agency

Lauren Moore

Manager, Live Content, AVIXA

Lucas Santos Do Sacramento

AV Engineer, Absolut Technologies

Marilyn Roberson

Payroll Specialist, AVIXA

Marcella Walsh

Manager, Live Content, AVIXA

As Content Manager, I develop both in-person and digital programs for AVIXA. I'm always looking for new content ideas that highlight topics and trends of importance to the AV industry, particularly in the areas of Content Production and Streaming, Learning and Live Events. My favorite part of my job is finding cool immersive experiences for our tours during InfoComm. Contact me at mwalsh@avixa.org with your thoughts.
Megan Dutta

Director of Emerging Technologies, THE rAVe Agency

As a technology journalist, Megan A. Dutta puts her passion for the audiovisual industry on each and every page, whether print or digital. Dutta is currently the director of emerging markets at LAVNCH and editor-in-chief of LAVNCH [CODE] where she explores new technologies like extended reality (XR), experiential advertising, projection mapping, and more.
Mohammed Hanif

Senior Project Engineer, TechnoQ