Sessions and Speakers are subject to change without notice
Chris Avis, Microsoft Before he applied to Microsoft in 1994, Chris freely admits that he hadn’t heard of Bill Gates or his global little computer company. That’s all changed now. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who gets a huge rush when audience members realize, "I didn’t know I could do that!" If you’re lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. He tells jokes, shows funny pictures and ensures that learning new technologies is always fast-paced and engaging. He’s even working on some simple magic tricks, just to keep it fresh. Chris cites his father as his role model and would only trade in his IT badge for a second career as a limo driver. It would be fun peeking into the lives of people who "can’t or don’t want to drive themselves around," says Chris.
Lee Benjamin, ExchangeGuy/Wadeware With over 20 years experience in the messaging industry, Lee Benjamin (Exchange MVP) is an expert on Microsoft Exchange and has in-depth experience in a number of other messaging systems. Lee has delivered several Wadeware courses worldwide and is a highly regarded Exchange trainer. Lee is chairman of the largest Exchange user group in the world ExchangeServerBoston, and Vice President for BostonUserGroups, an umbrella organization of over 50 user groups in the New England Area. Lee has been an analyst at Ferris Research, and is a regular speaker at industry conferences such as Exchange Connections.
Adam Carter, Microsoft Bio not available.
Daniel Curran , Dell Bio not available.
Sean Deuby, Advaiya Inc. Sean Deuby, a Senior Enterprise Solutions Strategist with Advaiya, Inc., has 25 years’ experience in enterprise IT. He spent over a decade running Texas Instruments’ IBM VM systems—the first virtualized operating system—then designed, deployed, and supported TI’s first Windows NT 3.5 worldwide infrastructure. He also spent 10 years with Intel Corporation, where he was the design engineer of the core directory services team and one of the architects of Intel’s corporate Active Directory forest. As a writer, Sean wrote one of the Windows 2000 books that focused on explaining its Active Directory, and he has been a Contributing Editor for Windows IT Pro magazine for 10 years. Sean is a regular and highly-rated speaker at Tech Ed and Windows Connections conferences, and has presented in locations from Norway to Indonesia. Microsoft has awarded Sean the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) distinction every year since 2004.
Carol Dollard, Colorado State University Carol Dollard is an Energy Engineer in charge of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for Colorado State University–an institution with 25,000 students, 9 million square feet of building and an annual budget of $750 million. In addition to spearheading energy initiatives, Carol is an adjunct professor in the Construction Management Department where she teaches green building and mechanical systems. She has been working in the conservation and alternative energy field for over 25 years. Her work experience includes greenhouse gas accounting, energy and water conservation, green buildings, solar energy research and applications, and she has performed more than 100 commercial and industrial energy audits. She worked with a small team at the university to make Colorado State only the second university in the country to offer wind power to students living on campus. She also led a team at Colorado State that calculated the greenhouse gas footprint of this large land grant university including the impact of utilities, commuting, animals and air travel. Carol is a licensed, Professional Engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional.
Thomas Foreman, Wadeware Thom is an Infrastructure Consultant for Wadeware, LLC based in Bellevue, WA, with more than 9 years of experience in the IT industry. Thom performs real-world IT consulting for businesses world wide. Thom uses his real-world experience to create Microsoft courseware and instructional content, specializing on Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007. Thom has worked on numerous Microsoft courses and training materials, including creating the OCS Ignite course content starting with the Beta 1 release, as well as contributing to Exchange Server 2007 Ignite and other Office Communications Server and Exchange courses.
Chris Henley, Microsoft Chris is passionate about learning, sharing his knowledge, and best of all, he’s extremely passionate about technology. He loves showing people how new tools and products can improve their businesses and especially, their lives. Chris has delivered thousands of live presentations and gave the keynote speech at the NPA Awards during Interop 2005. He’s also active in the community, and is currently developing a television series to highlight great work in the not-for-profit sector. Chris has a diverse roster of role models, including George Washington, Steve Ballmer, Bill Nye the Science Guy and Victor Frankl. His other loves? Entomology, fly-fishing, "building things" and dessert. Chris claims he’s on a lifelong quest to find the best steak and chocolate cake on Earth: "The only time I ever said "no" to dessert was when I didn’t understand the question."
Dan Holme, Intelliem, Inc. A graduate of Yale University and Thunderbird, Dan has spent 15 years as a consultant and trainer, delivering solutions to tens of thousands of IT professionals from the most prestigious organizations and corporations around the world. Dan’s company, Intelliem, is a boutique consulting and training firm with a Fortune-caliber clientele and deep expertise and experience in Windows, Active Directory, and SharePoint. From his base in beautiful Maui, Dan travels around the globe supporting customers and delivering Microsoft technologies training. Dan is also a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and SharePoint Pro Connections magazines, a Microsoft MVP (Windows Server Directory Services, 2007, and SharePoint Server, 2008-2010), and the community lead of SharePointProConnections.com. Dan most recent two books with Microsoft—the Windows Administration Resource Kit and the training kit for the 70-640 MCTS exam—are at the top of the bestseller list of Windows books. In early 2010, Dan was in Vancouver, British Columbia where he built SharePoint solutions to support the broadcast of the 2010 winter Olympics as the Microsoft Technologies Consultant for NBC Olympics, a role he also played in Beijing and previously in Torino.
Suresh Jasrasaria, Dell Abstract not available.
Don Jones, Concentrated Technology With more than fifteen years of IT experience, Don Jones is one of the world’s leading experts on the Microsoft business technology platform. He’s the author of more than 35 books, including Windows PowerShell: TFM, Windows Administrator’s Scripting Toolkit, VBScript WMI and ADSI Unleashed, PHP-Nuke Garage, Special Edition Using Commerce Server 2002, Definitive Guide to SQL Server Performance Optimization, and many more. Don is a top-rated and in-demand speaker at conferences such as Microsoft TechEd, Windows Connections, and TechMentor, and is an accomplished IT journalist with features and monthly columns in Microsoft TechNet Magazine, Redmond Magazine, and on Web sites such as TechTarget and MCPMag.com. Don is also a multiple-year recipient of Microsoft’s prestigious Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award, and is the Editor-in-Chief for Realtime Publishers.
Russ Kaufmann, Mindsharp Russ Kaufmann (MVP, MCT, MCITPx4, MCTSx7, MCSE, CTT+) has been working for over 18 years in the IT industry as a consultant, speaker, certified trainer, technical editor, and author. Russ is highly respected for his expertise in High Availability and Microsoft server products. In his role as a Mindsharp instructor, Russ focuses on Unified Communications products such as Office Communications Server and Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging. Microsoft has awarded Russ with the title of Most Valuable Professional (MVP) from 2005 through 2009, for his contributions in the Windows Clustering community. He is a frequent speaker at key conferences such as Microsoft TechEd, where he recently presented on Windows Server 2008 High Availability. Russ has co-authored several books on Microsoft server products and has worked with Microsoft on several projects including: Official courseware for troubleshooting Exchange Server 2003, a seminar on Windows High Availability, and several MCP exams for several products. Russ considers himself “a geek to the extreme.” The IT bug bit him while pursuing a Doctorate in Finance where he received a Presidential Fellowship. Since then, Russ has owned three successful companies, consulted with at least 100 companies on implementing IT projects, and has trained thousands of students in the IT industry. In his spare time, Russ raises puppies for Canine Companions for Independence (CCI). The puppies go on to advanced training at the CCI facilities where they are trained to assist the physically handicapped and hearing impaired. Publications co-authored by Russ Kaufmann include: MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Configuration Study Guide, Sybex, Professional MOM 2005, SMS 2003, and WSUS, Wrox, MCSA/MCSE: Windows Server 2003 Network Security Administration Study Guide, Sybex, and MCSA/MCSE: Windows 2000 Network Security Administration Study Guide, Sybex
Rhonda Layfield, Consultant/Trainer Rhonda Layfield began her network support career in 1982 serving in the US Navy, where she worked for 7 years in communications with a top secret clearance. Since then, she has spent her time alternating between consulting (including a network support role at Microsoft in PSS Networking) and training (currently teaching MCSE bootcamps). Some of her clients include Dow Jones, the US Airforce, the US Army, IBM, Bank of America, Duke Energy, Wachovia, Bell Atlantic, and EDS. She is currently an NT/ 2000/2003 MCSE, MCSE:Security, MCT, and CCNA.
Kathy Malone, ManGuard Systems, Inc. Kathy Malone has worked in the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) technology space (the "plumbing" of Green and Sustainability) since graduating with a Bachelors in Environmental Engineering and Masters work in Chemical Engineering from PurdueUniversity in 1978. Her broad experience includes work in the automotive, aerospace, and hazardous waste management verticals. Her work has included projects in enterprise architecture, software design, build, and maintenance, and consulting. Recently, she has been learning how the new Microsoft tools can be used to help solve Green and Sustainable challenges. She started the Green .Net User’s Group (GreeNTUG) earlier this year.
Mark Minasi, Minasi Research and Development Mark Minasi is a best-selling author, popular technology columnist, commentator, keynote speaker, and IT consultant. He first got the chance to play with a computer at a university class in 1973. At that time, he learned two things:
• First, computers are neat. (People still said "neat" back in 1973. Hey, it was back in the 20th Century.) • Second, many technical people are very nice folks, but they can sure put you to sleep in an instant while explaining technical things.
Mark transformed those two insights into a career making computers and networking easier and more fun to understand. He’s done that by writing over a thousand computer columns, several dozen best-selling technical books, and explaining operating system and networking planning, installation, maintenance and repair to crowds from two to two thousand. An independent voice hailed as "Favorite Technical Author" by CertCities four times out of four, Mark has the unusual ability to take even the most technical topics, filter out the hype and explain them in plain English. Perhaps that’s why when TechTarget hired him to deliver a webcast on PC tuning, he drew three times as many attendees as any of their previous webcasts, crashing Yahoo’s servers, and why he’s been hired to deliver keynote addresses at hundreds of techie conferences around the world.
Mark is probably best known for his Mastering Windows Server and Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide books, both of which have seen more than 12 editions and sold over a million copies. Mark’s humorous, provocative and yet informative style makes him a favorite of audiences around the world. Mark’s firm, MR&D, is based in Pungo, a town in Virginia’s Tidewater area which is distinguished by having one and only one traffic light.
Mark has authored best-selling books, videos, and widely-read magazine on networking, microcomputer operating systems, and PC hardware maintenance. His most recent books and regular columns include:
• Windows Server 2008 Networking Foundations, Sybex (2008) • Mastering Windows Vista Business and Ultimate, Sybex (2007) • Administering Windows Vista Security: The Big Surprises, Sybex (2007) • Mastering Windows Server 2003 Upgrade Edition for R2 and SP1, Sybex (2006) • Mastering Windows Server 2003, Sybex (2003) • Linux for Windows Administrators, Sybex (2002) • Windows IT Pro Magazine Special Update, monthly opinion column, since 1999 • Windows Power Tools (previously This Old Resource Kit), monthly column in Windows and .NET Magazine, since 1996
Andre Mintz, Microsoft As Director of Trustworthy Computing & Chief Security Strategist of the Trusted Advisor Community, Mr. Mintz has a daily focus on improving the security image, perception and experience of Microsoft and its products and services. Working within the Communications & Marketing Group of the TwC Group, Mr. Mintz is the Director of the Trustworthy Computing Strategic Outreach team (TCSO), which serves as the central conduit of security & privacy executive communications and engagement, providing a representative voice to stakeholders and constituents around the globe. TCSO is the primary advocate for and to the business & technical decision makers both internal and external to Microsoft. The group informs tactical and strategic direction in the form of prioritized guidance. The TCSO team is comprised of; Global Evangelism, Executive Engagement, Industry Associations & Sponsorships, Partner Programs, and Strategic Initiatives. This focused approach to outreach affords a uniquely well positioned engagement model of “customer touch”, on a global basis. Microsoft business groups, product & services teams and executives charged with defining Microsoft’s Security Strategy and roadmap are an example of the internal stakeholders with which the TCSO team engages, and provide high value business intelligence. Mr. Mintz also serves and Chief Strategist of Microsoft’s exclusive, Chief Security Officer (CSO) Councils, of which he was a member prior to joining Microsoft in December 2004. With close to two decades of experience in the IT arena, Mr. Mintz brings a wealth of technical knowledge through executive level management, strategy & design history to the team.
Jeremy Moskowitz, Moskowitz, Inc. Jeremy Moskowitz a Group Policy MVP and is the Chief Propeller-Head for Moskowitz, inc. and GPanswers.com. He is one of less than a dozen Microsoft MVPs in Group Policy. Since becoming one of the world''''s first MCSEs in both NT and 2000, he has performed Windows NT, Active Directory, and Group Policy planning and implementations for some of the nation''''s largest organizations. His latest books are Group Policy Fundamentals, Security, and Troubleshooting and Creating the Secure Managed Desktop: Group Policy, SoftGrid, and Microsoft Deployment and Management Tools. Learn more about the books and download eChapters at www.GPanswers.com/books. GPanswers.com was ranked as one of "The 20 most useful Microsoft sites for IT professionals" by ComputerWorld magazine.
Panel
This session will have multiple speakers. Speakers TBA closer to the show date.
Kevin Remde, Microsoft A prolific blogger, Kevin shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers site and the IT Pro community site. He’s also a strong speaker and webcaster who’s landed several times on Microsoft’s top 10 webcast list and has delivered at least three top-scoring TechNet webcasts to date. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT pro, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run them down to the end zone. It’s a joy he says more companies should offer to their employees. Kevin received his BA in computer science at the University of Minnesota (Go Gophers!) where he also studied music theory and composition.
Greg Shields, Concentrated Technology Greg Shields, MVP, vExpert, is an independent author, speaker, and IT consultant, as well as a Founding Partner with Concentrated Technology. With nearly 15 years in information technology, Greg has developed extensive experience in systems administration, engineering, and architecture specializing in Microsoft OS, remote application, and virtualization technologies. Greg is a Contributing Editor and columnist for TechNet Magazine, a former columnist for Redmond Magazine and Virtualization Review Magazine, and has authored or contributed to ten books and countless white papers and webcasts. His writing is regularly seen in publications like TechTarget online, e-books from Realtime Publishers, and the UK-based IT EXPERT Magazine. He has also produced numerous video training series for CBT Nuggets.
Joey Snow, Microsoft Prior to joining Microsoft, Joey, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and MCSE since 1998, had spent the over twelve years working in various Information Technology roles. He specialized in Microsoft technologies for a fortune 500 company as well as worked as a consultant for a key Microsoft partner delivering hands-on technical content and solutions at events such as Tech·Ed, TechReady, and PDC. Joey has also recently presented at Tech·Ed and other Microsoft events.
Dan Stolts, Microsoft Dan brings to the team a seemingly endless supply of energy and excitement. He comes to Microsoft and the TechNet team with over 20 years of technology experience. For much of the last 13 years he ran a consultant and hosting business. Prior to joining the TechNet team Dan was an MVP in Windows Server Files System and Storage. He is proficient in many Microsoft products especially in the server area and holds many certifications. Dan is and has been a very active member of the community. He is president of Boston User Groups, past president and current Culminis liaison and board member for Boston Area Windows Server User Group, and has participated in many non-technology community groups such as the Rotary Club, Lions Club, Local Chambers of Commerce and is a mentor for the local high schools. Dan will be celebrating his 17th anniversary with his wife (Leslie) in October of this year. He has one child who turned 3 years old in June 2008. His favorite place to go on vacation is Walt Disney World. Outside of the technology field he loves professional football and most of all playing and spending time with his son. Dan is an enthusiastic advocate of technology and is passionate about helping others. Dan’s lifelong passion has been to help and teach others!
Alan Sugano, ADS Consulting Group Alan Sugano writes the monthly Networking Perspectives commentary for Windows IT Pro UPDATE. He’s the president of ADS Consulting Group, Inc. (ADS), which specializes in networking, custom programming, Web development, SQL Server development, and ACCPAC Plus accounting implementations. Alan frequently delivers talks on network audits, server selection, network documentation, network management, network design and topologies, SQL databases, and disaster recovery.
Randy Williams, Synergy Corporate Technologies Randy Williams is a senior consultant and trainer for Synergy Corporate Technologies. He specializes in architecting and developing solutions on SharePoint. Randy also teaches a 5-day developing SharePoint class around the globe. He currently lives in Hawaii and has nearly 20 years of IT experience covering an eclectic range of technology. Randy has picked up a few certifications including MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, and MCTS (WSS & MOSS Development). His blog focuses on SharePoint development subjects, and you can find his recent posts at http://sharepointhawaii.com/randywilliams. You can also find some of his writing at SharePoint magazine (http://sharepointmagazine.net).
Before he applied to Microsoft in 1994, Chris freely admits that he hadn’t heard of Bill Gates or his global little computer company. That’s all changed now. Chris is an enthusiastic TechNet presenter who gets a huge rush when audience members realize, "I didn’t know I could do that!" If you’re lucky enough to see Chris in action, prepare to be entertained. He tells jokes, shows funny pictures and ensures that learning new technologies is always fast-paced and engaging. He’s even working on some simple magic tricks, just to keep it fresh. Chris cites his father as his role model and would only trade in his IT badge for a second career as a limo driver. It would be fun peeking into the lives of people who "can’t or don’t want to drive themselves around," says Chris.
With over 20 years experience in the messaging industry, Lee Benjamin (Exchange MVP) is an expert on Microsoft Exchange and has in-depth experience in a number of other messaging systems. Lee has delivered several Wadeware courses worldwide and is a highly regarded Exchange trainer. Lee is chairman of the largest Exchange user group in the world ExchangeServerBoston, and Vice President for BostonUserGroups, an umbrella organization of over 50 user groups in the New England Area. Lee has been an analyst at Ferris Research, and is a regular speaker at industry conferences such as Exchange Connections.
Bio not available.
Sean Deuby, a Senior Enterprise Solutions Strategist with Advaiya, Inc., has 25 years’ experience in enterprise IT. He spent over a decade running Texas Instruments’ IBM VM systems—the first virtualized operating system—then designed, deployed, and supported TI’s first Windows NT 3.5 worldwide infrastructure. He also spent 10 years with Intel Corporation, where he was the design engineer of the core directory services team and one of the architects of Intel’s corporate Active Directory forest. As a writer, Sean wrote one of the Windows 2000 books that focused on explaining its Active Directory, and he has been a Contributing Editor for Windows IT Pro magazine for 10 years. Sean is a regular and highly-rated speaker at Tech Ed and Windows Connections conferences, and has presented in locations from Norway to Indonesia. Microsoft has awarded Sean the MVP (Most Valuable Professional) distinction every year since 2004.
Carol Dollard is an Energy Engineer in charge of energy efficiency and renewable energy programs for Colorado State University–an institution with 25,000 students, 9 million square feet of building and an annual budget of $750 million. In addition to spearheading energy initiatives, Carol is an adjunct professor in the Construction Management Department where she teaches green building and mechanical systems. She has been working in the conservation and alternative energy field for over 25 years. Her work experience includes greenhouse gas accounting, energy and water conservation, green buildings, solar energy research and applications, and she has performed more than 100 commercial and industrial energy audits. She worked with a small team at the university to make Colorado State only the second university in the country to offer wind power to students living on campus. She also led a team at Colorado State that calculated the greenhouse gas footprint of this large land grant university including the impact of utilities, commuting, animals and air travel. Carol is a licensed, Professional Engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional.
Thom is an Infrastructure Consultant for Wadeware, LLC based in Bellevue, WA, with more than 9 years of experience in the IT industry. Thom performs real-world IT consulting for businesses world wide. Thom uses his real-world experience to create Microsoft courseware and instructional content, specializing on Office Communications Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2007. Thom has worked on numerous Microsoft courses and training materials, including creating the OCS Ignite course content starting with the Beta 1 release, as well as contributing to Exchange Server 2007 Ignite and other Office Communications Server and Exchange courses.
Chris is passionate about learning, sharing his knowledge, and best of all, he’s extremely passionate about technology. He loves showing people how new tools and products can improve their businesses and especially, their lives. Chris has delivered thousands of live presentations and gave the keynote speech at the NPA Awards during Interop 2005. He’s also active in the community, and is currently developing a television series to highlight great work in the not-for-profit sector. Chris has a diverse roster of role models, including George Washington, Steve Ballmer, Bill Nye the Science Guy and Victor Frankl. His other loves? Entomology, fly-fishing, "building things" and dessert. Chris claims he’s on a lifelong quest to find the best steak and chocolate cake on Earth: "The only time I ever said "no" to dessert was when I didn’t understand the question."
A graduate of Yale University and Thunderbird, Dan has spent 15 years as a consultant and trainer, delivering solutions to tens of thousands of IT professionals from the most prestigious organizations and corporations around the world. Dan’s company, Intelliem, is a boutique consulting and training firm with a Fortune-caliber clientele and deep expertise and experience in Windows, Active Directory, and SharePoint. From his base in beautiful Maui, Dan travels around the globe supporting customers and delivering Microsoft technologies training. Dan is also a contributing editor for Windows IT Pro and SharePoint Pro Connections magazines, a Microsoft MVP (Windows Server Directory Services, 2007, and SharePoint Server, 2008-2010), and the community lead of SharePointProConnections.com. Dan most recent two books with Microsoft—the Windows Administration Resource Kit and the training kit for the 70-640 MCTS exam—are at the top of the bestseller list of Windows books. In early 2010, Dan was in Vancouver, British Columbia where he built SharePoint solutions to support the broadcast of the 2010 winter Olympics as the Microsoft Technologies Consultant for NBC Olympics, a role he also played in Beijing and previously in Torino.
With more than fifteen years of IT experience, Don Jones is one of the world’s leading experts on the Microsoft business technology platform. He’s the author of more than 35 books, including Windows PowerShell: TFM, Windows Administrator’s Scripting Toolkit, VBScript WMI and ADSI Unleashed, PHP-Nuke Garage, Special Edition Using Commerce Server 2002, Definitive Guide to SQL Server Performance Optimization, and many more. Don is a top-rated and in-demand speaker at conferences such as Microsoft TechEd, Windows Connections, and TechMentor, and is an accomplished IT journalist with features and monthly columns in Microsoft TechNet Magazine, Redmond Magazine, and on Web sites such as TechTarget and MCPMag.com. Don is also a multiple-year recipient of Microsoft’s prestigious Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award, and is the Editor-in-Chief for Realtime Publishers.
Russ Kaufmann (MVP, MCT, MCITPx4, MCTSx7, MCSE, CTT+) has been working for over 18 years in the IT industry as a consultant, speaker, certified trainer, technical editor, and author. Russ is highly respected for his expertise in High Availability and Microsoft server products. In his role as a Mindsharp instructor, Russ focuses on Unified Communications products such as Office Communications Server and Exchange Server 2007 Unified Messaging. Microsoft has awarded Russ with the title of Most Valuable Professional (MVP) from 2005 through 2009, for his contributions in the Windows Clustering community. He is a frequent speaker at key conferences such as Microsoft TechEd, where he recently presented on Windows Server 2008 High Availability. Russ has co-authored several books on Microsoft server products and has worked with Microsoft on several projects including: Official courseware for troubleshooting Exchange Server 2003, a seminar on Windows High Availability, and several MCP exams for several products. 
Rhonda Layfield began her network support career in 1982 serving in the US Navy, where she worked for 7 years in communications with a top secret clearance. Since then, she has spent her time alternating between consulting (including a network support role at Microsoft in PSS Networking) and training (currently teaching MCSE bootcamps). Some of her clients include Dow Jones, the US Airforce, the US Army, IBM, Bank of America, Duke Energy, Wachovia, Bell Atlantic, and EDS. She is currently an NT/ 2000/2003 MCSE, MCSE:Security, MCT, and CCNA.
Kathy Malone has worked in the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EH&S) technology space (the "plumbing" of Green and Sustainability) since graduating with a Bachelors in Environmental Engineering and Masters work in Chemical Engineering from PurdueUniversity in 1978. Her broad experience includes work in the automotive, aerospace, and hazardous waste management verticals. Her work has included projects in enterprise architecture, software design, build, and maintenance, and consulting. Recently, she has been learning how the new Microsoft tools can be used to help solve Green and Sustainable challenges. She started the Green .Net User’s Group (GreeNTUG) earlier this year.
Mark Minasi is a best-selling author, popular technology columnist, commentator, keynote speaker, and IT consultant. He first got the chance to play with a computer at a university class in 1973. At that time, he learned two things: 
As Director of Trustworthy Computing & Chief Security Strategist of the Trusted Advisor Community, Mr. Mintz has a daily focus on improving the security image, perception and experience of Microsoft and its products and services. Working within the Communications & Marketing Group of the TwC Group, Mr. Mintz is the Director of the Trustworthy Computing Strategic Outreach team (TCSO), which serves as the central conduit of security & privacy executive communications and engagement, providing a representative voice to stakeholders and constituents around the globe. TCSO is the primary advocate for and to the business & technical decision makers both internal and external to Microsoft. The group informs tactical and strategic direction in the form of prioritized guidance. The TCSO team is comprised of; Global Evangelism, Executive Engagement, Industry Associations & Sponsorships, Partner Programs, and Strategic Initiatives. This focused approach to outreach affords a uniquely well positioned engagement model of “customer touch”, on a global basis. Microsoft business groups, product & services teams and executives charged with defining Microsoft’s Security Strategy and roadmap are an example of the internal stakeholders with which the TCSO team engages, and provide high value business intelligence. Mr. Mintz also serves and Chief Strategist of Microsoft’s exclusive, Chief Security Officer (CSO) Councils, of which he was a member prior to joining Microsoft in December 2004. With close to two decades of experience in the IT arena, Mr. Mintz brings a wealth of technical knowledge through executive level management, strategy & design history to the team.
Jeremy Moskowitz a Group Policy MVP and is the Chief Propeller-Head for Moskowitz, inc. and GPanswers.com. He is one of less than a dozen Microsoft MVPs in Group Policy. Since becoming one of the world''''s first MCSEs in both NT and 2000, he has performed Windows NT, Active Directory, and Group Policy planning and implementations for some of the nation''''s largest organizations. His latest books are Group Policy Fundamentals, Security, and Troubleshooting and Creating the Secure Managed Desktop: Group Policy, SoftGrid, and Microsoft Deployment and Management Tools. Learn more about the books and download eChapters at 
A prolific blogger, Kevin shares his thoughts, ideas, and tips on the TechNet Events Bloggers site and the IT Pro community site. He’s also a strong speaker and webcaster who’s landed several times on Microsoft’s top 10 webcast list and has delivered at least three top-scoring TechNet webcasts to date. Kevin has worked as both a developer and an IT pro, so he loves sharing helpful new solutions and technologies with his IT peers. At Microsoft, Kevin relishes the opportunity to generate fresh ideas and run them down to the end zone. It’s a joy he says more companies should offer to their employees. Kevin received his BA in computer science at the University of Minnesota (Go Gophers!) where he also studied music theory and composition.
Greg Shields, MVP, vExpert, is an independent author, speaker, and IT consultant, as well as a Founding Partner with Concentrated Technology. With nearly 15 years in information technology, Greg has developed extensive experience in systems administration, engineering, and architecture specializing in Microsoft OS, remote application, and virtualization technologies. Greg is a Contributing Editor and columnist for TechNet Magazine, a former columnist for Redmond Magazine and Virtualization Review Magazine, and has authored or contributed to ten books and countless white papers and webcasts. His writing is regularly seen in publications like TechTarget online, e-books from Realtime Publishers, and the UK-based IT EXPERT Magazine. He has also produced numerous video training series for CBT Nuggets.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Joey, a Microsoft Certified Trainer and MCSE since 1998, had spent the over twelve years working in various Information Technology roles. He specialized in Microsoft technologies for a fortune 500 company as well as worked as a consultant for a key Microsoft partner delivering hands-on technical content and solutions at events such as Tech·Ed, TechReady, and PDC. Joey has also recently presented at Tech·Ed and other Microsoft events.
Dan brings to the team a seemingly endless supply of energy and excitement. He comes to Microsoft and the TechNet team with over 20 years of technology experience. For much of the last 13 years he ran a consultant and hosting business. Prior to joining the TechNet team Dan was an MVP in Windows Server Files System and Storage. He is proficient in many Microsoft products especially in the server area and holds many certifications. Dan is and has been a very active member of the community. He is president of Boston User Groups, past president and current Culminis liaison and board member for Boston Area Windows Server User Group, and has participated in many non-technology community groups such as the Rotary Club, Lions Club, Local Chambers of Commerce and is a mentor for the local high schools. Dan will be celebrating his 17th anniversary with his wife (Leslie) in October of this year. He has one child who turned 3 years old in June 2008. His favorite place to go on vacation is Walt Disney World. Outside of the technology field he loves professional football and most of all playing and spending time with his son. Dan is an enthusiastic advocate of technology and is passionate about helping others. Dan’s lifelong passion has been to help and teach others!
Alan Sugano writes the monthly Networking Perspectives commentary for Windows IT Pro UPDATE. He’s the president of ADS Consulting Group, Inc. (ADS), which specializes in networking, custom programming, Web development, SQL Server development, and ACCPAC Plus accounting implementations. Alan frequently delivers talks on network audits, server selection, network documentation, network management, network design and topologies, SQL databases, and disaster recovery.
Randy Williams is a senior consultant and trainer for Synergy Corporate Technologies. He specializes in architecting and developing solutions on SharePoint. Randy also teaches a 5-day developing SharePoint class around the globe. He currently lives in Hawaii and has nearly 20 years of IT experience covering an eclectic range of technology. Randy has picked up a few certifications including MCSE, MCSD, MCDBA, and MCTS (WSS & MOSS Development). His blog focuses on SharePoint development subjects, and you can find his recent posts at