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VANGUARD TEAM

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KEN BANTA

Founder & CEO

Ken founded Vanguard in 2014 and leads all of Vanguard's activities in the Network, and with advisory clients.

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TONY POWE

COO

Tony leads the day-to-day operations of Vanguard, and runs the finance department.

Angelique Spanier

ANGELIQUE SPANIER

Forums, New Leaders

Angelique is responsible for ensuring successful execution and profitability of the New Leaders program and all Forums. 

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JAE HENDERSON

New Leaders

Jae manages our current New Leaders program and its expansion to a wider audience.

Nico Kenary

NICO KENARY

Operations

Nico is an Amherst graduate. He works directly with Tony Powe, our COO, on the day-to-day operations at Vanguard.

Garrick Isert

GARRICK ISERT

Roundtables, Advisory

Garrick is a senior consultant for leadership development and coaching. 

Jim Williamson

JIM WILLIAMSON

Membership

Jim leads Vanguard's member services, developing and operationalizing various membership offerings.

Preston Rowley

PRESTON ROWLEY

Automation, Operations

Preston is an English major at the University of Washington and he helps Vanguard with its operations and automations.

Gary Lee

GARY LEE

Roundtables, Advisory

Gary is a veteran journalist and Senior Vanguard Advisor. He moderates and manages our Sustainability & CFO

roundtable dialogues.

Ken Stone

KEN STONE

Content

Ken produces and edits Vanguard's digital content, and serves as lead moderator for programming.

Seth Kaufman

SETH KAUFMAN

Content, Advisory

Seth manages all aspects of content creation: blogs, interviews, Q&A, etc.

Irene Silber

IRENE SILBER

Content, Media

Irene leads the creation of Vanguard content across Networks.

Lori May

LORI MAY

Marketing, Administration

Lori oversees several aspects of Vanguard: email marketing, content distribution, event marketing and registration.

Sophia Randazzo

SOPHIA RANDAZZO

Social Media

Sophia is a Marketing Consultant and specializes in building the Vanguard brand on various social media channels.

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