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Tim Quinn/HoneyBaked Ham Corporation 

Tim Quinn has been Vice President of Retail and Business Development since January 2011. He joined HoneyBaked in February 2004 and was responsible for the sales, execution and operations of retail stores for most of the company’s territory. He has served a number of roles, including Senior Director of Franchise and Business Development, Director of Business Development, and Director of Sales. Tim created and implemented new sales and customer data tools, and staffing models, which reduced overhead and increased efficiencies.

Prior to joining HoneyBaked, Tim served as a Regional Retail Manager in the Central Division of Circuit City Stores Inc. He has extensive industry experience in operations, retail leadership and executive development. The Management Development Program at Circuit City recruited Tim after graduating from the College of Business Administration, University of Tennessee.

Mikhail Avady/SmartUp 

Mikhail directs the sales and marketing strategy of SmartUp®. Prior to SmartUp, Mikhail was leading Sales and Marketing Analytics at First Data, the largest payments provider in the world. He is currently working on his MBA at Emory University and Received his BA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You can either find him at your local tech events or browsing Kickstarter campaigns for a new gadget.

Deborah Westphal and Sherle Brown/IREM GA 

Deborah Westphal, CPM®, ARM® the Executive Director for the Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM) for the GA Chapter. Westphal brings to IREM expansive knowledge and background of the real estate industry from personal experience of more than twenty years.

Deborah is presently serving on the IREM Executive Council as the VP of Education and was the 2013 VP of Communications, was at the national level as the 2012 Chairperson for the Income and Expense Committee. She has served as the Chapter’s VP of membership in 2012, VP of Communications in 2011, VP of Finance for 2008, and the VP of Membership for 2007 . She has received numerous honors: from IREM, including the Presidential Award, Certified Property Manager® (CPM®) of the year, Accredited Resident Manager (ARM®) of the Year, membership team awards with the Atlanta Apartment Association, and a previous company of fourteen years, Lane Company. As a Pillars of the Industry finalist for Regional Manager of the Year, she was also a Real Estate Owned Portfolio Regional awarded the Annual Highest Effective Rent Growth when the company had over 30K units, three time Business Manager award, and received over 12 perfect shoppers reports!

Westphal has a refreshing personality that combines the serious nature of her profession with the joy of helping others and favorably impacting the bottom line. Deborah is a professional trainer, motivational speaker, and an operational efficiency analyst.

Sherle Brown, Chief Learning Officer for Winthrop Management, has held leadership positions in all areas of the multi-family industry. Her roles have included include Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Asset Manager, Director, Consultant, Mentor and Coach.

Sherle is on the staff of NAAEI as an Advanced Instructor Trainer and chairs committees for NAA and IREM. She is an adjunct instructor and subject matter expert for Georgia Piedmont Technical College and Kennesaw State University and is a subject matter expert and author for The Training Factor.

Sherle is a summa cum laude graduate of Tennessee Wesleyan College with a BS in Accounting and is completing her MA at Lewis University in Organizational Leadership. As a national speaker and trainer, Sherle combines her commitment for training with her strong analytical abilities and extensive practical experience to share information with others. Her passion is helping organizations and individuals reach their full potential.