Geni Whitehouse, CPA.CITP, CSPM leads Plus Communications for Mentor Plus. With past roles ranging from partner in a CPA firm to leader of the technology practice in a firm, she has a wide range of experiences to share. She is a former software company executive and industry analyst. As a two-time graduate of the Jeff Justice Comedy Workshoppe, she has a unique gift for keeping her audiences entertained and engaged. She is passionate about finding interesting ways to talk about what some might consider boring subjects and has discovered that there is no shortage of material.
Her past experience includes:
· VP of Sage Software Accountants Network, US
· VP of Product Management for Sage Accpac
· COO of Elliott Davis Technology Solutions, LLC – reseller of MAS90, SalesLogix, Navision
· Director, Product Marketing And Strategic Alliances, Navision Software US
· Implementer / Trainer – PeopleSoft and Primavera Project Management software
· Partner, Gross, Duke, and Nelson, CPAs, Atlanta , GA – Tax and Technology Practice
· Began her career with Deloitte Haskins and Sells in the tax department (now Deloitte Touche)
Geni is a frequent lecturer at accounting and technology events around the country. Her topics have ranged from “Stop the Gerbil Workout” to “The Treasures in Technology” to the “Top 10 Signs Your Implementation is in Trouble”. She was the keynote speaker at a conference in South Africa where she used a basketball analogy to talk about software companies.
Geni moved to Pleasanton, California from Atlanta, Georgia with her husband Charles and two children in 2004. She has adapted nicely to the weather and scenery that California has to offer and is enjoying exploring California's wine regions. Technology is more than a vocation for Geni, it is a passion that she enjoys sharing with others through blogging, tweeting, and social networking.