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ExecutiveCouncil Members
Aris, Kathleen Company: SunGard Availability Services Address: 680 E. Swedesford Rd Wayne, PA 19087 Phone: 484-582-2427
Corcoran, Pat Company: IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Address: 300 Long Meadow Road, Building 2, Sterling Forest, NY 10979 Phone: (845) 759-4920 Fax: (845) 759-4933 E-mail:
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Croy,Mike Company: Forsythe Address: 7770 Frontage Road, Skokie, IL 60077 Phone: (847) 213-7689 Fax: (847) 213-8834 E-mail:
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Michael Croy joined Forsythe in 2002, bringing more than 20 yearsof experience in building, developing, and implementing disasterrecovery and business continuity programs. As Forsythe’sbusiness continuity practice manager, Croy is responsible forthe company’s business continuity offerings, including riskanalysis, best practice models for continuity of IT infrastructure(storage, server, and network), and disaster recovery planning,strategy, and management.
Dato,Jeff MBCP
Company: Pinnacle Airline
Address: 1785 Nonconnah Blvd., Suite 107, Memphis, TN 38132Phone: (901) 345-4585E-mail:
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Jeffrey M. Dato currently serves as the VicePresident of Risk Management and Corporate Real Estate for Pinnacle AirlinesCorp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), the Memphis TN-based regional airline holding company forColgan Air, Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. He is responsible for enterpriserisk management, business continuity and emergency response, dangerous goods,environmental protection, occupational health and safety, workers compensation,records management, corporate real estate, physical security, corporatesustainability and responsibility, and, until January 2010, information technology. Prior to joining Pinnacle in 2006, Dato worked with over 100 domesticand international companies and governments to assess, manage and monitorfinancial, operational and technology risks since 1989. He brings a uniqueperspective to the risk management equation in that he has been a practitioner,vendor and independent advisor. Dato has lead advisory practices forseveral Big-4 accounting firms with a specific focus on operational resiliencyand technology availability as they relate to enterprise risk, toiled as aconsultant for the world’s largest recovery services vendor, and built businesscontinuity and crisis management programs for two national banks. Dato holds aBachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and Finance from the College of William and Mary and was a member of theinitial cadre of 10 professionals to have obtained a Master BusinessContinuity Professional (MBCP) certification from the Disaster RecoveryInstitute International in 1997.
Devlin,Ed CBCP Company: Edward S. Devlin & Associates Address: 206 Marie Road, West Chester, PA 19380 Phone: (610) 429-9029 Fax: (610) 429-9029 E-mail:
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Ed Devlin, a 1998 nominee of the Contingency Planning IndustryHall of Fame, is a leading consultant, author, instructor andspeaker in the disaster recovery/business continuity industry.A co-founder in 1973 of the first U.S. company to specialize inDR planning and consulting, Devlin has assisted more than 1,000companies worldwide in developing their business continuity plans. Devlin co-authored the book “Business Resumption Planning”published by Auerbach Publishing in 1994 and has been writing“The Perspective of Ed Devlin” column for the DRJsince 1992. He has been a highly sought speaker on the topicsof disaster recovery and business continuity both in the U.S.and abroad and has most recently developed a one-day seminar “CrisisManagement – The Role of the Executives During a Crisis.”
Hammill,Jim CBCP Company: JMH Consulting Address: PO Box 368, Nassau, DE 19969 E-mail:
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James Hammill is an independent consultant and has been an activeparticipant in business continuity for 18 years. He has been anadvisor to private sector CIOs, Federal Emergency Management Agency,and a member of the Natural Hazards Caucus Committee, advising18 U.S. senators to widen the understanding in Congress to riskand cost reduction for natural and man-made disasters. Hammillserved the Disaster Recovery Journal Editorial Advisory Boardfor many years and is now a member of the DRJ Executive Council.
Jackson,John Company: Fusion Risk Management Address:3601 W. Algonquin Road, Ste 510,RollingMeadows, IL, 60008 Phone:847.778.8096 (cell) or847.632.1002 x-502 (office) E-Mail:
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John Jackson is the Executive Vice President of Fusion RiskManagement. Recognized worldwide as an expert and spokespersonon business continuity and high availability services, Jacksonbrings a wealth of industry expertise with more than 24 yearsin this area.
Montella, Jerry Company: Mail-Gard Address: 1044 Pulinski Rd, Warminster, PA 18974-1534 Phone: (215) 956-1541 E-Mail:
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Till,Randy CBCP Company: MasterCard International Address: 2200 MasterCard Blvd, O’Fallon, MO 63366 E-mail:
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Randy Till, CBCP, is vice president, global business continuitymanagement for MasterCard International.. He has been implementingBC programs within several organizations during his 18-year career.
Belinda Wilson, CBCP, MBCI Company:Ernst & Young Address: 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 500, San Diego, CA 92122 Office: (858) 535-7201 Email:
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Belinda manages the Business Continuity practice for the West Coast of EY’s business. With 24 years of experience in business continuity, disaster recovery and high-availability, Belinda is a recognized expert in her profession providing valuable insight to clients for their BC strategies and programs. In addition to being a member of the DRJ Executive Council, Belinda is also on the peer review panel of the Business Continuity Journal and member of the BC Standing Committee of the Financial Services Technology Consortium. She has served on DRII’s Executive Board of Directors, President of ACP Northern California Chapter, President of BRMA, and on the Continuity Insights Editorial Advisory Board. Belinda is a Certified Business Continuity Professional from DRII, certified member of the Business Continuity Institute and inducted in the CPM Hall of Fame for BC Vendor Practitioner.
Worsley,Bill CBCP
Planning Chronicles:EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a seven-part series featuring themembers of our executive council. Through these personal accounts,we hope to not only highlight their careers, but also give a seven-sidedview of the history of the disaster recovery/business continuityindustry.
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