Introducing the 2022 Top 100 MPS Influencers

of the Office Equipment Channel

In 2021, Tigerpaw introduced a list of the top 100 influencers in the office equipment channel. Our goal was to uncover and amplify the voices of those who bring fresh ideas to help managed print dealers thrive in a rapidly changing marketplace. We’re proud to now share the 2022 Top 100 MPS Influencers.

You’ll see some changes on this year’s list. Over the past year, we learned more about the factors that truly represent channel influence that moves the industry forward. We tracked evidence of thought leadership in a variety of venues, social influence including activity and reach, leadership outside people’s professional roles, and overall production of industry education and insight.

Getting on the list isn’t easy. It’s not “pay to play,” nor is it through referrals or nominations. Most importantly, it is not just a list. It’s a community. Over the past year, members of the Top 100 gathered weekly for a candid (and non-recorded) conversation about challenges and opportunities facing the channel. The variety of attendees was incredible: dealers, software providers, OEMs, consultants, educators, and everything in between. It’s been a powerful collaboration for participants and has spurred new articles, blogs, interviews, keynotes, and more to share fresh ideas with the entire office equipment industry and beyond.

If you are looking to grow your business, to learn and to grow in positive directions, make sure you connect with the members on this list. We are a product of the people we surround ourselves with, and the Top 100 Influencers of the Office Equipment Channel are a great bunch to get to know better. 

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Introducing the 2022 Top 100 MPS Influencers of the Office Equipment Channel

  1. CJ Cannata, CANNATA Group
  2. Louella Fernandes, Quocirca
  3. West McDonald, Tigerpaw & West McDonald Co.
  4. Andy Slawetsky, Industry Analysts
  5. Art Post, Stratix Systems
  6. Kate Kingston, Kingston Training Group
  7. Michael Stramaglio, Stramaglio Consulting
  8. Patricia Ames, BPO Media
  9. Greg Walters, Greg Walters Inc.
  10. Brent Hoskins, BTA
  11. Mitchell Filby, First Rock Consulting  
  12. Adam Gregory, Advanced Business Solutions
  13. Pat McGrew, McGrew Group & MC2 Services
  14. Rick Lambert, SelltoWIN 
  15. Rob Farrell,  SmartPrint
  16. Eric Crump, Ringdale
  17. Bob Goldberg, SFN&R
  18. Tawnya Stone, GreatAmerica Financial Services  
  19. Chelsey Bode, Pearson-Kelly Technology
  20. Joe Barganier, Ricoh USA
  21. Norm McConkey, Tangent MTW
  22. Darren Cassidy, Xerox
  23. Melissa D Whitaker, Melissa Whitaker International
  24. Earl Everson, elite document solutions 
  25. Dale Stein, TAG
  26. Mark Hart, ACDI  
  27. Amy Weiss, BPO Media
  28. Michael Cozzens, Visual Edge IT
  29. Jason Habbal, Vision Office Systems
  30. Erik Cagle, ENX Magazine 
  31. Valerie Briseno, BTA
  32. Tricia Judge, International Imaging Technology Council
  33. Ron Alphin, ABM Federal
  34. Jim Cerkleski, Clover Imaging Group
  35. Wes McArtor, NEXERA
  36. Bernadette Wilson, B Wilson Marketing Communications 
  37. Pete Basiliere, Monadnock Insights
  38. Tibor Brunclik, Print Partners s.r.o.
  39. Aaron Rubin , Docutrend  
  40. Mike McCurdy, Integrated Technologies Inc
  41. Denis Dreni, Oberon Americas
  42. Karen Lachtanski, MOLOCO
  43. Jay McCall, DevPro Journal and XaaS
  44. David Ramos, Visual Edge IT
  45. Kevin Leary, UBEO Business Services
  46. Brett Butler, Excel Office Services
  47. Ann Priede, Canon Solutions America   
  48. Greg VanDeWalker, Collabrance
  49. Tami Beach, HP
  50. Dawn Abbuhl, Repeat Business Systems
  1. David Polimeni, Rite Technology
  2. Bob Evans, Function 4
  3. Dan Bombard, Yuma Office Equipment
  4. Rick Taylor, Konica Minolta
  5. Jerry Newberry, PROS Elite Group 
  6. Christian Burton, Pipeline Upgrade
  7. AJ Baggot, RJ Young
  8. Sam Stone, Stone’s Office Equipment
  9. Chip Miceli, Pulse Technology
  10. Saundra Merollo,  Connection
  11. Jordan Darragh, PrintReleaf & EverWorx
  12. Josie Heskje, GreatAmerica Financial Services
  13. Jim George, Donnellon McCarthy
  14. Lou Usherwood, Usherwood Office Technology
  15. Bill McLaughlin, Thrive
  16. Michael Strum, Vaughn Business Systems & COMDOC
  17. Aaron Dyck, ES99 
  18. Bob Madaio, Sharp Business USA
  19.  Sarah Henderson, KYOCERA
  20. Oscar Sanchez, KYOCERA
  21. Marc Spring, Evolved Office
  22. Ed McLaughlin, Predictive Insight
  23. Greg Kaplan, Canon USA
  24. Niall Coady, MPXColour.com
  25. Frank Wazkun, Busys Technologies
  26. Tim Baechle, ePac Flexible Packaging
  27. Jeff Gau, Marco Technologies 
  28. Grad Rosenbaum, HP 
  29. Mary Schilling, INKjet Insight
  30. Kenneth Adams Jr., Adams Imaging Systems
  31. Laura Blackmer, Konica Minolta
  32. Scott Cullen, CANNATA Group
  33. Kim Louden, GreatAmerica Financial Services
  34. Carl Schell, Keypoint Intelligence
  35. Greg Gumpright, Sharp Business USA
  36. Tom McMahon, Milner, Inc.
  37. Matthew Schotten, HP
  38. Jeff Dotzler, Elevity
  39. Bud Karakey, Nexera
  40. Madi Smith O’Donnell, Liberty Laser Solutions, Inc.
  41. Todd Lee, Amur Equipment Finance
  42. Dan Larkin, Marco Technologies
  43. Debra Anne Kellogg, Toshiba America Business Solutions
  44. Brent Martin, Arlington Industries
  45. Valerie Alde-Hayman, GAP Intelligence
  46. Brian Suerth, TAG
  47. Venetta Diesel-Varney, Millennium Business Systems
  48. Douglas Cole, Union Track
  49. Mike Hicks, EBM
  50. John Eckstrom, Carolina Business Equipment

To those on this list, we extend our gratitude and thanks for continuously going above and beyond to promote positive change in the office equipment channel.