Spring 2006 Mentor Profiles

Stephanie Anagnostou
Kelly Bumann
Joanne Cohen
Stephanie Copeland
Rich Jennings
Marti Moore

Stephanie Anagnostou
Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Raindance Communications

Stephanie Anagnostou is Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Raindance Communications, a communications services company that delivers audio, video and web conferencing solutions to corporate clients for corporate training, lead generation, sales demonstrations and ad-hoc business meetings. In that role, Stephanie is responsible for not only legal expertise, but also executive leadership as a core member of the executive management team; active involvement in business strategy and corporate development; providing executive human resources planning and implementation; and managing and motivating the legal and HR team. Before joining Raindance, she was an associate in a national law firm where she focused on working with emerging companies and venture capitalists. Her prior experience includes consulting and business planning for two clothing manufacturing companies, and work in an advertising agency.

She received her law degree (J.D.) from University of San Francisco, School of Law, graduating Cum Laude, and her B.A. in Mass Communications with Business Emphasis from University of California, Los Angeles. She lives in Boulder and has young children.

Stephanie is interested in being a mentor because she is excited about the opportunity to influence and help shape younger women’s career choices. She is a mentor to her five direct reports, and throughout her life has been a mentor for friends and family members, most particularly for career-minded young women.

For her, the most important skill as a mentor is the ability to influence gracefully and respectfully, but with strength and fortitude. Her leadership philosophy focuses on leading by actions, and aligning her communications with those actions. Core values for Stephanie include leading with honesty, having integrity, and making a difference. Stephanie’s many strengths include intuition, judgment, discernment, and balancing work and family.

Stephanie is particularly interested in mentoring younger women in the Westminster – Boulder area who are highly motivated and have potential. Her preference is to mentor women in companies other than Raindance and companies that compete with Raindance. She would like to mentor on the subjects of Growing as a Leader (Leadership Development), Balancing Work and Life and Entrepreneurship. She is available during work hours in the Westminster – Boulder area.

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Kelly Bumann
Vice President Channel Strategy
Starz Entertainment Group

Kelly Bumann is Vice President of Channel Strategy for Starz Entertainment Group (SEG). She is an experienced senior marketing executive with extensive background in market-led product development, environmental analysis, marketing communications and general business management. She is an expert in development of new business and communications strategies as well as market launch activities across a wide range of cable/satellite, telephony and interactive product categories.

In her current position at Starz, Kelly and her team are responsible for setting the strategy for the positioning, programming, product development and promotions for the range of SEG’s 16 linear movie channels. Kelly leads the development of any new branding initiatives for new channels, all cross platform integration as well as the development of new product/programming elements for the Starz channels. In her past position as VP of Marketing and Sales for MediaOne’s high speed internet service, RoadRunner, Kelly was responsible for national consumer campaign strategy, product development, pricing and competitive strategy, launch of retail, and sales support.

Kelly began her career at Ogilvy and Mather/West in San Francisco, CA as an account executive and became a management supervisor for high tech and communications accounts including Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett Packard, Pacific Bell, Claris, Bay Area Cable Co-Op and Wells Fargo Bank. She earned her BS in Marketing from the University of Colorado, and her MBA in Finance from the University of San Francisco. Kelly was part of Class 6 of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute. On top of Kelly’s stellar career, she is also a mother of 2 small children and lives with her family in Castle Rock, CO.

Kelly is interested in being a mentor so she can help other women in their careers as she was helped by mentors in her career. She has informally mentored a number of people plus she feels it is part of her job as a manager. Kelly sees the WICT RM Mentoring Program as an opportunity to give back and provide her experience to other women.

Kelly’s approach towards leadership is to give strong direction and plenty of space to her managers and then to back them up. Her core values are honesty, passion, directness, respect and creativity. She likes to challenge her teams, set high standards, encourage improvement along the way and build on what motivates her people.

Balancing creativity and being analytical are two of Kelly’s important strengths. She is a strategic thinker who can do what it takes to get the job done. She likes new challenges and is confident in her management perspective, knowing that a strong leader needs very talented people to build true success.

As a mentor, Kelly says she “calls it like it is” and has learned a lot of lessons worth sharing. Kelly would like to mentor someone who is successful, proactive and willing to take action to make the investment worthwhile. She is most interested in mentoring on the subjects of Growing as a Leader (Leadership Development), Entrepreneurship, and Managing and Motivating Teams. Kelly’s preferred one-on-one meeting times are weekday mornings and lunches.

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Joanne Cohen
Senior Leadership Consultant
Comcast Corporation

Joanne Cohen is Senior Leadership Consultant at Comcast, working in the Comcast Media Center, which calls for her to be responsible for leadership training and development for 200+ leaders for Comcast Denver Corporate. This position involves consulting, coaching, facilitating and training. She has twenty-four years of experience in those kinds of roles, including extensive experience directing and managing her teams to focus on successfully supporting strategic and tactical corporate initiatives, as well as coaching executives and their teams in planning and implementing new strategic directions in alignment with their companies’ business goals and objectives. Joanne’s expertise spans the telecommunications, hi-tech, manufacturing, service, mining, biomedical, and oil & gas industries, and experience with non-profits.

Her experience and expertise in those areas were established through her work for Qwest Communications--Consumer Organization; McData Corporation; Exabyte Corporation; and Sprint PCS. For several years, Joanne was also the Founder and Principal of Joanne Cohen Associates, a consulting firm that offered results-driven services to meet the unique culture and specific needs of client organizations.

Joanne has a B.S. (Education and English) from State University of New York, and an M.A. (Speech Communication) from University of Denver. She was President of the American Society for Training and Development, Rocky Mountain Chapter (RMC-ASTD), and has been affiliated with the Women’s Vision Foundation in Denver.

Joanne believes strongly in supporting other women, helping them believe in themselves and what they have to offer, and encouraging self-empowerment, transformation and growth. She has had many mentoring/coaching roles working with many women, starting as a Big Sister in the 1970’s, and continuing throughout her career and as President of RMC-ASTD.

Key skills and attributes for a mentor include exemplary listening skills; ability to ask probing questions; caring and compassion for people; a belief in people and their abilities; leadership; telling the truth with compassion; nurturing; respecting differences; resolving conflicts directly; being a role-model; seeing the best in others; maintaining the highest integrity; interpersonal communication skills; and having the ability to lighten up. Joanne believes in and practices those qualities and characteristics on a daily basis and believes in being “of service.”

For Joanne, leadership is taking personal responsibility for everything we think, say and do. (a quote from Introspect International’s “The Mindset of Leadership.”) She believes we are all leaders, regardless of our titles. An effective leader builds trust, credibility and respect; honors commitments; “takes a stand and lives a stand;” holds him/herself accountable; walks the walk and walks the talk (actions speak louder than words); and lives his/her life as a leader—is a model. A leader leads individuals and teams, believes in open and honest communication, and has a shared vision.

Joanne’s core values are Integrity/truth, Acceptance, Gratitude, Striving for Excellence, Compassion, Commitment, Personal Mastery, Honoring one another and our differences, Respect, Loyalty, Freedom, Friendship, Accountability, and adding value and making a difference—being of service. According to her prior mentees, among Joanne’s strengths are communication and listening skills, problem-solving, dedication, being highly ethical, truthful, a good role model, good humanitarian who likes to give back to others, and a team-player; excelling in partnership, give and take, leading and following, staying the course when she knows it is right in the face of difficulty; staying true to principles. She sees the importance of giving back and being of service, and is able to lead someone to get to their next step.

She would most enjoy mentoring people in the same functional area, individuals with specific goals, individuals who want to grow into a higher level management position (e.g., a Supervisor or Manager who sets goals to be a Director), and people with potential who are willing to invest in themselves. She is interested in mentoring on the topics of Growing as a Leader (Leadership Development), Balancing Work and Life, and Acting as a Sounding Board. Her preferred location is in the Centennial/DTC area, and most convenient times are 7 – 9 am, lunchtime, or 4:30 – 6:30 T-Th.

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Stephanie Copeland
Vice President, Marketing
Qwest Communications

Stephanie Copeland is currently the Vice President of Marketing for Qwest Communications, responsible for setting Qwest’s Go to Market strategy and implementation, including segment and local market tactics. Prior to this role, Stephanie was Vice President of Pricing and Offer management, responsible for pricing for Qwest services in the Consumer, Business and Wholesale Channel. Stephanie has been working in the telecommunications industry for 16 years holding a broad range of leadership positions in Sales, Business Development, Pricing and Product Management both in the US and Europe. Prior to joining Qwest, She was an integral contributor to Cable & Wireless’ joint ventures in Russia, MFS International in Washington DC & Level 3 Communications in London.

Stephanie is a graduate of the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL with a Bachelors degree in German and Economics. Stephanie also studied at the University of Paderborn in Paderborn, Germany completing post graduate work in Economics.
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For Stephanie, leading is about listening and performing. Ensuring that commitments are made and that those who depend upon me can count on me for the vision, the hard work and the feedback necessary for success.
Perseverance, insight, empathy are considered her key strengths. She is grounded in the following values: do the right thing, put family first, and be honest.

As a mentor, Stephanie believes it absolutely requires the ability to relate to a person, their situation and any specific issues they may be confronted with. Stephanie has been an informal mentor in 2 internal organizations, specifically called upon for advice and skills advancement of a mentee. Being able to listen and truly hear their concerns will be a big help to her in this role as she has been confronted with a vast diversity of conflicts and problems over the past 16 years. Stephanie believes that through mentoring, one is able to help facilitate the growth of an individual and also learn a tremendous amount about herself.

Stephanie is most interested in mentoring on the subjects of Acting as a Sounding Board, Transitioning from Being an Individual Contributor to a Manager, and Growing as a Leader (Leadership Development). Stephanie’s preferred meeting times are before work in downtown Denver or after work open to metro area on Wednesdays (during work hours are nearly impossible for her).

She looks forward to both supporting and learning from this program.

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Rich Jennings
Vice President & General Manager
Comcast Cable

Rich Jennings is Vice President and General Manager for Comcast, overseeing its broadband operations in the Denver and North Metro communities of Colorado. In Rich’s 12 year history in the Telecommunications field, he has been involved with cable system rebuilds, getting the broadband network to its optimum potential to deliver advanced services such as high speed internet, digital video, high definition video, digital voice, and other interactive services.

Rich began his telecommunications career at Time Warner Cable in 1993 as an Assistant General Manager. He worked in Los Angeles and Southeastern Wisconsin and in 2000 he was named Vice President of Operations for Time Warner’s Division Operations in Southeastern Wisconsin. In this capacity, Rich oversaw the business operations of 4 clusters totaling over 400,000 subscribers. Rich is a Chicago native and earned his business degree with a concentration in marketing from the University of Notre Dame. He has also completed an Executive Education Program designed specifically for Telecommunications Executives through the University of Denver and Harvard Business School.

With a strong belief in balancing work, family and community, Rich has a long history of community service having participated with local and state boards of directors for the Boys and Girls Club, Junior Achievement, Kiwanis, Kenosha Area Business Alliance, Mary Lou Mahone Foundation, and the Wisconsin Cable and Communications Association (WCCA). He has also volunteered or is associated with many more industry organizations. On top of all this, Rich is a father of three girls and lives in Denver with his wife and their children.

Rich’s core values are persistence, fairness, honesty and straightforwardness. He believes in “doing the right thing no matter the influence or repercussions.” Rich believes his strong listening skills (“listen before you talk”), his ability to relate to situations and his own experiences, both successes and failures are his strengths in being a good mentor. Having a good outlook on life, a great sense of humor and the drive to keep all aspects of your life in focus are Rich’s keys to success.

Rich is interested in mentoring individuals on the subjects of Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Manager, Interpersonal Effectiveness and Acting as a Sounding Board. Rich’s best availability for one-on-one mentoring sessions is during lunch in the North Metro Denver area.

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Marti Moore
Director, Application Quality Assurance and Deployment
Level (3)

Marti Moore is Director of Application Quality Assurance and Deployment at Level (3), where she has worked for six years. In this role, Marti leads a team responsible for ensuring quality software is deployed to the production environment. The team consists of approximately 80 individuals responsible for release management, software configuration management, and software deployment. In previous roles, Marti has been responsible for leading software development and process improvement teams working on large telecom and government space systems. She has 17 years of experience in all phases of the software development life cycle, including process re-engineering, requirements analysis, project estimating, project/program management, design, application/functional architecture, programming and quality assurance. Before working at Level (3), Marti spent 5 years at Verizon, 1 yr at MCI, 5 years in the Air Force and 1 year at IBM.

Marti’s motivation to be a mentor is to help other women achieve their career goals while balancing work life and family. She has had an informal mentor for 10 years, whom she has learned a tremendous amount from about leadership and management.

Marti believes a good mentor needs to have strong experience and a certain degree of success in the field or growth area the mentee is interested in. She feels that a mentor needs to understand what the mentee wants to achieve in her/his career and be able to relate to the challenges the mentee is experiencing. The mentor should provide appropriate coaching focused on the mentee’s needs, in a positive and encouraging manner. Marti believes it is important for the mentor to be consistent, reliable and reachable to establish an open relationship between the mentee and mentor.

Marti’s core values are the importance of family, honesty, a strong work ethic, responsibility and caring for others. Her strengths are her leadership and management skills; her ability to solve difficult problems and her good coaching skills. Marti’s leadership philosophy is to help people achieve their full potential by removing obstacles to success, but also by allowing people to learn from their mistakes.

Marti is interested in mentoring on the subjects of Balancing Work and Life, Growing as a Leader (Leadership Development), and Managing and Motivating Teams. She is available for one-on-one meetings at lunch in the North Metro area, or on weekends or evenings after 5pm preferably on the west side of town.

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