Dirk Behrends is a 35-year association industry veteran who gained extensive experience with committees, marketing, and membership as an association professional in the first part of his career and over the past two-plus decades has become a trusted technology advisor for associations. In his work with technology companies, Dirk has helped achieve company growth and improved customer relationships while holding roles with responsibilities for enterprise solutions, sales, client services, and product development. Dirk currently serves as the Senior Vice President, Association Solutions for Togetherwork’s association business unit.

Dirk is proud to have called Chicagoland home, and he currently lives in Florida. Dirk is also the #1 Titan fan as the President of the Illinois Wesleyan University Alumni Association.

As Senior VP of Operations, Janine Lamm-Roy contributes clarity of vision, strong leadership and focus to support professional services work done for customers. Working collaboratively across all operational channels, she is building multi-discipline technology teams that deliver value through technical excellence and superior product knowledge while emphasizing relationship building with every customer.

Janine has significant hands-on experience, with wider successes delivering custom platform solutions, as well as management consulting services. Operationally, Janine has driven the evolution from start-up to established market presence for consulting businesses, by developing and instantiating mature processes and effective internal communication strategies. She has experience sourcing and developing multi-practice resources, building collaborative teams, and driving excellence in both execution and customer satisfaction.

Previously, Janine held leadership positions with Ksquare, Inc., GreatWave Technologies, and Digineer Consulting.

Tammy Linskens leads the solution engineering team for both of our association platform solutions. She brings over 30 years of combined management, technical, and accounting experience. For the past two-plus decades working with associations, Tammy has engrained herself as a trusted technology advisor. Prior to joining Fonteva in 2016, as Information Technology Director she managed the IT infostructure for three associations and has worked with multiple AMS solutions.

Tammy is both OpenWater and Salesforce Administrator Certified.

Tammy has lived in Northern Virginia for over 30 years but still considers herself a ‘cheese head’ from Wisconsin and to further confirm her dedication, is a stockholder of the Green Bay Packers.

Lawrence is responsible for owning and driving the execution of payments and expansion strategy across Fonteva and Protech. As Vice President, Revenue Growth & Partner Strategy, he plays a critical role in providing leadership and support to internal and external stakeholders with a focus on delivering improved business outcomes. His coaching of cross-functional teams has a proven track record of success spanning different disciplines and geographies. Lawrence previously held leadership roles in Product Development and Customer Success, and excels at building and strengthening relationships through a collaborative approach that exceeds shared goals.

Outside of work, Lawrence enjoys traveling and exploring the outdoors. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Management (Finance, Energy) from Tulane University in New Orleans, LA.

Bharat Vadlapatla (BV) is software professional with extensive experience in building complex applications with a blend of product development, program management and technical proficiency to deliver an innovative software product geared towards profitability in aligning with the current market trend. He has a successful history in managing concurrent projects by leading development teams – onshore & offshore with quantifiable success in delivering within forecasted cost, time, and quality.

BV is SAFe Certified and has a Master’s Degree in Computer Science.

Mary Ann leads Protech’s expert Consulting Team and is devoted to providing Protech customers with unwavering, top-notch professional services.

Mary Ann graduated from University of Maryland with an accounting degree and put that to good use as the controller for an education association and as a staff accountant for a local CPA firm.

When she is not working with her customers, you will find Mary Ann exploring the great outdoors, anywhere there is music, or spending time with her three kids.

With over 10 years of experience in account management, Dawn is passionate about creating and delivering customer-centric solutions that drive value, retention, and growth for SaaS B2B organizations.

As the Director of Account Management for Togetherwork’s Association & Memberships business unit, Dawn manages a team of Account Managers who work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure delightful and consistent customer experiences. She is responsible for reforming existing talent, improving CS perception across the organization, and adapting strategies that align with Togetherwork’s mission of connecting people to communities.

As the Human Resources Generalist and main point of contact, Zarus wears many hats, as he assists with Employee Relations and Engagement, Compliance, Recruiting and general Human Resources Administration processes. Zarus joined Togetherwork in 2021 and possesses an outstanding track record of cultivating a respectful, inclusive, and productive work environment.

Prior to joining Togetherwork, Zarus played pivotal roles at various companies across a number of industries, including Technology, Manufacturing and Real Estate. He helped launch the Human Resources department for Avitru (currently Deltek), a Construction Specification Solutions organization by implementing onboarding/offboarding processes, performance management systems, employee engagement systems and recruiting processes and strategies.

Zarus received a Bachelor of Science in Management and Marketing from Tulane University and holds a Human Resources certification from the Society of Human Resources Management.