AIIM Executive Management

Executive Staff

John F. Mancini President
Atle Skjekkeland Chief Operating Officer
Cheryl McKinnon Vice President, Marketing
Peggy Winton Vice President

John F. Mancini
President

John F. Mancini joined AIIM in May 1996. Prior to joining AIIM, Mancini spent 11 years in various positions at the American Electronics Association in Washington, D.C., most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He has also served as Executive Director of the Foundation for Public Affairs. He holds a bachelor's degree from the College of William and Mary and a master's degree from Princeton University.

Mancini is a frequent speaker at meetings and conferences throughout the world on various topics focused on trends in the technology marketplace and the evolving and expanding role of information professionals in helping organizations build effective information management strategies.

Mancini blogs under the title "Digital Landfill", is an active participant on multiple social networks (usually as “jmancini77”), and is the author of a series of "8 things you need to know" books.

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Recent keynote topics include:

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Atle Skjekkeland
Chief Operating Officer

Atle Skjekkeland joined AIIM in 2004 as Managing Director for its European operation, was promoted to Vice President for AIIM in 2006, and became Chief Operating Officer in 2011. He is responsible for marketing, sales, delivery, and support of all AIIM products and services, which include events, webinars, training, research, and membership.

Atle is the architect and driving force behind AIIM’s Certificate programs, which have had 20,000+ course attendees over the last 5 years. He has delivered workshops across the world, and established training partnerships on almost all continents. He is also the architect behind the new Information Certification introduced in 2011 and available worldwide via Prometric exam centers.

An early adopter of social media to improve member communication, brand exposure, and Web traffic; over the last few years he has developed AIIM’s strategy for using the Web as a platform for education and networking.

Atle holds a Master’s degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and has 15+ years of experience working within IT. He is eager to find new ways technologies can add value, disrupt markets, and create a blue ocean opportunity. Atle is also interested in the future for information workers with improved usability, mobility, knowledge sharing, and retention.

Renowned as a very energetic and lively speaker, Atle is frequently asked to present at AIIM, Gartner, and industry conferences throughout the world. His background as one of the most experienced and well-known ECM trainers in the world makes him knowledgeable in a wide range of topics.

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Presentation Topics:

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Cheryl McKinnon
Vice President, Marketing

Cheryl joined AIIM in 2012 as VP of Marketing, with the goal of helping the association raise the profile of the emerging role of the “information professional” and promoting AIIM as a global community. She has held senior positions with content management vendors such as Nuxeo, OpenText, and Hummingbird, and brings years of market and requirements research in addition to experience in consulting and training. An active member of industry associations such as AIIM and ARMA, Cheryl frequently contributes articles and opinions to online and print publications and participates in industry conferences.

Cheryl has developed a keen interest in the challenges facing information professionals in the increasingly electronic and online work environment. Her specialties include research, writing, and educating both business and technical audiences on the trends in content and information management, social media for business as well as open standards.

She holds degrees from Carleton University (M.A.) and University of Winnipeg (B.A. Hons) and has completed coursework towards a PhD at University of Ottawa. She achieved her Certified Information Professional (CIP) status in 2012.

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Peggy Winton
Vice President

With 25 years of program, product, and business development experience, Peggy Winton is responsible for the strategic direction of all activities aimed at the supplier and channel communities of AIIM. She joined the Association in January, 2002 directly from Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC), where she served as Business Developer and strategist for the Consulting Group. Prior to CSC, Winton was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for TTM, Inc., an international firm specializing in web-based and cooperative marketing programs. She earned a Bachelor's Degree from Randolph-Macon Woman's College and a Master's Degree from the University of Maryland.

An accomplished writer and speaker, she has authored numerous marketing-related newsletters and magazine columns, as well as developed key strategic plans for the Association. Winton speaks regularly at AIIM and AIIM partner conferences.

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Presentation Topics:

  • Collaboration vs. Control
  • Making the Business Case for ECM
  • Automating Content-driven Processes
  • Customer and Business Development Strategies

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Management Team

Senior Management

Georgina Clelland, Director, Events
Felicia Dillard, Director, Finance and Administration
Betsy Fanning, Director, Standards and Chapters
Bob Larrivee, Director
Beth Mayhew, Director, Marketing
Doug Miles, Director, Market Intelligence
Theresa Resek, Director, Webinars
Thedra White, Director, Global Education Services NA
Jesse Wilkins, Director, Systems of Engagement

International Board Chair

John Chickering, Fidelity Investments, 2011 - 2012 Chair

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