Featured Speaker(s)

Steve Maldonado:

With a reputation for building and managing a wide array of operational teams, Mr. Maldonado served as the Director of Business Systems & Development at the Discovery Channel and was responsible for a worldwide team of employees and contractors in developing the technology strategy for global systems development and bringing wide ranging improvements to IT Operations and Governance through the use of leading technology and IT Governance practices.

Mr. Maldonado led strategic technology and business initiatives at Neff Rentals, including remediation efforts, specifically in Sarbanes-Oxley. Mr. Maldonado is recently employed with the Miami-Dade Public School system in the role of ERP Program Management Officer. He is a graduate of DeVry University, and an MBA candidate at Keller Graduate School of Business Management. Mr. Maldonado is a certified PMP and serves on the Business and Technology Boards at DeVry University’s Miramar, FL campus.

Sally Grant:

Ms. Grant was formerly an account manager for a software development company in the prepaid payments industry. She managed the nation’s largest gift card program, the Simon Malls Gift Card. Reading Working Mother magazine at the doctor’s office, Ms. Grant was struck by the unique concept of advanced food preparation techniques. From there, Ms. Grant opened the first Florida Dream Dinners franchise in 2005.

Ms. Grant has a B.S. degree in Business Administration. As operator of the Dream Dinners of Sawgrass, FL facility (http://dreamdinners.com/main.php?page=order_location), she manages private events, company and client meetings, and training seminars through the Dream Dinners concept.