Staff

Paul Bendel brings 40-years of association management experience to Tech Titans with a background in chamber of commerce work. In addition to the duties as its Interim Executive Director, Paul manages the Events Team that produces the Awards Gala, the Annual Golf Tournament, the monthly Tech Industry Luncheon Series and the six special interest forums. Prior to his career in chamber management, Paul was a news reporter and play-by-play announcer for several East Texas radio stations. Paul has completed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management and has earned the Certified Chamber Executive designation from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. 
 

Bill Ballard brings more than 25 years of experience in all areas of executive and corporate leadership, business development, inventory and staff management, vendor relations, strategic planning, and implementation. He has 22+ years of experience as a Dallas-based small business owner and spent 3 years building a successful startup tech and service-oriented business. He and his wife Erin have four children:  William, Townes, Caroline and Louisa. Bill graduated from Trinity University and is a lifelong resident of the DFW area.

Barbara has a long history of working in client-centric industries such as academia (Brookhaven College), restaurant, retail & wholesale apparel (Jones New York), real estate (new home sales and properties manager), technology (Impiger Technologies), transportation (Bubbl) and healthcare (Assisting Hands).  She has worked with start-ups, small, medium and Fortune 500 enterprises throughout the United States. She is skilled in new business development, branding, customer retention, marketing, negotiation, sales management and operations. 

Beth Kolman works with the Innovation Team and has held positions at the Richardson Independent School District, Nortel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and most recently, Cisco. 

Events Manager Mallory Crumb is a Dallas native and studied hotel and restaurant administration at Oklahoma State University. She has been working in the event industry for 10 years with Gleneagles Country Club, NYLO Hotels and Two Sisters Catering. Outside the office, she loves spending time with husband, Jake; puppy, Mia; and new daughter, Charley.

Jean Krone Bono is a former executive in corporate investor relations where she managed strategic communications with investors and analysts. 
Jean served in multiple education leadership roles. Her education involvement culminated in six years of service on the Board of Trustees for RISD.

Jean received a BBA from Baylor University and an MBA from the University of Texas in Austin.

Shannon Skripka, events manager, helps organize, market and execute events and handles special projects. Prior to working at Tech Titans, she lived several years in Italy where she worked for Texas Instruments-Italy in international procurement. She is a graduate of UT Dallas.

Andrea Young joined Tech Titans in 2016. She manages the Tech Titans website and produces the Tech Titans Golf Tournament.  Andrea spent 16 years of her career as a software programmer, at Lennox International, and later at Thomson Reuters.