ABOUT US

Donna Corson, founder of TDN, has over 18 years of experience in the computer industry. Prior to founding TDN in 1988, she owned and operated several retail computer stores in California and Washington. Donna has a solid foundation of sales and marketing, as well as extensive personal contacts in the industry. Ms. Corson has consulted with numerous corporations including Security Pacific Bank, the J. Paul Getty Center and the Veterans Administration.

TDN has sold over 10,000,000 units in the channel and has successfully launched first-to-market technologies including voice recognition, text-to-speech, Internet telephony, business planning and much more! Donna graduated from Eastern Washington University with B.S. degrees in Speech Pathology and Audiology, with an emphasis on Speech Communications. Her graduate studies at the University of Utah emphasized Human Relations and Communications. Donna can be reached at TDN’s corporate offices, 541-744-6949 or email donna@tdninc.com

Meshelle joins TDN after working for Lamar Advertising as their Senior Prepress Technologist for 2 years.  As TDN’s Sales & Marketing Manager, Meshelle manages procedures, all sales and marketing issues, and acts as the conduit of information between our manufacturers, distributors and our channel partners. Meshelle also supports the TDN National Account Managers and logistical areas of the retail channel.

• Established new production and policy procedures for the Transit division of Lamar Advertising.
• Managed and oversaw the Pre-press Team and the production of over 20,000 ads in 2 years.
• Managed and supported a sales team of 300 Associates.

Meshelle graduated from Linn-Benton Community College with a degree in Digital Imaging & Prepress Technology, as well as a degree in General Studies – Technology Option.
Meshelle can be reached at 541-744-6949, or email meshelle@tdninc.com

Michael Yanez is a 20 year veteran of the IT/CE industry. Having held executive positions with publishers, distributors and aggregators, Michael brings a considerable amount of experience. Michael is also a pioneer in ESD, and in the early years was a guest speaker at ESD conferences. Michael has considerable experience in the following disciplines:

• Marketing.
• Business Development with “C” level decision makers.
• Retail.
• Distribution.
• VAR & ESD.

Michael can be reached at 818-574-7189, or email Michael@cechannelconsulting.com

Leigh joins TDN with over a decade of experience in the sales and marketing of technology products. Leigh has directed channel sales and product marketing efforts for many top selling cutting edge companies with technologies ranging from multimedia and voice recognition to handheld software and peripherals. Leigh has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Oregon.

• Increased software sales at HMI by 500% in one year.
• Launched Voice Blaster - over $10,000,000 in product sales.
• Managed Evergreen’s annual channel sales of over $6,000,000.

Leigh can be reached at 541-744-6949, or email leigh@tdninc.com

Rick has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the computer and video game industry. Prior to joining TDN, Rick was with Strategic Marketing Partners managing key accounts such as Toys R Us, Circuit City, Office Depot and Electronics Boutique. Prior to SMP, Rick held key management positions with Accolade Inc. and CBS Publishing.

• Instrumental in the successful product launches for Lucas Arts, Buena Vista Games, Sony Online and Sony Media.
• Par Club award winner for 30 consecutive quarters for Xerox Corporation.
• 20 year record of achievement and demonstrated success driving multimillion dollar sales while providing sales leadership in highly competitive markets.

Rick can be reached at 973-729-6948, or email rick@tdninc.com

Margaret has over 9 years of sales and marketing experience within the computer retail industry. Throughout her career, she has held a variety of positions including Director of Sales for ROI, Regional Sales Manager in the distribution channel for Kenfil; Senior Sales Manager for Maxis, Sanctuary Woods, and Luckman Interactive. Margaret graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a B.S. in Management and a minor in Accounting. Margaret has a proven track record of exceeding company revenue targets, and has successfully launched and managed hundreds of new product releases.

Margaret can be reached at 630-674-2291, or email margaret@tdninc.com

Tom joins TDN after 8 years of success with Symantec in Channel Management. Tom has served as the account manager for the nation's largest resellers from the Inside Manager position, and was most recently responsible for the development of the Central United Territory for the world's fourth largest software company. He has designed and directed marketing strategies that successfully penetrated the increasingly important small to medium business space and educational verticals. Responsible for new account development and expanding existing accounts within the sales channel, Tom was consistently requested to represent Symantec at community and business events throughout the United States. During his time with Symantec, the company grew its annual revenue from 250 million to over 6 billion dollars. Tom also has over a decade of directing growth and development for emerging business and has put together a long history of Charity leadership positions.

Tom is a graduate of Skyline College in California and holds degrees in Art and Criminology.

Tom can be reached at 541-744-6949, or email tom@tdninc.com

Tommy joins TDN after four years managing the North Central territory's Large Account Resellers and VAR's Corporate Channel for Symantec Corporation. In his management role, Tommy specialized in working with the medium to large reseller and end user customer in the understanding and implementation of many software and hardware solutions. His familiarity with the structure and pricing of multiple seat licensing and the corporate resellers buying patterns were in high demand, he was asked to be part of many policy making committees. Tommy’s extra efforts in making the customer experience as seamless as possible was recognized with multiple company awards. He worked closely with territory partners on demand driven marketing programs and events that positively lent to exceeding company revenue goals as well. Tommy’s insight and efforts were instrumental in building Symantec into an 8 million dollar company.

Tommy can be reached at 541-968-0380, or email tommy@tdninc.com

The President of Tech Track Marketing, Barry Furzer, has over 16 years in the PC and Entertainment Software industry. Barry has worked with companies such as Expert Software and Fox Interactive as Canadian Sales Manager, before forming Tech Track Marketing in 2001. Tech Track Marketing has solid relationships with all the major retailers and many distributors that are servicing the Canadian market place. Solid relationships with the fastest growing retailers Best Buy and Future Shop have assisted in year over year continued growth for publishers represented by Tech Track Marketing.

Tech Track Marketing’s passion for the industry and dedication to excellence have proven to be strong attributes and have assisted publishers in breaking into the Canadian market or expanding existing business in Canada.

Barry can be reached at 519-623-9129, or email furzer.ca@sympatico.ca

Tammy joins TDN after working for Learning Services as Marketing Communications Strategist for 2 years.  As TDN’s Product Manager, Tammy handles all product set-up, product merchandising at distribution, and weekly/monthly reporting.

• Established TDN’s Educational Markets Division, and expanded TDN’s account base of educational distributors, resellers, and universities
  
• Developed new marketing strategies for Learning Services, and managed the production and distribution of 1.2 million catalogs a year

Tammy attended Cascade College and Lane Community College, specializing in Business Administration and Communication.

Tammy can be reached at 541-505-8448 or email tammy@tdninc.com