| Hollis Thomases, president and founder of WebAdvantage.net has an extensive 14-year background in sales and marketing. WebAdvantage.net is an interactive marketing, promotions, and public relations firm specializing in building and implementing Internet strategies to acquire and retain qualified web site visitors. An award-winning entrepreneur, Ms. Thomases has been recognized on CNNfn, has appeared on TechTV's "Working the Web" show, and has been spotlighted on Comcast Cable's "Business Beat," on WMAR-TV's "Digital Spin," and on StrategyWeek.com. Thomases' nationally-published editorial regarding the Internet and Internet marketing issues has appeared on such sites as TechTV.com and eMarketer.com, and in such publications as Success Magazine, Catalog Age and iMarketing News. Such exposure has grown the WebAdvantage.net web site (http://www.webadvantage.net) into an award-winning online marketing resource, most recently recognized by Forbes magazine as one of its "Best of B2B Sites" for media and advertising. The site offers weekly email marketing tips, editorial resources, and a co-op advertising resource library. Ms. Thomases is a graduate of Cornell University with a BA in Social Relations. She is the co-founder and co-chairman of the Digital Bridge Initiative, a philanthropic outreach venture between the Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC), of which she is an active participant, and the non-profit community. She is also a member of GBTC's Business Growth Committee and sits on the Harford County Economic Development Advisory Board. |