Who We Are

Resource House People

People

North Light's expertise reaches beyond even our uniquely powerful, affordable product line. With more than twenty-five years' experience in human service reform, our people understand your everyday needs and challenges. We know, first hand, what it takes to bridge the gap between provider and client—and what resource centers, helplines, foundations and government agencies need, every day, to pull it all together.


Wendy Deutelbaum

Wendy Deutelbaum (MSW, Ph.D.)
President of North Light Sofware

Wendy is a family therapist and former professor of comparative literature. She served as co-director of The Institute for Family Support and Development and associate director of The National Resource Center on Family-Based Services (Children's Bureau, DHHS) where she managed large training, research and technical assistance projects. State agencies, counties, foundations and community-based organizations in more than forty states have benefited from her training and consultation on family-centered practice and organizational development. Wendy oversees North Light's marketing, business strategy and communications.


David Greene

David Greene
Vice President, Product Manager

Throughout his thirty years in software design and development, David has specialized in developing intuitive user interfaces for complex business tasks. His experience in a wide range of programming environments has yielded business applications for numerous Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo Bank, Pitney-Bowes, Union Pacific and Quaker Oats. David is the product manager for the Resource House suite of applications.


Marti Mullen

Marti Mullen
Vice-President, Operations and Special Projects

During Marti’s thirty years in software development, she has directed information technology for AEGON Insurance Group’s Investment Division, and led software development teams, human interface designers and product research for a national consumer software company. Marti served for ten years as president of Procend, a corporation providing custom development, Internet strategy consulting and technology product development services. Her clients included Rockwell Collins, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company, Modern Woodmen of America, Intermec Technologies Corporation, Amana Refrigeration, the University of Iowa and Samsung.


Charlie Winship

Charles Winship
Vice-President, Quality Assurance, Training and Technical Support Services

Charles Winship is North Light's vice-president for Customer Services, including quality assurance, technical support, product maintenance and training. Charlie has spent three decades in business administration, and has twenty years' experience in software customer services.


John Rogers

John Rogers
System Architect and Lead Developer

John is proficient in C/C++, Java Script, HTML, C#, ASP.NET, jQuery, AJAX, n-tier development, CSS, XSL, XSLT, XSL-FO, DHTML and XML, and has extensive experience with Microsoft SQL and Oracle database programming. Mr. Rogers defines the technical architecture of the system and oversees the technical implementation of conversions and customizations.


John Cicchese

John Cicchese
Lead Developer

John has over 20 years experience in software development, with extensive background in a wide variety of technologies and tools, including .NET, C#, Visual Basic, SQL Server, Oracle, JavaScript, jQuery, and Web Services. Mr. Cicchese supports and enhances a variety of North Light’s applications.


John Cicchese

Brian Gorman
Senior Developer

Brian has nine years of experience in software development, an MCSD.net in C# programming, proficiency in Visual Basic, and a focus on web systems development. An accomplished online instructor in computer science courses at the college level, Mr. Gorman supports and enhances a variety of North Light’s applications.


Bob McCreedy

Bob McCreedy
Lead Developer

Bob McCreedy leads reporting and data conversion efforts on the development team, utilizing C#, Visual Basic, XML, Javascript, AJAX and Microsoft.NET.


Karl Koch

Karl Koch
Product Interface Architect

During Karl's 2 and a half decades in the graphics industry, he has worked variously as a graphic designer, illustrator, production artist, and interface designer. Karl's work focuses on the simplicity, usability, and accessibility that are required to create Web-based tools for the broadest range of users.


John Yaroch

John Yaroch
Senior Web Developer

John Yaroch has been with the North Light team for over a decade. He works on the implementation layer of the Resource House collection of Websites and provides support to the team on IT-related issues.

Kathy Cantonwine

Kathy Cantonwine
Resource Database Consultant

Kathy is an AIRS certified resource specialist with extensive experience in I&R database maintenance and I&R center operations. She has worked with the Resource House applications suite for the past ten years. Responding to an urgent AIRS listserv request for CRS volunteers—following Hurricane Katrina—Kathy quickly helped Mississippi 2-1-1 get its database back online.

Jennifer Woodhull

Jennifer Woodhull
Marketing Maven

Jennifer has been a professional writer for 27 years, working variously as a journalist, PR communicator, ghostwriter and developmental editor. During fifteen years in the advertising and marketing industry, she specialized in translating highly technical content into user-friendly communications. Jennifer writes and edits North Light's newsletters, press releases, brochures and Website copy.

 

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