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

Wendy is a family therapist and former professor of comparative literature. She served over a period of ten years 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). In these capacities, Wendy 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 strategy and communications.


David Greene

David Greene
Vice-President for Product and Customer Development

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. At North Light, David is responsible for product development and client engagement.


Marti Mullen

Marti Mullen
Vice-President for Development

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 of Technical Support and Administration

Charles Winship is North Light's vice-president for technical support and administration. Charlie has spent three decades in business administration, and has twenty years' experience in software customer support. He takes care of North Light's licensing, technical support and training.


John Rogers

John Rogers
System Architect and Lead Developer

John is proficient in C/C++, Visual C++, VB Script, Java Script, HTML, 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.


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.

North Light's product development, customization and data conversion team includes

Bob McCreedy

Jay Barker
Lead Programmer

Jay is the latest addition to our growing Cedar Rapids development team. Jay brings over a decade of SQL database development with experience in C#, Microsoft .NET & XML.

Bob McCreedy

Bob McCreedy
Lead Programmer

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

Karen Cherry

Karen Cherry
Senior Programmer

Karen leads interface development efforts of the North Light Software system. Karen has over a decade of web application experience, blending technologies such as C#.NET, XML, Java Script, HTML, DHTML, VB Script, and CSS. She is also is also North Light's accessibility guru, keeping North Light's products on the leading edge in providing accessible software.

Kathy Cantonwine

Kathy Cantonwine
Frontline Help Desk

Kathy is an AIRS certified resource specialist with extensive experience in I&R database maintenance and call center operations. She has worked with the Resource House applications suite for the past ten years. Following the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster, Kathy answered an AIRS listserv email requesting CRS volunteers to help Mississippi get its 2-1-1 data up on the Web, fast. She was able to enter her portion of the data in a few hours.

Jessica Gloobkah-Montgomery

Jess Montgomery
Executive Assistant

Jess has spent over 15 years in the world of advertising, marketing, project management, and office management. In her current position with North Light, Jess takes care of accounting, payroll, office management, and anything else she can do to help out the team.

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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