| Richmond, Va. – October 16, 2014 – The Alliance Partners, the channel partner industry organization that brings together agents, VARs, managed services providers, IT consultants and cloud specialists, has announced that vice president Amy Humphrey has been named to the 2014-15 Channel Partners Advisory Board.
Humphreys, who has served the Alliance since October of 2013, brings 25 years of experience to the table, working with both for-profit and non-profit organizations in a variety of administrative, sales and marketing roles where she gained valuable communications and technology channel experience.
“I can’t think of a better ambassador for the Alliance and the industry than Amy,” said Bill Power, CEO of the Alliance. “Her entrepreneurial background, objective and keen insight into the state of the channel and her access to the mindtrust that exists within the Alliance perfectly position her as a thought leader, especially as the communications space becomes increasingly complex.”
As a board member, Humphreys will facilitate the Alliance efforts to lend a channel perspective and provide thought leadership through a variety of outlets. She will be a regular contributor and will spearhead the group’s overall contributions, including for the Channel Partners Peer-to-Peer blog and the Channel Partners Network online community at LinkedIn.
“As I join the Channel Partners Advisory Board, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to bring my varied background to bear on the issues facing our community,” Humphreys said. “The Alliance has a mission to advance ideas that foster strength for the channel and our members’ respective businesses, and this is a perfect venue to help accomplish that mandate.”
The board includes members of the channel community who serve two-year terms. These include telecom agents, master agents, IT VARs, telecom dealers/interconnects, managed services providers, cloud service providers, telecommunications service providers, hardware/software vendors and industry consultants.
“Since it was formed in 2007, the Channel Partners Advisory Board has proved to be a vital part of the success of the publication and the event. We rely on these industry insiders to help make sure our content is on target and that our programs are meaningful to the telecom and IT channels,” said Khali Henderson, editor in chief of Channel Partners. “We welcome Amy to the Advisory Board, and thank her for volunteering both time and expertise.”
For more information, please contact:
Amy Humphreys
Vice President, the Alliance Partners
Amy.Humphreys@thealliancepartners.com
804-937-1505 |
ABOUT THE ALLIANCE
Since 1997, the Alliance Partners (www.agentalliance.net), originally the Agent Alliance, has been a powerful voice for the channel. This diverse industry consortium of shareholders represents all industry sectors, from traditional communications to IT, cloud, storage and virtualization, mobility and converged IP services.
The Alliance is dedicated to fostering best business practices nationwide for the channel ecosystem. It is an important forum for education, collaboration and information-sharing, aimed at helping channel partners evolve their practices to remain competitive. The Alliance is able to leverage the unique and diverse expertise of its formidable member roster to put knowledge into practice in highly pragmatic ways to create an environment of continuous growth and improvement, which benefits partners, suppliers and clients alike.
About Channel Partners
Channel Partners magazine is the leading publication for telecom and IT distribution channels. For more than 25 years, Channel Partners has been the undisputed leader in providing news, analysis and education to the indirect sales channels serving the business technology and communications industry. In addition, Channel Partners online delivers a constant content stream of unique and breaking industry news, feature articles and premium downloadable content. As official media of the Channel Partners Conference & Expo and Cloud Partners Channel Partners is the market leader that channel professionals turn to first. |
