LaGarde StoreFront

Bob LaGarde, Founder and Chairman

LaGarde brings more than 20 years experience in small business sales, marketing and business management to the Company. His vision to deliver enterprise-level Internet technology to small and medium-sized businesses led to the formation of LaGarde in 1996, and to the subsequent development and release of the StoreFront eCommerce platform in 1998. In addition to continuing to lead the Company's strategic initiatives, LaGarde has assumed a key role in helping shape the regional technology industry. LaGarde was a founder and the first president of the Lawrence, Kansas Technology Association. He is also a member of Kansas Incorporated, Kansas International, and he serves on the advisory board for the University of Kansas Information and Telecommunications Technology Center. LaGarde is a graduate of Furman University.

Jene Popper, Chief Financial Officer

Popper is responsible for managing LaGarde's financial leadership and overall financial strategy. Her duties include projects involving the preparation and analysis of financial statements, budgets, forecasts and ad hoc financial analysis while at the same time providing timely, accurate, and reliable financial information for LaGarde. Jene specializes in turning small and medium-sized businesses around and helping them grow. Prior to joining LaGarde, she was a Chief Financial Officer for five different companies, most recently for Thyssen Krupp Access. Jene has also earned her CPA, Securities, Insurance and Mortgage licenses. Popper received a B.A. from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Marsha Marr, Vice President Operations

Marr is responsible for managing and supporting all functions that go into LaGarde's customer sites. Her duties include managing LaGarde's sales engineers, project managers,design team, support team as well as the quality assurance team. Prior to joining LaGarde, Marr spent 17 years at H&R Block in their IT Group where she managed development of numerous systems including the data warehouse, the marketing datamart, the payroll and human resources system, the order fulfillment system, and the eCommerce electronic filing system. Marr earned a B.S. in advertising and an MBA in information systems management from the University of Missouri, Columbia.

Jeff Auslander, Vice President of Sales

Auslander joined LaGarde in 2004 and is responsible for managing the entire sales effort for the company. Auslander has proven himself on all sales levels at LaGarde, significantly increasing revenues year over year for the departments he has managed. Auslander has extensive experience with all facets of LaGarde's offerings including Enterprise and Small Business Sales Management, Marketing Services Sales Management, Channel Partnerships, Alliance Sales as well as Sales Process, Strategy and Training. Auslander has senior level sales experience by working at ADVO and DoubleClick. Auslander earned his B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas, and holds a Master of Business Administration from Baker University.

Melinda Luthye, Human Resources Director

Luthye is responsible for all of LaGarde's recruiting and hiring and ensures that policies are current and adhered to. Her duties include managing the benefit programs, assisting with payroll, verifying and updating compensation ranges and managing employee relations. Prior to LaGarde, Melinda worked for Cardiovascular Consultants as the Human Resources Director. She was responsible for all aspects of Human Resources and payroll for approximately 400 employees and physicians. She is currently a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and is completing her business degree.