Therese is President of the Association of International Product Marketing & Management. She is a product management professional with broad experience in all areas of product development and management, including consumer products, enterprise software in startups and large corporate environments. Therese created the first product management certification program at the AIPMM which she co-founded in 1998.

Her expertise includes serving in the following roles:

LEADER
- Advises the Board
- Advocates / promotes organization and stakeholder change
- Supports motivation of employees in organization products/programs and operations

VISIONARY / INFORMATION BEARER
- Ensures staff and Board have sufficient and up-to-date information
- Looks to the future for change opportunities
- Interfaces between Board and employees
- Interfaces between organization and community

DECISION MAKER
- Formulates policies and planning recommendations to the Board
- Decides or guides courses of action in operations by staff

MANAGER
- Oversees operations of organization
- Implements plans
- Manages human resources of organization
- Manages financial and physical resources

BOARD DEVELOPER
- Assists in the selection and evaluation of board members
- Makes recommendations, supports Board during orientation and self-evaluation