The FairWinds Staff

CONSULTING

• Liz Sweezey
  Vice President

  Liz Sweezey has been with FairWinds Partners since September 2007, working with clients to optimize their domain name portfolios in step with online and industry changes. Liz oversees the consulting team, which provides clients with the targeted and knowledgeable FairWinds-backed advice they need to make informed decisions relating to protection and promotion of their brands online. An alumna of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN, Liz graduated with a B.A. in Political Science.

• Tom Carroll
  Associate

  Tom Carroll joined FairWinds Partners in 2009 as an Associate. Tom develops trademark and brand protection plans for clients as part of an effective overall online strategy. He also provides clients with targeted and knowledgeable advice based upon FairWinds proprietary research and expertise, that enables them to make informed decisions relating to protecting and promoting their brands online. Tom received a B.S. in International Business and Marketing from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

• Anna Gayle
  Associate

  Anna Gayle joined FairWinds Partners in 2009 as an Associate. Anna develops trademark and brand protection plans for clients as part of an effective overall online strategy. She also provides clients with targeted and knowledgeable advice based upon FairWinds proprietary research and expertise, that enables them to make informed decisions relating to protecting and promoting their brands online. A graduate of the University of Virginia, Anna received a B.S. in Marketing and International Business from UVA’s McIntire School of Commerce in Charlottesville, VA.

• Morgan Wimberley
  Associate

  Morgan works with clients to devise effective online strategies that integrate trademark protection and brand promotion. She also provides targeted advice to clients based on FairWinds’ proprietary research and expertise, which enables them to make the best decisions about how to protect and promote their brands online. Morgan graduated from Harvard University in 2008 with a B.A. in Government.

• Inha Choi
  Associate

  As an Associate on the Consulting team, Inha works with clients to provide them with targeted and strategic recommendations to help them build their business online by protecting and promoting their brands. Inha received a B.S. in International Political Economy from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

• Melissa Verrilli
  Associate

  Melissa works as an Associate on FairWinds’ Consulting team, and specializes in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). She serves as Project Manager for many of FairWinds’ new gTLD services clients, and helps develop strategies for those clients to use new gTLDs to increase their marketing capabilities as well as protect their brands. Melissa graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, with a B.A. in Economics.

• Max Fosque
  Business Development Associate

  Max works closely with the other members of the Consulting team on projects and recommendations for clients. He also engages with potential clients to develop new relationships and help grow FairWinds’ business. Max joined the FairWinds team after working as an Account Executive at Geostellar, a solar technology company. He attended Duke University in Durham, NC, where he received a B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Economics.

• Lillian Fosteris
  Associate

  Lillian, an associate on FairWinds’ Consulting team, contributes to a variety of projects that help clients optimize their digital brand promotion and protection strategies. She also specializes in providing new gTLD consulting services. Lillian received a B.A. in Economics, with minors in Mathematics and Modern Greek, from Georgetown University in Washington, DC, in 2011.

• Alex White
  Associate

  Alex specializes in new gTLDs as part of FairWinds’ Consulting team. He contributes on projects and recommendations for many of FairWinds’ new gTLD services clients, and helps develop strategies for those clients to use new gTLDs to promote and protect their brands. Alex joined the FairWinds team after working as a Sales Executive at Vocus, a PR and Marketing software company. Alex graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME, in 2008 with a B.A. in History.

• Mia Rommel
  Associate

  Mia is an Associate on FairWinds’ Consulting team, where she works to provide clients with strategic recommendations and advice to build and protect their brands in the digital space. She also focuses on new gTLD consulting services, helping clients build successful strategies around applying for and utilizing new gTLDs. Prior to joining FairWinds, Mia worked as a Federal Analyst for Deloitte Consulting specializing in supply chain management and process improvement, and then as a Managing Associate for Brightline Media. Mia holds a B.A. in English from the George Washington University in Washington, DC, which she received in 2007.

DOMAIN NAME ADMINISTRATION

• Brenda Forrester
  Manager

  Brenda works with Wendy to fulfill components of FairWinds’ Outsource Administration Solutions by providing domain account management for FairWinds clients.

  Brenda has been on the operations side of the domain name business for nine years. Through her previous work as a Client Representative at Iron Mountain and a Fulfillment Analyst at VeriSign Inc., she has become an expert on the processes and procedures involved in registering, modifying and transferring domains. In addition, Brenda’s extensive experience conducting transactions in international registries will enable her to help FairWinds clients maintain a healthy and robust portfolio. Brenda graduated from Lone Star College in Houston, TX, where she received a certificate in Legal Assisting.

• Wendy Zimmerhanzel-Gitlitz
  Manager

  Wendy works with Brenda to fulfill components of FairWinds’ Outsource Administration Solutions by providing domain account management for FairWinds clients.

  Before joining FairWinds, Wendy spent six years as a Client Executive at Arcemus LLC (which was purchased by Iron Mountain in May 2004) where she provided intellectual property protection and brand strategy services on the Internet to the Fortune 1000, Small/Medium Enterprises and SOHO businesses. Having been in the domain industry for a total of 11 years, she has mastered the ins and outs of domain name management. Wendy will provide FairWinds clients with the personalized and expert attention that they need in order to maintain a strong and flourishing portfolio. Wendy graduated from the Brazos Business College in Bryan, Texas and holds Certificates in Human Services from both Tomball Junior College and Prairie View A&M University. She currently resides in Montgomery with her husband, David, and her daughter.

• Kelly Doane
  Domain Name Administrator

  Kelly works on FairWinds’ Domain Name Administration team with Wendy and Brenda, managing domain name accounts for FairWinds clients.

  Before joining FairWinds, Kelly worked at Melbourne IT, where she administered registrations in ccTLDs and gTLDs for clients. Prior to that, she worked in the Corporate Services Division for Register.com and later, Corporation Service Company. She brings eight years of experience working with clients to manage their domain name portfolios. Kelly is a native of Nova Scotia, Canada, and holds a degree in Business, Information and Technology from Nova Scotia Community College, where she studied at the Burridge campus.

DOMAIN NAME RECLAIM SERVICES

• Steve Levy
  Counsel

  As counsel with 20 years experience practicing law, Steve Levy oversees and manages FairWinds’ Domain Name Reclaim Services. FairWinds’ Domain Reclaim Services provide a cost-effective and reliable means of prioritizing infringements and successfully reclaiming those that will optimize each client’s online presence. Steve Levy manages all of the administrative and legal aspects of domain name recovery and determines the optimal means for reclaiming valuable infringements.

  Steve was previously The Home Depot’s Senior Director - Legal for ten years, handling worldwide intellectual property matters that included trademark and domain name management. Prior to that, Steve was a Senior Associate at Proskauer Rose LLP, Trademark Counsel at Sony Corporation (Tokyo) and an Associate at Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein. Steve’s experience covers a broad range of legal tools to manage the assets and exposures of both large, multinational companies and small businesses alike. He also has extensive experience with, and perspective on, the full range of intellectual property tools and assets including trademarks, copyrights, patents and domain names. Steve is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and currently resides in Philadelphia, PA.

COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING

• Yvette Miller
  Vice President

  Yvette Miller oversees FairWinds’ communications and marketing team, developing outreach strategies and managing their implementation. She works closely with FairWinds’ Managing Partners on FairWinds’ messaging, and increasing awareness of the company’s research and services in various media. She also fulfills these duties for the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA). Yvette holds a B.A. in English and Government from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

• Samantha Demetriou
  Communications Manager

  Samantha manages the development and production of FairWinds’ communications materials, including both internal and external publications, which are designed to educate audiences about FairWinds’ research and leadership in the field of domain name and digital identifier strategy. She is responsible for media relations and press outreach to raise FairWinds’ visibility among the public. She also fulfills these duties for CADNA as part of its Communications team. Samantha received a B.A. in Linguistics and Spanish with a minor in Business, as well as an M.A. in Language and Communications from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

• Elizabeth Cummings
  Marketing Manager

  Elizabeth manages FairWinds’ marketing strategy, working to develop its core brand identity and messages to communicate that identity to current and potential clients as well as additional outside audiences. She is responsible for the development, production and distribution of marketing materials designed to educate audiences about FairWinds’ service offerings, and works closely with the rest of the Communications team on a variety of outreach and public relations projects. She also fulfills these duties for CADNA as a part of its Communications team. Elizabeth graduated from Georgetown University in Washington, DC with a B.A. in French and a double minor in Government and Arabic.

• Posie Wilkinson
  Associate

  Posie works with Yvette, Samantha and Elizabeth to support the efforts of the Communications and Marketing team in order to raise awareness about FairWinds among outside audiences. She performs media monitoring and helps to create various marketing and communications materials. She also performs these duties for CADNA as part of its Communications team. Prior to joining FairWinds, Posie taught third grade for two years as a member of Teach for America. She is a graduate of Brown University in Providence, RI, where she received a B.A. in Anthropology and completed significant coursework in advanced Chinese.

Domain Name Acquisitions and Divestitures – DigitalDNA

• Taylor Frank
  Vice President, Strategy and Development

  Taylor specializes in transacting digital assets, and works closely with clients to identify and capitalize on unique business opportunities. He leads a team that conducts industry research, analyses, and competitive comparisons to assess the real and potential value of digital assets, and transforms that knowledge into targeted, strategic advice to clients. Taylor is also responsible for identifying and executing on new ways to evolve the DigitalDNA business.

  Taylor graduated from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business with a B.S. in Business Administration, having double-majored in Finance and Management of New and Small Businesses.

• Vincent Ko
  Associate

  Vincent Ko conducts research for business development at FairWinds. Vincent works to identify opportunities to connect FairWinds with companies that can better use their domain name portfolios to optimize their online presence. He also does research, analysis and valuations for DigitalDNA. Vincent graduated from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business in Washington, DC with a B.S. in Business Administration, having majored in Operations and Information Management and International Business.

• Cameron Gordon
  Associate

  Cameron conducts extensive research and analysis on a wide range of digital assets and online properties for DigitalDNA, assessing the value they hold for buyers and sellers. He also identifies new business leads and opportunities to grow DigitalDNA. Cameron holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where he majored in Finance and Marketing.

Operations

• Peter Langdon
  Chief Operating Officer

  Peter Langdon is FairWinds Partners’ Chief Operating Officer. He has 20 years of experience in market facing business innovation in the Internet and Technology sectors around solution sales, marketing, business strategy, operations and management. Peter manages the operations of the business and oversees the Consulting, Communications and Sales teams. Peter graduated from Colorado College with a B.A. in Political Science with emphasis on International Relations and a minor in Contemporary French Studies. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife and two children.

• Melina Pardo
  Director of Operations

  Melina serves as FairWinds’ Director of Operations. She manages all accounts payable and receivables, as well as vendor relations, and also handles all of FairWinds’ human resources needs. Melina graduated from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA, where she studied Business Management.

• Amanda Carey
  Executive Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer

  Amanda joined FairWinds in 2011 to support the growing Operations team. She works with COO Peter Langdon on a variety of business analysis, business development and management tasks, as well as operational duties. Amanda is a graduate of Emory University in Atlanta, GA, where she majored in Sociology and Political Science.