Deanne Taenzer

Deanne Taenzer has over 20 years of experience in marketing, sales and operations. Deanne began their career in 1998 as a Marketing Coordinator at BA Group. In 1999, they joined Dun and Bradstreet as a Senior Marketing Consultant, where they managed a team of marketing and web professionals. In 2002, they moved to Necho Systems Corp. as Group Marketing Manager. In 2004, they became the Owner of Hamster Wheel Consulting and Sales and Marketing Manager at Panorama Software. In 2006, they became a Consultant at Silver Lining. From 2005 to 2011, they were employed at Microsoft Canada in various roles such as National Sales and Operations Manager, Partner Sales and Business Development Manager, and SMB Segment Lead. From 2011 to 2012, they were the Senior Product Sales and Marketing Manager, Cloud Services at BlackBerry. Since 2014, they have been the Vice President at ExpertFile, where they connect organizations with experts and thought leaders.

Deanne Taenzer obtained a BA in Communications, with a focus in Marketing and Business, from York University between 1993 and 1997. Deanne then went on to receive a Post Graduate Marketing Certificate from Ryerson University between 1998 and 2005. In June 2014, they obtained an Executive Program for Sales Management certification from the Schulich School of Business at York University.