Association of Contingency Planners Nomination Form for the National Board of Directors

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1 Association of Contingency Planners Nomination Form for the National Board of Directors In accordance with the Association of Continuity Professionals (ACP) Bylaws, nominations for vacancies on the National Board of Directors are now being accepted. Nominations will be accepted via or mail. Send a completed nomination form to staff@acp-international.com or mail to: ACP 136 Everett Road Albany, NY It is important for nominees to complete their statement of qualifications, statement of purpose and other considerations within this application. No other form of campaigning either directly or indirectly is allowed. All Nomination forms must be received by 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Friday, September 1 to qualify for the 2018 Election Ballot Name: Donna M Jacobs Date: August 29, 2017 Residence Address: 7 Green Blade Circle Hockessin, DE Phone: donnaj1004@gmail.com. ACP Chapter: Liberty Valley Employer Name: The University of Pennsylvania Title: IT Sr. Director, Infrastructure Operations Address: 3401 N. Walnut Street, Suite 221A, Philadelphia PA Phone: manleydm@upenn.edu

2 Type of business or organization: Higher Education Primary Job Responsibilities: Responsible for all aspects of Infrastructure Operations for the University of Pennsylvania s Information Systems and Computing Division: Administrative Systems Data Center Management, Security Provisioning, Network Access Points (on campus), Network (Enterprise) Command Center, Special Services (Incident, Problem, Change, Configuration, Hardware and Software Asset and Contract Management), Enterprise Automation, (Tactical) Command Center Operations, Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, Storage Management, Quality Management and Audit. This includes Oversight of Crisis Management, Mission Continuity, and Disaster Recovery Management to manage service, departmental, and University risk. Preferred method of contact: Work Residence Please list boards and committees that you serve on, or have served on (Business, civic, community, fraternal, political, professional, recreational, religious, and social) Organization Role/Title Dates of Service AFCOM President, AFCOM Midlantic 2008-Present AFCOM (National) Board Member Data Center Inst 2012-Present 7x24 Exchange President, 7x24 DelVal 2012-Present ACP Liberty Valley Secretary 2016-Present Certifications or Education Neumann University B.A. Political Science Wilmington University MBA Business Administration 2009 ITIL Foundations V3 Certified 2015 Grant Writing 2016 Certified Business Continuity Professional (Exam credentialed/pending DRii appoval) 2016 Certified Information Security Mgr. (Exam credentialed/pending ISACA approval) Have you received any awards or honors that you d like to mention? AFCOM President's Award Data Center Manager of the Year Finalist 2013 Data Center Manager of the Year Finalist 2012 Data Center Manager of the Year Nominee 2010 Data Center Manager of the Year Nominee 2008 How do you feel ACP would benefit from your involvement on the National Board of Directors?

3 Brings a hybrid blend of private sector and public (Higher Ed) sector experience, enabling a broader breadth of understanding across both sectors. This, combined with national recognition in Information Technology circles would provide reach to organizations that may not traditionally have interest or affiliation with ACP Skills, Experience and Interests (Please check all that apply) Finance, accounting Personnel, human resources Administration, management Non-profit experience Community service Policy development Program evaluation Public relations, communications Education, instruction Special events Grant writing Fundraising Outreach, advocacy Other Click here to enter text. Other Click here to enter text. Other Click here to enter text

4 Please list any groups, organizations or businesses that you could serve as a liaison to on behalf of the ACP. Affiliation with other Ivy League institutions infrastructure colleagues, extensive national affiliations in the Data Center/Infrastructure space (including national speaking events/panels), strong relationships with key infrastructure vendors critical to the sustainability of business recovery, adjunct faculty member at Delaware based institution allows for accessibility across non-ivy organizations. Additional comments or notes. Extensive network and various tenured Board memberships validate commitment to organizational success. Please list two references (Name, , phone number) Tom Reusche tmr@bala.com (610) (7x24 Exchange) Tom Roberts tom.roberts@penton.com (AFCOM) I certify that I am willing to become a member in good standing with ACP, if elected to the Board of Directors. Donna M Jacobs 8/31/17 Signature Date Thank you very much for applying. Reserved for ACP Corporate Nomination Committee

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