Vice President of Administration and Finance - Vacant

Email: Finance@bluegrass.iiba.org 

Vice President of Community Outreach – Judeth Tarter, CBAP

Judeth Tarter is currently a Business Analysis Consultant with SQS-USA, a Global Software Quality Systems consulting company, providing software testing and Quality Managed services to customers. Judeth has 25 years of experience in the IT world; holding several positions in system test, product management and business analysis within the software development life cycle at companies such as Siemens, KYTC and Savi. She has a BSEE degree from Florida Atlantic University and earned the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) designation in 2016. Judeth moved to Lexington, Kentucky in 2009 and she and her husband, Andrew, are kept quite busy with their young son, Jackson, enjoying all the local activities the horse capital of the world has to offer. Judeth wishes to assist Bluegrass IIBA Chapter to provide an understanding and recognition to the skills and expertise of the position and the values a business analyst can offer to excelling business qualities and serve as a community voice.  

Email:  Community@bluegrass.iiba.org

Vice President of Marketing and Communication – Bill Powers, CBAP

Bill Powers, CBAP is a Business Analyst in the Enterprise Business Consulting Group at Republic Bank & Trust. He is a highly accomplished, innovative and team spirited professional with several years of experience in Business Analysis, Project Management, Client Service Management, Operations and Benefit Administration. Bill has experience in Data Analytics, Operation Efficiency, Project Implementation, UAT and QA testing efforts. Bill was born and raised in the Northern Illinois suburbs and relocated to Louisville, KY with wife Andrea, son William and daughter Alison. Bill obtained his Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP®) certification in October 2018. Bill would like to see Bluegrass IIBA Chapter continue to advocate for the consistent use of the IIBA techniques and for our practitioners to always challenge the status quo.  

Email: Marketing@bluegrass.iiba.org

Vice President of Membership - Diane Teague, MBA, CPSM, CPM

Diane Teague is a Strategic Sourcing Analyst for BAE Systems, a defense contractor. She has over 25 years’ experience in Procurement including 5 years in process improvement. Diane recently joined IIBA, completed the Bridging the Gap BA Essentials Master Class training, and plans to take the CCBA exam by year end. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from Hamilton College, an MBA degree from Pace University and two Certifications from the Institute for Supply Management - CPSM (Certified Professional in Supply Management) and C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager). Diane has lived in Louisville, Kentucky since 2007 and has two children – one in high school and one in college. She enjoys spending time with family and traveling domestically and internationally. Diane wants to grow the membership of the Bluegrass IIBA Chapter by engaging current members and reaching out to non-members.

Email: Membership@bluegrass.iiba.org  

Vice President of Professional Development – Aaron Whittenberger, CBAP, CSPO, AAC

Aaron Whittenberger has over 30 years of Business and Information Technology experience, including 18 years of business analysis and 15 years as a Consultant. He earned his Certified Business Analyst Professional^TM (CBAP^®) certification in 2008, his Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO^®) in 2018, and his IIBA^® Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA^®-AAC) in 2019. Aaron is our Founding President, as well as has served the IIBA^® as Regional Director of the Americas Eastern Region and the Chairperson of the Role Delineation Committee, responsible for the relevancy and validity of the IIBA^® certification program. He is a 2016 Inductee into the Bluegrass Business Analysis Hall of Fame.

Aaron lives in Independence, KY and has four children. He recently retired from umpiring high school baseball, but still enjoys watching his kids play soccer, football and baseball. Just a few years ago he participated in his first ever game of cricket with his co-workers. For himself, Aaron enjoys a good round of golf, we’ll see if he ever has one.

Aaron hopes that the Bluegrass IIBA Chapter brings a business analysis educational program to the area to spark innovation and creative thinking and raise the level of business analysis performed for organizations in the Bluegrass area. This will raise the awareness of the value of business analysts as change agents to allow organizations to gain competitive advantage in the marketplace.

Email: Professional@bluegrass.iiba.org

Vice President of Sponsorship – LeShai Phelps  

LeShai Phelps earned her Bachelor's Degree in Business Management at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond, KY.  She explored a career in Telecommunications by working in a call center.  This exploration led to over a decade of experience with the public, how to handle escalated issues, internal training programs, and business process improvement projects.  This pursuit has offered various career titles, including Customer Service Supervisor and Business Process Owner.  Most recently, she obtained a new title of Business Analyst for Tempur-Sealy International in Lexington, KY, where she has been employed for the past 10 years.  She enjoys cooking, traveling, spending time with family, and long drives on summer days.  LeShai currently lives in Richmond, KY.  She desires to be an asset to the Chapter with the knowledge she has collected over the years.  She hopes to also help the Chapter members increase by recruiting some of her co-workers to join, as well as involve the community

Email: Sponsorship@bluegrass.iiba.org