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History of ISSIP

One way to learn more about the history of ISSIP programs for promoting service innovations as well as the growth of the ISSIP community is to review some of the past progress-update-with-board events – see below each year’s ISSIP President and the slides, recordings, and minutes.

As described in the ISSIP Handbook, twice a year the ISSIP President works with the Executive Director and the program/platform leaders to prepare a progress update to the Board, and also to learn about Board members priorities for helping ISSIP. All ISSIP participants are welcome to join these online meetings last Wednesday of January and June.


2026

Haluk Demirkan

2026 President Haluk Demirkan, (2025 Vice President)
2026 Vice President Christine Ouyang

1H
6/24/26 Register here
2H
1/27/27 Register here

2025

Deb Stokes

2025 President Deb Stokes, (2023 Vice President)

1H
6/25/25 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2H
1/28/26 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2024

Deb Stokes

2024 President Deb Stokes, (2023 Vice President)

1H
7/31/24 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2H
1/29/25 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2023

Utpal Mangla

2023 President Utpal Mangla, (2022 Vice President)

1H
7/26/23 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2H
1/31/24 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2022

Terri Griffith

2022 President Terri Griffith, (2021 Vice President)

1H
7/27/22 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2H
1/25/23 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2021

Ulf Vinneras

2021 President Ulf Vinneras, (2020 Vice President)

1H
7/28/21 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2H
1/26/22 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2020

Gerhard Gudergan

2020 President Gerhard Gudergan, (2019 Vice President)

1H
7/29/20 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2H
2/3/21 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2019

Heather Yurko

2019 President Heather Yurko, (2018 Vice President)

1Q
4/24/19 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2Q
7/31/19 Slides, Recording, Minutes
4Q
1/29/20 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2018

Rama Akkiraju

2018 President Rama Akkiraju, (2017 Vice President), ISSIP Annual Report – 2018

1Q
4/25/18 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2Q
7/25/18 Slides, Recording, Minutes
3Q
10/31/18 Slides, Recording, Minutes
4Q
1/30/19 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2017

Ralph Badinelli

2017 President Ralph Badinelli, (2016 Vice President), ISSIP Annual Report – 2017

1Q
4/26/17 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2Q
7/26/17 Slides, Recording, Minutes
3Q
10/25/17 Slides, Recording, Minutes
4Q
1/31/18 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2016

Monique Morrow

2016 President Monique Morrow, (2015 Vice President), ISSIP Annual Report – 2016

1Q
5/4/16 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2Q
7/27/16 Slides, Recording, Minutes
3Q
10/26/16 Slides, Minutes
4Q
1/25/17 Slides, Recording, Minutes

2015

Jeff Welser

2015 President Jeff Welser, (2014 Vice President)>, ISSIP Annual Report – 2015

1Q
4/3/15 Slides, Recording, Minutes
2Q
7/22/15 Slides, Recording, Minutes
3Q
12/2/15 Slides, Recording, Minutes
4Q
1/20/16 Slides, Minutes

2014

Charlie Bess

2014 President Charlie Bess, (2013 Vice President)

1Q
3/28/14 Slides, Minutes
2Q
7/11/14 Slides, Minutes
3Q
10/3/14 Slides, Minutes
4Q
1/9/15 Slides, Minutes

2013

Ammar Reyes

2013 President Ammar Reyes, (2012 Founding President)

1Q
2/25/13 Slides, Minutes
2Q
5/31/13 Slides, Minutes
3Q
8/30/13 Slides, Minutes
4Q
12/12/13 Slides, Minutes

2012

Ammar Reyes

2012 Founding President Ammar Rayes

4Q
11/12/12 Slides

Title: ISSIP Progress Update with Board of Directors Calls: All Welcome!
Series: Progress Update Series, Contact: Michele Carroll (LI)
Meet with ISSIP Leadership

Jim Spohrer

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