SCORE Association Appoints Jim Gephart as Vice President of Technology

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Nov 21, 2011, 09:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE -www.score.org- America's premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, welcomes Jim Gephart to the position of Vice President of Technology. Mr. Gephart will be responsible for leading the technology support, operations and strategy for SCORE's national headquarters in Herndon, Virginia as well as its network of over 13,000 volunteers nationwide.

Most recently, Mr. Gephart served as CIO at the Air & Waste Management Association where he was responsible for the revamping of technology infrastructure and the implementation of a new Association Management System. He has 18 years of experience holding various positions including Director of IT and CIO within the legal, health care, non-profit, security and retail industries.

"We look forward to utilizing Jim's expertise and experience to improve our technological offerings to both our volunteers and clients," said SCORE CEO, Ken Yancey. "Efficient, reliable technology is so critical to providing our volunteers and small business clients with the tools and information they need to succeed."

In 2010, SCORE's 13,000 mentors aided 159,841 aspiring and existing business owners in creating and growing their entrepreneurial ventures. The appointment of Mr. Gephart to the position of Vice President of Technology will contribute greatly to the organization's efforts to grow 1,000,000 successful small businesses by 2017.

Mr. Gephart holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems from Robert Morris University and a Masters in Computer Information Technology from Regis University.

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Since 1964, SCORE has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs. Each year, SCORE provides small business mentoring and workshops to more than 375,000 new and growing small businesses. More than 14,000 business experts volunteer as mentors in 370 chapters serving local communities with entrepreneur education to help grow 1 million small businesses.

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