Executive Team

David M. Pierce, President & CEO
A native of Missouri, David joined ENA in 2002, assuming day-to-day management of the company. With 27 years of successful management experience, David was responsible for operations with over $3 Billion in revenues as a Vice President at IBM. At Vastera Corporation, a provider of managed services to global Fortune 2000 clients, he was responsible for client acquisition, service, and satisfaction as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations. David brings a passion for delivering the highest possible levels of customer service to ENA. He is also chairman of ENA's board of directors.

Lenny Simpson, Senior Vice President
Lenny joined ENA in 2007 as Senior Vice President after a 33 year career at IBM, where he served most recently as Vice President, Services Integration for a large multivendor services outsourcing agreement. In that role, he was responsible for oversight of over $1 billion in IT services. His IT management experiences span multiple disciplines from sales and marketing through services and support, and across all industry sectors. Lenny’s focus is on enabling our customers to maximize the value of their relationship with ENA through superior service and strong customer and supplier relationships.

Rex Miller, Chief Financial Officer
Rex joined ENA in 1998 from Coventry HealthCare Corporation, where he was the Director of Finance. Rex is responsible for all financial aspects of ENA including assisting customers with the E-Rate funding program. Rex has over 19 years experience in financial management in healthcare, manufacturing and public accounting. Rex holds several professional certifications including Certified Public Accountant.

Jean Schmidt, Chief People Officer
With 40 years' experience in leading human resources, administration, and strategic planning for several US Fortune 500 companies, Jean joined ENA as Chief People Officer in October 2000. Jean's career has been focused on leading and facilitating the development and implementation of business strategies for a company's major growth and change initiatives. Prior to joining ENA, Jean was Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for Aspect Communications.

Bob Collie, Senior Vice President of Technology, Chief Technology Officer
Bob joined the ENA team in March 2000. He is responsible for both solution development and ongoing management oversight of all technology and services throughout ENA ensuring that ENA’s connectivity and communication solutions are designed for the unique needs of education and libraries. Bob brings innovative and emerging technologies to ENA’s customers through his active participation in regional and national associations such as Internet2 and StateNets. He has significant experience both integrating new technologies and solutions into existing networks, making them faster and more reliable, as well as with aggressive technology deployments. Overseeing the overall technical architecture and direction of the company, Bob plays a critical role in ENA’s leadership team. Prior to joining ENA, Bob served as Chief Technical Officer for Telalink Corporation, a regional Internet service provider, and then as Integration Project Manager for PSINet.

Amy Parker, Vice President of Operations
Amy joined ENA in March of 2003 and is responsible for Support, Engineering and Development. With over 20 years of experience in Technology and Support management, Amy was responsible for revenues of $225 million and a staff of 200 technology personnel as Senior Director, Global Support Operations at Aspect Communications. Prior to that, she served as Vice President, Customer Support for TCS Management Group, which was acquired by Aspect. She has a passion for service excellence and utilizes her extensive experience in working with customers, understanding requirements and developing a support team to attain the highest level of customer satisfaction possible.

Gayle Nelson, Vice President, Customer Services
Gayle joined ENA in 2004 bringing over 20 years of experience in sales, operations management and customer service. At ENA she is responsible for sales, customer relationship management and business development activities nationwide. Prior to joining ENA Gayle held a variety of leadership roles at IBM and was most recently the Business Unit Executive responsible for software sales and account management in a five-state region in the Midwest. She also served as Director of Sales at Vastera Corporation, a provider of managed service solutions to Global 2000 companies, where she was responsible for sales and account management.

Lillian Kellogg, Vice President, Client Services
Lillian has dedicated her career to education and technology and has more than 20 years of experience in working with school districts and libraries in the field of educational technology. She is a member of the Board of Directors for both the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) association, and Co-Chairs the Education Board for SIIA. Before joining ENA, Lillian served as Vice President of Strategic Relations for netTrekker, the trusted search engine for schools. Prior to netTrekker she founded The Peak Group, an industry-leading consulting company, that published industry analysis reports on emerging technologies in education such as virtual schools and wireless technologies. Lillian started her career as a high school teacher and has held national positions with education and library market leaders such as Encyclopedia Britannica.

Dana Moore, Director, Community and Government Relations 
A graduate of East Tennessee State University, Dana was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in the 1980's, where she served on the House Education and Judiciary Committees. She has spent the last 15 years in marketing and business development in both the private and non-profit sectors. Dana came to ENA from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, where she served as Director of the popular early childhood literacy program.