Leadership Team

Jody Tatro
Chief Executive Officer

As co-founder and principal of ProExhibits since 1992, Jody has been mainly involved in the firm's overall management, planning and personnel functions. She has set the outstanding client service standards for which the firm's account management team is noted

With Jody at the helm, the company has been recognized repeatedly as one of the Top 50 Women Owned Businesses in Silicon Valley. Jody is a recipient of the YWCA's Tribute to Women Award, the Junior League Community Volunteer Award and is listed in Who's Who of Women in Business.

Following her graduation from California Polytechnic State University, Jody was a sales leader on high-level corporate accounts with several software companies.

Dick Wheeler
President

Dick is a co-founder/principal and the dynamic force behind the marketing, sales and product development functions at ProExhibits. He oversees the day-to-day operations, spearheads logistical planning and targets the future growth opportunities for the firm.

Since 1992, when he and Jody purchased the company, Dick has been nationally recognized as an innovator and driving force in the fast-growing trade show exhibit and event industry. Under his leadership in 1997, the firm received INC magazine's INC 500 award as one of America's fastest-growing companies. His informative articles on developments and innovations in the trade show exhibit and event industry have appeared in national trade publications.

Dick has a B.S. degree from Wittemore School of Business & Economics at the University of New Hampshire and has completed the Entrepreneurial Executive Leadership Program sponsored by MIT, YEO and INC. He is actively involved in Vistage, an interactive group of over 10,000 CEO's and Presidents worldwide and is a member of Exhibit Designers and Producers Association.

Tom Hopkins
CFO/COO

Tom is responsible for all of the operations, accounting and administration for the firm. He is instrumental in bringing together all of the exhibit and event service components - graphic design, graphic production, scheduling, logistics - for successful project completion on time and on budget. The creation, building, assembling, delivery and care-taking of a trade show booth that could take up thousands of square feet of exhibit space requires coordination, experience and technical expertise - talents that Tom and his staff bring to every job. Tom has been with the firm since 1999, and before being appointed COO/CFO was the company's Controller, overseeing the financial, accounting and administrative functions for all offices. As a senior executive with the firm, he is continually involved in keeping the organization on a steady course and helps set strategies for growth. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received his BS degree in Finance at Santa Clara University.

Prior to joining ProExhibits, Tom served as Controller and Director of Financial Services for a major recreational business and earlier as an audit and tax expert with a national accounting firm.

Volunteering is high on Tom's list of outside activities, serving as a high school and youth sports coach and doing community service at several churches and schools. He is a Santa Clara native, married and the father of 4 "very active" boys.

Mary Ann Furnish
Sales Vice President

As Sales Vice President for ProExhibits, Mary Ann is the team leader of the seasoned, professional sales consultants at ProExhibits. Mary Ann’s proven experience to inspire, motivate and lead assures the continuation of the highest of standards for a company that has achieved remarkable growth while maintaining a 99% client satisfaction rating.

In her 14 year history in the trade show and events industry, Mary Ann Furnish has a stellar track record of business development and staff leadership. She has a reputation for exceeding client expectations by finding innovative solutions for their exhibit and events needs.

Mary Ann enjoys world travel, tennis and community service. She pursues new challenges both in her business as well as personal life.

Tina Stanton
Customer Service Manager

As Customer Service Manager for ProExhibits, Tina is primarily responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the Account Management team in all offices. Not only is she a working Account Manager with her own base of clients, but also is responsible for dealing with escalated customer service issues. Providing exceptional customer service to every client is the highest priority to Tina and rest of the Account Managers working with ProExhibits.

With over 10 years experience in the Account Management and Customer Service fields, as well as a background in sales, Tina brings an understanding of the sales cycle, as well as knowledge on how to ensure all of ProExhibits'  projects are completed on time and to the client's expectations.

As a busy working mother of two children, she still finds time to be active in her church's volunteer opportunities, and enjoys various outdoor activities such as kayaking and hiking.

Linda Delescale
Assistant Controller

Linda has been managing the bookkeeping and accounting requirements of the firm since 1994 and is respected by management and staff for keeping the office running efficiently. She believes that if all internal business systems operate smoothly and employees have all the tools they need to do a first class job that clients will be the beneficiaries. Her goal on handling financial matters is to "make sure customers, employees and vendors all stay happy" by processing cash receipts and vendor invoices in addition to running the payroll in a timely manner. There is always someone in an office community who can be relied on to keep the books in order and the process running smoothly, and at ProExhibits, that's Linda.

Formerly a Notary Public, she previously held accounting positions for two Silicon Valley firms and has worked in accounting for 25 years. She is a graduate of San Jose State University with a BS degree in Accounting.

One of her unique outside interests is mastering the fine art of cross-stitching.

Frank Hoffman
Warehouse Manager

Frank is more than a Warehouse Manager, because our warehouse is more than a warehouse! It is also where we set your new booth, be it purchase or rental, prior to your show. That way, we ensure that everything looks just as it should before it heads off to the event. Frank directs his crew to prepare each booth so that it previews "Show Ready", with all graphics and lights set up, so you can see exactly what your booth will look like in front of your prospects and customers.

Frank has been with ProExhibits since 1999. He has spent years supervising booth builds at convention halls and conference centers all over the country so he knows how to make your booth look great. In addition, he and his team will keep your exhibit in show-ready condition when you store with us, by carefully examining your exhibit when it comes back from your show and making sure that you know if anything is missing or should be repaired or replaced.

Frank is an avid outdoorsman, enjoying camping and boating. He is most excited, though, about becoming the father of twins in 2009!

Jesse Licea
Graphic Production Manager

Give Jesse any graphics assignment, and he will commit his graphics team to the fulfillment of his mandate: "Schedule all work to be completed in a timely and professional manner to the highest standards in the industry". The fact that he continues to produce outstanding graphics to those standards is a major reason for the firm's award-winning graphics production under his leadership since 1997. For a trade show display to meet the high expectations of our customers, all aspects of graphics, including art checks, file prep, fabrication and finishing, have to be executed flawlessly, on time and on budget.

Jesse received his BS in Graphic Design at California Polytechnic State University, and in his spare time is active as a Cub Scout Leader, Pony baseball coach, Recreation League basketball coach and a children's ministry leader at his church.