Founded in 2008, Alerts Made EasyTM offers an innovative approach to communicating any message to any list.   By combining four powerful systems in one, we make it easy for you to send messages that are important to you, your company or organization and your customers… saving you time and headaches in the process.

Mark O. Roberts III  Michelle Tjelmeland  Jessica Dunk  Melissa Klemm

Mark has been consulting, designing and building Web solutions for businesses and organizations for 10 years. With a business background and an entrepreneurial mindset, he has long recognized the important role that the Internet would play in today’s changing marketplace.  In 1998, during the "dot-com boom", Mark began teaching himself how to build Web sites for his then employer while also attending graduate school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  After graduating with a Masters in Business Administration, Mark moved to Kansas City and began a full-time career with the largest publicly-traded global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company.  As a consultant in their telecommunications and high-tech division, Mark was responsible for delivering software solutions for several of the company’s Fortune 500 clients, including the development of an exceptionally well-received text messaging gateway. Some might call Mark a “serial entrepreneur”.  He has a reputation for knowing what will work and bringing his ideas to fruition, including an Eastern Illinois-based DJ company Audio Connections, BeadsonParade.com / GameDayBeads.com (which was sold in 2007), Dockseeker.com, and the Kira-Mar Waterfront Villas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (consistently rated as the #1 Fort Lauderdale hotel on TripAdvisor.com).  In 2003, Mark joined Standard Investment Co. and currently serves as Executive Vice President of the company.  Part of his responsibilities include heading up their Web consulting and services division, GoWeb1.com.  Mark has been instrumental in developing the design of Standard Mutual Insurance Company's agency and intranet portal.  He works closely with Standard Mutual's Information Technology Department to design, build and deliver solutions that benefit the insured, agent and company.  In his role with GoWeb1.com, Mark is able to work with an array of businesses and organizations to help them design, build, implement and market Web solutions that not only incorporate best practices – but also provide maximum return on their investment. Currently living in Springfield, Illinois, Mark is married with two children.  He was also recently recognized as one of the area’s Top 40 Under 40 by the Springfield Business Journal. Mark serves on several local Boards of Directors and is actively involved in associations, clubs and not-for-profit organizations throughout the Springfield community, including:  Board Member of the Illinois Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross  Board Member of Leadership Springfield  Past Board Member of the MacArthur Boulevard Merchant Association  Member of the Young Philanthropist  Member of Young Springfield Professional Network  Graduate of Leadership Springfield  Member of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce  Volunteer for the American Red Cross   When Mark is not working and in front of his laptop he enjoys spending his leisure time with his family and friends boating, fishing, scuba diving, hiking, wake-boarding and snow-boarding. Mark has been passionate about bringing Alerts Made Easy™ to life because he has so often wished for an integrated solution himself.  Whether you are running one company or several, having the right tools in place can make the work flow easier and communications smoother.  Alerts Made Easy™ was designed to do exactly that.

 

Michelle is a high-energy dynamo who has been involved in the Web communications industry since 1999.  Her forward-thinking company, e-websmart.com, creates custom, informational Web sites and coordinating marketing collateral for small businesses and nonprofit organizations across the U.S.    Michelle’s achievements and the contribution of e-websmart to the field of Web design and to the community where the company is located have been applauded through numerous awards and nominations, including:   "Woman on the Rise award" by Illinois State Treasurer, March, 2008   "Silver Addy Award" from the American Advertising Federation, March, 2008  "Inc. Magazine for Entrepreneur of the Year Award",Editor's Pick, November 2007  "NAWBO Mirassou Business Optimist 10k Award Recipient", May 2006  "Silver Addy Award" from the American Advertising Federation, February 2007  "Silver Addy Award" from the American Advertising Federation, February 2006   "Innovate Illinois Regional Semi-Finalist", March/April 2006   "Milliken Regional Entrepreneurial Network 5k Grant" recipient, January 2006  1st in the national Microsoft "Start Something Amazing Award" November 2005  "National Inspirational Deaf Person of the Year Award" by Oticon, February 2005  "Small Business Owner of the Year", Springfield Chamber of Commerce, June 2003 "Gold Award" by the World Wide Web Awards Association, July 2003   "40 under 40 Award" by the Springfield Business Journal, 2002 Michelle possesses a master's degree in Education and Computer Technology from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana and a bachelor's degree in Education from Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois.  She is creator and author of Market Your Mission™ book series. Given her accomplishments, people are often surprised to learn that Michelle is actually profoundly Deaf.  After suffering total hearing loss during her first pregnancy and giving birth to a Deaf child, Michelle began searching for a solution that would help her infant daughter lead a more integrated life. Research led her to a technology known as cochlear implantation, the use of a small electronic device that translates sound from the environment into impulses that the brain is able interpret.  Both Michelle and her daughter underwent the procedure with excellent results.  In 2005, Michelle founded the Cochlear Implant Awareness Foundation (www.ciafonline.org), a nonprofit organization which exists to provide information, resources and financial assistance for individuals who can overcome deafness through utilization of cochlear implant technology.  Michelle also maintains active involvement in her community. She is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce and most recently began serving on the Rochester Education Foundation board.  She resides in Springfield, IL with her husband and two daughters.   As a small business owner herself, Michelle understands the value of time, so ensuring that solutions offered through Alerts Made Easy™ are always powerful, creative and effective has been a top personal priority.

Jessica Dunk provides Alerts Made Easy clients with customer support services and sales information. She has extensive experience in Web development and has worked for GoWeb1 as a project manager since March of 2008. She has also worked with the Illinois State Police on their Web team. As a student at the University of Illinois in Springfield, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a Marketing focus and a minor in Management Information Systems. In her free time, Jessica enjoys spending time riding and working with horses, especially her own horse, Noe. As a volunteer with the Central Illinois Riding Therapy, she worked with a horse for four years to prepare her to provide riding therapy for people with disabilities.

Melissa Klemm began working in the sales department at Alerts Made Easy in 2009. With her multifaceted background in sales and marketing , Melissa works to promote AME and show customers how to maximize the benefits of using our services.  She also works as a producer at R.W. Troxell, one of the largest independent insurance companies in Illinois.  She is a 2004 graduate of the University of Illinois, with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Elementary Education.  In 2006, Melissa was nominated for the “40 under 40 Award” by the Springfield Business Journal. She is involved in NAWBO, BNI, Springfield, Peoria, and Taylorville Chamber of Commerce. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends.   Truly passionate about animals and especially dogs, Melissa created and owns Oh My Dog, A Bow Wow Boutique, as a way to provide dog lovers with fun and fashionable pet products, toys and accessories. She rescued her two Pomeranians, Charlie and Mia, from petfinder.com and donates a portion of the proceeds from her store to animal charities.

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