Association Technologies specializes in providing comprehensive information and technology services for all nonprofit organizations. Our more than 45 years of association information experience means that we understand the complex and changing world of nonprofit management. We bring a unique blend of association knowledge and technical expertise in order to provide a turnkey solution for your organization’s information technology needs.

AT’s goal is to assist your organization in planning your long-term information needs, manage the implementation of your information services and solutions, insure that you have the best technical environment for your profession’s or industry’s members, and effectively administer all the information tools your staff needs to deliver high quality programs to your members and constituents.

Our Vision is that all nonprofit organizations use technology in ways that will help them better serve their profession and industry.

Our Mission is to improve your organization’s technological capabilities enhancing your abilities to service your members and constituents. We achieve our mission by providing comprehensive technology solutions for all areas of an association.

Whether you’re managing an association of 5 million+ or managing an organization of $500,000, one of the most difficult tasks for today’s association executive is keeping your organization up to date in the constantly changing area of technology and information management. Few organizations can afford a complete IS staff, with specialists in every area of today’s cutting edge technology. AT has staff who are experienced in all of the critical association information areas from global analysis of an association’s need for technology to installing new computers and applications.

Our areas of expertise include:

• Incorporating technology’s promise into your organization’s vision and strategic plan
• Conducting comprehensive association technology audits
• Selecting and supporting association membership database applications
• Finding and training end-users on the best technology tools for your organization
• Providing a variety of networking services
• Creating and maintaining custom applications using state-of-the-art development tools
• Supporting association clients for hardware and software installations and configurations
• Creating and managing internet/intranet sites
• Hosting either a particular network service or your entire network
• Connecting your organization’s web site to your membership database

Team Profile

Bryan Hartsock, Senior Consultant
Bryan is one of our founding partners. Bryan is responsible for web and application development and acts as a major resource for strategic planning, networking, and client support projects.

With a BS in Computer Science and Mathematics from Illinois State University, Bryan was the Manager of Consulting Services for Smith, Bucklin and Associates IS division. Bryan has also worked for Debis, a division of DaimlerChrysler, where he was the Senior Systems Architect in supporting Freightliner Trucks, Inc. dealer network. Bryan started his career working for CNA Insurance performing network and application research along with application development. Bryan is one of AT's Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers.

Mark Granquist, Senior Consultant
Mark is one of our founding partners. Mark’s primary area of responsibility is Membership Systems implementations, Project Management, and support. In addition he works on application development projects and Information Technology strategic planning.

Mark has a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana and an MBA from Northern Illinois University. Mark has worked in various capacities with several associations. Most recently he was the Director of Finance and Information Technology for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, a four million dollar professional member organization located in Rosemont, Illinois. Before that he worked as a Systems Analyst at Smith, Bucklin and Associates, an association management firm located in downtown Chicago.

Jim Meyers, Director of Sales
Jim’s primary focus is on new business development of applications and consulting projects, as well as managing client relationships. Jim has a BA in Business Management from North Central College and is a graduate of the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Future Leaders Program – a national designation awarded to less than thirty five recipients per year. Before joining AT, Jim was a Vice President of Mortgage Lending with MidAmerica Bank and managed branch operations locally for Countrywide Home Loans and National City.

Ben Kalkwarf, Consultant
Ben’s primary area is infrastructure design, planning, and implementation. His specialties include the Windows Server platforms, Exchange, and Security. In addition, Ben is one of AT’s Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers.

Ben comes to us from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America where he served as an intern in the IT division. He spent two years at Valparaiso University in Indiana studying Mechanical Engineering, and finished his education with a Bachelors Degree in Web Technology Systems from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Ben began working with AT in 2000 as an intern. He joined our staff full-time after graduating from Roosevelt University with Honors.

Andrew Pawlak, Consultant
With Association Technologies (AT), Andy’s primary responsibly includes Membership Systems, Project Management and client support. Andy’s specialties include Microsoft SQL Server, Crystal Reports, iMIS, and Apex.

Andy comes to AT with more than 6 years of association experience, most recently coming from Association Forum of Chicagoland, where he held the position of Education and Online Services Manager. In 2000, Andy earned his Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP) designation and graduated Roosevelt University in 1996 with a degree in Public Relations.

Application Developers
Our Developers average over 7 years of experience. They specialize in .NET (C#, ASP.NET,VB.NET),ADO.NET, Component Object Models (COM), HTML, XML, JavaScript, VBScript, Visual Interdev, Visual SourceSafe, and Microsoft SQL server. Each Developer is familiar with all stages of system development life cycle.

Workstation Support Team Members
Our workstation support staff have several years of experience in trouble shooting client hardware, software, and networking issues. They have experience with the entire Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.). In addition, they have excellent one-on-one customer service and communications skills.