Medical Design Excellence Awards.

Michael Bartolomei—Bartolomei is a marketing manager in Canon Communications’ publications division. He is responsible for all phases of marketing for the North American and Global Medical groups which include titles such as MD&DI, Medical Product Manufacturing News, MX, European Medical Device Manufacturer, China Medical Device Manufacturer, Medical Device Technology, and the industry’s leading Web site, Medical Device Link, plus more. For the MDEA program, he is responsible for overseeing updates to MDEA audiovisual presentations. Bartolomei can be reached via e-mail at michael.bartolomei@cancom.com.

Sherrie Conroy—Conroy is editor-in-chief of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry magazine (MD&DI). She has been at Canon for more than 14 years, working our of Canon’s headquarters in Los Angeles. She continues to serve as editor of MD&DI’s sister publications Medical Electronics Manufacturing and Medtech Precision as well as the MX media portfolio. Conroy holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from the University of Oregon. For the MDEA program, Conroy recruits and selects the jury panel and manages the judging process. She also coordinates MDEA coverage in MD&DI, which is the publication sponsor of the awards, and assists in coordinating the MDEA ceremony held at the Javits Convention Center in New York City. Conroy can be reached via e-mail at sherrie.conroy@cancom.com.

Joey Cruz—Cruz has worked in the trade show industry for nearly 22 years and joined the trade show division of Canon Communications in 2005 as senior operations coordinator. Cruz holds a certification in exposition management from the International Association for Exposition Management. He is involved with hotel, budget, and operational issues in support of the MDEA program. Cruz can be reached by phone at 310/996-9405 or via e-mail at joey.cruz@cancom.com.

Dan Cutrone—Cutrone has been with Canon Communications since 1993. He started as marketing manager in its trade show division, where he was instrumental in creating many of the strategies and action plans that remain the core of the company’s successful attendance promotions. For two years, Cutrone served as the trade show customer and media relations manager, where he was responsible for public relations and was actively involved in exhibitor communications. He is now the director of marketing for Canon’s expanded and rapidly growing events division. Cutrone can be reached via e-mail at dan.cutrone@cancom.com.

Donna Lawrence—Lawrence joined Canon Communications in 2007 as senior marketing assistant in the trade show division. For the MDEA program, she assists in the creation of promotional materials and news releases, including the announcement of award-winning entries. She holds a BA degree from the University of California, Los Angeles, and an MSc degree from the University of Alberta, Canada. Lawrence can be reached by phone at 310/996-9444 or via e-mail at donna.lawrence@cancom.com.

Lawrence Lloyd—Lloyd is associate editor of Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry and managing editor of Medical Electronics Manufacturing, both published by Canon Communications. He assists in coordinating editorial coverage of the MDEA program in MD&DI. He received an MA in journalism from the University of Southern California and a BA in communication from California State University, Los Angeles. Lloyd can be reached via e-mail at lawrence.lloyd@cancom.com.

Katie Pigott—Pigott joined Canon Communications in 2007 as operations coordinator in the trade show division. For the MDEA program, Pigott helps coordinate the hotel and travel logistics for the MDEA judging as well as other operational duties involved with MDEA events. Pigott holds a BA degree from Washington State University and can be reached at 310/996-9432 or via e-mail at katie.pigott@cancom.com.