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Megan Pekich is an experienced information technology and marketing professional who most recently served as a senior manager of North America Field Marketing at VMware, Inc., in Palo Alto, California. Outside of her professional responsibilities, Megan Pekich supports New Life for Haiti through financial contributions and by sponsoring a child. New Life for Haiti, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of the underserved in Haiti, recently announced that its 2013 Gala will be held October 19, 2013, in Chicago. In its eighth year, the annual Gala is designed to raise funds to support the organization’s mission of helping the people of Haiti build a better life. The 2012 Gala raised approximately $56,000, which would support the building of a new school in one village plus two classrooms in another village. Established in 2006, New Life for Haiti is nonprofit organization comprised almost entirely of volunteers. Founded by missionaries Fran Leeman and Steve and Joline Moore, the organization focuses on building new schools; providing children with clothing, education, and quality medical care; uncovering solutions for clean water in remote villages; and assisting young people attain a higher education or build their own businesses.

Megan Pekich is a marketing professional who has worked in the information technology industry for decades, including a stint at VMware Inc., a major software company providing cloud computing and virtualization services. VMware has an extensive partner program that fosters connections with technology solution providers, research and education programs, consulting partners, corporate resellers, and others. The company is committed to technical expertise and provides a number of accreditation and certification programs to IT sales professionals in its partner network, including the VTSP or VMware Technical Sales Professional certification.  VTSP is an online curriculum that helps sales professionals get acquainted with foundational pre-sales technical training in VMware products through a series of self-paced informational modules. It helps partners identify the key technical features, strengths, and benefits of VMware solutions and also provides basic grounding in how to guide customers through installing and evaluating VMware products. VTSP certified individuals are better equipped to demonstrate how to apply these products and answer technical questions from customers. Megan Pekich worked in a senior managerial capacity in VMware's field marketing department for a number of years. She was heavily involved in expanding VMware's partner network and promoting adoption of new VMware products and services in the market.