Spiral16 Executive Team
Tracy Panko, CEO
Tracy Panko is a strategic leader with a clear sense of vision. She is a creative thinker with a track record of success. As CEO of both established companies and start-up operations, Tracy has launched over $50 million of successful new products, developed specific market-growth strategies, negotiated strategic alliances, and led nationally dispersed sales teams to profitable growth. Recently, as a partner with Mid America Capital, she led the acquisition and growth of multiple companies.
Deric Stewart, Executive Vice President
Deric Stewart is a founding partner in Spiral16 with 25 years of experience in banking, finance and investor relations. As Executive Vice President, he leverages his knowledge of financial and legal transactions to assist with the development of legal documents and various customer, vendor, and investor contracts. Deric also plays a key role in business development operations.
David Churchman, CFO
With more than 25 years of hands-on accomplishments in leadership, financial and cash management, investor relations and acquisitions, David is an integral part of the Spiral16 team. He has a proven track record in achieving organic growth in revenues and profitability. Additionally, David’s background enables him to assess and reconcile the different perspectives of the management and operating functions of a business with the financial accounting necessary to meet investor and external reporting requirements.
Aaron Weber, Data and Analytics Manager
With an extensive background in research, Aaron brings over 11 years of online community building and social media experience to the data and analytics side of client services, along with a commitment to exceptional customer service. If the information is on the Internet anywhere, he will find it and bring his years of insight to the table to make sense of it.
Jeff Miller, Product Development Manager
Jeff has been in the technology industry for over 15 years and brings experience and expertise in software development to the Spiral16 team. Jeff’s overall understanding of the vastness and complexity of the Internet drives his ability to create his team’s technical solutions so Spiral16 customers can find and use this critical data.
Eric Melin, Marketing and Communications Manager
In addition to managing and leveraging the company’s social media profiles and using the Spiral16 platform for brand monitoring, Eric creates multimedia content for the Spiral16 website, blog, and sales materials. Eric’s media and communications background comes through in his case studies and dynamic on-target presentations for new and existing clients.
Robert Madison, Business Development
