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Pogstone, Inc. is dedicated to brining integrated software solutions to synagogues, religious organizations, and other non-profit organizations. Our objective is to make state of the art software and Internet based communications available to everyone. We leverage open source software and focus on providing professional implementation, consulting, hosting and services required by your organization to leverage evolving technology. Our software offerings integrate everything our clients need into one web based solution with no software installed on their machines and no local administration of computer hardware or software. Our bottom line is your bottom line. We want to help you achieve your goals and objectives without the hassle of having to deal with complex technology and a dozen or more computer software packages. |
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Our Team |
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Founder & President Sarah provides the vision and leadership to ensure that Pogstone software continues to provide our customers the cutting edge advantage as the only fully integrated offering for synagogues, religious organizations, and non-profits in general.
Sarah's blog can be viewed here |
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Director of Technology Mitchell brings over 15 years experience as a manager and director of infrastructure and technology with a broad background in industry with a strong background in building and managing server based systems. Mitchell’s background includes operation of customer service centers and insuring customer satisfaction. Mitchell’s background is well suited to managing the complexities of building and providing a stable reliable hosting environment. Mitchell has been responsible for both technology and for customer service and support. At Pogstone Mitchell is our interface to technology providers and insures quality and a high level of customer service and support. |
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Professional Services Manager Dina London has worked in synagogue administration and consulting for the past 15 years. She has held various positions both within congregations and at the movement level, and has expertise in the areas of membership, programming, volunteer engagement, financial management, and organizational systems. Dina is a trained Jewish spiritual director, and has taught Jewish spiritual classes at synagogues, conventions, and retreats across North America. Dina has a certificate in non-profit management from the University of Illinois/Chicago, a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University, and is a member of the Jewish Communal Service Association. At Pogstone, Dina is the primary interface with our potential customers, leading them through the exploration and sales process. |
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Stewart Martin in involved in supporting our clients. |
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Melissa Wolfmann is a ShulSuite rollout specialist and support person. She is also the long-time support person withTransparent Software, the creators of Rakefet, where she has worked for thirteen years. Melissa is very involved in helping Rakefet users in their upgrade to ShulSuite, the new version of Rakefet. When Melissa is not supporting clients at Pogstone or Transparent Software, you might find her singing in or directing an opera, or playing with her dog. |
| Alicia Glaze is a roll-out specialist and support person. | |
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Allen Shaw is involved in engineering projects. |
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Chris Jungheim is involved in engineering projects. |