About Us

Introduction

Is the Web serving you? Is it serving your needs and reaching your audience in an effective way?

WebServes is a nonprofit that enables nonprofits and small businesses make the most of the Web, including: social networking, marketing, e-mail newsletters, online member and donor relations, brand and graphic design, interactive media; and, of course, excellent websites. WebServes provides stable high-quality technology services, and cost-effective solutions to facilitate the growth and performance of the nonprofit and small business sectors. WebServes is a portal connecting technology workers, IT experts, nonprofits and small businesses to establish mutually beneficial relationships.

WebServes offers comprehensive technology services to nonprofits and small businesses to improve their performance, while they stay focused on their own mission. Our service model includes consulting, planning, implementation, and beyond. WebServes is committed to serving your needs.

Key Personnel

  • Executive Director — James Bradley
  • Strategic Marketing — Talita Choudhury, Peter Wu
  • Marketing Associate — Veronica Fox
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  • Lead TechAgent — Chien Cheng Kuo, Ed Ficklin, Gerry Lacuarta, Robin Ting, Filip Witkowski
  • TechAgent — Grace Carey, Victoria Everett, Anthony Gonzalez, Henry Huynh, Bahiya Williams, Eric Xu

Board of Directors

James Bradley — Board Member
James Bradley (Executive Director) is a technology consultant and web developer working in the areas of web interface and interaction design, information architecture, web application development, interactive multimedia delivery for nearly 20 years. He is the founder and Executive Director of WebServes. As a member of the faculty of New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, DDAF, Bradley has taught hundreds of students in areas of Digital Design, Web Design and Multimedia Technology programs since 1995; and in Hunter College (CUNY), Film & Media Studies’ Digital Media program, since 2000.
Herbert Engel — Board Member
Herb Engel (BEE, MBA) is one of the core counselors with The Westchester, NY Chapter of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives), which is part of a national nonprofit association operating under the auspices of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Engel is also an Engineer Consultant at Sumitomo Corp. in areas of procurement, contract administration and marketing.
David Friedlander — Board Member
David Friedlander is a consultant in analytical systems and was President of Vector Space Inc., a software service organization, until its acquisition in November 2006. His activities as a manager, analyst and developer have engaged him with many major companies using a variety of technologies. An activist in NYC, David has been a tenant leader and served on the organizing committee for the Computers for Social Change conference.
Amy A. Hsieh — Board Member
Amy A. Hsieh was Vice President in charge of data migration for the Chase online “eBanking” application. Her experience as a systems engineer and software application developer has been largely in the financial services sector with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., Security First Corp., Edify Corp., and Deloitte & Touche. She has also worked for Sun Microsystems and TRW Systems Integration. Hsieh received her technology education at NYU, the University Of California, Berkeley, and at the University Of California, Davis.
Franklin Madison, Jr. — Board Member
Franklin Madison, Jr. is TechNYC Program Director at ITAC (Industrial and Technology Assistance Corporation), a non-profit economic development organization dedicated to creating and retaining jobs for New Yorkers. Since 1999, he has served as Technology Program Director, responsible for the strategic development and implementation of new programs to assist high-technology firms in NYC. Madison works with many non-profit groups and associations including: The New York City Economic Development Corporation’s Telecom Policy Advisory Group; The Advisory Committee to the CUNY Institute for Software Design and Development/Partnership for Innovation Program; SJF Advisory Services, a non-profit organization that provides entrepreneurial, workforce and sustainability assistance services.
Bienvenida Matías — Board Member
Bienvenida Matías is Executive Director of the Association of Hispanic Arts (AHA) in New York City. She is a founding member and Board Chair of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP). An independent documentary producer (For the Record: Guam in WWII, The State of the Territory, El Corazon de Loisaida), “Beni” is also active in arts criticism, education and community activism. In addition to being an award-winning filmmaker and highly regarded teacher, Matías was the Executive Director of the Center for Arts Criticism in Minneapolis; Director of Production for ITVS, Executive-in-Charge of Production at WNYC-TV, and Executive Director of The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers (AIVF).
Virginia Teller — Board Member
Virginia Teller is currently Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at Hunter College (CUNY) in New York City. She is also on the doctoral faculties of the Computer Science and Linguistics PhD Programs at the CUNY Graduate Center. She earned a PhD in Linguistics from New York University in 1978 and joined the faculty at Hunter College in 1981. Now she is spearheading a long-term effort to create a PhD pipeline at Hunter for women and minorities in computer science.
Steven Masur — Board Member/Corporate Counsel
Steve is the founding partner and general manager of MasurLaw, a globally recognized media and entertainment law firm focused on new technologies. MasurLaw performs corporate, intellectual property and business transactions scaling its services to the needs of large established companies as well as traditional entertainment clients. Masur also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations in NYC.

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