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BISG Board of Directors

14 board members representing six supply-chain segments

Members of the BISG Board during a strategy session hosted by Books A Million, January 2026.
From left: Joshua Tallent, Todd Carpenter, Marit Vagstad, Thoe Tantipitham, Ashley Gordon,
Alan DuBose, Susanne DePalo, Matt Kennell, Bridget Marmion, Sam Dempsey.

Executive Committee

Matt Kennell

Executive Director of Sales, Versa Press, Inc.

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Chair
Alan DuBose

SVP of Merch Planning and Analytics, Books-A-Million

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Vice Chair
Joshua Tallent

Director of Sales and Education, Firebrand Technologies

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Immediate Past Chair
Marit Vagstad

Director, CoreSource, Ingram Content Group

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Treasurer
Bridget M Marmion

CEO, Bridget Marmion Book Marketing

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Secretary

Members of the Board

Todd A Carpenter

Executive Director, National Information Standards Organization

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Sam Dempsey

Vice President, Data Products & Services, Baker & Taylor, Inc.

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Susanne DePalo

Director, Inventory Control, Barnes & Noble

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Jason Farrell

Vice President of Distribution and Retail, University of Toronto Press

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Ashley Gordon

VP, Digital Print Solutions, Sheridan

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Shelby E. Jenkins

M.A.

Director of Book and Journal Production, American Psychological Association

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Sanj Kharbanda

Associate Publisher, Beacon Press

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Thoe Tantipitham

Director, Print and Workflow Technology, Scholastic, Inc.

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