President’s Corner

The Telework Coalition (TelCoa), America’s leading nonprofit telework education and advocacy organization, based in Washington DC, was established in 2002 by a group of professionals with experience in addressing the benefits, adoption, and implementation of telework and telecommuting programs. This was in response to a growing need for a single, reliable source of reference material about technology’s impact on our economy, environment, energy usage, and our society in general. TelCoa focuses on how this technology is changing our lifestyles, organizational structures and workplace management, along with the policies, processes and procedures that support them.

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Guest Columnist

March 7, 2012

Nicole Belson Goluboff, Esq.
Author,
The Law of Telecommuting,
The Law of Telecommuting
Supplement,
Telecommuting for Lawyers

Using Telework to Create Jobs and Reduce the Deficit

As the country strives to gain its footing amidst the jobs crisis and the deficit crisis, lawmakers must focus on the traction telework offers.

Telework enables businesses to start hiring. By slashing overhead, recruitment and other business costs, telecommuting makes it more affordable for companies to bring on new personnel.

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On Monday, November 7, 2011, the two U.S. senators from Connecticut, Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) introduced a bill, S. 1811, that would end the ability of any state to tax income earned by telecommuters who are not physically located in that state. The Telework Coalition has long supported such legislation.

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Dan Wallis

Dan Wallis has nearly 20 years of experience in the application of technology to help address business problems. Since beginning his career in business technology in 1990, Dan has used his ability to translate complex technical concepts into solutions across a wide variety of industries. While over half of his career has been focused on healthcare call centers, he has also worked in consulting, systems integration and custom software design, semiconductors and not-for-profit philanthropies. This wide range of experience has helped to develop expertise in strategy development and execution, successful project delivery, business process improvement, business continuity planning, and the management of mission critical 24/7 environments. He currently utilizes this experience as Director of Technology for KP OnCall, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kaiser Permanente that provides nurse triage and advice to over 4 million members.

A dynamic leader, Dan is experienced with helping teams develop successful technology hardware and software solutions aligned with organizational goals. A talented and engaging speaker, Dan has presented at several national technology conferences, and has been nationally recognized for his innovative work. Most recently, as a pioneer in the implementation of a virtual call centers, Dan was recognized by the Telework Coalition at the Call Center 2.0 conference for his work in developing a work at home program in a union environment. He is a constant and positive force for change, both strategic and tactical, and infuses his enthusiasm and energy into any environment.

Dan holds a Bachelors of Science in Business/Information systems and a Masters in Business Administration. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and certified in LEAN and ITIL methodologies. Serving as the Vice President of Programs for the San Diego Chapter of Project Management Institute, he is responsible for the delivery of educational and networking events to over 1200 chapter members. Additionally, he is an active member of Society of Information Managers (SIM) and works as part time faculty at University of Phoenix, teaching graduate level strategic management.

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Upcoming Events

Chuck Wilsker of the Telework Coalition will be speaking at the Contact Center Association Conference & Expo 2012 being held in Orlando, Florida from April 23 through April 26. He will be addressing the benefits of incorporating Work@Home agents into your program.

For more information go to www.contactcenter2012.com.

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