(TAMPA BAY, FL – August 8, 2014) – Stephanie Stewart, Director of Agile Leadership at Cox Target Media and Valpak, was elected to serve on the board of directors for the Agile Alliance, an international organization that advances Agile principles and practices.
Its board is comprised of industry professionals from countries around the world. Her three-year term (2015-2017) starts in January.
“I’m honored to be elected to the Board of Directors for the Agile Alliance,” said Stewart. “While I know I have much to learn, I feel I have equally as much to contribute to advancing Agile across the globe.”
The Agile Alliance supports those who explore and apply Agile in order to make the software industry more productive, humane and sustainable.
Stephanie, a self-admitted Agile enthusiast, has been instrumental in bringing Agile to IT, and now, to the entire Cox Target Media organization. Her blog, i.am.agile, documents the successes and trials Valpak experienced during their Agile transformation over the past three years. In addition, Stephanie also organizes the Tampa Bay Agile Meetup and the Agile Open Florida. She also shares her knowledge and experience with other companies in the Tampa Bay area and beyond.
“Stephanie’s contributions have gone further than just the IT department, and she has effectively expanded her knowledge of Agile to not only the community, but will now be able to share internationally as well,” said Chris Cate, Chief Information Officer for Cox Target Media and Valpak. “Stephanie’s work will help put Tampa Bay and Florida on the map as far as Agile is concerned.”
About Valpak®
Valpak, one of the leading direct marketing companies in North America, is owned and operated by Cox Target Media. With nearly 170 franchises across the United States and Canada, the signature Blue Envelope® delivers coupons and savings to nearly 40 million households each month. Annually, Valpak will distribute some 20 billion offers inserted in more than 500 million envelopes. Valpak also offers digital solutions online through https://www.valpak.com and http://www.valpak.ca, sites offering free coupons, e-commerce and coupon codes. Additionally, the Valpak mobile coupon app for smartphone platforms delivers easy to find savings for consumers. For more information about advertising with Valpak, please contact 1-800-676-6878.
About Cox Media Group
Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of CoxReps. Additionally, CMG owns Cox Target Media, which operates Valpak, one of North America’s leading direct marketing companies, and Savings.com, a leading online source for savings. The company’s operations currently include 14 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 57 radio stations, eight daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. CMG currently operates in more than 20 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including more than 30 million TV viewers, more than 3.5 million print and online newspaper readers, and 14 million radio listeners. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.
Contact
Marsha Strickhouser
Valpak
8605 Largo Lakes Drive
Largo, FL 33773
(727) 399-3175
marsha_strickhouser@valpak.com
