PSNI Board of Directors

Psni affiliates represent some of the industry's most esteemed audiovisual integrators. Each year, leaders from these companies are elected to the PSNI board of directors.

• Dana Barron

  Past President

  President, HB Communications

  Dana Barron continues to build on nearly 70 years of success by strategically aligning HB’s services and capabilities with the evolving business needs and collaboration practices of its clients. Dana's 30 years in the AV communications industry and keen sense of industry direction and client application needs have allowed HB to remain a leader in delivering agile AV Solutions that enable businesses and individuals to collaborate, create, and share ideas through the latest in Audio Visual technology. In addition to strategic vision, his commitment to retaining the traditional values of delivering outstanding client services will fuel HB’s success for another 70 years.

  Dana Barron

  Past President
• Jeff Irvin

  President

  Principal, Spinitar

  Jeff Irvin graduated with honors from Arizona State University with a B.A. in Communication. While in college he worked for Karsten Manufacturing / PING golf equipment, in a marketing role for two years. After graduation, he spent five years with Kroy, Inc. in sales and sales management positions, eventually managing all branch sales and operational functions west of the Mississippi. In May of 1986, Jeff and his wife founded Spinitar (formerly Presentation Products, Inc.). Today, Spinitar has offices throughout California, with a federal government practice doing work throughout the world. Spinitar has been recognized by System Contractors News as a ‘Top 50 Commercial Integrator’ for consecutive years. Jeff sits on the business technology committee for the City of Hope, helping to raise funds for curing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Jeff also acts as the Vice President of PSNI, after serving on the board for several years. Jeff is married to his wife of 34 years, Barbara, and has two sons.

  Jeff Irvin

  President
• Kevin Groves

  Vice President

  CEO, Alpha Video & Audio

  Kevin Groves worked in sales and sales management at 3 previous AV Integrators before joining Alpha Video (Est. 1970) in 1995 as a sales leader, working with broadcast television stations and groups. He progressed through various management positions, becoming COO and an ownership partner in 2003. In 2015, he took full ownership and became CEO. His background and skills in leading strategic initiatives and team management are the foundations of Alpha Video’s success. Alpha believes that company success is dependent on effective decision making that is aligned with core values while recognizing the interdependency of all team members. Kevin and the team at Alpha Video are continuously working hard to create a stronger, agile, and more process-driven organization by challenging traditional thought while recognizing industry trends to lead.

  Kevin Groves

  Vice President
• Angela Nolan

  Secretary/Treasurer

  COO, Vistacom Inc.

  Angela Nolan

  Secretary/Treasurer
• Jochen Roggenkämper

  Member-At-Large

  Owner, DataVision

  With over 30 years of experience in the AV industry, Jochen started his career working for AV Distributor, Medium Germany, as a salesman eventually moving on to sales manager responsible for international sales and marketing. In 1996, Jochen founded DataVision Germany, one of the leading providers for conference and presentation technology with 8 branches in the most important areas in Germany. DataVision`s fields of competence are presentation equipment, technical solutions and installation in conference rooms and UCC and Collaboration solutions.

  Jochen Roggenkämper

  Member-At-Large
• Girish Narayanan

  Member-At-Large

  Founder/Managing Director, Granteq

  Girish, with his passion towards innovating human interaction in this digital age to make the world a better place founded Granteq in 2004. He has successfully nurtured Granteq and later Resurgent to be the leader in the AV arena & has further diversified into parallel ventures in MEIA markets. With over 25 years of experience, he is known in the region as a reliable partner always delivering on promises. His immense knowledge on Audio Visual technologies has been a driving force to the Industry. His leadership style is based on very simple traits – listening to customer needs & providing cost effective & quality solutions. His success is driven by modesty, hunger to excel and by motivating business professionals around him. With his enthusiasm for high performance and perfection, he believes that excellence has no finish line, and firmly believes that this can be achieved only through hard work, honesty and authenticity. This motivates his team to nurture his dream goal as one of the best player in the region.

  Girish Narayanan

  Member-At-Large
• Odair Tremante

  Member-At-Large

  Sales Director, Solutione

  With 24 years in the technology industry, Odair Tremante started his professional career in 1994 when he led videoconferencing segment at Siemens. Six years later, he joined PictureTel (acquired by Polycom in 2001). He rapidly became the Country Manager for Polycom and managed all channels and partners in the region. In 2003, he decided to join Solutione and created an AV business adding coverage in all the southeast region of the country. In January 2018 Solutione merged with Eletro Equip creating the leader in Corporate AV in the Country. Even before the merge, Solutione was in the Top3 AV integrators throughout the region and in the last few years Solutione has been recognized for various awards and recognitions including: “BEST AV PROJECT FOR LATIN AMERICA – AVI LATIONAMERICA 2017”; “TOP3 AV Integrator in 2017 and 2016” ‘Jabra´s leading company 2017’ and more. Now, this merge has taken Solutione to become the FIRST GOLD MEMBER OF AVIXA IN LATIN AMERICA and the consequence will be to better serve all customers with the latest advancements in technology and global standards quality. Today, Odair leads the sales area towards a future of prominence.

  Odair Tremante

  Member-At-Large
• Chris Miller

  Executive Director

  An industry veteran of more than 35 years, Chris Miller has photographed, directed and produced commercials, documentaries, primetime television shows, and music videos in addition to owning and operating video production and audiovisual integration companies. Miller served as Chief Executive Officer of Fairview-AFX until the company was acquired in 1999 by MCSi, a publicly traded company. He was Chief Executive Officer of the MCSi South Central region until 2003. Miller held the position of President of ICIA (InfoComm) and President of the ICIF (InfoComm Foundation) in addition to volunteer work on numerous InfoComm committees. Miller also served as President of Professional Systems Network International (PSNI), a network of nationwide audio and video integrators. Miller has been the Executive Director of PSNI since 2003.

  Chris Miller

  Executive Director
• Tom Roberts

  Co-Director

  Tom Roberts is responsible for the execution and management of the PSNI Preferred Vendor Program. Under his guidance, the program has become a major contributor to the growth of the overall PSNI value proposition for both the affiliates of PSNI and the vendors who support the program. Prior to joining PSNI, Roberts was the President of the South-Central region for MSCI. Previously, he was co-owner and the President of Fairview-AFX, Inc., a nationally recognized systems integration company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with offices in Oklahoma City, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, Houston, and Little Rock. Over his 40-plus years in the industry, Roberts has participated in an advisory capacity to numerous associations and manufactures and has been active in a number of key industry trade associations, including AIA, IEEE, InfoComm, ITVA, NAB, PBS, SBE and SMPTE.

  Tom Roberts

  Co-Director