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Samuel E. Sullivan
Principal, president, founder
Sam Sullivan is founder and chairman of Alliance Strategies Inc. and has served as president of Alliance Strategic Business Services, LP, since its inception in 1999. He began Alliance with the simple belief that he could provide higher levels of service to customers at a more competitive rate. This philosophy was born through more than 20 years in the professional services industry with companies including Pitney Bowes and Danka Services International.


David M. Cornell II
Principal, shareholder, co-founder
David Cornell is a co-founding partner of Alliance and currently serves as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Houston-based Tribute Direct. Previously, he spent more than a decade with Arthur Andersen and BSG Alliance IT, where he delivered client-server system infrastructures for companies in the oil and gas transmission, financial, end-of-life and oil field services industry. He serves on the board of directors of the America One Television Network and was previously the executive vice president and chief operating officer of USFR Media Group. He has also owned Cowboys & Indians magazine and Houston's Channel 55.


Dee Starling
Vice president, Operations
An original founding team member, Dee Starling is a key figure in leading the company's day-to-day operations. He oversees on-site and production center operations, business administration, purchasing, vendor relations, human resources, payroll and accounting. Prior to joining Alliance, he was fixed-operations manager at Republic Industries Automobile Division and athletic director for Club Sports International.


Garvin Boyd
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
Responsible for leading Alliance's sales, marketing and customer service efforts, Garvin Boyd has more than a dozen years of experience in the document services industry, leading organizations in sales, management and client education. He has been at the forefront of the digital technology evolution and has a successful track record of aligning appropriate technology solutions to satisfy clients. Prior to joining Alliance, he was vice president of sales for RLS Legal Solutions/LIT Group and IKON Office Solutions.


Thomas Whitehead
Director, Site Operations
An original founding team member, Thomas Whitehead is responsible for providing on-site service operations, contract compliance and resource management. He develops and maintains customer relationships, ensuring the highest levels of quality support, responsiveness and customer satisfaction. He joined Alliance as the Mail Center team lead in 1999 and has more than a decade of site operation experience. He is a member of Mail Systems Management Association and Houston Postal Consumer Council.


Abdul Shabankareh
Director of Operations - Document Services
With nearly three decades of management experience and 15 years in the document imaging, coding and electronic data discovery industries, Abdul Shabankareh has held management positions at IKON Office Solutions, RLS Legal Solutions and Whitmont Legal Technologies. Previously, he was founder and owner of ProDocs Digital. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of Alliance's Document Services business.


Steve Alba
Director, Operations - Print Services
An original founding team member, Steve Alba is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company's printing business. Prior to joining Alliance, he gained valuable print and production experience working for a Houston-based law firm and Duke Energy.