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Robert Massa is the Managing Director of Retirement in Houston, TX for Qualified Plan Advisors (QPA). Rob is a retirement professional with more than 25 years of retirement industry experience. His primary responsibilities include practice management, strategic investment direction and advice, retirement plan design consulting and compliance, employee education and development, financial wellness strategies, client relationship management and SEC compliance. His career has been focused in the investment management and administration of qualified retirement plans in a diverse series of roles including investment advice, trust administration, recordkeeping, plan document drafting, compliance testing, product management, legal and client consultation.

John S. Parke is President & CEO of Leadership Synergies, a global consulting firm that has provided strategic planning, organizational audits, executive coaching, training, and development for hundreds of corporations and non-profit organizations over the past 20 years.

Before forming Leadership Synergies in 2001, Parke worked for Marriott International for more than 18 years, ultimately as Vice President of the Global Account Sales Organization. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing more than 200 senior sales executives and $1.3 billion of annual revenues. Under Parke’s leadership, the Marriott sales force was rated Number 1 by Sales & Marketing Magazine for three consecutive years.

He was a visiting lecturer at Cornell University for five years, where he designed and taught the Sales and Marketing Management program. He also taught the ASAE and Center for Association Leadership Brand and Marketing course for the Business of Meetings certificate course for five years.

Parke is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) with extensive experience in the hospitality industry and association community. He has served on several boards, including Meeting Professionals International (MPI), E-Philanthropy, and Certified Meeting Professionals.

John S. Parke is President & CEO of Leadership Synergies, a global consulting firm that has provided strategic planning, organizational audits, executive coaching, training, and development for hundreds of corporations and non-profit organizations over the past 20 years.

Before forming Leadership Synergies in 2001, Parke worked for Marriott International for more than 18 years, ultimately as Vice President of the Global Account Sales Organization. In that capacity, he was responsible for overseeing more than 200 senior sales executives and $1.3 billion of annual revenues. Under Parke’s leadership, the Marriott sales force was rated Number 1 by Sales & Marketing Magazine for three consecutive years.

He was a visiting lecturer at Cornell University for five years, where he designed and taught the Sales and Marketing Management program. He also taught the ASAE and Center for Association Leadership Brand and Marketing course for the Business of Meetings certificate course for five years.

Parke is a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) with extensive experience in the hospitality industry and association community. He has served on several boards, including Meeting Professionals International (MPI), E-Philanthropy, and Certified Meeting Professionals.