Meet Our Leaders

Randy Johnston has been an entrepreneur, technologist, and teacher for most of his career. He has helped start and run many businesses and is not afraid to tackle a business management problem or to get his hands dirty answering a low-level technical question. He is best known for his early and on-going expertise in networks, accounting software, paperless, and CPA Firm technology. He is particularly well known for his Technology Update overview presentation. He helps businesses with strategic technology assessments & planning, accounting software selection, document management selection and planning, and business continuity planning.

With Ace Cloud Hosting, he likes to share his experience and expertise so he can fulfill his mission: To help as many people as possible to use technology in the way that benefits them most.

Geni Whitehouse is a CPA, CITP, CSPM, a two-time software company executive and recent CMO of a tech startup, has a passion for applying technology to solve business problems. Geni is also the author of 'How to Make a Boring Subject Interesting: 52 ways even a nerd can be heard'. A self-proclaimed nerd, former technology executive, and CPA firm partner, Geni Whitehouse has made it her mission to eliminate boring from the world of presentations. Geni was also named as one of 2010’s Most Influential People by Accounting Today magazine.

Douglas (Doug) Sleeter is the founder and former CEO of The Sleeter Group. He has been featured on Accounting Today’s list of ‘Top 100 Most Popular Influential People in Accounting’ for eight years straight from 2008 to 2015. He was awarded ‘Small Business Influencer Champion’ by Small Business Trends in 2013 and inducted in The CPA Practice Advisor Hall of Fame in the accounting profession.

Doug is the author of The QuickBooks Consultant’s Reference Guide and QuickBooks Complete. At Ace Cloud Hosting, he shares his expertise and experience to help us deliver the customer-centric technology solutions.

Joanie Cooper Mann is a recognized authority in the areas of ISV cloud enablement and SMB application service delivery and provides consulting support for developers bring their applications online and to cloud service companies desiring to develop or expand services and channels. Her extensive work with accounting professionals worldwide has positioned her as an expert consultant and advisor to practitioners looking to leverage cloud platforms and technologies in their firms and with their clients.

Joanie Mann has over 30 years of experience in network integration and consulting, advanced network design, and application virtualization and delivery. The past 20 years has been a focus on the development of cloud hosting and online application service models for providers serving the small/medium business market.