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Paul Kowal

Paul Kowal is founder and President of Kowal & Associates, Inc., and since 1988 has led this respected contact center consulting firm to help Fortune 500 clients maximize the effectiveness of their multi-channel customer contact strategies .

Paul has over 25 years of customer service, advertising and marketing experience.  He’s the co-author of Enabling Self-Service Using IVR Speech Recognition and the upcoming Mission Possible! and Getting in Bed with your Customers.  He has appeared on NBC TV stations across the country, been a guest on National Public Radio, and been quoted in many newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal and even the National Enquirer!

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He has designed and executed customer support strategies for the largest packaged goods producer in the world. In addition, he has launched successful advertising, telemarketing and direct mail programs for both Business- and Consumer-focused companies. He is a popular speaker at conferences both in the US and abroad, and is a professional member of the National Speakers Association.

 

Paul is also a member of the American Teleservices Association (ATA) and its Inbound Steering Committee and Compliance Officers Forum; the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP); the Society of Workforce Planning Professionals (SWPP); the International Customer Service Association (ICSA); and the Applied Voice Input-Output Society (AVIOS).  He is on the faculty of the Call Center College of Excellence.  He received a BA from Amherst College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.  He can be reached at paul@kowalinc.com.


Jeanine Restivo

Jeanine Restivo is Senior Consultant and Relationship Manager at Kowal & Associates. She is involved in managing all aspects of our largest client relationship, and has led a variety of telemarketing, fulfillment and outsourcing projects.

Jeanine has managed the fulfillment of single-item as well as catalog continuity programs ranging in size from 10 thousand to 26 million incentive items. She also managed teleservices suppliers who handled over 6.5 million customer service calls a year. She managed customer satisfaction programs associated with this and 30 other fulfillment programs.

Prior to joining K&A, Jeanine was instrumental in the start-up of inbound consumer customer service for the largest packaged goods manufacturer in the world.  She coordinated a team of 75 people including brand management, purchasing, media, advertising, outside consultants and four telemarketing and fulfillment suppliers.

She received a B.A. from Brooklyn College and is a member of the International Customer Service Association (ICSA) and the American Telemarketing Association (ATA).  She can be reached at jeanine@kowalinc.com.



Deborah Kilroy

Deborah is a Senior Consultant at Kowal & Associates, having recently joined the company after a successful career at Verizon.  She is a member of the American Teleservices Association (ATA).  She can be reached at deborah@kowalinc.com.

 

Matt Hoffman

Matt is Consultant Emeritus at Kowal & Associates, and returns to the company from time to time for a variety of special projects.  He is a member of the American Teleservices Association (ATA) and the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals (SOCAP).  He can be reached at matt@kowalinc.com.

Alan Wilder
Alan is a Senior Analyst at Kowal & Associates.  He is also supervisor of our call monitoring group.  Alan is a member of the American Teleservices Association (ATA) and a really nice guy.  He can be reached at alan@kowalinc.com.
Joe Stein
Joe is the company controller and should be contacted for accounting and billing issues.  He can be reached at jstein@kowalinc.com.
Julie Cooper
Julie is a Call Monitoring Analyst.  She can be reached at julie@kowalinc.com.
Lynn Geraci
Lynn is a Call Monitoring Analyst.  She can be reached at lynn@kowalinc.com.
Amy Kirkessner
Amy is a Call Monitoring Analyst.  She can be reached at amy@kowalinc.com.
Laurie Walsh
Laurie is a Call Monitoring Analyst.  She can be reached at laurie@kowalinc.com.

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