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About Us
AnniversaryWishes.com is dedicated to helping couples have the perfect anniversary trip or vow renewal. The entire staff is committed to making customer service for our couples and their friends and family our number one priority.
Since 2003, we have served thousands of couples by providing them the with the most state of the art registry service available. We focus 100% on the anniversary registry - we don't get distracted by booking travel or selling other services.
Before you consider using any other registry - consider that some of the most recognized companies in the travel industry, including world renowned companies such as Couples Resorts, Secrets Resorts, Dreams Resorts, Club Med, SuperClubs and over 64,000 travel agents use AnniversaryWishes.com as their anniversary registry provider.
Learn a little more about us, the management team here at AnniversaryWishes.com:
Management Team
Lee J. Cornwell
Lee comes to us from London, England. He first came to the USA to play soccer in 1978 and played professionally through 1989. A pioneer in information technology, Lee was the President of Touch Screen Centers, an Information Kiosk company marketing to the tourism industry. Lee continues to be an innovator in information technology by overseeing all new concepts and advancements of www.AnniversaryWishes.com
Lee graduated from Poplar College in 1978 with a City and Guilds in Engineering.
Kristin Stark
Kristin's background is in sales and management in the travel and hospitality industry. After graduating, she went into hotel and restaurant management, managing one of the Top 10 restaurants in the country, Croce's Restaurant & Jazz Bar right here in San Diego. Switching gears, she excelled in advertising within the travel industry for seven years, her client lists included companies such as The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays and Giorgio Armani to mention a few. She utilizes her background for AnniversaryWishes.com by developing strategic partners and our affiliate programs, which includes over 64,000 of the country's best travel agents and anniversary professionals. Kristin is a prolific speaker and her services are requested as an expert on gift registries at travel trade shows and bridal shows all across the country.
Colleen Beatty Bickham - Marketing and Media Relations
Ms. Beatty is a respected marketing and communications expert and strategist, specializing in the development of partnership and sponsorship programs designed for business growth. She founded Vision Marketing Group, Inc. in 2003 to vision and lead the development of strategic marketing programs. Colleen has strategic planning experience for a broad base of industries, including working with international and national name brand companies in manufacturing, retail, travel, finance, entertainment, and the technology sector. Her expertise has achieved measurable results and award-winning recognition for many brands using valuable cross-promotions and integrated marketing platform campaigns.
Connie Jenkins - Product Development
Connie is originally from Oakland California and graduated with a BA degree from The Advertising Arts College 1994. Connie comes to HMW with an extensive background as sales executive with over 12 years experience in sales & marketing with top print-copy companies in the US. Connie joins our team to further develop our online print and product division. Connie is customer service oriented, mother or 4 (including triplets) passionate, articulate, likeable and smart. Connie is also another "single" member of our wonderful staff!
Don Doran, Strategic Partner Development
Don is originally from St. Louis. He graduated with a BS degree from St. Louis University in 1978. He played professional soccer from 1979 to 1982 in Los Angeles for the LA Lazers. He has a long history of sales, beginning with a family owned business known as Doran Realty Co back in St. Louis. He worked for an incentive marketing company, where he designed and implemented incentive programs for Fortune 500 companies successfully for over 15 years. In 1999 he worked for The WAVE radio station in LA, where he sold media and radio advertising for two years. In 2001 he started Fast Forward Marketing his own an advertising company. In the first 9 months of operation they sold over $10 million in ad sales. Anniversary Wishes convinced Don to come out of retirement in December 2004 to join our team. A side note for friends of the brides and grooms: Don is single!
David Altomare, Director
David Altomare is the owner of Brento Corp., co-owner of Advanced Web Offset, and an investor/owner in a number of other local San Diego companies. Mr. Altomare founded Trader Publications of San Diego, a former subsidiary of the Brento Corp., in 1980. As CEO he grew Trader Publications from a single 48-page magazine with three employees, to thirteen magazines totaling more than 1600 pages, a popular e-commerce site (www.traderpub.com) and increased the number of employees to two hundred and eighty. Mr. Altomare initiated the development of PALOS Software, which electronically produced San Diego's 13 Auto Trader magazines and more than 80 other publications worldwide.
Grean Chiranakhon, Technology
Grean Chiranakhon specializes in Internet software design and development. His various projects have encompassed database and web development, digital video streaming and recording, and distance learning systems. Previously, Chiranakhon was VP of Engineering for ChildNet Inc., a Knowledge Universe subsidiary, where he managed the design and development of internet services for several nationwide childcare corporations. Chiranakhon has worked for NCR as a member of the Teradata RDBMS engineering team and in R&D on electronic commerce security technologies. He has also worked at Qualcomm as a software applications engineer and at the Climate Research division of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Chiranakhon holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, San Diego
Castle Access
Castle Access, our on- site Co-Location facility keeps our Internet servers secure, in an environmentally controlled data center that offers high-speed, managed Internet access, built-in network redundancy, and the highest standards of 24/7 customer support and technical service. Our 12,000 square foot Co-Location facility provides a unique suite of integrated services as well as sophisticated power backup systems, high-tech security, advanced fire protection (FM 200) systems, and managed network access. Castle Access provides abundant space (secure cabinets) and the power (and backup generation) to support our servers and telecom equipment, and most of all the peace of mind that comes with knowing that our equipment is in an environment that will keep them up and running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Since 2003, we have served thousands of couples by providing them the with the most state of the art registry service available. We focus 100% on the anniversary registry - we don't get distracted by booking travel or selling other services.
Before you consider using any other registry - consider that some of the most recognized companies in the travel industry, including world renowned companies such as Couples Resorts, Secrets Resorts, Dreams Resorts, Club Med, SuperClubs and over 64,000 travel agents use AnniversaryWishes.com as their anniversary registry provider.
Learn a little more about us, the management team here at AnniversaryWishes.com:
Management Team
Lee J. Cornwell
Lee comes to us from London, England. He first came to the USA to play soccer in 1978 and played professionally through 1989. A pioneer in information technology, Lee was the President of Touch Screen Centers, an Information Kiosk company marketing to the tourism industry. Lee continues to be an innovator in information technology by overseeing all new concepts and advancements of www.AnniversaryWishes.comLee graduated from Poplar College in 1978 with a City and Guilds in Engineering.
Kristin Stark
Kristin's background is in sales and management in the travel and hospitality industry. After graduating, she went into hotel and restaurant management, managing one of the Top 10 restaurants in the country, Croce's Restaurant & Jazz Bar right here in San Diego. Switching gears, she excelled in advertising within the travel industry for seven years, her client lists included companies such as The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays and Giorgio Armani to mention a few. She utilizes her background for AnniversaryWishes.com by developing strategic partners and our affiliate programs, which includes over 64,000 of the country's best travel agents and anniversary professionals. Kristin is a prolific speaker and her services are requested as an expert on gift registries at travel trade shows and bridal shows all across the country.
Colleen Beatty Bickham - Marketing and Media Relations
Ms. Beatty is a respected marketing and communications expert and strategist, specializing in the development of partnership and sponsorship programs designed for business growth. She founded Vision Marketing Group, Inc. in 2003 to vision and lead the development of strategic marketing programs. Colleen has strategic planning experience for a broad base of industries, including working with international and national name brand companies in manufacturing, retail, travel, finance, entertainment, and the technology sector. Her expertise has achieved measurable results and award-winning recognition for many brands using valuable cross-promotions and integrated marketing platform campaigns.
Connie Jenkins - Product Development
Connie is originally from Oakland California and graduated with a BA degree from The Advertising Arts College 1994. Connie comes to HMW with an extensive background as sales executive with over 12 years experience in sales & marketing with top print-copy companies in the US. Connie joins our team to further develop our online print and product division. Connie is customer service oriented, mother or 4 (including triplets) passionate, articulate, likeable and smart. Connie is also another "single" member of our wonderful staff!
Don Doran, Strategic Partner Development
Don is originally from St. Louis. He graduated with a BS degree from St. Louis University in 1978. He played professional soccer from 1979 to 1982 in Los Angeles for the LA Lazers. He has a long history of sales, beginning with a family owned business known as Doran Realty Co back in St. Louis. He worked for an incentive marketing company, where he designed and implemented incentive programs for Fortune 500 companies successfully for over 15 years. In 1999 he worked for The WAVE radio station in LA, where he sold media and radio advertising for two years. In 2001 he started Fast Forward Marketing his own an advertising company. In the first 9 months of operation they sold over $10 million in ad sales. Anniversary Wishes convinced Don to come out of retirement in December 2004 to join our team. A side note for friends of the brides and grooms: Don is single!
David Altomare, Director
David Altomare is the owner of Brento Corp., co-owner of Advanced Web Offset, and an investor/owner in a number of other local San Diego companies. Mr. Altomare founded Trader Publications of San Diego, a former subsidiary of the Brento Corp., in 1980. As CEO he grew Trader Publications from a single 48-page magazine with three employees, to thirteen magazines totaling more than 1600 pages, a popular e-commerce site (www.traderpub.com) and increased the number of employees to two hundred and eighty. Mr. Altomare initiated the development of PALOS Software, which electronically produced San Diego's 13 Auto Trader magazines and more than 80 other publications worldwide.
Grean Chiranakhon, Technology
Grean Chiranakhon specializes in Internet software design and development. His various projects have encompassed database and web development, digital video streaming and recording, and distance learning systems. Previously, Chiranakhon was VP of Engineering for ChildNet Inc., a Knowledge Universe subsidiary, where he managed the design and development of internet services for several nationwide childcare corporations. Chiranakhon has worked for NCR as a member of the Teradata RDBMS engineering team and in R&D on electronic commerce security technologies. He has also worked at Qualcomm as a software applications engineer and at the Climate Research division of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Chiranakhon holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of California, San Diego
Castle Access
Castle Access, our on- site Co-Location facility keeps our Internet servers secure, in an environmentally controlled data center that offers high-speed, managed Internet access, built-in network redundancy, and the highest standards of 24/7 customer support and technical service. Our 12,000 square foot Co-Location facility provides a unique suite of integrated services as well as sophisticated power backup systems, high-tech security, advanced fire protection (FM 200) systems, and managed network access. Castle Access provides abundant space (secure cabinets) and the power (and backup generation) to support our servers and telecom equipment, and most of all the peace of mind that comes with knowing that our equipment is in an environment that will keep them up and running 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
