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About Jan Knight

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Jan Knight, President, Bancroft Information Services, LLC

  • MA in Information Resources & Library Science - The University of Arizona
  • BA in Renaissance Studies/Humanities - The University of California, Berkeley.
  • 15 years experience in the advertising, marketing and publishing fields ranging from client account executive, production, manufacturing, purchasing and inventory management.
  • Additional expertience in project management for web design projects.
  • Additional information consulting services include:   
      Advanced Internet Search Training for individuals and organizations.
      Usability Consulting & Information Architecture/site mapping for websites.

Professional Affiliations & Leadership Roles, Memberships, Volunteer Activities (Former & Current):
American Marketing Association (AMA)
American Society for Information Science & Technology (ASIST)
Arizona BioIndustry Association & AzBio Resource Network
Arizona Book Publishing Association (ABPA)
Arizona Center for Innovation (AzCI), UA's Office of Economic Development. Partner/Volunteer
Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA)
Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
British American Business Council (BABC)
Information Technology Association of Southern Arizona (ITASA)
       (Co-Chair-Special Interest Group for Marketing
Microbusiness Advancement Center (MAC). Speaker/Volunteer
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO)
       (Greater Tucson Chapter Board Member 2004-2006)
Small Business Development Center (SBDC), Pima Community College. Speaker/presenter.

Values & Ethics:
Having spent time on both sides of the client/vendor relationship, Jan understands the importance of building mutually beneficial, long term relationships. Her dealings with clients and colleagues reflect this belief.

Bancroft Information Services adheres to the Code of Ethical Business Practices as set forth by The Association of Independent Information Professionals (AIIP).

Collaborative Consulting Partnerships:
Bellows Consulting: A full service business and personal development coaching firm.
Cayenne Consulting: A consulting company with a focus on business plan writing and consulting and whose goal is "To help entrepreneurs get their act together before they talk to investors."
Summit Contract Management: Summit Contract Management can help companies secure GSA contracts, SBIR/STTR contracts and grants, subcontracting projects, and other procurement opportunities with government entities.

Some Favorite Quotes on Information :
Doing research on the Web is like using a library assembled piecemeal by pack rats and vandalized nightly.
Roger Ebert

Knowledge is knowing - or knowing where to find out.
Alvin Toffler

We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.
John Naisbitt

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
Carl Sagan

Prefer knowledge to wealth, for the one is transitory, the other perpetual.
Socrates

Contact Jan: jan@bancroftinfo.com
   
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