About Us
Orange County Product Managers is a community of product management and product marketing professionals in Orange County, California that facilitates the exchange of ideas, resources and contacts between those in the community. OCPM is not a traditional professional association. There are no membership dues and its events are open to anyone working in product management or marketing within the Orange County business community. Founded in June 2009, Orange County Product Managers is an incorporated non-profit company that has a LinkedIn group of over 1,800 members; hosts regular networking events, educational workshops and other events. OCPM was also the creator of all six ProductCamp SoCal unconferences.
Leadership Team
Greg White - President & Founder
Greg brings over 20 years of product management and marketing experience from the information, software and e-commerce industries at companies like Experian, FICO, First American, Black Knight, RealtyTrac, and Alta Vista. Most recently, Greg was head of Product Management at LCPtracker. In addition to founding Orange County Product Managers and ProductCamp SoCal, he also founded Align Product Strategies, a product consultancy that helps companies grow their businesses by aligning their product strategies with their target markets. Greg earned his Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from California State University, Fullerton and resides in North Tustin with his wife and their three sons.
Mark Kanitra - Secretary
As a Territory Manager at Chevron, Mark covered much of Southern California and led the development of over 30 Chevron stations. This success led to his role as Chevron's Market Optimization Specialist where he managed the Strategic Planning process for the North American markets. In that role he standardized and streamlined the Strategic Planning process and led a database development team to enhance the management of these plans. Today he is helping to develop the future fueling infrastructure with an emphasis on alternative fuels and also helping the present network of service stations to reduce their own energy needs by promoting energy efficiency upgrades.
alex natelli - treasurer
Alex brings more than 15-years of success in product management and technology leadership. His broad, international experience includes SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, and information management strategy at companies like PeopleSoft, Fonterra, and Intergen. Most recently, his focus is on B2B SaaS solutions in Commercial Real Estate (CRETech), Smart Buildings IoT, and Geospatial applications. Alex earned a Master's in Information Management from Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and a Bachelor's from UC Santa Barbara. In his spare time, Alex enjoys hiking, photography, and teaching self-defense.
SARAH (WEFALD) VIEIRA- PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Sarah Vieira is a senior manager of marketing operations at The Walt Disney Company. She is also the founder and principal of Mother Blackbird, a digital solutions agency. Sarah has led a number of sessions on topics like WordPress development, as well as product and project management. Additionally, Sarah volunteers for Orange County WordPress, sharing knowledge, guidance and opportunities to those exploring careers in tech. Sarah attended Mount Holyoke College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Sarah Vieira is a senior manager of marketing operations at The Walt Disney Company. She is also the founder and principal of Mother Blackbird, a digital solutions agency. Sarah has led a number of sessions on topics like WordPress development, as well as product and project management. Additionally, Sarah volunteers for Orange County WordPress, sharing knowledge, guidance and opportunities to those exploring careers in tech. Sarah attended Mount Holyoke College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English.
Membership
Orange County Product Managers is not a traditional professional association. There are no membership dues. Registration fees collected at networking and educational events are kept as low as possible. We firmly believe in providing good value at a fair price. Therefore, only those who actually attend our meetings are asked to help fund those events.
We regard anyone who participates in the LinkedIn group, networking meetings, workshops or other events as members of our community. We welcome ALL product managers, product marketers and product leaders located in the Orange County, CA area into the Orange County Product Managers community!
We regard anyone who participates in the LinkedIn group, networking meetings, workshops or other events as members of our community. We welcome ALL product managers, product marketers and product leaders located in the Orange County, CA area into the Orange County Product Managers community!