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Brian Dema has served as the President of Walker Sands since early 2007.
Before joining Walker Sands three years ago as a senior consultant
and director of marketing and sales, Brian held marketing positions
at Technology Advisors, Inc., a CRM software consultancy, and SM&S
Systems, Inc., a marketing consulting firm, both in Des Plaines,
IL. Brian also helped quadruple the size of 3Point Communications,
a networking services firm. Brian is also currently an outside marketing
and PR consultant to Ewen Bell Photography and Grasshopper Adventures,
helping to promote charity photo tours in Asia. Brian is an expert
marketer with particular knowledge of lead generation, sales systems,
and marketing management.
Brian studied philosophy and anthropology at Northwestern University.
He has also worked as an archaeologist in Belize, Central America. He
was a member of the Western Belize Regional Cave project, studying
Mayan cave rituals and human sacrifice, where he directed initial
reconnaissance at a cave site and published his findings. He also
worked with the CHAN Archaeological Survey Project which studied
the ritual orientation of Maya village life. His other academic
interests include creative nonfiction writing, chaos theory, and philosophy.
As a writer, Brian has published non-academic articles in Great
Lakes Boating Magazine, The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Alive
Magazine, and The Daily Northwestern. Last fall, he traveled
to China, Thailand and Cambodia to write about topics including
the long-term effects of the tsunami. Brian is an avid sailor and
he currently practices Kung Fu and Tai Chi. He also plays the tenor
saxophone, focusing on jazz improvisation, with several professional
bands. Brian lives in Wrigleyville and is a Cubs fan.
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