Art Zipkin
President
Art graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology, in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management. After graduation, he managed operations and new business initiatives for Milliken & Company, John Harland Company (now Harland Clarke), IMTECH, Input Services and Lason. Art joined DDC in 2003 and helped to develop some of the company's first US-based BPO clients out of its Georgia operation through DDC OS USA & later, DDC FPO in Colorado. He has led the company through exponential growth in the AP, Freight/LTL Carrier, Insurance, Medical Payment and Shared Services markets. Through the years, he has formed strong partnerships with leaders across industries, and he has witnessed DDC's North American clientele grow exponentially. In his free time, Art enjoys spending quality time with his family in the Georgian countryside.
Marissa Crotty
CFO & President of Finance & Administration
Before joining DDC, Marissa took her Bachelor of Science in Consumer Science from the University of Wisconsin to the legal field in the U.S. Virgin Islands. After joining the DDC family in 2006, she moved back to the continental U.S. where she oversaw the incorporation of DDC FPO in Colorado. As a member of the global executive management team, Marissa works closely with state-side DDC President Art Zipkin, as well as The DDC Group’s CEO & Co-Founder Jan Trevalyan. In addition to her work with DDC, Marissa graduated in 2010 with an honors degree in Pastry Arts from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. Beyond all things culinary, she enjoys traveling, exploring the outdoors and spending quality time with her family.
Chad Crotty
Vice President of Sales
Chad joined the DDC team in 2010 to facilitate sales growth for our North American divisions. He came to DDC with over 20 years of sales, marketing, and brand management experience. Prior to joining the team, he previously developed regional markets in the highly competitive wholesale liquor industry managing premium brands under the Pernod Ricard and Anheuser-Busch InBev portfolio. Through Chad's direction, DDC has experienced aggressive growth to become one of today's BPO industry leaders in the freight/LTL space. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix. He has settled in Colorado with his wife and two children, where DDC is headquartered. Personally, he enjoys spending time with his family, reading a good adventure book, or exploring the endless amounts of beautiful places in the Western US.
Quetura Hudson
Vice President of Project Management
Prior to joining DDC’s project management team in 2006, Quetura managed data entry and processing teams in the non-profit sector at Grizzard Communications Group. Today, she collaborates with DDC’s departments and international divisions to develop solution offerings for Freight, HR, Banking and Medical Payment clientele. In addition to overseeing our North American projects, Quetura works closely with DDC’s HR team to implement “team building” initiatives for DDC OS USA’s employees, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Quetura graduated Magna Cum Laude from Albany State University with a Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Science Administration. Outside of DDC, you can find her spending time with her family and friends.
Dan Kaiser
Vice President of IT
Dan graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Wilmington College in Ohio. After running his own company Information Management Solutions and Services for many years, Dan joined DDC in 2007. Today, he runs DDC’s IT department and works hand-in-hand with Vice President of Operations Teresa Peyton to custom-design all client solutions. He writes original software and builds applications from the ground up –with a specialty in Business Process Automation applications. Dan loves to brainstorm with IT moguls in the industry to find synergies between clients to create unique, collaborative solutions. When he does get a spare moment of free time, you can find him fishing.
Luna Boyd
Vice President of Client Solutions
Before joining DDC, Luna emigrated from the Philippines to Toronto, Canada. During her time in Canada, she served as a data service supervisor and gained experience in business management and supervisory skills. Luna’s knowledge of challenging objectives and implementation of procedural methods leave DDC clients pleased with the increase in project accuracy and productivity. She has assisted with the creation of the DDC Intelligence System and has created other DDC FPO service offerings including Rate Auditing and POD Retrieval. She has a vast knowledge of the LTL billing industry and her latest projects have her into the world of analytics and website/mobile app development. Luna graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Holy Angel University in the Philippines and earned an operations certificate in Computer Programming Proficiency. Outside of DDC, she enjoys spending time with her husband Raul and their son Thomas. She is a member of Christian World Ministries in Florida, where she serves as President of the Women's Ministry.
