Shout out to 50 Columbus linchpins

I spent last week unplugging and spending a good ole fashioned spring break (no not the Ft. Lauderadale spring break of college) but time with the family in a cabin in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. (here's where we stayed - http://bit.ly/btwcbc) Boy did I need it.

During the break I took a little time to reflect on what an incredible community we live in. I truly believe that anything is possible in our community when we work together. Here's a list of some the hard working organizers in our community who make things happen. I've been fortunate to collaborate with each of them, through TechLife, in different ways.

If you see them - give em a big thank you. They are some of the most critical linchpins in our tech/entrepreneur community.

As Seth Godin states in his latest book Linchpin

Linchpins invent, lead(regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos.

Kudos to our linchpins. Who do you see as a linchpin? Who did I miss?

TechLife asst organizers, event hosts and collaborators
Contact	Linkedin profile	Organization/Focus	Website
Dave Ungar	http://www.linkedin.com/in/daveungar	Agile Enterprise	http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/calendar/12250604/
Angela Lopez	http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelalopezpmp	agileLunchBox
Andi Sie	http://www.linkedin.com/in/andisie	Android Columbus	http://www.meetup.com/AndroidColumbus/
Ron Morgan	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ron-morgan/0/87/ab5	Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)	http://www.aitp-columbus.org/
Reggie Hillery	http://www.linkedin.com/in/reggiehillery	Black Data Processing Associates (BDPA)	http://www.bdpacolumbus.org/
Luke Barbara	http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukebarbara	Business Builders Club	http://www.businessbuildersclub.org/
Jeff Hunsaker	http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyhunsaker	Central Ohio .Net Developers Group (CONDG)	http://www.condg.org/
Jeff Hunsaker	http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyhunsaker	Central Ohio Application Lifecycle Management Group (COALMG)	http://www.coalmg.org/
Jennifer Bleen	http://www.linkedin.com/in/jenbleen	Central Ohio Agile Association (COHAA)	http://www.cohaa.org/content/
Angelo Mazzocco	http://www.linkedin.com/in/angelomazzocco	Central Ohio CIO Forum /CIOHIO	http://www.ciohio.com/
Christopher Grant	http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophergrant	Columbus Architecture Group (COLARC)	http://www.colarc.org/
Craig Stuntz		Columbus Architecture Group (COLARC)	http://www.colarc.org/
Christopher Grant	http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophergrant	Columbus Flex Enthusiasts	http://groups.adobe.com/groups/e810bfa346/summary
Zach Griffin	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/zack-griffin/b/ba1/342	Columbus Green Life	http://cbusgreenlife.com/
Andrew Spott	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/andrew-spott/3/254/942	Columbus Green Life	http://cbusgreenlife.com/
Christopher M. Judd	http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermjudd	Columbus iPhone Developer User Group (CIDUG)	http://groups.google.com/group/cidug
Tom Williams	http://www.linkedin.com/in/tom8williams	Columbus MBA Club	http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1076697
Christopher M. Judd	http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophermjudd	Columbus Ohio Java Developers User Group (COJUG)	http://www.cojug.org/
Carol C. Fleming	http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcfleming	Columbus Usability Professional Organization
Sondra Robinson	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sondra-robinson/9/48a/941	COSI	http://www.cosi.org/
Brian Stevenson	http://www.linkedin.com/in/briangstevenson	Drupal Users Group	http://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-Drupal/
Erika M. Pryor	http://www.linkedin.com/in/erikapryor	Dublin Entrepreneur Center	http://www.dublink.net/
Sandy Blanquera	http://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyblanquera	Dublin Entrepreneur Center	http://www.dublink.net/
Kris Hardy	http://www.linkedin.com/in/krishardy	Entrerprise Applications Integration (EAI)
Janine Moon	http://www.linkedin.com/in/janinemoon	Execunet Columbus	http://www.cpcoaching.com/execunet_networking.htm
Rich Frank	http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfrankcpp	Forty Plus of Central Ohio	http://www.fortyplusoh.org/
Brenda Grosse	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brenda-grosse/8/ab8/980	GroundWork Group	http://www.groundworkgroup.org/
Alvin Borromeo	http://www.linkedin.com/in/aaborromeo	Ignite Columbus	http://ignitecbus.com/
Chris Watson	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-watson/4/691/336	Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)	http://www.isaca-centralohio.org/
Dan Eckstein	http://www.linkedin.com/in/daneeckstein	Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)	http://centralohioissa.com/
Dan Eckstein	http://www.linkedin.com/in/daneeckstein	Infosec	http://www.infosecsummit.org/index.html
Andrew Moon	http://www.linkedin.com/in/anmoon	Internation Bootstrapping Association	http://www.bootstrappingassociation.org/join.html
Admin - IIBA Columbus Chapter		Internation Insititue of Business Analysts (IIBA) - Columbus	http://www.iibacolumbus.org/
Aladin Gohar	http://www.linkedin.com/in/aladingohar	ITMartini	http://www.itmartini.com/
John Bishop	http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnwbishop	ITMartini	http://www.itmartini.com/
Tim Wilson	http://www.linkedin.com/in/tgwilson	Mobile Monday	http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/calendar/12862518/
Luke Murray	http://www.linkedin.com/in/lukemurray	MobileXColumbus	http://mobilexcolumbus.eventbrite.com/
Tom Augustine	http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomaugustine	Ohio Web Leaders (OWL)	http://ohiowebleaders.com/
Connie Matthews	http://www.linkedin.com/in/conniematthews	Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)	http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Columbus
Len Jaffe		PerlMongers	http://columbus.pm.org/
PMICOC -PMI Central Ohio Chapter (Larry O'Brien)		PMI Central Ohio Chapter	http://www.pmicoc.org/
Vince DeFrancisco	http://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentdefrancisco	PMI Central Ohio Chapter	http://www.pmicoc.org/
Eric Floehr	http://www.linkedin.com/in/floehr	Python users group	http://www.meetup.com/Central-Ohio-Python-Users-Group/
Bonny Roberts	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bonny-roberts/0/642/4b4	Qwirk Coworking	http://qwirkcolumbus.com/
Ken Barker	http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenbarkerec	Ruby Brigade	http://www.columbusrb.com/
Ken Lazar	http://www.linkedin.com/in/kenlazar	Scioto Ridge Job Networking	http://www.sciotoridgejng.com/
Carol C. Fleming	http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolcfleming	Sharepoint Users Group	www.sharepointgroups.org/cospug/default.aspx
Mike Bowers	http://www.linkedin.com/in/mbowers030	Small Business Development Center at Columbus State	http://www.cscc.edu/cpe/sbdc/sbdchome.asp
Alvin Borromeo	http://www.linkedin.com/in/aaborromeo	Startup Weekend	http://columbus.startupweekend.org/
Jody Dzuranin	http://www.linkedin.com/in/jodydzuranin	Startup Weekend	http://columbus.startupweekend.org/
Rocky Van Brimmer	http://www.linkedin.com/in/rockson	Startup Weekend	http://columbus.startupweekend.org/
Nick Seguin	http://www.linkedin.com/in/nickseguin	Startup Weekend	http://columbus.startupweekend.org/
Chris Anderson	http://www.linkedin.com/in/canderson25	Startup Weekend	http://columbus.startupweekend.org/
Laura Coffee	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/laura-coffee/a/119/111	TechColumbus	http://www.techcolumbus.org/
Paulie Anthony (TechColumbus)	http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulieanthony	TechColumbus	http://www.techcolumbus.org/
Rick Coplin	http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickcoplin	TechColumbus	http://www.techcolumbus.org/
Tim Haynes	http://www.linkedin.com/pub/tim-haynes/0/bb7/139	TechColumbus	http://www.techcolumbus.org/
Dave Ungar	http://www.linkedin.com/in/daveungar	TechLife AfterHours - Clintonville
Kevin Welker	http://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinwelker	TechLife AfterHours - Bexley
Brian Zuercher	http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianzuercher	TechLife AfterHours - Dublin
John Manner	http://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmanner	TechLife AfterHours - Easton
Steve Gruetter	http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegruetter	TechLife AfterHours - Hilliard
Christopher Grant	http://www.linkedin.com/in/christophergrant	TechLife AfterHours - Polaris
Dave Ungar	http://www.linkedin.com/in/daveungar	TechLife Coffee Connect - Clintonville
Dave Ungar	http://www.linkedin.com/in/daveungar	TEDxColumbus	http://www.tedxcolumbus.com/
Alison Colman	http://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoncolman	The Fuse Factory	http://thefusefactory.org/
Pawan Murthy	http://www.linkedin.com/in/pmurthy	The PepTalks	http://thepeptalks.com/
Steve Gruetter	http://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegruetter	The Platform Lab	http://www.platformlab.org/
Tim Wilson	http://www.linkedin.com/in/tgwilson	Web Analytics Wednesday	http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com/wednesday/list.asp?event_city=Columbus