Our Leaders
The leadership team at Vanco has decades of experience building innovative payment solutions and technology. Our leaders are passionate about delivering unparalleled client service through a company culture that treats clients, partners and each other with the highest level of integrity and respect.
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Meet Vanco’s Leaders
Jim McGinnis
CEO
Jim joined the Vanco team as CEO in January 2023. With more than 30 years under his belt as a leader, Jim has extensive knowledge and experience in directing all functions of a business including marketing, sales and product management.
Most recently, Jim was the President of Growth at AffiniPay, the parent company of LawPay. Prior to its acquisition by AffiniPay, he was CEO of MyCase, an all-in-one practice management solution for law firms. Earlier roles include Executive Vice President & General Manager of Wolters Kluwer’s Large Firm Accounting Division (CCH); Vice President, Professional Tax and Accountant Segment leader for Intuit’s Small Business Group, and Executive Vice President & General Manager for Activision’s Licensed Properties Business unit. Prior to that, Jim worked in Marketing leadership roles with PepsiCo and Procter and Gamble.
Jim earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Duke University and obtained his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He resides in Dallas, TX with his wife and two sons.
Jennifer Dorris
Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Dorris joined Vanco in early 2016 as the Chief Financial Officer.
Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in executive management with building effective teams in high-growth environments. She is highly skilled at closing and integrating acquisitions, as well as driving strategic goals to maximize a company’s value.
Prior to joining Vanco, Jennifer held senior positions at several private equity-backed, start-up ventures serving as CEO of Ameriflight, President and CFO of Prommis Solutions, CFO of SmartMail and VP of Finance at WebMD.
Jennifer has an MBA in Finance and is an honors graduate of Georgia State University with a BBA in Accounting.
Jennifer resides in Atlanta with her family.
Jim Yang
Chief Marketing Officer
Jim Yang is a marketing leader with a diverse background in high-growth SaaS businesses and more than 20 years of experience helping technology companies scale.
Before joining Vanco as our Chief Marketing Officer in August 2023, Jim served as the Chief Marketing Officer for prominent vertical SaaS companies including ParentSquare, MyCase, Restaurant365 and Illuminate Education. In those roles, he focused on growing brand and driving demand and believes that building relationships based on respect and trust leads to the best outcomes.
Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University and a Master’s degree in engineering management from Stanford University. He resides in Orange County, Calif. with his wife and two children.
Steven Joos
Head of Product Management
Steve Joos, a seasoned leader with 15+ years of experience in product management, is now Vanco's new Senior VP, Head of Product Management. Previously, Steve drove growth and success and led strategic product initiatives at several healthcare and educational technology companies. His expertise will drive Vanco in the financial technology industry.
Oliver Chang
Chief Product & Technology Officer
Oliver Chang is an experienced Chief Product & Technology Officer with a strong background in product, innovation and payments and over 30 years of experience in the payments and technology industry.
Prior to joining Vanco as our Chief Product & Technology Officer in May 2023, Oliver held leadership positions at several leading payments companies, including TSYS, First Data, FleetCor, Diebold Nixdorf and FICO. At these companies, he was responsible for developing and launching innovative products and driving technology modernization and optimization, which helped businesses to deliver products faster, streamline operations, and improve customer experience.
Oliver holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from De La Salle University in the Philippines and resides in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
Ed Tola
SVP, Education Sales, Partnerships, Sales Enablement
Ed joined the Vanco team as Senior Vice President of Education Sales and Partnerships in January 2024. He is a highly experienced go-to-market leader with a remarkable 24+ year history of crafting high-performing, purpose-driven teams. Throughout his career, Ed has been instrumental in transforming various sales organizations and driving significant growth. He resides in Pittsburgh, PA, with his wife of 17 years, their two children, and a pair of enjoyable (most of the time) dogs. An outdoor enthusiast, Ed looks forward to moments spent with his family engaging in activities like fly fishing, camping, skiing, and exploring new places.
Jeffery McAlister
Managing Director, Australia
Jeff has held numerous successful posts throughout an accomplished professional career. After leaving Perth for London, he experienced the .com bubble before he went on to join Betfair, which has grown into a $5.5 billion company. While working at Betfair, he attained an MBA. He gained valuable experience while at Joost (founded by Skype founders). He then returned to Australia where he joined POLi Payments which was successfully sold years later to Australia Post. As the managing director at Trybooking, a Vanco company, Jeff enjoys seeing how active the community is and seeing the extremely broad range of events that actually occur.
Outside of work, Jeff is an avid cyclist. Aside from cycling, he enjoys spending time at home with his family and gardening (aquaponics) and has trekked across much of the globe—he’s been to 63 countries.
Deb Scheeringa
Vice President of Human Resources
Deb joined Vanco as the Vice President of Human Resources in the summer of 2018.
Previously, Deb spent more than 14 years at Cargill working in various capacities, including HR business partnering, project management, process design and organizational change management roles across multiple businesses and functions.
Deb has a BA in psychology from The George Washington University and a master’s degree in human resources and industrial relations from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. Deb is a hiker and enjoys travel and cheering on the Minnesota Twins. She lives in Eden Prairie, Minnesota with her husband.
Hillary Shaw
General Counsel
Hillary Shaw, the company's General Counsel, is responsible for all legal matters. Hillary counsels companies not just as an attorney, but as a partner who works to find practical business solutions. She has overseen numerous acquisitions and dispositions, and has structured and implemented strategic partnerships and customer relationships. Hillary began her career as a mergers and acquisitions attorney at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. She later served as general counsel for a private-equity backed technology services platform and as an associate general counsel for the Smiths Group.
Hillary obtained her law degree from the University of Virginia, and has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Dartmouth College.
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