Bagwell has twenty-five years in the non-profit sector of the business world, working with major charities in the educational and health care arenas. Seventeen of those years were at City of Hope Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute as Senior Vice President, where Bagwell led the charge in fundraising through cause-related marketing with top CPG brands. Bagwell produced an award winning infomercial with Pierce Brosnan.

Joined IBM in 1974. Over the next 30 years in networking - Bolt Beranek and Newman. BBN wrote the original code for the ARPAnet. The ARPAnet led to the National Science Foundation Net, which, in turn, became today’s Internet. From 1990-2004, Bagwell served as Director of Government, Education & Healthcare for Novell. In this capacity he was responsible for approximately 25% of Novell’s $1B revenue.

Shapero has a diverse background for over 50 years in leading volunteer/non-profit organizations in fundraising, development, community program. As CEO of City of Hope Cancer Center and Beckman Research Institute, Shapero was responsible for a 10-year turn-around, taking this non-profit organization from a $28M deficit to a $200M surplus. - Presidential appointment to National Advisory Council on Aging of the National Institutes of Health.