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22 Nov 2011 : Isabel DeFeo Awarded Techie of the Year Award by Carroll Technology Council:
Westminster, Maryland, November 2011 - The Carroll Technology Council held its annual Technically Speaking Dinner on November 19. At the dinner, Isabel DeFeo was presented with the Techie of the Year Award for her service to CTC. In additon to being Vice-president of CTC, Isabel helps with social media promotion, Web site updates and maintenance and various CTC events.

10 Nov 2011 : Isabel DeFeo Will Continue as Vice-president of Carroll Technology Council:
Westminster, Maryland, November 2011 - The Carroll Technology Council held election at its monthly meeting on November 10. Elected for another term were Denise Beaver (Carroll County Economic Development) as Secretary and Isabel DeFeo as Vice-president. Elected to the board of directors were Kevin Brown (Quantum Internet Services), Judy Stem-Baxter (JEB Enterprises), Scott Adelman (NL Technology) and David O'Callahan of Northrop Grumman. Each position is a two year term beginning in January 2012.

13 Oct 2011 : I.M.A. Web Design Launches Blog:
Westminster, Maryland, October 2011 - I.M.A. Web Design launched its blog - IMAWebDesigner.blogspot.com on October 13, 2011.

It offers insights and tips on promoting your company through the Web..

Be sure to take a look at the new blog.
I.M.A.WebDesigner on Blogspot

11 Oct 2011 : I.M.A. Web Design Launches Facebook Page:
Westminster, Maryland, October 2011 - I.M.A. Web Design launched its Facebook page on October 11, 2011.

In addition to Web design and other services, I.M.A. Web Design and I.M.A. Marketing Co., now offer social media marketing services, primarily providing dependable and timely content to sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin to give businesses a social media presence on the Web.

Be sure to take a look and like I.M.A. Web Design on Facebook.
I.M.A. Web Design on Facebook

22 Feb 2011 : Isabel DeFeo's English 115 Online at Frederick Community College Receives QM Rating:
Westminster, Maryland, February 2011 - Isabel DeFeo's EN115 Technical Writing course at Frederick Community College has met Quality Matters (QM) standards and can be promoted as a QM course.

The Quality Matters™ program is a faculty-centered peer course review Quality Assurance process. Review criteria are linked to external standards; criteria and process are supported through instructional design principles; and the process is vetted by faculty experts. The goals of the program are to increase student retention, learning and satisfaction in online courses by implementing better course design.  Quality Matters is sponsored by MarylandOnline and has been adopted by hundreds of higher education institutions across forty-two states, Canada, Australia and Bermuda.
2011 Quality Matters Course - English 115

20 Feb. 2011 : Isabel DeFeo Writes Article for Carroll County Times through Carroll Technology Council's Tech Tips:
Westminster, Maryland, Feb 2011 - E-readers Popular for Students.

28 Jan. 2011 : Council Welcomes New Board:
Westminster, Maryland, Jan 2011 - Council Welcomes New Boad.

21 Sep. 2010 : Isabel DeFeo Mentioned as Contributor in Al Betz's New Book: PowerWriters:
Westminster, Maryland, September 2010 - Local court reporter and author, Al Betz, has just published his third book, PowerWriters: Stories of the World's Trusted Court Reporters and Captioners. Isabel DeFeo has been given credit by Al for the interviews she did for his new book.

Al Betz has been a stenographic court reporter since 1968. He wanted to show the contributions court reporters have made to their profession as well as their contributions to the community through creative use of their skills and technology.

Isabel interviewed the CART reporters and the captioners, as well as the cartoonists. She also wrote the initial chapter drafts.

13 June. 2010 : Isabel DeFeo Writes Article for Carroll County Times through Carroll Technology Council's Tech Tips:
Westminster, Maryland, May 2010 - Protect Yourslef from Hoax E-mail.

16 May. 2010 : Isabel DeFeo Writes Article for Carroll County Times through Carroll Technology Council's Tech Tips:
Westminster, Maryland, June 2010 - Spyware and Software and Trojans, Oh My!.

09 Mar. 2010 : I.M.A. Web Design Designs Two New Sites:
    Westminster, Maryland, March 2010 - I.M.A. Web Design recently launched two new Web site for clients.

Service Metal Febricators, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, is a company specializing in all precision sheet metal febricating. They wanted a simple Web site that gave the technical information their customers expect to find easily. Theirs is an industry where specifications matter more than bells and whistles. Visit their new site at http://www.sermetfab.com/.

The Baltimore School of Reflexology, who is under new ownership, wanted to have a fresh new look for 2010. The school has four locations in Maryland specializing in training students in the art of reflexology. Their site was expanded to include information on each location as well as a news page. Visit their newly redesigned site at http://baltimoreschoolofreflexology.com/.

Both business sought out I.M.A. Web Design's services specifically because of its personal and affordable Web design services for small businesses.

01 Dec. 2009 : Isabel DeFeo Elected as Vice-president of Carroll Technology Council:
    Westminster, Maryland, December 2009 - At the Carroll Technology Council's November Meeting, Isabel DeFeo was elected as Vice-president of Carroll Technology Council
    The executive board meets monthly at the Carroll Nonprofit Center in Westminster or at Carroll Community College.

21 Aug. 2009 : Isabel DeFeo Writes Article for Carroll County Times through Carroll Technology Council's Tech Tips:
Westminster, Maryland, June 2010 - Be Aware of Copyright Infringement on the WEb.

01 Jan. 2008 : Carroll Technology Council's New Board of Directors:
    Westminster, Maryland, January 2008 - At the Carroll Technology Council's Annual Meeting, two new board members were elected, and two existing board members were re-elected to a two-year term.
    Newly elected Board Members are Isabel DeFeo of IMA Web Design and Jeff Selby of Data Processing Solution. Re-elected were David Shaffer of Tier One Technology Partners and Richard Lord of Information Technology and Security Solutions.
    The Board meets quarterly at the Carroll Nonprofit Center in Westminster, or at Carroll Community College.

01 Jan 2008 : Isabel DeFeo's English 102 Online at Frederick Community College Receives QM Rating:
    Westminster, Maryland, January 2008 - Quality Matters (QM) is a faculty-centered, peer review process. Courses that go through the process and are approved are certified to have been designed with clear student-centered delivery in mind. There are a number of essential and preferred standards that each course must meet.
2008 Quality Matters Course - English 102

21 Feb. 2007 : Furthering Technology Growth in Carroll County:
    Westminster, Maryland, February 21, 2007 – Lighthouse Information Systems, Inc. participates with the Carroll Technology Council ( CTC ) in order to serve a growing technology community. Members of the CTC website committee have launched a re-aligned version of the council website. The CTC website offers a wide array of information for the community as well as its members.
    By visiting www.carrolltechcouncil.org, members and non-members can access information concerning CTC programs, community services, technology news, upcoming events, and much more. Another vital resource is L.O.C.A.T.E. or List of Carroll Area Technology Expertise. This exclusive list developed by Advantage Internet Marketing, highlights technology business services in Carroll County Maryland.
    Lighthouse Information Systems, Inc. played a significant role in the CTC website committee by providing services to upgrade the Carroll Technology Council website in order to accommodate the council's recent expansion. Other key members of the website committee who oversaw work to be completed are Isabel DeFeo of I.M.A. Web Design, Douglas Heck of InfoPathways, LLC, and Jon Allen of Advantage Internet Marketing.

18 Nov. 2006 : Keller Wins Tech Council's "Techie of the Year" Award:
    Westminster, Maryland, November 18, 2006 - Carroll Technology Council held its annual "Technically Speaking" fall event Nov. 18, where Bob Keller, CompuKids Committee chairman for the Carroll Technology Council, received the Techie of the Year award. The award recognizes the member who's done the most for community and dedicated the most time and effort to the Carroll Technology Council. Keller is the owner of Keltech Computers and is a continuing education instructor at Carroll Community College in Westminster.
    Also nominated for this award were Alissa Harrington, Carroll Tech Council secretary and coordinator of Computer Training in Continuing Education at Carroll Community College, and Isabel DeFeo, Web site Committee chairwoman for the council. DeFeo is the owner of IMA Web Design and IMA Marketing Company. She is also an adjunct instructor at Carroll Community College and Frederick Community College.
Taken from Carroll County Times, Westminster, MD

2005 : Quality Matters Course:
    Isabel DeFeo's EN101 (English Composition) online course at Frederick Community College has been Quality Matters (QM) certified.
    QM is a faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Sponsored by MarylandOnline, Inc, Quality Matters has generated widespread interest and received national recognition for its peer-based approach to quality assurance and continuous improvement in online education. Originating from a FIPSE grant, Quality Matters is now a self-supporting organization offering institutional subscriptions and a range of fee-based services including Quality Matters-managed course reviews and an array of trainings.

04 May 2003 : Business Notes in the Baltimore Sun
    Small-business talks set at community college Carroll Community College's Miller Small Business Resource Center will hold free lunchtime training sessions for small businesses the second Tuesday of this month, next month and July. Scheduled programs are: May 13, Mike Fish will present "Marketing a Small Business"; June 10, Isabel DeFeo from IMA Web Design will discuss "Web Sites for Small Business"; July 8, Dan Funderburk of Mid-Atlantic Business Finance Co. will give a talk on "Government 504 Loans for Small Business."