Organizations Filed Purposes:
IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS DEVOTED TO EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ITS VALUE TO SOCIETY.
AWARDS DINNER:AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO DISTINGUISHED INVENTORS, AS WELL AS DISTINGUISHED IP PROFESSIONALS. THE INVENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD RECOGNIZES AMERICA'S MOST OUTSTANDING RECENT INVENTORS AND INCREASES PUBLIC AWARENESS OF CURRENT INVENTORS AND HOW THEY BENEFIT THE NATION'S ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE FOUNDATION PRESENTED THE SECOND IP CHAMPION AWARD TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS SHOWN EXTRAORDINARY TENACITY IN PROMOTING THE VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ADVOCATES THAT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION IS ESSENTIAL TO THE PROGRESS OF INNOVATION. THE FOUNDATION PRESENTED ITS FIRST EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD TO AN EXECUTIVE WITHIN A COMPANY WHO IS COMMITTED TO THE CREATION, PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
IPO EDUCATION FOUNDATION PODCAST SERIES:THE STROKE OF GENIUS PODCAST LAUNCHED IN 2018 TO EDUCATE ENTREPRENEURS, BUSINESSPEOPLE, ASPIRING INVENTORS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO THE INNOVATION PROCESS. THE FOUNDATION WORKED WITH A PODCAST PRODUCTION COMPANY TO PRODUCE EPISODES. SEASONS ONE AND TWO INCLUDE EIGHT, 30-MINUTE EPISODES FEATURING INVENTORS WHO TELL THEIR STORIES ABOUT THE CREATIVITY AND INSPIRATION BEHIND THEIR INVENTIONS AND THE IMPORTANT ROLE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PLAYS.
MEDIA RELATIONS CAMPAIGN:THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WEBER SHANDWICK EXPIRED IN 2018 AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS WERE TAKEN OVER BY STAFF TO PROMOTE THE VALUE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TO THE MEDIA THROUGH PRINT (I.E. INVENTORS DIGEST IN 2019) AND DIGITAL MEDIA (I.E. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND IPOEF WEBPAGE). FUN FACTS ABOUT IP AND STORIES OF INNOVATORS WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ARE SHARED TO INSPIRE THE ORGANIZATION'S FOLLOWERS, FOR EXAMPLE TRADEMARKS ON HALLOWEEN CANDY, INNOVATORS AND INVENTORS DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH, ETC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jessica K Landacre | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 18.8 | $0 |
| Mark W Lauroesch 619 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 11.3 | $0 |
| Mercedes Meyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Darryl Frickey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Yen Florczak | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Buckmaster De Wolf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Barker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Yennadhiou | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jon D Wood | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Phyllis Turner-Brim | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin H Rhodes 1019 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Micky Minhas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary K Michelson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul R Michel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Timothy Loomis | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David J Kappos | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Henry Hadad | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Harry J Gwinnell 419 | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Foreman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bart Eppenauer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Deberardine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marc S Adler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelsey L Milman | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Manny W Schecter | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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