Executive Profiles

Ann S. Yahner is President and majority owner with over 30 years experience in middle and senior administrative management of medical military and civilian personnel in the United States Navy Nurse Corps and senior-level management of civilian business organizations. Retired from the US Navy as a Captain after 25 years service, Ann assumed the role of President of Penobscot Bay Media in July 2004 bringing her superior organizational and administrative skills, experience, and talent. Ann provides the day-to-day and strategic management of the company. Areas under her responsibility include overall business management and profitability, lines of business development, project management, strategic planning, project forecasting, and financial and resource allocation.

Frank Yahner
Director of Operations

 

Frank Yahner is a retired US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who has 17 years of experience in senior level business management in the high-tech industry.  He has expertise in distance learning and instructional design technology, with a focus on military and government contracts.  Frank has served as both vice president and president of a small business specializing in e-training, web applications, and solutions for the Department of Defense.  He has overseen the creation of custom e-training course material for both Internet and CD-ROM delivery, including courseware for the Marine Corps and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  Frank has headed the development of content driven websites and other custom IT solutions.  He is presently in charge of development of a document development software tool for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with heavy influence in the creation and maintenance of the Joint Doctrine, Education, and Training Electronic Information System (JDEIS), personally creating all of the Key Doctrine Elements contained within JDEIS.  His team is responsible for creating the JDEIS Document Development Capability and the JDEIS Content Management System.