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Meet the Team

Bruce Gibbs

President | St. Louis, Missouri

A Jefferson City, Missouri native, Bruce began his career at Modern Business Systems (MBS) a family business where his father and mentor—Hallie Gibbs—introduced him to the industry in which he found a passion for improving customer experiences.  As a top performing account rep, he earned his way into sales management. 

Andrew Gilstrap

Vice President | St. Louis, Missouri

Andrew graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the Trulaske College of Business. Prior to joining the GFI Digital team, Andrew was Director of Operations for Sangita Capital Partners. 

Carrie Tsalamandris

Chief Financial Officer | St. Louis, Missouri

Carrie has over 20 years of experience in accounting. Over those years, she has obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a MBA with an Accounting concentration. She has experience in a variety of industries including pharmaceutical, manufacturing, importing, and construction.

Corey Backues

Vice President, Sales | Jefferson City, Missouri

Corey has a passion for sales manager development and customer service with over 27 years of experience in the office equipment industry. He oversees the GFI Digital sales department in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas. Prior to joining GFI Digital, Corey served as Director of Sales at IKON Office Solutions (now Ricoh.) He received his sales and management training from the Gibbs family at Modern Business Systems (MBS) in the 1990’s, which later became IKON.

Chrissy Roofe

Vice President of Marketing | St. Louis, Missouri

Chrissy graduated from Lindenwood University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Corporate Communications & Marketing. She began her career in the restaurant industry as a corporate trainer writing training programs, opening new locations, and training restaurant operators. Eventually finding a niche in marketing, Chrissy’s expertise include public relations, marketing strategy & planning, media placement, and corporate events.

Jeffrey Cook

Executive Vice President of Operations | St. Louis, MO

Jeffrey Cook began a career in the copier industry in 1994 when he had just earned a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering. With several years of experience as a technician and after a brief career in the telecom industry, he joined GFI Digital in 2001. Following a year providing IT and connectivity support, Jeff was promoted to Director of Service and led the Service and IT Departments.

Sarah Gibbs

Controller | St. Louis, Missouri

Sarah graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy. She is also a Certified Public Account (CPA).

Lisa Murawski

Director of Human Resources | St. Louis, Missouri

Although Lisa studied accounting, her 25+ years of experience led her through a natural transition into benefits and payroll management where she found her niche in Human Resources. She has been overseeing this department at GFI Digital since 2006 when there were just 90 employees.

Spencer Overfelt

Director of Sales | St. Louis, Missouri

Spencer Overfelt is from Jefferson City, Missouri and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business & Finance from the University of Missouri. He joined the GFI Digital sales team in July of 2012 and continues to build his career here. As a President’s Club recipient in 2013 & 2014, Spencer’s dedication afforded him a Sales Manager position in April of 2014.

Matt Schuler

Director of Operations | St. Louis, Missouri

A Wisconsin native, Matt holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin -Lacrosse. Matt began his career in Boulder Colorado with Rockies Brewing Company where he quickly moved into production management. His managerial success brought him to an opportunity as Warehouse Manager with White Wave Foods in 2004 where he became the SAP Master Data Business Analyst/Operations Planner and eventually the Procurement Manager.

Rob Goth

Director of Sales | Mid Missouri

Rob began his tenure in the industry in 1985 working as a sales representative for MBS in Jefferson City, Missouri. After winning multiple President’s Clubs, he was promoted to the sales management team in St. Louis. He was then promoted to Vice President of Sales for the Dallas Marketplace when Alco Standard consolidated their dealer network to form IKON Office Solutions.

Jason Trent

Director of Sales | Central Illinois

Jason Trent grew up in central Illinois and holds a double major in Business Communications and Business Administration from Truman University. He started his career at Modern Business Systems selling facsimile systems in the Kansas City market.  Jason then transferred back to central Illinois and started a dedicated facsimile team.  He then went on to manage the Decatur and Peoria branch opportunities where he won multiple Presidents’ Clubs as well as manager of the year awards.

Charlie Gilstrap

Sales Manager | Kansas City

Charlie graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the Trulaske College of Business. Prior to joining the GFI Digital team, Charlie spent time as a medical sales rep, in addition to running a successful small business. Charlie came to GFI Digital in December of 2014 as a manager-in-training.

Taylor Lehman

Sales Manager | St. Louis, Missouri

Taylor is a St. Louis native with a Bachelor’s in Business & Finance from the University of Missouri. He began a career in sales with GFI Digital in 2014. His successes here include being a 3-time President’s Club winner and Sales Representative of the year in two different categories for 2020.

Carly Sands

Sales Manager | Kansas City, KS

Carly Sands is a St. Louis, MO native and graduate of the University of Missouri. There she obtained her bachelor’s degree from the Trulaske College of Business with an emphasis in Marketing. She moved to Kansas City in 2018 to peruse a career in Sales. Carly joined GFI Digital in 2019 as an Account Manager. She earned 3 consecutive President’s Club awards in that role, leading to her to a promotion to Sales Manager in January of 2023.

Sam Turner

Sales Manager | St. Louis, Missouri

Sam is from Jefferson City, MO and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from the University of Arkansas. He started at GFI Digital as an Intern in 2015 and became an Account Manager in May of 2016. Sam was a President’s Club winner in his first 2 years (2016, 2017) and has enjoyed his time here.

Andrew DeGreeff

Sales Manger | Kansas City, Kansas

Following the completion of the Enterprise Management Trainee program in St. Louis, Andrew relocated to Kansas City in 2021 to take on the role of an Account Manager at GFI Digital. He attributes his success to GFI Digital’s core values and commitment to service excellence, leading to his promotion to Sales Manager in December 2023.

Misty Blackstone

Sales Manager | Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Misty’s career began at the young age of 14 where she worked alongside her father in the electrical industry earning her apprentice license at just 16.  She worked for various distributors in the field for the next 16 years in sales and asset management. 

Joe Buysee

Sales Manager | Bloomington, IL, Peoria, IL

As a lifelong resident of Central Illinois, Joe graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from Illinois State University.  Joe started in the industry immediately as a Sales Rep for CDS Office Technologies in their Peoria branch. 

Robert Macklem

Director of Technology & Integration | St. Louis, Missouri

Robert grew up in Buffalo, NY, and moved to Missouri in 1992.  After finishing college, he worked in IT for a regional healthcare system managing the network, datacenter, and service desk teams for 14 years.  In 2013, he completed his MBA and transitioned into a leadership role.  Robert joined GFI Digital in 2016.

David Black

Director of Architecture & Engineering | St. Louis, Missouri

A Southeast Missouri native, David has been working in Technology for more than 30 years. He has worked in Contact Center, Manufacturing, and Communication industries leading Security, Network, Server, Data Center and Big Data teams and organizations.

Ryan Dingley

Director of Sales | Columbia, Missouri

After graduating from the University of Missouri and Columbia College, Ryan joined the world of copiers and printers, spending 18 years with Modern Business Systems, IKON Office Solutions, and RICOH. Throughout his career Ryan has delivered results in local, national, and global markets and has a proven track record of success in Managed Print, IT, Network Services, Document Imaging, and Software.

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