Che' Eddie

Supervisor, Technical Support Services

Che' Eddie came to Interlink in September of 2008 with 12 years' experience in providing practical solutions to consumers' technical needs. Che' learned both Interlink Circulation software and the necessary Postal System information very quickly to the great benefit of the company's customers.

His competitive nature drives him to provide outstanding support as quickly and efficiently as possible to allow the shortest wait times possible for customers seeking assistance. He has been a great part of the change we have sought in order to provide our customers with the best service possible.

In his spare time, Che' most enjoys spending time with his own children and coaching other children in sports. His attitude of building on each child's strengths has brought him winning teams as well as multiple Coach of the Year awards. He also enjoys playing sports himself, as well as building and renovating things, cooking, and any other activity that provides a creative outlet.

Jim Garber

Programmer and Postal Specialist

Jim Garber of Ohio, helped form Interlink with his brother, Bill, in 1980.

He earned his bachelor of science degree in Physics, Business and Education with a minor in Math from Andrews University in Michigan.

Jim's areas of expertise are Postal Presort, Earned Income and Close Issue. He also is responsible for the Ad Billing program.

Jim's hobbies are bird watching, photography and travel. He is married to "a wonderful wife" and enjoys the antics of their two Maine Coon cats.

William (Bill) E. Garber

Founder / Principal

In February 1980, Bill combined a keen interest in journalism, printing and technology by founding Interlink. Always an opportunist, he had earned his way through college as a printer, having previously learned composition at a California Job Case and pressmanship in front of a Chandler and Price "snapper" as a pre-OSHA child in his uncle's job shop.

With an undergraduate degree in English and math from Andrews University in Michigan, an M.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in mass communication from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, Bill founded Interlink after a 13-year teaching career in California, Tennessee, Ohio and Michigan.

Bill left his Alma Mater, Andrews University, as chair of the communication department, and its teaching staff of eight, to found Interlink with his brother, Jim, and cousin, Ed.

Interlink began with a vision of leveraging consumer technology to create inexpensive, high-value solutions to community newspaper publishing needs. From its original digital writing and editing system linked to Compugraphic typesetters in 1980, to today's newspaper circulation management and mailing system that leverages the Internet and virtual machines on high-powered commodity servers, Bill has kept Interlink true to his vision.

Today Bill's interests also include skiing, a sport he took up in his mid-fifties, as well as reading and debating the issues of the day by email with nearby and distant friends.

Kirby Guild

Technical Support Analyst

Kirby Guild is a Technical Support Analyst performing customer training and publication conversions/integrations. He has been with interlink since 2006 and has been installing and supporting computer technologies for 25 years.

He enjoys working with the "greatest customers one could ask for" integrating the technology with their processes for the success of their business.

When Kirby is not at the office, he is with his wife and two teenage children. As well as serving the needs of the church, he enjoys various paper crafts and small woodworking projects.

Brad Hill

Director of Customer Services

As Director of Customer Services, Brad Hill is passionate about ensuring an exceptional experience across all touch points with Interlink. He began working with Interlink in 2001 as a technical contractor after leaving his previous position as Network Administrator for a private school system in Tennessee. Recognizing his ability to bridge the gap between technical issues and non-technical people, Interlink offered Brad a permanent position handling the integration of Interlink Circulation into new customers' business systems. Brad moved into his current position to support a likeminded focus on shaping and meeting customer expectations and delivering an unprecedented quality of service in the industry.

While studying Computer Science at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, he honed his soft skills by working as a "Saloon Keeper" (glorified bartender) at a local fine-dining restaurant. Brad is a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and works closely with Interlink's development efforts to promote features and usability in line with customer needs.

As the father of two young children, Brad believes his work at Interlink complements his role as a parent increasing his effectiveness at both. When not working with Interlink, Brad's interests include traveling to warm locations with his wife and dabbling in the world of amateur photography, with a primary interest in portraiture.

David Holm

Product Team Leader

David Holm worked for Interlink, Inc., in 2003 as a Contract Programmer before being hired in 2004 as a Senior Programmer. His current responsibilities at Interlink involve leading the Product Team, which includes David and two other programmers, writing portions of the Interlink Circulation software system, and writing software for in-house use at Interlink.

David graduated from Andrews University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Engineering Technology degree with an emphasis on Computer Technology. He worked for Digital Interface Systems, Inc., in positions ranging from intern to Senior Software Engineer from 1979 to 1989. David worked for Integrating Data Systems, Inc., as a Senior Software Engineer from 1989 to 1999. He has worked for Joint Software Development L.L.C. as co-owner, CFO, and programmer from 1999 to the present.

In addition to working at Interlink, David writes software for a company in California that provides computer-scoring systems for Jeopardy! and several other television game shows.

In his meager spare time, David plays the massively multi-player online role-playing game (MMORPG) EverQuest. David lives next door to Muhammad Ali's estate in Berrien Springs, MI, and has a cat.

Taylor Lewis

Managing Principal

As co-owner of Interlink, Taylor brings more than 25 years' of business-consulting experience to the company. She grew up on the coast of central California, moving to the Chicago area after college. Her interest in business took her to New York City where she spent eight years in various aspects of commercial real estate brokerage and consulting. She returned to the Chicago area and has been a resident of Berrien Springs, MI, for more than 20 years.

She holds an MBA/MMS from Northwestern's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Illinois with an emphasis in organization behavior and design. She currently is completing doctoral studies in business psychology at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Her focus at the company includes organization and executive development.

Among Taylor's varied interests are playing the piano, writing and pathetically inconsistent but otherwise courageous attempts at gardening. She also is nurturing a new interest in quilting and dreams someday of travelling on the Orient Express.

Before she gets too old to drive, she hopes to contribute her time to helping young entrepreneurs and business professionals develop their skills through seminars and groups in which they can share their problems and challenges and get feedback from experienced business people who are willing to contribute their knowledge.

Kevin Parkins

Director, Finance Administration

Kevin brings 25 years of business experience, business consulting and community service to his position at Interlink.

Kevin began as a systems programmer doing financial market development for Electronic Data Systems/General Motors.

He moved to Grand Rapids to work in a development support role through the Old Kent Financial systems conversion. While working in a business support and consulting role, Kevin returned to school to study pastoral care and counseling. He served in various capacities in the United Methodist Church and continues in his 10th year as Senior Pastor for the Friends in Faith Community Church, Eau Claire.

In the Berrien Springs community, Kevin serves on the Lakeland Regional Hospital's Institutional Review Board and as director of the Hartford Lifestyle Center.

Kevin lives with his wife, Sharon, in Berrien Center. They have six children and two grandchildren.

Helen Sosniecki

Senior Sales and Marketing Manager

Helen came to Interlink in early 2008 after 35 years in the newspaper business, from owning small weeklies to publishing a small daily to working at the metro Wichita Eagle-Beacon.

During her career, she and her husband and business partner, Gary, have owned three weekly newspapers and published a small daily in Missouri during which they and their staffs have earned nearly 300 awards for journalism excellence.

Helen and Gary received the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors' lifetime-achievement award, the Eugene Cervi Award, in 2003. As longtime members of the National Newspaper Association and supporters of its postal efforts on behalf of community newspapers, Helen and Gary received President's Awards from the NNA in March 2007 for their work on postal issues. She was also NNA's 2011 winner of the Emma McKinney Award.

A native of Missouri, Helen is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism.

Helen believes in service both to the communities in which she has lived and to the press communities as well. She has served in a variety of civic capacities on chamber of commerce boards, University of Missouri alumni committees and boards and local hospital foundation and arts alliance boards. She has served as a regional press association director and president, as a co-vice president of Missouri Associated Press and was the Missouri Press Association's representative to the National Newspaper Association in 2006 and 2007.

She and her husband moved to Le Claire, IA, when he joined TownNews.com. Helen is an avid reader and enjoys hiking with Gary in area state parks and on river trails in their spare time.

Laura Streelman

Office Manager

Laura Streelman has returned from family hiatus and rejoined the Interlink staff in Michigan as Office Manager. As Office Manager, Laura is responsible for coordinating incoming and intra-office communications, facility management, record keeping, office events and more, while maintaining certain functions relating to Finance and Accounting.

In her personal time, Laura enjoys spending time with her husband and two-year-old son. She also enjoys relaxing with a good book or experimenting in the kitchen. She also is an avid fan of Notre Dame football.

Allan Volker

Technical Support Analyst

Allan Volker comes to Interlink after many years of providing outstanding customer service in varying fields.  Allan decided to take his longtime hobby and love of computers and make a career of it.  In August 2010, he earned his Associate’s Degree in Information Technology – Networking from Southwestern Michigan College, which is located nearby in Dowagiac, MI.  With this background, Allan was a great fit to join the Interlink team and has shown a natural ability to problem solve in both a logical and friendly manner.

In addition to serving our customers as a Technical Support Analyst, Allan chooses to volunteer his time to “protect and serve” as a Reserve Police Officer at a local police department. Allan takes this role very seriously, and puts his best foot forward each time he serves his community in this very important role.  He regularly reaches out to children and always is making an effort to create a positive relationship between police officers and the community in which they serve.  

In his spare time, Allan likes to spend time with his family, play the drums and support some of Michigan’s fine college and pro sports teams. Growing up just outside of Detroit, he regularly was surrounded by the franchises that define the area. Thus, he is a longtime fan of the Detroit Lions, Tigers, and Red Wings and also finds time to cheer for the University of Michigan’s Wolverines.