GroveSite strives to make web-based collaboration easy, fast and affordable for all types of businesses and organizations — regardless of size.
GroveSite was founded on the knowledge that existing
collaboration tools lacked the flexibility,
affordability, and responsiveness needed to meet the
emerging needs of organizations. With the advent of cell
phones, laptops, and widely-available internet access,
working teams were becoming more dispersed.
Organizations were increasingly looking to form
partnerships and strategic alliances to pool talent,
move product and ideas, and increase efficiencies.
Existing collaboration solutions were complex, expensive
and required intensive implementations. GroveSite
stepped in to provide an easy, fast, and affordable
solution to organizations, regardless of size.
GroveSite is a privately held organization headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. GroveSite was founded in 2002
by three principles, Thomas I. Selling, Jane Hagen, and Joseph S. McVicker (Left to Right). With over 75 years
of combined management, technology and marketing experience, they launched the first hosted GroveSite offering
in 2003. GroveSite was among the pioneers in offering a Software-as-a-Service product.
Since that time the company has flourished, offering a respected product on a secure operating platform, and
providing superior customer service to its growing client base. Grove Technologies has aggressive plans to
upgrade its flagship product in 2010 and expand its distribution channels.
GroveSite Management Team
Thomas I. Selling, PhD, CPA
Founder and President, Grove Technologies
Dr. Selling is a business strategist, technologist, educator, author and CPA. Prior to
founding Grove Technologies, he served as Academic Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant,
at the SEC. Dr. Selling has authored numerous academic and practice publications. During
25 years as a business school professor he served as on the faculties of MBA programs at
Dartmouth, MIT, Wake Forest and Thunderbird School of International Management. He has
produced and led over 150 seminars for business professionals in 15 countries, and has been
quoted numerous times in leading business publications such as the Wall Street Journal and
Compliance Week. Dr. Selling has a Bachelor's Degree and MBA from Cornell, and a PhD from
Ohio State.
Jane Hagen
Founder and VP Marketing & Sales, Grove Technologies
Ms. Hagen's career in providing technology solutions spans thirty years. Jane worked at the Los
Alamos Scientific Lab in the 1970s on state-of-the-art systems. She worked as a technology strategist
and consultant at a leading management consulting firm in Boston, where she was the first woman
promoted to partner. In the 1990s, Ms. Hagen co-founded a technology consulting firm, where she
was responsible for marketing and delivering technology services and solutions. Ms. Hagen complements
her technology experience with a deep understanding of the challenges of helping organizations adopt
and benefit from new technologies. She has a Masters in Management from MIT and a Bachelor's Degree
in Computer Science.
Michael McGrath
CTO, Grove Technologies
Mike has over 20 years experience in Information Technology. He has specialized in application
development and information security. He has worked for leading organizations in a
variety of industries such as Commercial Software Development, Accounting / Finance,
Technology and Higher Education.
Mike holds a Master of Science in Information Management from Arizona State University,
a Master of Science in Computer Information Systems from Bellevue University and a
Bachelor of Science in Finance from Peru State College.
In addition, Mike is a Microsoft .NET Certified Solution Developer (MCSD).
Julius Tavernaro
Lead Developer, Grove Technologies
Julius Tavernaro joined Grove Technologies in 2010 to help the company implement an aggressive multi-year roadmap
for its flagship product, GroveSite. Mr. Tavernaro brings ten years of web development experience to the GroveSite
team. He has a natural curiosity and passion for exploring new software technologies that enhance the user experience.
Prior to joining GroveSite, Mr. Tavernaro worked in diverse industries including higher education, consulting, and
health care. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Arizona State University.
