About Us

CardSmith is a private company owned and managed by an executive team who have worked together in the campus card industry for over 15 years.  The company was founded in 2003 for the sole purpose of bringing the marketplace a better way to deliver campus card services.  We’ve grown into a leader in our marketplace by staying committed to the principles of transformative technology, open standards, operational excellence, and, above all, customer delight.  We’ve been privileged to be joined over the years by a group of dedicated, talented professionals, some of whom you see profiled below.  We’re a close-knit, singularly focused team deeply committed to the success of the clients and card programs we support.   


Jay P. Summerall

President & Founder


Taran Lent

Vice President & Co-Founder
Product Management and Development


Brian Farley

Vice President Business Development


Ileen Chang

Vice President Finance & Administration


Donna L. Franklin

Vice President Marketing & Communications


Shannon Andrews
Customer Solutions


Lori Caffrey
Customer Solutions


Susannah Campbell
Customer Solutions


Angela Deon
Customer Solutions


Shawn Edwards

Systems and Development


Amy Everitt

Customer Solutions


Joshua G. Fenton
Customer Solutions


John M. Hammer

Business Development


Amy Keenan

Customer Solutions


Garrett Meyer

Customer Solutions


David N. Minutella

Customer Solutions


Ted Reveal
Systems and Development


Jenn Scarborough

Customer Solutions