Leadership

Based in Herndon, VA, Zarca Interactive's leadership team brings years of experience in research, engineering, technology, journalism and marketing.

Suhail Farooqui
Chief Executive Officer
Suhail Farooqui is the Chief Executive Officer of Zarca Interactive. Prior to his current role, Suhail served for five years as the company's Chief Operating Officer.

Earlier, at MicroStrategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), Suhail oversaw the deployment of Business Intelligence solutions and led the development of innovative solutions for real-time alerts. Suhail started his career in the research division of Schlumberger (NYSE: SLB), where he worked as an associate research scientist. His findings in the areas of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Microgravity have been published in refereed journals.

Suhail holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. He spent three years as a graduate student at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

Hamid Farooqui
Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer
Hamid Farooqui has served as Zarca Interactive's Senior Vice President of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer since 2005.

Hamid was an early member of the technology team that built e-Travel, the Travel Software division of Oracle Corporation. In recognition of his strong performance and technology management skills, Hamid rose through successive promotions to serve as Director of Engineering. After e-Travel was acquired by Amadeus, Hamid led the integration of two complex technology platforms in both the U.S. and Europe.

Hamid earned an engineering degree from Bombay University in India and holds a Masters in Computer Science from SUNY, Binghamton, New York.

Pamela Mantis
Vice President of Operations
As Vice President of Operations, Pamela Mantis is responsible for managing all the company's finances, event planning and HR functions. She is also a Microsoft-certified systems engineer and assists in maintaining the company's internal network.

Previously, Pamela served as Vice President of Operations at JC Watts Companies, where she was directly responsible for managing publicity and press for J.C. Watts, Jr., as well as developing strategic communications plans for a variety of corporate clients. With more than 18 years of television and radio journalism experience, Pamela has covered Latin America, Capitol Hill, The White House, the Pentagon and the State Department. She has also covered major international and national events such as the Republican and Democratic Conventions, Reagan/Gorbachev Summits,and the Annual Human Rights Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.

Pamela holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications.

Rochelle L Levy
Senior Director of Marketing Communications
As Senior Director of Marketing Communications, Rochelle L Levy is responsible for expanding the Zarca brand and driving lead generation, working with a team of writers, designers, videographers and programmers. She also oversees all sales and marketing messaging to ensure clarity and consistency.

Prior to Zarca, Rochelle served as Senior Writer, Corporate Communications & Marketing, at CSC, where she wrote case studies and feature stories, along with creating and implementing an internal communications plan. Rochelle also worked as the Editorial Director at American Film Institute, as a radio columnist/music reporter for Billboard magazine, and in movie and mini-series development at NBC and Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. She has been published in The Washington Post, Salon, Glamour and The Los Angeles Times Magazine, among many other publications and websites.

Rochelle holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland.

Desiree Tunstall
Director of Client Services
As Director of Client Services, Desiree Tunstall is responsible for leading, managing and training a team of Strategic Account Managers, ensuring that team members offer clients an unparalleled level of service, consultation and project management expertise. Desiree and her team work diligently to provide Zarca clients with a superior customer service experience. She also collaborates with the Engineering Team to translate customer requests and ideas into tangible technology enhancements. Prior to becoming the Director of Client Services, Desiree was a Strategic Account Manager, serving the needs of corporate clients domestically and internationally.

Before coming to Zarca in 2007, Desiree was the Resource Center Director at Communities United in Waterbury, Connecticut, where she served as a community organizer and led campaigns to educate community members about issues pertaining to economic security, healthcare and education in preparation for the 2006 congressional elections.

Desiree holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.