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Dawn Lacallade is the Manager of IdeaStorm within the Global Communities and Conversations team at Dell Inc. In this role, Dawn manages the technology that drives Dell’s IdeaStorm and the team that engages on the site, evaluates ideas, and steers business action on innovation. Dell’s vibrant online community currently consists of more than 20 properties with over 22 million monthly views. Dell’s IdeaStorm has collected more than 600k votes and almost 9,000 customer-driven ideas.

Dawn has a nine-year history with Dell and has been a member of Community, Corporate Business Group, Manufacturing, and Global Program Management. Prior to joining the IdeaStorm team, Dawn managed the Dell Community Forums and was involved with Dell’s Customer Advocate outreach programs. Dawn is a proud Aggie and holds a bachelors degree from Texas A&M University. Currently Dawn calls Round Rock, TX home and enjoys kayaking, jewelry design, hiking, rock hounding and spending time with her family. Dawn can be found on Twitter @DawnL, Linked-In and Facebook.