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Melony Tessnear, real estate coordinator for Meineke Discount Muffler Shops.

Bill Redmond, national director of Fraud Management for Sears Credit.

Herb Edelstein is an internationally recognized expert in data mining, data warehousing and CRM, consulting to both computer vendors and users. A popular speaker and teacher, he is also a co-founder of The Data Warehousing Institute. He can be reached at feedback@twocrows.com.

Alan Gravett is a database and market analysis manager for Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society.

James Wallace, director of Customer Service Systems for E*TRADE.

Steve Fucoloro, IS director of VDK Information Systems Divisions.

Voted one of the Top 15 Business Growth Experts to watch by Currency Fair, �Meridith Elliott Powell is an award winning author, keynote speaker and business strategist. With a background in corporate sales and leadership, her career expands over several industries including banking, healthcare and finance.��Meridith worked her way up from an entry-level position to earn her seat at the C-Suite table. She is Certified Speaking Professional, a designation held by less than twelve percent of professional speakers, and a member of the prestigious Forbes Coaching Council.

Tacha began her State Farm career in 1998 as an analyst in Systems Technology in Bloomington. She was promoted to leadership in 2008 within the Agency Solution Center. In 2011, she led the Cloud initiative enabling (PaaS) Platform as a Service & (SaaS) Software as a Service.� In 2013, Tacha was selected as a director in the Business Application/Architecture and Engineering area managing our high availability platforms.Tacha assumed her current role as Director in Department Operations managing our Workforce Strategy and Recruiting with responsibility for Workload management & department growth, IT role management, and Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs.Tacha holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Capella University.�Tacha enjoys spending time with her family and traveling.��

Katherine Burger is a Practice Lead with the Insurance and Healthcare unit at Tata Consultancy Services. She is a thought leader and communicator in the area of business technology, with a particular focus on analyzing the ways technology enables financial services organizations to be more productive, competitive and profitable. She served as Editorial Director of Insurance & Technology from 1991-2015 and Bank Systems & Technology from 2003-2015. At I&T and BS&T, in addition to directing the editorial strategy of both brands, Kathy handled both digital- and print-medium publications, spanning from new products and editorial supplements to live and online events, including summits, forums, webinars and roundtables. Kathy has been a frequent speaker and/or moderator at financial services industry conferences, and also has presented at a number of technology company user group and sales force events. She is a graduate of Carleton College.