Joan Susie | Chief Executive Officer 
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Joan Susie is the chief executive officer of Bank Director, an information resource for directors and officers of financial companies. As one of the founding members of the company, Susie has worked with the men and women who lead the professional services firms and product companies that support the financial industry.

Prior to re-joining Bank Director, she ran Global Navigation, a peer-to-peer education resource for board directors of multinational corporations, with programs about growth markets worldwide and a particular focus on board-related issues involving China.

Susie graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1984.

Al Dominick | Managing Director & EVP 
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Al Dominick is the managing director and executive vice president of Bank Director. Prior to joining the company, he ran the business development efforts at Computech, a privately-held technology consulting firm. At Computech, he managed relationships with lobbyists, advertising agencies and PR firms, created multi-channel social media strategies, developed the firm's website and marketing collateral, established relationships with early-stage technology firms and aggressively pursued new markets and ventures outside the U.S.

Based in Washington D.C., he volunteers for various Catholic Charities efforts, chaired the American Heart Association's New Vintage committee and tutored elementary school children through Horton's Kids in D.C. and the Nativity school in New York City.

Al is a 1999 graduate of Washington & Lee University where he was four-year letterman on the varsity baseball team and holds an MBA from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business where he also serves on the alumni board.

Jack Milligan | Editor 
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Jack Milligan is the editor of Bank Director magazine, a position to which he brings over 30 years of experience in financial journalism organizations.

Milligan's professional background includes stints as editor in chief of U.S. Banker; a leading magazine covering the banking industry; editor in chief at SNL Financial, a research and publishing company specializing in financial services; and general editor at Institutional Investor, a prominent financial magazine.

Milligan has written for a number of other publications including Bank Director, ABA Banking Journal, American Banker, Time Digital (later renamed On magazine) and Newsweek International. He has also written extensively about corporate governance and is the author of "The Guidebook to Effective Bank Board Committees," published by America's Community Bankers, and has written several units in ACB's "Community Bank Directors Workshop" educational series.

Milligan has a master's degree in journalism from Ohio State University.

Mika Moser | Vice President of Digital Strategy 
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Mika Moser is the vice president of digital strategy for Bank Director. With a dual background in marketing and technology, she develops and oversees the execution of Bank Director's integrated marketing strategy across multiple channels including email, web, social, search and mobile.

Prior to joining the company, Mika worked as an online marketing strategist for the Nashville-based technology firm, bytes of knowledge, establishing client relationships and managing the execution on a variety of website development projects. Her 14 years of professional experience includes data marketing, brand development and project management for companies such as Board Member Inc. and Private Business Inc.

Mika is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

Patrick McCarthy | Executive Director
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Patrick McCarthy is the executive director for Bank Director and is located in the Washington D.C. office. Prior to Bank Director, Patrick served on the asset management team of the $200 billion Capital Purchase Program within the Office of Financial Stability of The United States Treasury Department. While working at the Capital Purchase Program, Patrick specialized in warrant valuation, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, compensation issues and facilitated the exit of over one hundred banks from the program.

Patrick is a graduate of Miami University with a degree in finance.
 

Kelsey Weaver | Associate Publisher
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Kelsey Weaver is the Bank Director's associate publisher and is located in San Diego, California. She is responsible for overseeing Bank Director's West Coast initiatives with a focus on technology. Prior to Bank Director, Kelsey served as the manager of business development and sales for a best-selling iPhone application and as director of marketing for a top-producing real estate company in Brentwood, TN. Kelsey graduated Magna Cum Laude from Belmont University with a B.A. in finance.

Paige Hendrickson | Account Executive
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As account executive, Paige Hendrickson is responsible for the proposal and contract writing process for our sales team across all areas of Bank Director. She serves as the primary advertising contact for Bank Director magazine, working closely with the editorial and design team to maintain the production schedule. She is also a member of Bank Director’s United Way Committee which plans annual company-wide fundraising. Paige is a graduate of Western Kentucky University with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

Naomi Snyder | Managing Editor
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Naomi Snyder is managing editor at Bank Director magazine, writing and editing magazine stories, supplements and content for the web site. Previously, she spent 13 years as a business reporter for newspapers in South Carolina, Texas and Tennessee. Most recently, she was a reporter for The Tennessean, Nashville’s daily newspaper. She also was a correspondent for USA Today. Naomi has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois.

Laura Schield | Vice President of Conferences 
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Laura Schield oversees the planning and production for all Bank Director conferences, events and roundtables. Prior to Bank Director, she served as a project manager at Global Navigation, a consultancy focused on the needs and interests of members of the boards of companies with interests in the U.S. and China. She spent 10 years at AIG/American General running the company's community relations before GlobalNav. Laura graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Marketing/Sales Management and Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management.

Michelle King | Events & Education Manager
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As events and education manager, Michelle King coordinates marketing activities for our events and conferences. Behind the scenes, she leads the development and implementation of conference materials and coordinates pre- and post- conference activities; on-site, she is one of our primary liaisons for conference attendees. A former VP of marketing at Bank of America, she has more than ten years of experience working within financial institutions.

Jennifer Campbell | Account Executive
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As an account executive, Jennifer is responsible for assisting with the development and marketing of the DirectorCorps program. Prior to BankDirector, she was the marketing and event coordinator for Premier Athletics and more recently was a healthcare specialist for a national recruiting firm. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Tennessee where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and electronic media.

Shane Whittington | Controller
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Shane Whittington is the controller of Bank Director.  Prior to joining the team at Bank Director he worked in corporate accounting for five years as an accounting manager and before that was in public accounting for two years.  He graduated from Lipscomb University where he received his bachelor's in accounting and later received an MBA from Auburn of Montgomery.  Currently he is in the process of studying to earn his certification as a certified public accountant.

Emily McCormick | Circulation Director
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Emily McCormick serves as circulation director at Bank Director. She is charged with management of Bank Director magazine's subscriber base, including service to current subscribers as well as reaching out to new readers. Previously she worked in the circulation department at the Knoxville News-Sentinel, and held a marketing & development internship at the Knoxville Museum of Art. Emily graduated summa cum laude from The University of Tennessee with a bachelor's degree in Spanish and international business.

Dan Schuster | Data & Research Manager
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Dan Schuster is the data and research manager for Bank Director. As data and research manager, his primary role is to ensure database quality and data segmentation. He also actively executes Bank Director’s research studies and result analysis. Prior to his role, he served as the company’s circulation manager, fulfilling the magazine’s distribution and marketing campaigns. Dan graduated from The University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science degree in advertising.

Robert Phelps | Project Manager
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Robert Phelps is the project manager of Bank Director. He is responsible for coordinating and executing joint research projects with our clients. He also helps organize new content initiatives for BankDirector.com. Previously, he worked as a research assistant for the International Studies Department at Rhodes College and as an associate editor of Modus Vivendi. Robert studied marketing at the University of Antwerp and graduated cum laude from Rhodes College with a bachelor’s degree in international studies.