Kathleen Croke         Kathleen Croke, Principal, KMCC, is a marketing communications consultant. KMCC provides a range of communications services such as branding, creative direction, writing, editing, design, public relations, promotion, RFP automation and project management predominantly for asset management/financial services firms such as Hughes Capital Management of Alexandria, Virginia. Ms. Croke was marketing communications manager for AIB Govett an international asset management firm ($14.4 billion assets under management) until the close of the U.S. office in mid-2002. She joined AIB Govett in 1999 with 15 years of marcom experience, having started her career as an information specialist with the Massachusetts Secretary of State where she authored a monthly column for Massachusetts newspapers. Prior to joining AIB Govett, she was executive director for the Harvard Club of San Francisco. She holds a B.S. in business, management, and M.A. in speech communications and has studied art and design.