Kathleen Croke ~ Associate Producer         Kathleen Croke, Principal, KMCC, is a marketing communications consultant. KMCC provides a range of communications services – 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 the Massachusetts’ newspapers. Prior to joining AIB Govett, she was executive director for the Harvard Club of San Francisco and was a management contractor for the Yale, Radcliffe & Wharton Clubs of San Francisco, the Oliver Spencer Group, J. Charles Alpert and Dance Through Time. She holds a B.S. in business, management, and M.A. in speech Communications and has studied art and design. She is heavily involved in the San Francisco, Bay Area arts and communications community, has volunteered with many arts and civic organizations over the years and serves on several boards.