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Meet the ABA Education Foundation Staff

	Laura Fisher, Director E-mail: lfisher@aba.com Laura comes to the foundation with a strong background in public relations and an interest in public policy issues. She believes that financial education and not more regulation is the key to protecting -- and empowering -- consumers.  Many banks across the country are working hard to increase financial literacy, and Laura believes that it's the foundation's mission to promote those activities with lawmakers, regulators and the general public
	Kathryn Kelly, Associate Director E-mail: kkelly@aba.com Kathryn works with the foundation's signature program, Teach Children to Save and Get Smart About Credit, and manages the Get Smart About Credit eLearning program. She works closely with state banker associations to advance financial education. She also helps banks create comprehensive education programs using customized sets of programs and materials, lectures extensively on financial literacy issues, and conducts banker training sessions at the state level. Kathryn represents the banking industry on the national board of the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy.
	Marquita Powell, Public Relations Manager E-mail: mpowell@aba.com With background in public relations, Marquita has a passion for educating the next generation of American consumers.  She joined the foundation to help bankers teach the importance of financial responsibility.  As the foundation's media contact, Marquita fields inquiries from reporters, manages the Web site and composes press materials to publicize the foundation's programs.
	Maria Burke, Program Manager E-mail: mburke@aba.com From the sunshine state of Florida, Maria understands how financial education can help consumer's finances continue to shine even during a financial storm. Her business degree and strong marketing skills help her to match bankers with the best financial education products for their customers. Maria organizes signature Teach Children to Save and Get Smart About Credit events and works with the foundation's financial education products

ABA Staff Who Support the Foundation
We could not accomplish all that we do without the support of the ABA communications staff.