Contributors

Julie Morris is a life and career coach. She thrives on helping others live their best lives. It’s easy for her to relate to clients who feel run over by life because she’s been there. After years in a successful (but unfulfilling) career in finance, Julie busted out of the corner office that had become her prison.

She organizes notary training workshops for Maryland notaries.

Skip Press has made a creative living wearing many hats: director, editor, ghostwriter, instructor, playwright, producer, screenwriter, and TV staff writer, but mostly as an author of almost 60 books including the Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money with Craigslist. His clients range from beginning authors and screenwriters to CEOs of major companies.

Jeff Davidson, MBA, CMC, aka "The Work-life Balance Expert"® offers keynote presentations and workshops on a creating work-life balance, managing the pace with grace, and thriving in a hyper-accelerated world. He has spoken to Fortune 50 companies such as Lockheed and IBM, and to American Express, Westinghouse, America Online, and Wells Fargo. Jeff is also the author of Simpler Living, Breathing Space, and Dial it Down, Live it Up.

Michelle Covey is Vice President, Retail Apparel and General Merchandise at GS1 US, the information standards organization best known as the administrator of the UPC barcode. With more than 20 years of experience working with retail supply chains, she is responsible for helping companies achieve source to store supply chain visibility — ensuring that the right product is in the right place at the right time for today’s consumer. Follow Michelle on Twitter at @MichelleCovey.

With a Bachelor's in Health Science along with an MBA, Sarah Daren has a wealth of knowledge within both the health and business sectors. Her expertise in professional development and scaling has led Sarah to be a consultant for a number of startup businesses and entrepreneurs.

Eric Weisbrot is the Chief Marketing Officer of JW Surety Bonds. With years of experience in the surety industry under several different roles within the company, he is also a contributing author to the surety bond blog.

Susan Ranford is an expert on career coaching, business advice, and workplace rights. She has written for New York Jobs, IAmWire, and ZipJob. In her blogging and writing, she seeks to shed light on issues related to employment, business, and finance to help others understand different industries and find the right job fit for them.

Michael Klazema has been developing products for background checks and improving online customer experiences in the employment screening industry since 2009. He is the lead author and editor for backgroundchecks.com. He lives in Dallas, TX with his family and enjoys the rich culinary histories of various old and new world countries.

John has been affiliated with the NASE since 1990. He is responsible for member benefit procurement, benefit compliance, partner marketing, website analytics and leads marketing.

Melissa was born and raised in Southwest Kansas and graduated from the University of West Florida at Pensacola in 1996. She has worked in several different industry's including airline, retail, hospitality, engineering and e-commerce.

Thom, originally from California, came to Texas in the 80's and graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1989. He has worked in Information Technology in the Finance, Software, and Healthcare Information industries over the last 25 years. Thom is responsible for all Software Development for NASE internal and web based systems.

Scott originally hails from New Jersey and began working with the NASE while living in Washington, D.C. He is responsible for email communications, website content, publications, social media, news letters and our Grants and Scholarships program.

I am originally from South Florida, responsible for the daily operations of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables, and Billing. In addition, Rosie supports daily office administrative tasks and duties.

I am responsible and accountable for the smooth running of our computer systems and related software within the limits of requirements, specifications, costs and timelines. I supervise the implementation and maintenance of our company’s computing needs.

A physician with 36 years experience, Dr. Crowder specializes in ophthalmology. He has held various leadership roles in the medical community, including director of an emergency room, chief of staff of a community hospital, and positions on the board of a foundation and eye surgery center.

Keith was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1981. He began his career with the public accounting firm of KPMG and has worked with and on behalf of the NASE since 1991. Of his many duties with the NASE, his passion remains answering tax and financial questions every day directly from NASE members via Ask the Experts.

Currently serving as board treasurer, Mr. Hambuchen has held various leadership positions on the NASE board of directors, including chair. His small-business experience spans 31 years, largely through ownership of an electrical contracting company.

Mr. Scribner brings to the NASE board over 25 years of small-business expertise. As a real estate professional and investor, he has an extensive background in both sales and investment and currently leads a successful real estate sales team. Formerly a commercial bank president and CEO, he has broad experience in many of the issues surrounding small business, including finance, management and business strategy.

Mr. Wright created, developed and managed his own business center/travel agency for 15 years. Prior experiences include 22 years within the air transportation industry where he has held various positions in sales and management.