KEY PEOPLE

LINDA B. FERENTCHAK, Senior Communications Counselor, is the founder and president of Financial Communications Associates, Inc., and has served as the firm's Senior Counselor since its formation in 1988.

Linda has worked in financial industry communications since 1979 and has an extensive background in investment philosophies and techniques, and money management subjects. She holds a MBA degree with a marketing concentration from Colorado State University, as well as a BA in technical journalism/public relations, with minors in business and political science. Prior to the start of Financial Communications, Linda was Account Executive with an investor relations firm and was responsible for the successful completion of annual reports, quarterlies, financial fact sheets, corporate presentations, list development, media communications and special projects.

Her professional experience includes Public Relations Manager and Assistant Vice President of Bank Western Federal Savings Bank, a $3.5 billion financial institution and primary subsidiary of Western Capital Investment Corporation. In addition to public relations, her responsibilities included investor relations, customer and employee communications, and media relations. Linda is a member of the National Investor Relations Institute and the Public Relations Society of America, through which she holds the APR accreditation. Linda’s work has received numerous awards including the National Investor Relations Institute’s Rocky Mountain Chapter Golden Summit Awards, the Public Relations Society of America Gold Quill and Gold Pick awards, and the American Marketing Association’s Gold Peak awards.

SUSAN TRUESDALE, Special Projects Manager,  has worked with Financial Communications since 1996 in the area of special projects support. In 1999, a major portion of her responsibilities were spun off as a separate operation with Susan as national administrator of a non-profit association. Susan provides special project support to our firm particularly in the area of analyst audits and special event coordination.

Susan has over 12 years in corporate and non-profit communications experience including writing and production of public relations, investor relations and marketing materials. She was previously Denver Regional Manager for BusinessWire, a national wire service, and served as an investor relations consultant for an agency that specialized in natural resources. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Public Relations from Bowling Green State University.