Amanda Adams, MBA, is a twenty year veteran of multiple Fortune 50 companies in the areas of Project and Program Management, as well as Consulting and Communications.  She began her career at Xerox Corporation in IT Analytics and Software Development,  where she was promoted through the management ranks for fifteen years.  Subsequently, Amanda began working with Citigroup as a PMO Director and Program Manager. Today, Amanda heads her own Management Consulting firm in the greater Chicago area serving such clients as Chase Bank and BP, as well as numerous healthcare and technology companies with an emphasis on strategy, marketing, and communications.  She is a published author of two books—a novel (The Sangrita Club) and an anthology (Don’t Hold Your Breath! A Protagonist’s Poetic Catharsis).  Amanda also serves as leader for her local Girl Scouts organization, as well as enjoys teaching English as a second language.  She earned her BS from the Rochester Institute of Technology and her MBA from the University of Rochester in New York State.