Marie Neal serves as the director, marketing, at NACD. In this role, she is responsible for developing growth strategies for membership, certification, events, programs, and services. Neal brings more than 20 years of marketing communications experience working across various industries, ranging from start-up organizations to Fortune 50 companies, including Sallie Mae, Deloitte Consulting, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Lowe’s Home Improvement. Neal holds a bachelor of science in marketing management from Virginia Tech University and a certification in digital marketing from Cornell University.