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About Duckor & Associates, Inc. <br />Anita S. Duckor is President of Duckor & Associates, a business consulting firm founded <br />in 1999. Ms. Duckor works closely with all levels of a business or community organization <br />to help it realize its next level of performance. <br />Business Consulting and Management <br />To date the following sectors have worked with Duckor & Associates: <br />Land and Water <br />Conservation <br />Performing Arts <br />Public Library Services <br />Publishing <br />Renewable Energy <br />Trade Service Associations <br />• Venture Capital <br />Accounting Educational Software <br />Affordable Housing <br />Animal Humane and <br />Investigative Care <br />Demographic <br />Data Services <br />Energy Services <br />Electric and Gas Utilities <br />Finance <br />Food Service <br />Foundations <br />Government <br />Health Care <br />Examples of consulting and long -term projects include: <br />• Strategic business; marketing and sales, and communication planning <br />• Process analysis and redesign <br />• Product development: concept to launch <br />• Organizational strategy and design <br />• Customer and Community account management <br />• Economic development strategy and planning <br />• Non - profit strategy and governance <br />Ms. Duckor brings more than thirty years of in -depth and multi - disciplinary corporate <br />and business experience —in both executive leadership and consulting. With twenty years <br />of experience in energy services and more than fifteen years of community and economic <br />development experience, Ms. Duckor brings a vast network and resource referral system <br />on a wide range of business development and community and economic development <br />boards to Duckor & Associates' clients. <br />From December 2007 to fall of 2008, Ms. Duckor was the interim executive director <br />of The Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library. She has in -depth understanding <br />of a nonprofit's core services, cost drivers, communication and marketing, strategic <br />partnerships, and financing. <br />During her tenure at Northern States Power (NSP), Ms. Duckor led various functional <br />departments including Electric Delivery Marketing, Energy Plus Services, Market Research, <br />Community and Economic Development, Community Service Managers /Community <br />Relations, Customer Service and Electric Marketing Planning and Competitive Analysis, <br />managing a $3.75 million operating budget and multi - million capital budgets. <br />A ITA S. <br />DUCKOR <br />BIOGRAPHY <br />