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The A.B. Data Group has received two top honors for Fundraising Campaigns of the Year, in the 2009 Fundraising Success Gold Awards for Fundraising Excellence. The awards were given for the Obama for America Sound Card Appeal and the Save Darfur Coalition's 'Be A Voice for Darfur' Poster Appeal.

More information on these awards can be found here.

As Vice President of Client Services & Corporate Marketing, Katherine will head the Business Critical Communications and Direct Mail Services divisions of A.B. Data.

Katherine hails from Mount Mary College. After joining A.B. Data in 1992 as an Account Assistant in the Consulting Division, Katherine worked her way up the ranks to learn the business in Account Management in the Production Department, Data Services Division Sales Executive and most recently as Director of Client Services & Marketing.

Katherine's recent projects include coordinating A.B. Data's websites, as well as her work in cooperation with several staff members from multiple divisions on the IMB implementation and the electronic and remote proofing initiative.

Professionally well-respected by her peers, Katherine is currently the Fundraising Chair of the Milwaukee Postal Customer Council and is a member of the 2010 National Postal Customer Council State Expo Core Planning Committee. Beginning in May 2010, she will take over responsibilities of Industry Co-Chair on the Milwaukee PCC executive board. Katherine is an active member of her church and has held leadership positions and continues to contribute to the church community through volunteering.

Katherine's performance in leading client services has been key to A.B. Data's excellent record of customer retention, problem resolution and on-time mailings. Her vast knowledge of A.B. Data and the direct marketing industry will serve her well as she continues in her new role.

A.B. Data is proud to be a recipient of the 2008 Mid-Market Growth Award presented by the Milwaukee Business Journal. The award was given to 17 local businesses with annual revenue between $5 million and $250 million who have displayed significant growth over the past three years from 2005 to 2007.

A.B. Data has experienced an impressive growth rate of 65% since 2005, posting sales of nearly $35 million in the 2008 fiscal year. With over 400 employees and expertise in direct marketing services, transactional mail, and class action administration, the company is poised to achieve further growth in the coming years, as it expands into the former Manpower Inc. corporate headquarters in Glendale, Wisconsin. “All areas of our company are on a growth pattern,” A.B. Data co-Managing Director Bruce Arbit said in the Business Journal’s interview. “We’ve always been at the cutting edge of technology, always making sure we are the best informed experts.”

The Business Journal’s list of award recipients was published in the weekly newspaper’s October 24, 2008 issue.

Founded in 1980, A.B. Data is an internationally renowned firm with a reputation for excellence in comprehensive direct marketing consulting, production services, data management, and statement & transactional mail solutions.