ACA International?s Andersen, Hayes win ?Top Women in Finance? Award

ACA International Executive Vice President and General Counsel Rozanne Andersen and Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs and Corporate Counsel Valerie Hayes were both honored last week with a “Top Women in Finance” award by the Finance and Commerce newspaper.
    
The award is reserved for women who have made significant contributions to the financial services industry by positively influencing their business and community. Nominations were submitted by trade associations, corporate leaders and other members of the profession, and the honorees were chosen by the editorial staff of Finance and Commerce, a daily newspaper covering Twin Cities business news.

“For many years the members of ACA International have been grateful for the outstanding service and tireless efforts of both Rozanne and Valerie to improve our association and serve our membership,” ACA International President Jay Gonsalves said. “This well-deserved award is further validation of both Rozanne’s and Valerie’s important contributions not only to our trade association, but to the credit and collection industry and the business community in general.”

Andersen is a member of the executive management team at ACA International and oversees the association’s day-to-day operations. She has been instrumental in developing and furthering ACA’s government affairs initiatives.

Hayes is also a member of ACA’s executive management team and is responsible for overseeing ACA’s legal, government affairs and compliance departments as well as ACA’s dispute resolution program.

ACA International, the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, is the comprehensive, knowledge-based resource for success in the credit and collection industry. Founded in 1939, ACA brings together more than 5,500 members worldwide, including third-party collection agencies, asset buyers, attorneys, creditors and vendor affiliates. The association establishes ethical standards, produces a wide variety of products, services and publications, and articulates the value of the credit and collection industry to businesses, policy makers and consumers. For more information about ACA International, visit http://www.acainternational.org.