Bernadette McCormick is vice president, strategic relations for Business Wire and is based out of their Minneapolis office. In this role, Bernadette works with key publicly traded companies nationwide and oversees the Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota region. Previously, Bernadette served as director, strategic relations. Bernadette earned her BA degree in Art, Journalism and Economics from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. and her MA in general design from the University of Minnesota. Bernadette has extensive international experience and has lived in Jordan, Cyprus, Lebanon, South Korea, India, Israel, Egypt and Syria. She is fluent in Thai.