NAATBatt Staff
Jim Greenberger has served as Executive Director of NAATBatt International since co-founding the organization in 2008. He was previously a partner in the Chicago office of the law firm of Reed Smith LLP, where he his practice concentrated in commercial finance, venture capital and cleantech. He received his B.A. from Haverford College and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Paula Szyper served as Director of Meetings at NAATBatt for eight years before being promoted to Director of Member Services. Paula has worked for more than 15 years in the meetings management business for companies ranging from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. She is a certified project manager having received her PMP in 2015. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Saint Xavier University and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Patty Anderson, a Certified Association Executive, has dedicated her career to association management, including serving as a co-owner of the Pacific Northwest’s first accredited association management company. She’s directed numerous trade associations and professional societies. A past Washington Society for Association Excellence “Executive of the Year”, Patty also holds a certificate from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institutes for Organization Management and has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government from the University of Puget Sound.
Cheryl Anderson launched her career in marketing and public relations with Revlon, where she became the youngest Regional Supervisor. She then joined a full-service CPA firm and became the firm’s COO Partner before starting her own advisory firm. In 2015, Cheryl founded Executive Accounting Solutions to provide CFO advisory services to companies that require financial expertise but do not need a full-time CFO. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Michigan State University and an MBA from Indiana University.
This is Vivian Yu’s 6th year editing the NAATBatt Weekly. She has been a proud owner of the all-electric Mitsubishi i-MiEV since 2012, racking up over 56,000 miles to date. Vivian is a CPA. She received her B.S. degree in Accounting and International Business from New York University.