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Vickie joined MTS TRAVEL in 1993 as Accounting Manager and in 1996 was appointed CFO, where she is responsible for corporate-wide accounting functions including the annual audit, budgets, finance and cash management. In addition, she overseas the financial component of acquisitions, regulatory compliance, insurance, employee benefits and special projects.
With the growth of MTS TRAVEL during her tenure, Vickie has facilitated the acquisition of three companies including due diligence prior to the acquisitions, and implementation of systems thereafter. She has been the team leader for implementation of MTS TRAVEL' new automated accounting system software, which has brought state-of-the-art standards to financial systems across the company.
Prior to MTS TRAVEL, Vickie served as Divisional Vice President, Controller and Systems Coordinator for the Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., a regional department store chain headquartered in York, PA. She directed general accounting, statistical analysis, SEC reporting and external auditing corporate-wide. She was Treasurer and CFO of the department store, Watt & Shand, in Lancaster for four years until it was acquired by Bon-Ton. Her early career includes financial posts with Woodstream Corp. and Quinlan Pretzel Company, in Pennsylvania.
Vickie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University, majoring in Management with a concentration in Accounting. | 