resource profession," said Mary Power, CAE, Executive Director of the HR Certification Institute.

The HR Certification Institute is affiliated with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest organization dedicated exclusively to the human resource profession. The Institute's purpose is to promote the establishment of professional standards and to recognize professionals who meet those standards.

Melinda joined Farm Credit in 1991 and resides in Champaign
with her husband, Ed.

Farm Credit Services of Illinois is a farmer owned and directed agriculture lending cooperative based in Mahomet. With $2.4 billion of assets and 175 employees in 21 branch offices, Farm Credit provides competitive farm financing and crop insurance expertise to 8,000 farm families, agribusinesses, and rural landowners throughout the southern 60 counties of Illinois.