LeAnita Ragland-Brooks, is Vice President Sales Fifth Third Processing Solutions LLC where she leads a sales team responsible for Visa/MasterCard acquisition in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois. Her corporate career spans 20 years (Xerox, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and American Express). She has consistently built high performing business development and client retention teams and created strategy to drive increased revenue results.

LeAnita’s speaking engagements include:

• Moderating the business round table at the 2009 WVON Small Business Forum
• The Chatham Business Forum
• Serving as a panelists at Notre Dame, Irish Leaders 2008 MBA Leadership Conference
• She also taught Phenomenal Sales Skills for the Urban League Entrepreneurial Center.

LeAnita balances her corporate career with philanthropy and designing jewelry. She chaired the Silver Wicket Croquet fundraiser for the Winnetka Woman's Club; was a founding member of Gallery 659 ( an artist's cooperative); served on the boards of the Winnetka Woman's Club and the North Shore Junior League. She was featured in Redbook Magazine, Today's Chicago Woman and Fox News for her achievement as a leader in corporate America and as an entrepreneur.

LeAnita graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. She has been married to her husband Alvin who is an attorney in private practice and they have two children Alexis and Brandon. They live on Chicago's North Shore.