Toni Drake, CCE TRM Financial Services, Inc.

     Toni Drake, CCE received her BBA Degree in Business Management from Angelo State University in 1981, and she has served in the Credit and Collection profession since that time. She became a member of National Association of Credit Management (NACM) in 1983 and has remained active since. She received her CBA (Credit Business Associate) Designation in 1993 and her CCE (Certified Credit Executive) Designation in 1996. She is a 2010 graduate of the NACM Graduate School of Credit and Financial Management. Her background has been concentrated in oil and gas credit having been employed for such companies as Continental Emsco, and Wilson Industries.

     In 1998, she began TRM Financial Services, Inc., which services companies in the area of business credit. Her company performs such services as assisting companies in the development of credit departments, as well as education and staff training. TRM also provides outsourcing services for companies as needed. Clients have included such companies as Verio, Inc., Key Energy Services, Inc., National Oilwell, United Fuel and Energy, Primesource Building Products, Preferred Pump and Equipment, The Reynolds Company, and Basic Energy Services.

     Through her association with NACM-Southwest, Ms. Drake has chaired numerous credit groups. She has taught the CAP (Credit Administration Program) courses as well as participated in numerous local, regional, and national seminars as a speaker. She has served on the NACM-Southwest Board of Directors since 1993 and continues to serve at this time. On the NACM-Southwest Board of Directors she served on its Education, Audit, and Investments Committee as well as serving as the National Liaison. She led the board as its Chairman in 2001 and again in 2002. At this time, she serves the NACM-Southwest Board as its Treasurer. In 2002, she was awarded the Credit Executive of the Year Award from NACM-Southwest.

     Ms. Drake began to serve NACM-National as a board member in 2003. Previous to that, she was appointed to the National Education Committee and the Policy Committee. She now serves as Vice-Chairman, Southern Region, for NACM-National. In 2009, Ms. Drake was awarded the National CCE Designation of Excellence from NACM-National.