ALAN MURDOCK: Alan started his professional career as a financial analyst for General Electric Company after receiving a BS degree in management from Brigham Young University and an MBA degree in finance from the University of Utah. After realizing a life in the corporate world was not for him, he continued working as a consultant for various companies and began working and volunteering for non-profit arts organizations. He has been working internationally for most of the last 15 years and currently works for American Councils for International Education in Kyiv, Ukraine.