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Lorna Stewart-Booker, MBA, PMP, CSP-SM has an extensive background in project management and client services. In 2020, they began working as the Vice President of Client Services for GSD Mindset, LLC, where they developed the GSD Scrum Method to help agile teams plan, execute, and meet their commitments. Prior to this, they worked as the President and Owner of JJ Gladstone Corp from 2007 to 2019. From 2018 to 2019, they were a Self-employed Coach/Scrum Master/Senior Project Mgr. From 2018 to 2016, they were a Senior Scrum Master for Visa for NetPolarity and a Senior Scrum Master/Coach for TekSystems for Rackspace, the #1 managed cloud company. From 2015 to 2012, they were a Scrum Master/Coach/Mentor/Senior PM for USAA for Teksystems. During this time, they were also the Strategic Advisor and Past President and President of the Austin PMI Chapter from 2012 to 2015. From 2015 to 2012, they worked as a Project Manager II for the Texas Commission on Environment Quality (TCEQ) and a Project Manager II/CSM for TG. From 2011 to 2012, they were a Program Manager for Wayne GE, where they managed over 15 resources on all aspects of agile project life cycle and oversaw all phases of project for account application upgrades.

Lorna Stewart-Booker holds an MBA from St.Edward's University, obtained in 1997, and a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology from City University of New York-Herbert H. Lehman College. Lorna also holds two certifications, a Certified Scrum Professional from the Scrum Alliance obtained in March 2020, and a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from the Scrum Alliance obtained in February 2020.