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BIO: Heather Acerra is a group benefits consultant and small business owner.  She has over twenty years of human resources leadership experience including compensation and benefits consulting, staffing and employee engagement, and training and organizational development. Heather is passionate about helping employers design plans to attract and retain employees in a cost-effective manner.  In her role as College Relations Chair on the HRA of Greater Oak Brook Board, and now as IL State SHRM College Relations Director, she enjoys helping college students learn about the disciplines of human resources and benefits.  Heather and her husband invented an award-winning educational toy called Lux Blox. Founding a small business which manufactures and distributes domestically and internationally has provided her with first-hand experience of the challenges and excitement of today’s economy.