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The Securities Industry Association (SIA) has announced the appointment of St. Lawrence Trustee Melissa MacGregor '98 as assistant vice president and assistant general counsel in its Washington, DC, office. MacGregor comes to SIA from Crowell & Moring LLP, where she worked as an associate in the securities regulatory and enforcement group.

"Melissa MacGregor has a considerable amount of experience that we are excited to tap into at SIA," said SIA President Marc Lackritz. "Her background representing a number of our members will make her a valuable addition to our legal department."

MacGregor's earned her St. Lawrence degree in government and history, and was elected to the national academic honor society Phi Beta Kappa and the leadership honorary Omicron Delta Kappa. She also studied in London for a semester, through the University's International and Intercultural Studies Program and earned her law degree, with honors, from the American University Washington College of Law in 2001. As an alumna, MacGregor has served as chair of the D.C. Young Alumni Committee, been a GOLD Committee co-chair and volunteered as a career advisor.

Posted: September 8, 2005