“Serving our communities with expert professional development courses.” In 2020, US Transactions Corporation launched UST Education. Growing out of the success of Presidential Forum, UST’s community driven roundtable discussions, UST Education provides high quality continuing education to the business communities in which UST is engaged. Our team ensures proactive support, ease of registration, and fast credentialing for our interactive webinars, and our expert instructors address topics relevant to the professionals we serve.
Wade Tetsuka, President, CEO
Wade is a C.P.A. who brings 20 years of financial expertise and business management experience to U.S. Transactions Corporation. Wade also has an extensive network of contacts within the government contracting arena. He was previously with Ernst & Young in San Francisco and later PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Stuttgart, Germany where he was senior engagement manager responsible for the assurance work for IBM, Kodak, Sony Europe, and several other multinational companies. He also served as President/General Manager to three early-stage fast-growth companies in the life sciences industry. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business with a B.S. in Economics.
Kate is VP of Marketing and Events for UST.
Kate comes to UST from a high-paced marketing firm where her favorite client designed shoes for the working woman. From designing effective marketing strategy for startups to well-established companies, Kate learned to reach different audience groups and craft a message that resonates. She learned to strategically think through problems that arise and solve them with actionable items.
Kate is our graphic designing guru, word wizard and lover of all things music and coffee. Kate is a graduate of the University of West Florida where she earned degrees in Public Relations and Marketing.
You can contact Kate Coffey directly at Kate@ustranscorp.com
Nicole Crabtree, Director of Events
Nicole is Director of Events for UST and Presidential Forum, a collaborative roundtable for C-Level Association executives. She has been instrumental in launching UST Education, a series of continuing professional education webinars geared toward the Association and B2B sectors. Her passion and talent for project management, her detailed execution of go-to-market strategies, and her ability to streamline have proven indispensable in the growth of UST Ed from 1-2 events per month to 3-4 events per week. She is recognized for her leadership style, proactive approach, and the ability to turn a vision into reality.
Nicole graduated from Georgia Tech with a B.S. in Management and a concentration in marketing.
You can contact Nicole Crabtree directly at Nicole@ustranscorp.com
Reilly Moriarty, Marketing Specialist
Reilly Moriarty is the Marketing Specialist for UST. She is oversees the implementation of social media, SEO and digital media strategies.
Reilly brings with her a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a focus in Marketing from College of Costal Georgia, in Brunswick GA.
Prior to UST Reilly was a Marketing Manager in the payments field for three years for a company titled Tern, which is a FAAS platform that helps clients launch FinTech payment solutions, and in that time she headed Tern’s marketing department as well as helped develop brand voice, socials, and more. This role provided Reilly with an in-depth look into the payments industry as well as how to build a marketing presence with a small team for a start-up company from the ground up.
Reilly is passionate about personal growth, accomplishing goals, and doing the best to excel in every endeavor put before her.
You can contact Reilly Moriarty directly at Reilly@ustranscorp.com