For the past 9 years, Marcia Schemper-Carlock has worked for Verizon Communications. Her current role is Manager of Client Research for the Verizon Information Research Network (VIRN). Marcia has been influential in positioning VIRN as Verizon’s centralized research organization. This award-winning team provides enterprise access to market research, secondary news sources, equity reports, and many more resources through its website. In addition to evaluating new research tools and products, Marcia assists with custom research projects for product development, competitor analysis, and executive presentations. Marcia is a recognized leader in the research/library field.