Nikki Eatchel has more than 24 years of experience in the assessment industry. She has spent the majority of her career focused in the areas of assessment development and psychometrics and has served in executive leadership positions for these areas in a number of global assessment organizations. In her positions she has worked in the education, certification and licensure, and employment testing markets. She has been personally responsible for large-scale, global assessment programs as well as statewide clients, working in some capacity with all 50 states within the U.S. Nikki was the Chair of the Board for the Association of Test Publishers (ATP) in 2017 and currently serves as an Executive Board Member. She has presented over 60 papers and presentations at such conferences as ATP, E-ATP, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), the International Personnel Management Association (IPMA), and the Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation (CLEAR).