Kaija Dankers joins LatCham as an individual member. Kaija is an Operations Manager at Waddell and Reed Financial, a company that provides investment management and financial planning services to clients throughout the United States. She graduated with a BA in Global and International Studies from UC Santa Barbara in 2002, and spent the summer as an intern for the Joint Baltic American National Committee. She has worked in various industries including advertising, wholesale mortgage lending, and finance. Kaija served three years on the board of the American Latvian Youth Association and is now serving her second term on the board of the American Latvian Association. She resides in Redondo Beach, CA.