Angela Preston

Angela Preston has over 20 years of experience as a licensed attorney and has held various leadership roles in the background screening industry. From 2001 to 2011, they worked at OPENonline, where they served as Executive Vice President and later as Vice President and General Counsel. Angela provided leadership, management, and vision to effectively grow business and ensure financial strength. Prior to that, Angela served as the Director of Member and Professional Development at the Ohio State Bar Association. From 2012 to 2015, Angela worked as the Vice President of Compliance and General Counsel for EmployeeScreenIQ, where they had extensive expertise in employment law, privacy law, EEO law, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Since 2016, they have been the Senior Vice President and Counsel of Corporate Ethics and Compliance at Sterling.

Angela Preston obtained a Juris Doctor (JD) degree in Law from Capital University Law School, where they studied from 1988 to 1991. Prior to that, they attended Ohio Dominican University from 1984 to 1988, earning a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in English and Political Science. In 2015, Angela also obtained a certification as a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) from the Compliance Certification Board, SCCE.