Renaissance Partners, L.C.

Ms. McKinley has over 25 years experience in the retail and consulting industries with significant emphasis on merchandise planning, allocation, distribution and information systems. Most recently she served on the executive Committee of the Lane Bryant division of The Limited, Inc., as Vice President – Merchandise Planning and Allocation, improving regional inventory assortments, allocation and productivity. Dena previously served as Vice President – Merchandise Planning and Allocation at Sportmart and Vice President – MIS at the Rich’s/Goldsmith’s division of Federated Department Stores. Prior to joining Federated, Dena operated her own consulting practice, McKinley Associates, and individually and in conjunction with Senn-Delaney Management Consultants, specialized in merchandise organization, process improvement, information systems, planning, software design and purchase. Her retail management background developed from positions as Vice President – Controller of the L.S. Ayres division of May Department Stores, Vice President – MIS at May Company – California and Vice President – MIS of Macy’s Midwest. Dena’s systems expertise includes Arthur, MMS, E3, Inforem, JDA and STS. Ms. McKinley began her career on the Executive Training Squad at Bamberger’s after earning a Master’s Degree at Temple University and she currently serves on the Advisory Board of the Rogers & Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Kent State University.