Capitol Hill veteran Tessa Berner possesses a diverse and valuable background in fields ranging from legislative affairs and foreign policy to finance and data analytics. Tessa joined The Ingram Group after serving as director of finance data at the Republican National Committee, where she led a team of analysts to develop data-driven fundraising strategies for members of Congress and congressional candidates. Tessa also has expertise in strategic fundraising, business development and policy research. She served as a research assistant at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, where she analyzed geopolitical issues and contributed to reports on international security. She also interned with the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee under the leadership of former Chair Sen. Bob Corker, tracking legislation and preparing background materials for congressional hearings. Tessa attended the University of Tennessee, earning a bachelor’s degree in business marketing and international relations. With expertise in innovative data solutions, data visualization, financial modeling, and policy research, Tessa brings a results-driven approach to clients of The Ingram Group.  

Margo Ingram-Edwards joined The Ingram Group in 2017 after a three-year stint as a small business owner and operator in Knoxville, Tennessee. She serves many roles in The Ingram Group, including, but not limited to, being Chief Administrative Officer, in-house Graphic Designer, Executive Assistant to The Group’s CEO, and a general Staff Assistant. As CAO, she oversees staff, and office management, and helps create and implement internal initiatives. As Executive Assistant, she fully manages the Group’s Founder and CEO’s schedule, serves as his proxy when appropriate, and assists in client-related projects to help him fulfill his duties. Margo’s favorite area of expertise is serving as our internal graphic designer to turn ideas and projects into easily digestible and visually interesting information by ways of creating one-pagers for Hill days, convention reports, PowerPoint presentations, logos and websites, infographics, event branding and more.

Laurel Beth McPherson is an active CPA with experience in both internal, external, and international accounting, including tax and internal audit. Most recently, she was a member of the internal audit department at HCA Healthcare, where she oversaw accounts receivable valuation processes and financial statement and internal control audits for various lines of business. During her time with HCA, she spent two years on rotation in London, England working exclusively with the company’s UK division. She started her career with PwC where she prepared tax filings for public and private corporations and partnerships.

Laurel Beth attended the University of Tennessee where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business and a master’s degree in accounting. She and her husband, Ryan, have one son.