Prior to forming Avalon Global, Ms. Kukacka was a Portfolio Manager at Montgomery Asset Management. She began her career there in 1995 as a Senior Analyst, where she was responsible for global equity research in the consumer non-durables, consumer services, and healthcare-related sectors, as well as managing a number of global equity portfolios and hedge funds. Prior to joining Montgomery, Ms. Kukacka worked at CS First Boston Investment (1994 to 1995), where she was an equity research analyst covering the consumer cyclical and non-durable sectors. Before that, she was an Equity Research Analyst at Dresdner RCM Capital Management (1990 to 1994), providing fundamental-based analysis for more than $12 billion in equity investments. Ms. Kukacka holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with minors in Chemistry and Biology from Bucknell University.