Lydia McAlister is the Information Systems Security Auditor for QuikTrip Corporation (QT), based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  She has been with the company for 10 years.  Lydia is currently responsible for QuikTrip's information security compliance and audit program, and also performs functions in other areas of I/T including disaster recovery and business continuity. 

Lydia has served as the primary point of contact for PCI related issues at QuikTrip since the program began.  Besides the annual PCI assessment process, she is responsible for insuring that QT's systems and new initiatives continue to preserve compliance between assessments.  Lydia is also tasked with making sure that QT remains on the leading edge of future PCI related issues.  QT was the first level 1 merchant to be certified PCI compliant by their acquiring bank, and has maintained compliant status ever since.  

Lydia is a graduate of Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor, and is a member of several professional organizations including the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, and the PCI Council.  She has presented on PCI topics at previous NACSTech and NATSO conventions.