{"id":1656,"date":"2024-01-02T17:25:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adventgroup.com\/?page_id=1656"},"modified":"2024-01-02T17:38:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T17:38:56","slug":"rick-fernandez","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/adventgroup.com\/?page_id=1656","title":{"rendered":"Rick Fernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-3db2cb2a alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-cc48c883\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4175656b\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">advent group team<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-7ec48b08\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Rick Fernandez<\/h1><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">VP, Chief Certification Officer<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-405ec0a2\">\n<div 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