ASAE announced that 112 association professionals recently received their Certified Association Executive credential. They will be honored, along with the winter 2015 class of CAEs, at the ASAE annual meeting, Aug. 8-11 in Detroit. CAE Commission chairman is Kimberly A. Knight, MBA, CMP, CAE, assistant corporate secretary and board relations director for AARP.
The next CAE examination will be Dec. 4. Application deadline is Sept. 25. Details: ASAE credentialing senior director Lori Furtado, 202-626-2759 or caedept@asaecenter.org.
ASAE 2015 summer class of CAEs
California
Marcel Bourdase, MPA, AM Division manager, Professional Exchange Service Corporation, Fresno
Colorado
Dot Wright, CEO, Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado, Denver
District of Columbia
Shani Watts Bagley, PMP, operations and technology asst. VP, American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity
Andrea M. Burnett, MBA, info technology svcs sr. director, American Council on Education
Kristin Clarke, business journalist; Soc Resp. director, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
Matthew A. Coffindaffer, volunteer relations manager, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership
Kraig Thomas Conrad, MBA
Katrina S. Crist, MBA, CEO, Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Greg Doggett, J.D., legal and policy affairs counsel, 340B Health
Joshua Hunt, REALTOR.org managing director, National Association of Realtors, DC office
Jakub M. Konysz, M.A., strategic global initiatives manager, American Chemical Society
Shomari Raymond McCrimons, MBA, data analytics manager, AARP Services
Rick Peluso, MBA, CFO, American Society of Interior Designers
Christina Woodall Ronaldson, CPM, affinity programs director, National Association of Home Builders
Patricia M. Sakellarides (Saks), operations VP, Corn Refiners Association
Deborah Marie Young, associate program officer, National Academy of Engineering
Florida
Marsha Kiner, M.S., associate executive director, Association of Florida Colleges, Tallahassee
Louise Lobinske, QAS, administrative assistant, Cardinal Staffing Services, Tallahassee
Christian D. Malesic, MBA, IOM, CEO, Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida
Georgia
Karen I. Bremer, executive director, Georgia Restaurant Association, Atlanta
Illinois
Mary Beth Benner, senior operations manager, Association Management Center, Chicago
Larisa E. Bezak, member services and operations manager, CFA Society of Chicago
William C. Bruce, CTO, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Jose L. Cariño, MBA, profess. development services director, Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals, Saint Charles
Kimberly A. Eskew, MBA, executive director, SmithBucklin
Karen M. Freeman, FACHE, customer service assistant director, American College of Healthcare Executives, Chicago
Susan Hohenhaus, LPD, R.N., CEN, FAEN, executive director, Emergency Nurses Association, Des Plaines
Joan A. Kram, FACHE, executive director, Association Management Center, Chicago
Emily A. Muse, communities and programs manager, Association Management Center
Sara J. Nelli, marketing specialist, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Park Ridge
Jennifer Nemkovich, strategic planning and operations director, American College of Chest Physicians, Glenview
Christie Pruyn, executive director, MPI Chicago, Meeting Expectations, Oak Brook
Betty A. Sanders, MBA, board of governors senior manager, American College of Surgeons, Chicago
Tracy J. Sereiko, MBA, member services associate executive director, American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rosemont
Allison Summers, CIS, executive director, Zonta International, Oak Brook
Jennifer M. Ver Huel, member org. involvement and reporting director, American Medical Association, Chicago
Jason Wampler, information management and technology director, Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago
Indiana
Michele L. Camarco, business affairs director, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Carmel
Iowa
Megan Baker, operations director, Association of Boards of Certification, Ankeny
Jessica Dunker, CEO, Iowa Restaurant Association, West Des Moines
Kansas
Stephanie Newman, association manager, AMP Management Services, Olathe
Kentucky
Miranda Rose Chaplin, CASE operations coordinator, National Association of Agricultural Educators, Lexington
Maryland
Tobin P. Conley, technology management senior consultant, DelCor Technology Solutions, Silver Spring
Eduardo Leite de Oliveira Nunes, transfusion medicine, standards senior director, AABB, Bethesda
Kristen M. Philips, IOM, account executive, Joseph E. Shaner Co., Baltimore
Cecilia Sepp, consultant and writer, CS Association Services, Silver Spring
Massachusetts
Patricia Crowley, governance and member rel. VP, Massachusetts Hospital Association, Burlington
Kimberly Prosper, IOM, CMP, specialty society relations, Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham
David F. White, Esq., governmental affairs director, Massachusetts Dental Society, Southborough
Minnesota
Jonathan Horsman, communications director, Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association, Saint Paul
Michelle A. Jones, assistant director and project manager, Matrix Meetings, Rochester
Missouri
Melissa Mahoney, operations senior director, International Association of Administrative Professionals, Kansas City
Sharica Smallwood Ware, chapter relations manager, American Public Works Association, Kansas City
Nevada
April Miller, R.C., executive administrator, Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors
New Jersey
Michael V. Brennan, CMP, IOM, executive director, Anthony J. Jannetti, Pitman
Valerie J.W. Finch, CMA, controller, Institute of Management Accountants, Montvale
Karyn Waller, CPA, association executive, Certification SpecialistKendall Park
New York
Kristen Phillips, MPA, communications manager and editor, LeadingAge New York, Latham
Courtney L. White, MLS, outreach director, American Thoracic Society, New York
North Carolina
Amy Dawn Everett, member services manager, North Carolina Rural Water Association, Welcome
Elizabeth Green, OTR/L, CDRS, CEO, ADED: The Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists, Hickory
Brent Allen Hazelett, MPA, COO, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, Raleigh
Kirby Jerel Noel, senior account manager, FirstPoint Management Resources, Raleigh
Linda C. Owens, president, IMI Association Executives, Morrisville
Lisa Ward, public afairs director, North Carolina Dental Society, Raleigh
Blair Wilburn, IOM, communications and marketing director, North Carolina Association of Realtors, Greensboro
Ohio
Lucianne Ridolfo, education and membership director, Ohio Foot and Ankle Medical Association, Columbus
Dixie J. Russell, CMP, managing director, Offinger Management, Columbus
Kristy L. Spires, CFO, Ohio Education Association, Columbus
Pennsylvania
Kimberly Wieland, MPH, executive director, Fernley and Fernley, Philadelphia
Tennessee
Betty J. Cartwright, CMP, meeting and financial services director, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Memphis
Elizabeth Wasternack, senior project manager, Parthenon Management Group, Brentwood
Texas
Christopher Bugbee, COO, OneStar Foundation, Austin
Jody Elrod, training and curriculum dev. director, Associated Plumbing Heating and Cooling Contractors of Texas, Buda
Kelly George, distance learning director, SeminarWeb, Austin
Esmeralda González, professional development coordinator, Texas Association of School Business Officials, Austin
Claire Morris Idell, Texas area director, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Austin
Taylor Y. Jackson, CMP, business development director, Austin Apartment Association
Matthew L. Marcial, CMP, MBA, events senior director, Meeting Professionals International, Dallas
Frank Mortl III, EVP, American Fire Sprinkler Association, Dallas
Diane Tyler, director, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program, Austin
Virginia
Anna Amselle, CPA, MBA, CFO, National Recreation and Park Association, Ashburn
Barbara J. Armentrout, relationship director, Marketing General, Alexandria
Ernest J. Barrens, chapter relations, Northeast region director, American Inns of Court Foundation, Alexandria
Howard Berman, membership and administration director, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Alexandria
Susanne Connors Bowman, co-owner. Haefer Group. Merrifield
John F. Boyle, prof. dev. and educ. asst VP, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, Falls Church
Matthew D. Brusch, MBA, communications and practice info. VP, National Investor Relations Institute, Alexandria
Mark Cannon, COO/CFO, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International, Alexandria
Andrew Clarke, Dunn Loring
Alexandra A. Cortez, IOM, professional development program manager, Construction Management Association of America, McLean
Meeghan De Cagna, M.S., student engagement VP, American Academy of Physician Assistants, Alexandria
L. Eileen Erickson, APR+M, comms and marketing director, Society of American Military Engineers, Alexandria
DeeJay R. Garringo, programs and membership sr. director, STAT Association Management and Marketing, Fairfax
Alison E. Heron, membership, ivision and units director, Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington
Kelly C. Hoff, technology and development director, American Thyroid Association, Falls Church
Jennifer Sunshine Jushchuk, PHR, CCP human resources manager, NTCA - Rural Broadband Association, Arlington
Thomas J. Kearney, CPA, CFO, American Frozen Food Institute, McLean
Kenzie Mahla, IOM, governance and chapter relations director, Construction Management Association of America, McLean
Daniel Marin, operations and administration manager, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Arlington
Jennifer S. Moulton, IOM, administration director, American Wholesale Marketers Association, Fairfax
Alexandra Mouw, strategic web solutions sr. consultant, Results Direct, Alexandria
Richard T. O'Grady, senior adviser, American Institute of Biological Sciences, McLean
Amber Okes, MPA, board relations and business planning manager, HR Certification Institute, Alexandria,
Janay B. Rickwalder, membership, marketing and comm VP, National Pest Management Association, Fairfax
Matt Riley. professional development senior director, National Court Reporters Association, Vienna
Lisa M. Stover, CPA, CFO, HR Certification Institute, Alexandria
Joyce Warner (Neverov), MBA, SVP, IREX, Alexandria
Victoria N. Wenzel-Lamb, MBA, SNMTS admin leadership dir, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Reston
Washington
Jeffrey B. Curwen, management consultant, Renton
Jolie Estes, M.S., owner/executive director, Innovative Management Solutions, Everett
Wisconsin
Michelle Czosek, associate director, AMPED - Association Management Partners and Executive Directors, Madison
112 association professionals earn certification in June