CHICAGO (March 31, 2016) — Association Forum announces the appointment of its incoming Board of Directors. The 2016-2017 Board of Directors will take office on April 1.
Joining the board for a three-year term are two Regular Directors:
Geoffrey Brown, CAE
CEO
National Association of Personal Financial Advisors
Colleen Lawler, CAE
Vice President, Membership & Marketing Strategy
American Medical Association
Joining the board for a one-year term is one Regular Director:
Don Welsh
President and CEO
Destination Marketing Association International
Joining the board for a three-year term is one Supplier Partner Director:
Butch Spyridon
President
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation
"All of incoming board members exemplify the spirit of community, commitment to service and continued dedication to the association management industry,” states Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE, President and CEO, Association Forum. "We are very fortunate to have them on our leadership team as we celebrate our centennial anniversary this year and embark on our journey to a very bright future of another 100 years and beyond."
Continuing on Association Forum’s 2016-2017 Board of Directors:
INCOMING CHAIR
Dave Bergeson, Ph.D., CAE
Executive Director/CEO
Association Management Center
INCOMING CHAIR-ELECT
Rob Paterkiewicz, CAE, MBA, IOM
Executive Director
Selected Independent Funeral Homes
INCOMING SECRETARY-TREASURER
Lynne Thomas Gordon, RHIA, CAE, FACHE, FAHIMA
Chief Executive Officer
American Health Information Management Association
INCOMING IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, GPHR
President & CEO
Management Association
CONTINUING DIRECTORS
Harriet Bogdanowicz, MBA, CAE
Chief Communications Officer
American Planning Association
Mitchell Dvorak, MS, CAE
Executive Director
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
(Effective April 18, 2016)
Kenneth Fischang, CHME, CMP, CTA
President/CEO
Sonoma County Tourism
Matthew Hornberger, MBA, CAE
Associate Executive Director
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
Andrea Wright, CPA
Partner
Johnson Lambert & Co LLP
EX-OFFICIO MEMBER
Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE
President and CEO
Association Forum
LEGAL COUNSEL
Jed Mandel, J.D.
Partner
Chicago Law Partners, LLC
Dave Bergeson, Ph.D., CAE, Executive Director/CEO, of Association Management Center, and chair-Elect, Association Forum's Board of Directors, states, "Association Forum has a unique and exciting responsibility to ensure that the ways we serve our members are effective and meaningful, providing them with useful knowledge, access to thought leaders and proven examples that they can implement to elevate their own organizations. We wholeheartedly accept that challenge, and, with the leadership of this outstanding board of directors, I look forward to continuing the exciting journey that started in 1916."
Headshots of Association Forum's 2016-2017 Board of Directors can be downloaded
here.
About Association Forum
The mission of Association Forum is to advance the professional practice of association management. Founded in 1916, Association Forum serves 44,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 27 million members and generate $38 billion in global annual expenditures.