David M. Patt, CAE, has been an association executive for 39 years, serving as CEO for organizations representing physicians, nutritionists, appraisers, runners, nursing home residents, and neighborhood organizations. He has also been a Board President and volunteer leader for professional organizations and community groups, written and spoken about management, sponsorship, advocacy, ethics, and other organizational [...]

Ted Turner, Master Certified Executive coach at ILEC. With over 40 years of leadership experience in the Engineering, Construction and Services industries, Ted has successfully managed large, complex projects in 31 states and 17 countries and four continents. His professional credentials include General Engineering licenses in four states and contractor licenses in 12 states, as [...]

Dr. Allen Pratt is the executive director of the National Rural Education Association. He has served in this role for five years. The focus of his work is providing a unified voice for rural schools and communities. His work in the past has been in the areas of workforce development, school reform, professional learning communities, [...]

Sharon Newport, CAE, is an organizational consultant, facilitator, and executive coach with clients in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors across the globe. Sharon supports her clients' goals of transformational change using expertise in organizational development, diversity, equity, and inclusion, neuroscience, and body intelligence to deliver leading-edge thought leadership for her clients, to meet them where [...]

Cynthia Mills founded The Leaders' Haven to help leaders & teams go beyond business as usual & continuously transform, so they can fulfill their true calling & exceed the expectations of the people they serve. The consultancy partners with clients to align for impact & leverage results through strategy, governance, and leadership. The Leaders' Haven [...]

Jon Bassford is the founder and principal of Lateral Solutions, an operations management and consulting company specializing in the launch and management of internal operations for startups and small businesses. As an operations executive and consultant, Jon's direct leadership has led to the successful launch of more than a dozen organizations. His systems and procedures [...]

Scott A. Herceg, CAE is the Owner and Chief Consultant of Northern Edge Consulting, which specializes in providing Board Development and Operations Training to Non-Profit Organizations as well as expertise in Strategic Planning Facilitation, Staff Development Workshops, and Executive Coaching. Originally from Traverse City Michigan, Scott is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with a Bachelor's Degree [...]

Howard H. Prager, President at Advance Learning Group Howard H. Prager is the author of the new popular book, Make Someone's Day: Becoming a Memorable Leader in Work and Life. He is an author, leadership consultant, executive coach, facilitator, and lifelong association volunteer leader. Throughout his multi-faceted career he inspire, mentors and coaches leaders to [...]

Ms. Enid-Mai Jones is currently the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the Association for State and Territorial Health Officers (ASTHO), and has more than 20 years of association management experience. She is a 2007 scholar in the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP). An active member of the [...]

Brion Nazzaro is the President of the Association of Certified Commercial Cannabis Experts (ACCCE). Brion brings 20 years of risk management and compliance experience in officer and board roles specifically resolving high complexity Memorandums of Understanding, Cease and Desist Orders, and other enforcement actions in highly regulated businesses. ACCCE is a member organization dedicated to [...]