Through the Noise

As Director of Client Success at Gravitate Solutions, Rebecca draws upon her decade of experience as a business analyst and project manager to create smooth implementation experiences for clients. As clients journey into data analysis and reporting, Rebecca takes pride in guiding them toward tools and strategies that cultivate data-driven decision making.

Gravitate Solutions is the creator of Nucleus, the first data analytics platform built specifically for associations and nonprofits. As of the publication of this recording, Nucleus is GDPR compliant

Dr. Barbara P. "Barb" Glenn is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Barb is a scientist with decades of experience as a policy researcher and advocate for agriculture.

NASDA represents the Commissioners, Secretaries, and Directors of the state departments of agriculture in all fifty states and four U.S. territories.

Raz is a business, technology, and information governance attorney. His practice focuses on privacy and data security, information technology transactions and licensing, and data management.

WTP is a full-service law firm with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, including domestic and international nonprofit organizations and associations.

Julie Riggs serves as the Maryland Program Manager for Serving Together. She has over 20 years in the nonprofit sector; spending the past 10 years working for the military and veteran-focused nonprofits in both San Diego and the National Capital Region.

ServingTogether, a program of EveryMind is dedicated to creating a more coordinated system of care and easier access to services for military, veterans and their families.

Michael France is the Managing Director of Safety & Training for the National Air Transportation Association, overseeing the Association's Safety 1st program. Michael has extensive experience throughout the general aviation ground handling industry in safety, training and fuel quality management and is a frequent instructor of many of NATA's in-person training events.

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has been the voice of aviation business for over 75 years. Representing nearly 2,300 aviation businesses, NATA's member companies provide a broad range of services to general aviation, the airlines and the military and NATA serves as the public policy group representing the interests of aviation businesses before Congress and the federal agencies.

We haven't delved much into the world of the arts and the nonprofits that support them but we're thrilled to branch out with our guest from the Houston Arts Alliance. John Abodeely is the CEO of the Houston Arts Alliance and we're also joined by Ed Spitzberg, the Principal of Spitzberg Advisors who has provided strategic planning and other services to bolster the staff of small arts organizations. As a former nonprofit executive, Ed Spitzberg understands what nonprofits need -- and don't. While it may not always be possible to hire a full-time staff member to solve a problem, many consultants bring a wealth of nonprofit experience and can help address your problems on a project basis. Join us for this look into a local arts organization and how they make it work.

Water is everywhere -- until it's not. On the East Coast, we tend to take water for granted, we rarely have droughts and clean, safe, water is seemingly always available with a flick of the wrist. Water conservation is a critical issue today for billions of people around the world and we've invited Ian Lyle, the Executive Vice President of the National Water Resources Association to the show to give us some perspective. Think about dinner last night? Did you have wine? Beer? A single glass of wine requires 28 glasses of water to produce! Like this show? Leave us a review on iTunes!

As we get closer to tax season and people begin fretting about their deductions and refunds, we thought we'd speak to someone in the world of finance who is making a big difference for financial professionals and their clients. James Kaitz is the President and CEO of the Association For Financial Professionals and under his leadership, the organization has pursued a standardization of the profession by creating an offer an exam to measure knowledge and competency. The AFP represents 15,000 individuals globally and holds regular conferences. If your organization's financial professionals are looking for a community or a credential, the AFP is the place to start.

We constantly talk to representatives from major national and international organizations and today we're thrilled to speak with two people who put their energies towards organizing for their profession on a local level, through chapters. Brent Hayhurst and Stephenie Sikorski join us from the DC Chapter of the American Marketing Association where he is the current and outgoing president and she is the incoming president of a very active and all-volunteer board. They engage with professionals around the DC area and provide mentoring, networking, and educational opportunities for members across all levels of the profession. Don't miss this episode to learn how the marketers market to other marketers.