Lora Rossi Email & Phone Number

Lora Rossi is Director, Stakeholder Relations at CMC-Canada. Her key areas of focus include fostering and formalizing recognized relationships with other Associations / organizations and Universities / Colleges with the objective of creating long-term, strategic partnerships and developing new opportunities and increased member value for CMCs and management consultants across Canada. Other areas of focus include professional development, international relations, government advocacy and member engagement. With over 13 years of experience in Association Management in a variety of roles, Lora has been instrumental in developing long-term strategic alliances with industry stakeholders, developing successful membership growth and retention strategies and campaigns and creating new industry, discipline and skills-based professional development opportunities and programs for members. A graduate of the University of Guelph, Lora holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. She has studied extensively in the creative and performing arts including at the acclaimed The Second City in Toronto and has also performed with The Guelph Little Theatre (Guelph) and The East Side Players Theatre (Toronto). Always looking to learn and build on the things she is passionate about, Lora is also accredited as a Certified Home Stager and creates commissioned art pieces (acrylics on canvas). An active volunteer in her local community, Lora sat on St. John Elementary School's Advisory Council and was Chair of their Community Relations Committee (2005/2006).With the goal of being a thought and change leader in the not-for-profit sector, Lora is an active member of the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) and is actively working towards her Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation.Lora has been married for 10 years to Rob and her proudest achievements are, and always will be, her two little boys - Julian, 8 and Noah, 6.Specialties: Member Services, Professional Development, Client & Stakeholder Relationship Management, Marketing, Retention & Growth, NFP Strategic Management, Advocacy, Marketing.Acting / Improv, Painting, Home Staging / Interior Design, Writing