As President of Association Management at Smithbucklin, I lead all aspects of Smithbucklin’s association management practice, comprised of a portfolio of trade associations, credentialing and standards-setting organizations, and professional and scientific societies headquartered in our Chicago, Washington, D.C., and San Ramon, CA offices. I am privileged to work with our client organizations to help them achieve their missions. I live our values of Optimism, Ambition, Expertise, and Thoughtfulness daily, along with 700 smart and passionate colleagues at Smithbucklin and more than 800 board members committed to advancing their industry, field, or profession.I lead a team that provides service excellence, strategic growth planning, thought leadership, technical expertise, and regulatory knowledge across a wide range of services, including membership development, recruitment and retention, event experience management, sponsorship sales, industry advocacy, and government relations, education and credentialing program management, brand management, product marketing, and technology enablement. I also serve as General Manager of Smithbucklin's Washington, D.C. office and have the pleasure of working with nearly 200 association professionals serving our client organizations in the nation's capital.I began my career at Smithbucklin as executive director of the Bank Insurance & Securities Association, providing strategic direction to this financial services industry organization. Prior to joining SmithBucklin in 2011, I had served as chief operating officer for The Times Mirror Company (now McGraw Hill), leading product development and delivery, marketing and sales performance, and as executive vice president and chief operating officer for BAI, an association that provides information, intelligence, and research for the global financial services industry.
Listed skills include Financial Services, Strategy, Leadership, Banking, and 18 others.