Association News: ASAE & The Center

Leadership Academy selects 25 young professionals for second class

WASHINGTON, D.C. — ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership has recently selected 25 students for the second class of its Leadership Academy, a program that focuses on preparing young professionals for executive positions in the association and nonprofit industry.

The Academy aims to develop young professionals into leaders and prepare them to serve their organizations in the changing work environment to proactively address 21st century workforce issues.

“The future of the association community lies in young professionals, who are continuing to advance through the ranks of management and lead organizations in the association and nonprofit community,” said ASAE & The Center President and CEO John H. Graham IV, CAE. “Now is the time to prepare young professionals and cultivate their talents.”

Supported in part by a grant from American Express, the Academy provides an innovative learning environment that meets the changing needs of future leaders, and the environments they participate in as they progress in their careers. It will involve interactive learning methods, including online education and web-based discussions facilitated by CenterU, ASAE & The Center’s online education provider. The students will have an opportunity to interact with fellow participants online as well as face-to-face during key events, like the Great Ideas Conference, Future Leaders Conference and Annual Meeting & Exposition.

As part of ASAE & The Center’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, students were selected in a blind review process from a broad pool of applicants representing local, regional and national organizations from across the country. Students embody diverse demographics and affiliations.

The Leadership Academy Class of 2011 includes:

Abigail Young — Pennsylvania Music Educators
Jessica Forte —  Pennsylvania Dental Association
Haleema Burton  — National Association of College and University Attorneys
Blake Boynton  —  National Contract Management Association
Allyson M Hayes —  Oncology Nursing Society
Sarah Hagy — Fernley & Fernley, Inc
Jennifer Manthei — American College of Healthcare Executives
Kate Martin —    National Telecommunications Cooperative Association
Jody Bath — Executive Directors, Inc
Deah Shaw —  American Bakers Association
John D Cloys —  Americans for the Arts
Jamie Andriopoulos —  Association Management Center
Jennifer Roman —  Society of Intervention Radiology
Megahan Brown —  Nevada Cattleman's Association
Colin Unser — American Association for the study of Liver Diseases
Sarah Karle —  USGBC
Noreen Rich —  Irrigation Association
Christine West —  Military Officers Association of America
Lindsay Tiffany —  Building Owners and Managers Association International
Diana Tavares — American Society for Nutrition
Matthew Ivory — SNM
Amanda Barthel —  The Harrington Company
LaKesha Gathers —  International Bottled Water Association
Carrie Ngo —  USGBC
Ryan Butts —  Register of Interpreters for the Deaf

For more information about ASAE & The Center’s Leadership Academy, visit www.asaecenter.org/academy.

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is a membership organization of more than 22,000 association executives and industry partners representing more than 11,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary organizations across the United States and in 50 countries around the world. The Center for Association Leadership is the premier provider of learning, knowledge and future-oriented research for the association profession. Together, ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association community. For more information about ASAE & The Center, visit www.asaecenter.org.