Management Team

Experienced in every aspect of operating a not-for-profit organization, our Executive Directors focus on your particular needs, build relationships with elected leaders, work with them to establish goals, and achieve success through effective programming, communication, and management of resources. Meet our Executive Directors: All are highly regarded in the field, have a wealth of management experience and many have graduate degrees or are Certified Association Executives (CAE). The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Less than 5% of all association professionals have earned the CAE.

Executive Directors

• David Bergeson, PhD CAE
• Amy Claver, MS
• Anne Cordes, MBA
• Thomas Drake, CAE
• Kay V. Granath, CAE CMP
• Karen Nason, CAE
• Phil Saigh, MA
  
• Steve Smith, MS CAE
• Stacy L. Sochacki, MS
  
• Catherine H. Underwood, MBA
  

Directors

• Clay Baznik
• Kathryn Checea
• Karen Kramer, MBA SPHR
• Ron Moen
• John Ozga, CPA MBA
  
• Ron Powell