Healing and Building

At the Solid Waste Association of North America, interim executive leadership strengthened trust and introduced strategy-supporting association management practices.

The kickoff point for a new strategic plan was a fortuitous time for a change in executive leadership that would advance the goals of the Solid Waste Association of North America, an individual membership association of more than 10,000 professionals and 47 chapters committed to advancing the discipline from solid waste management to resource management through education, advocacy, and research. However, the timing of the transition meant that hiring an interim executive to lead the staff while the search for a permanent CEO took place was an urgent, important way to gain strategic momentum. Enter interim chief executive Richard Yep, FASAE, CAE, a thoughtful association management professional who had served as CEO of the American Counseling Association for 24 of the 33 years he spent with the association. Vetted Solutions identified Yep as a candidate for the interim role, and after a thorough selection process, the SWANA board hired him for a six-month engagement.

Transition Time

An interim executive illustrates the art of balancing operations while shepherding an association’s move to a new management model.

When Michele Warholic, Esq., CAE took on the interim CEO role at a global organization, the board of directors already leaned toward transitioning management to an association management company, or AMC, model. While the organization had solid revenue sources and healthy reserves, the leadership observed a need for sustained enhancements to infrastructure and development of staff to support the organization’s business model.

By James Zaniello, FASAE

Shepherding Positive Change

With interim CEO leadership, the American Academy of Pain Medicine is building association management systems and practices, increasing board trust, and setting the stage for sustainable growth

Shawn Townsend named RAMW’s new President & CEO

The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (ASCPT) announced on December 21st the appointment of Abigail W. Gorman, MBA, as its Chief Executive Officer.

We are thrilled and honored to have our focus on DE&I be recognized by @HuntScanlon in their ‘HR/DE&I Power 65’ rankings

The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) has announced that our very own Vice President, Leslie M. Stokes, has begun her role as NAPFA’s Interim CEO.