Former association worker pleads guilty to embezzlement
Employee stole nearly $570K from the American Diabetes Association, perpetrating an extremely callous crime, U.S. attorney says Adrienne Carrington, a former employee with the American Diabetes Association, has pleaded guilty to embezzling $569,827 from the group in the course of her 10-year employment, according to the U.S. attorneys office and the ADA.
Read MoreFrom associations, a range of reactions to the Jobs Act
Big business associations mainly critical, while some sector groups support, but mixed-bag bill may prove a lobbying challenge Associations are all over the map on President Obamas American Jobs Act, the potpourri of proposals aimed at creating employment and investing in infrastructure that is currently the administrations centerpiece legislation, and which the Senate may take up later this month.
Read MoreJob-search-blogging CEO Borschke gets new gig at concessionaires group
Dan Borschke, who maintained a blog on his job-searching and career experiences for nine months, will become executive director of the National Association of Concessionaires on Oct. 10. Borscke
Read MoreLongtime association leader dies at age 75
Longtime association leader dies at age 75By Walt WilliamsThe former head of four Washington, D.C.-area trade associations, Graydon Powers, died Sept. 11 of complications from Lewy Body Dementia. He was 75.
Read MoreMentorship paved path for CEO of insurance broker group
Million Dollar Round Table CEO Steve Stahr credits his predecessor with helping him see the bigger picture of leadership Stahr
Read MoreMutual funds central to ICI CEOs career, concerns
Paul Schott Stevens says his associations reputation as an honest broker for industry research is a cornerstone of its credibility Paul Schott Stevens has a theory: Careers are made by accident. He said nothing connects his youth in suburban New Orleans to his current position as president and CEO of the Investment Company Institute.
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