News in Brief: November 2010
Automatic Merchandising Association to seek president The $4.8M-revenue National Automatic Merchandising Association announced it will conduct a search for a new leader and will not renew the contract of current CEO and President Richard M. Geerdes. The NAMA board has asked Geerdes to remain until the end of 2011, when his contract expires, while the search, to be conducted by Leonard
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Read MoreJaeger named to lead independent pharmacists association
Pharmacists daughter and former head of generic drug group, she seeks larger role for small pharmacies in health care overhaul. The little guys in the pharmacy industry will have a big advocate when Kathleen Jaeger becomes executive vice president and CEO of their group Nov. 1.
Read MoreLarge association PACs are poised to shrink in latest cycle
Groups devote millions more to ad campaigns supporting or opposing candidates; some create Super PACs to raise and spend. Just days before the midterm election, the latest political action committee reports from associations filed to the Federal Election Commission point to a possible slowdown in spending, compared to the last election.
Read MoreSenior Staff Appointments: October 2010
Government Affairs Reed Rubinstein has been selected by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as executive of its regulatory committee, focusing on federal regulatory reform, as well as environmental, food and chemical safety and data quality. He will also be a senior counsel at the Chamber.
Read MoreGroups taking names, counting votes and keeping score
Tallying support is one tactic that several associations have employed to win friends and influence people on Capitol Hill. New York City Mayor Ed Koch famously asked his voters, Howm I doing? Today, elected representatives routinely ask the same question of organizations that keep congressional vote scorecards.
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