New chamber unites green groups
Jonathan Anderson noticed urban sprawl was eating up his beloved natural outdoors. An avid hiker and camper, 26-year-old Anderson wanted to enter the debate on what is considered developable land. Anderson founded and now leads the Rockville, Md.-based Urban Land Preservation Fund of America in 2006, a group combating what it views as unnecessary development in suburban areas nationwide through grassroots campaigns
Read MorePrimed to Lead: Patrick J. Morris, NAFCU
Some executives make it to the top of an association by paying their dues on Capitol Hill; others start with a local association and grow through the ranks. Patrick J. Morris took both paths. Now the executive vice president of the National Association of Federal Credit Unions, Morris says its the management lessons from all his jobs in the military, on Capitol Hill, and in state and national associations that have contributed to his success today.
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Read MoreTurnover: Why People Leave
The Washington shuffle the staff turnover from Capitol Hill and government posts to K Street and associations has become part of the professional culture in a city that has fast shed its image as a staid government town. And trade associations have become part and parcel of the routine over the last two decades. So its not unusual anymore to see a rising star in a trade group who has two-to-three-year stints in several positions and organizations on their resume.
Read MoreFAA administrator to lead Aerospace Assn
The top official at the Federal Aviation Administration will take the helm of the Aerospace Industries Association in November. Marion Blakey, FAA administrator, was selected after a four-month search and interviews with hundreds of candidates for the top job at AIA. Nels Olsen, who manages the Washington office of Korn/Ferry International, led the search.
Read MoreDiabetes Assn names longtime nonprofit leader as CEO
Today the American Diabetes Association announced the selection of Laurence Hausner as CEO. The appointment is effective Oct. 8, 2007.
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