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When mom or dad is an association CEO

Executives share stories of parental influence Pam Donahoo and her mother Joyce Laurie Some people get an inside look at associations from a very young age, and then go on—by design or coincidence—to work at associations themselves. To mark Mother's Day in May and Father's Day in June, CEO Update talked with four association executives about the impact of having a CEO parent on their own careers.Pam Donahoo got her first association gig when she was 10 years old—behind a registration desk. Her mom was executive director of the Associated Locksmiths of America, and she put Donahoo to work putting convention packets in alphabetical order. "I went to the conventions every… Read More