Mortgage bankers taps former board chair as CEO
MBA invokes immediate succession plan, naming former board chair John Courson COO Aug. 1 and president in five months. The Mortgage Bankers Association will turn to an industry veteran and their former board chairman for leadership as the housing and lending crisis continues to roil the economy and MBAs membership.
Read MoreSierra Club eyes LEED certification
Environmental certification would be for indoor space of the nonprofits new three-floor D.C. home.
Read MoreSkyrocketing travel costs popularize webinar courses
Virtual conference rooms allow association members to attend online seminars without the necessity of leaving the office. Rock Janecek, a service manager at Burtronics Business Systems, Inc., a printer and copier supply company, doesnt have to leave his desk to attend seminars on how to improve his business. Janecek has attended three webinarsweb-based virtual seminarsin the Business Technology Associations (BTA)
Read MoreHeart Association leader to retire after 35 years
The AHA board has opened a search for their next leader and hopes to make a selection by October After 11 years at the helm of the American Heart Association, M. Cass Wheeler has announced he will retire at the end of the year.
Read MoreSenior Staff Appointments: July 18, 2008
Government Relations The Recording Industry Association of America recently named two directors of federal government relations. Alexandrine De Bianchi comes to RIAA having served as senior legislative assistant to Rep. Henry Johnson (DGa.). Previously, she worked for Dittberner Associates Inc. and at the Federal Communications Commission. Michael R. Platt joins the group from TechNet where he served as vice president of government
Read MoreSenior Staff Appointments: June 20, 2008
Government Relations Joseph L. Engelhard joins the American Insurance Association as vice president of federal affairs. Before joining the group, Engelhard served as chief of staff to the executive vice president of the Inter-American Development Bank. Previously, he worked in senior positions with the U.S. Treasury Department, the House Financial Services Committees Subcommittee on Domestic and International
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