CEO Selections: October 26, 2007
American Academy of AudiologyReston, VACheryl Kreider Carey, promoted from Interim Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director (Convention, Exposition and Education). AAA: 703/790-8466 Center for Lobbying in the Public InterestWashington, DCLarry Ottinger, previously Director of Policy and Leadership Development at Fannie Mae Foundation. CLPI: 202/387-5048
Read MoreSenior Staff Appointments: October 11, 2007
Government Relations/Public Policy Walter C. Welsh will join the $32 million budget American Council of Life Insurers as executive vice president, taxes and retirement security on Nov. 5. Welsh currently is senior vice president and director of government affairs and corporate relations for Hartford Life Inc., a subsidiary of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. At ACLI, Welsh will oversee
Read MoreProfile: Pamela Bailey, CTFA
A health care policy wonk, shed spent much of her career entrenched in health care associations, the latest as the CEO of AdvaMed. It turns out, leading CTFA would not be all that different from her other roles she still lobbies the FDA on behalf of her members. And legislative activity at the state level continues to play a large regulatory role in the industry.
Read MoreAssociations Go Green
With environmental concerns firmly in the public conscience, trade and professional associations are working to improve their image and their bottom line. And they are challenging their members to clean up their impact on the earth, too. From construction trade groups offering education programs on sustainable building to electronics associations implementing recycling programs for their members products, everyone, it seems, is going green.
Read MoreExit Interview: Peter Larkin, Calif. Grocers Assn
By Katherine Schaefer When Peter Larkin joined the California Grocers Association in 1996, he found an organization on a downward spiral. With membership declining, member company involvement at an all-time low and the organization losing its focus, Larkin dug in for the challenge ahead.
Read MoreRollover limits encourage staff to use leave
Liberal rollover policies in many companies often allow hardworking staff to take time off in a lump sum, deferring sick leave and vacation for that trip of a lifetime, or just to fund a self-paid sabbatical. But nonprofit organizations may not be as flexible with their rollover time. Groups with liberal leave policies may be a bit stingy when staff wants to defer their paid leave for later.
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