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Naasz to leave Distilled Spirits Council
CEO led four associations before joining alcohol industry group Naasz Kraig Naasz will step down as CEO of the $17 million-revenue Distilled Spirits Council after less than three years on the job.
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CEO UpDATA: Who spends the most on lobbying?
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No-fly advocacy? Some groups ground annual lobby days in D.C.
Local, more strategic events gain favoO'Hara (left) and Dykes The yearly fly-in to Washington, D.C., is an advocacy staple for hundreds of associations. But a few groups are upending this tradition, rethinking their lobby days or ending them altogether.
Read MoreASAE selects five for Class of Fellows
ASAE has chosen five leaders of the association community for its 2018 Class of Fellows, the group announced. They are: Lori Anderson, CEO of the International Sign Association Hannes Combest, CEO of the National Auctioneers Association David Gammel, executive director of the Entomological Society of America Peggy Hoffman, president of association management and consulting firm Mariner Management and Marketing
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First job: Learning to lead
Johnson Mike Johnson, CEO of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, felt he was ready for leadership at a young age. "My first job was as day-camp counselor at a YMCA in Frankfort, Ky.," he said. "I actually went to the executive director of the Y as a 12-year-old going to the camp, and I said, ‘I think I'm ready to be a counselor.'
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