Through The Noise

Dr. Christine V. Emery is the Executive Director of the AAMI Foundation. Dr. Emery previously served as Vice President for Development at the Woodrow Wilson Center and has over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit world, including work on global economic development. Trilingual, Dr. Emery’s expertise is in strategic institutional building and fundraising. The AAMI Foundation is a nonprofit that drives reductions in preventable patient harm and improvements in outcomes when healthcare involves the use of complex health technology. AAMI itself is a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing standards and other resources for the health technology community; its members include medical device manufacturers and professionals working in healthcare delivery organizations.

Robert Ivy is the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of AIA. He is strengthening the Association through advocacy, public outreach, and education initiatives that help members serve clients and communities in a global era of challenge and change. Signature accomplishments include streamlining AIA governance to improve decision-making, building a new digital-first technology infrastructure, and launching an award-winning public awareness campaign. Robert’s latest focus is shifting AIA resources to prepare architects for their role in addressing today’s pressing issues—climate change, sustainability, and the impact of design on public health. The American Institute of Architects advocates for the value of architecture and works to provide its 94,000 architect members with the resources they need to do their best work.

Jon Doggett was named CEO of the National Corn Growers Association in September 2018 after previously serving as Executive Vice President and Vice President of Public Policy for the organization. Raised on his family’s Montana ranch, Doggett has substantial knowledge of production agriculture and agribusiness, as well as more than 30 years of agricultural policy and leadership experience in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1957, the National Corn Growers Association represents nearly 40,000 dues-paying corn farmers nationwide and the interests of more than 300,000 growers who contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. NCGA and its 49 affiliated state associations and checkoff organizations work together to create and increase opportunities for their members and their industry.

For nearly 30 years, David has led complex executive search projects throughout the United States. David and his staff focus on conducting searches for associations and nonprofit organizations as he became personally interested in this area as a volunteer board member and currently serves on the American Society of Association Executives' Key Consultants Committee and on the Board of the Prometheus Consortium. When national and international associations and nonprofits are seeking the best and brightest talent to lead their organization, they turn to Sterling Martin. We understand the unique nature of these organizations, which is why they retain us to find their top leaders.

Ellen Davis is president of the NRF Foundation and senior vice president at the National Retail Federation with more than 15 years of experience in strategic communications, research, talent acquisition and development, and organizational change management. Since taking the helm of the Foundation in 2012, Davis and her team have changed the perceptions of retail among thousands of university students, awarded over $1 million in scholarships, created relationships with talent executives at over 50 major retail brands, and launched RISE Up, a training and credentialing program to help people secure jobs in retail and advance into meaningful careers. The NRF Foundation shapes retail’s future by building awareness of the industry through statistics and stories; developing talent through education, experiences and scholarships; and fostering career growth among people who work in retail.

Peggy Hoffman is president of Mariner Management where she serves as executive director for PRSA Maryland in addition to working with national and global associations on volunteer leadership development, membership engagement and governance. She also teaches an aqua cycling class (yes biking in the water!) which is a nod to her philosophy that we don’t have to follow tradition to create new opportunities for engaging members and volunteers. Mariner is an association management company and consultancy which led the ASAE Foundation study on association volunteering.

Suzanne Wilson Heckenberg was named INSA’s first chief operating officer in May 2016 after serving as vice president of development since 2012. As COO Suzanne oversees all aspects of the organization that support revenue generation, to include: membership, marketing, policy, public relations and events.   Mission INSA provides a nonpartisan forum for collaboration among the public, private, and academic sectors of the intelligence and national security communities that bring together committed experts in and out of government to identify, develop, and promote practical and creative solutions to national security problems. Vision To become the leading nonpartisan, nonprofit forum for driving public-private partnerships that advance intelligence and national security priorities.

Rosanna Maietta is president of the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation, as well as Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Relations at the American Hotel & Lodging Association. As President of the Foundation, Rosanna oversees scholarship, research, and career development and apprenticeship programs. The mission of AHLEF is to ensure a strong and viable future for the lodging industry by fueling the talent pipeline.

Danny Carlson serves as NAESP's Assistant Executive Director, Policy & Advocacy. Prior to joining NAESP, Danny was a policy analyst for the National Governor’s Association Center for Best Practices. In that role, he oversaw the Education Division’s K–12 human capital work, advancing policies to address principal challenges across the country. Danny previously served as an education advisor to a United States Senator and was responsible for advancing her K–12 education agenda. In that capacity, he crafted policy provisions included in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to improve principal and teacher recruitment and retention, address chronic absenteeism, and boost opportunities for STEM education. The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), founded in 1921, is a professional organization serving elementary and middle school principals and other education leaders throughout the United States, Canada, and overseas.

Anthony Demangone is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at NAFCU, where he oversees day-to-day operations and manages the association's education, marketing, membership, human resources, building facilities, finance and information technology functions. He also authors NAFCU's executive blog, Musings from the CU Suite and co-authored "Managing and Leading Well," a book for credit union leaders, with NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger. The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions (NAFCU) is a direct membership association for federally insured credit unions. They are committed to representing, assisting, educating and informing their member credit unions to help them grow, and help grow the credit union industry.

Kris Cook, CAE, joined the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) as its executive director in November 2002. She has more than 30 years’ experience in nonprofit and trade association management. NAHMA’s mission is to promote development and preservation of quality affordable multifamily housing by advancing legislative and regulatory policy and preparing affordable housing professionals to succeed in evolving economic and political environments.

As CEO of the Security Industry Association (SIA), Don leads implementation of SIA’s Board Strategic Framework and oversees SIA’s collaboration with industry and vertical market associations and organizations. He is responsible for management of SIA’s operations and programs including marketing, government relations, education and standards initiatives and serves as the organization’s primary liaison to ISC Events. SIA (securityindustry.org) is the leading trade association for global security solution providers, with more than 900 innovative member companies representing thousands of security leaders and experts who shape the future of the security industry.

Lisa is a results-orientated experienced professional with over 10 years plus experience in driving transformation innovation/re-invention, business growth and empowering people to achieve. Prior to ADA, she has worked at Fortune 500 consumer packaged goods companies like Georgia-Pacific, Anheuser-Busch and big box retailers like Sam’s Club-Walmart Inc. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization on a mission to prevent and cure diabetes, as well as improve the lives of all people affected by the disease. For nearly 80 years, the ADA has driven discovery by funding research to treat, manage and prevent all types of diabetes, while working relentlessly for a cure.

Ralph Petta is the President and CEO of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA), the premier trade association representing 550+ member organizations in the $1 trillion equipment finance sector. Mr. Petta leads the organization in executing its mission to foster business development, deliver industry information and analysis, provide educational opportunities and advocate for the industry. He is also President of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation, which is dedicated to inspiring thoughtful innovation and contributing to the betterment of the equipment leasing and finance industry. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) is the trade association that represents companies in the $1 trillion equipment finance sector, which includes financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing capital goods.

Chief Executive Officer Barbara Byrd Keenan, FASAE, CAE, has led the Endocrine Society as the organization has developed and begun implementing a new strategic plan, expanded global leadership in education and advocacy, repositioned its suite of publications, and won 10 awards for education, program development, communications, and diversity, including sharing the 2018 Power of A Summit Award with Diabetes Disaster Response Coalition partners. She has more than 30 years of CEO experience, having served as the Executive Vice President/CEO of the Institute of Food Technologists and Feeding Tomorrow for more than a decade and as the CEO with the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals International and Community Associations Institute. The Endocrine Society is a global community 18,000 strong devoted to advancing hormone research, excellence in the clinical practice of endocrinology, broadening understanding of the critical role hormones play in health, and advocating on behalf of the global endocrino

A lifelong fisherman and boating enthusiast, Glenn Hughes was named president of the American Sportfishing Association in April 2018, joining the association in 2013 as Vice President for Industry Relations. Prior to joining ASA, Glenn spent more than 20 years in central Florida as VP/Group Publisher of the Bonnier Marine Group. The American Sportfishing Association is the trade association that represents the interests of the sportfishing industry and the entire recreational fishing community.

Richard Yep is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the organization’s representative to the United Nations Non-Governmental Organization. He is dedicated to ethical leadership and supporting diversity and inclusion. The American Counseling Association promotes the professional development of counselors, advocates for counselors, works to ensure that all who seek counseling receive ethical, culturally-inclusive treatment, and is the largest member organization of professional counselors in the world.

Sarah Zolad is the founder of Mission|Outcome. She has over 25 years of experience founding, managing and working with nonprofits, having worked with one-person startups to international organizations. She enjoys solving problems and finding ways to make your organization work better and do better. She loves facilitating change and believes change can be a force for good. Mission|Outcome is an organization that helps nonprofits, b corporations, and other corporate social responsibility programs grow and respond to our changing world.

Amy is dedicated to educating and supporting organizations in using technology to create meaningful community engagement and make lasting change. Whether it is by connecting individuals, organizations, campaigns, or possibilities, Amy hopes to facilitate the nonprofit technology sector transitioning into a movement-based force for positive change. The Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) envisions a more just and engaged world where all nonprofits use technology skillfully and confidently to meet community needs and fulfill their missions. You can download NTEN's State of Nonprofit Cybersecurity report now available to the public.

John Snook is the executive director of the Treatment Advocacy Center, a national nonprofit based in Arlington, Virginia that is dedicated to eliminating barriers to treatment for people with severe mental illnesses. Snook is also one of fourteen national experts appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to guide a new federal initiative to better serve those with serious mental illness, the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) (pronounced IZMICK) -- a committee established by Congress in response to findings that federal efforts to address serious mental illness were too often siloed and ineffective. The Treatment Advocacy Center is a national non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness by promoting laws, policies and practices for improved delivery of psychiatric care for severe and persistent psychiatric illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.