ASAE Fellows
ASAE Fellows
ASAE Fellows are Chief Executive Officers, Executive Directors, and Senior Staff of leading membership organizations. The group is comprised of association professionals that have been recognized for their achievements, innovation and strategic thinking. Additionally, they have been recognized for their success in actively making a difference in the association community. Their purpose is to give back to the association community while inspiring and developing extraordinary future leaders.
They champion associations’ impact and leadership on industries, disciplines, and the professions they serve. In collaboration with and in support of ASAE, they help to create solutions to the most critical issues affecting the association management profession.
ASAE Fellows Retreat
Each year, ASAE hosts a gathering of the Fellows. This event features opportunities for learning, networking, team building, and community outreach. This retreat is a place where Fellows come to learn from each other, to encourage big thinking, to understand what is on the horizon, and to examine the potential impact on the association community. The meeting includes teambuilding/off-site activities, community service, and dinners/receptions.
ASAE Fellows Class
Congratulations to the 2025 class of ASAE Fellows
Christina Lewellen, MBA, FASAE, CAE
President and CEO
Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools
Chris Urena, MBA, FASAE, CAE
Chief Learning Officer
Endocrine Society
Aaron Wolowiec, FASAE, CAE, CMP Fellow
Founder and President
Event Garde
Nikki Walker, FASAE
Strategic Advisor & Global Consultant
MCI
Tara Puckey, MBA, FASAE, CAE, CMP
Executive Director
Radio Television Digital News Association
2024
Neal Couture, FASAE, CAE
Rita Chen Fujisawa, MBA, FASAE, CAE
Sheri Sesay-Tuffour, PhD, ICE-CCP, CNED, FASAE, CAE
Zack Wahlquist, MS, RCE, FASAE, CAE
2023
Danielle Baron, MA, MBA, FASAE, CAE
Michael Dominguez, FASAE, CHSE
Tori Miller Liu, MBA, FASAE, CAE, CIP
Debra McGuire, MBA, FASAE, CAE, IOM
Bob Moore, MA, MS, FASAE, CAE
2022
Juan Amador, FASAE, CAE
Melissa Anne Garcia, FASAE, CAE
Thomas F. Goodwin, FASAE, CAE
Bryan C. Harrison, FASAE, CAE
Aliyah N. Horton, FASAE, CAE
Robert J. London, FASAE, CAE
Trevor S. Mitchell, MBA, FASAE, CAE, CDP
Denise Roosendaal, FASAE, CAE
J David Rozsa, FASAE, CAE*
Prabhash Shrestha, PMP, FASAE, CAE
Rhea M. Steele, FASAE, CAE
Beth Surmont, CMP, FASAE, CAE
Debbie Trueblood, MSW, FASAE, IOM, CAE
2021
Celia Besore, MBA, FASAE, CAE
DJ Johnson, IOM, FASAE, CAE
Sharon Kneebone, IOM, FASAE, CAE
Amy Lestition Burke, MA, FASAE, CAE
Lemmietta McNeilly, PhD, FASAE, CAE, CCC-SLP, FNAP, ASHA Fellow
Artesha Moore, FASAE, CAE
Mark Nelson, Ph.D., MBA, FASAE, CAE
Matthew Ott, MS, CMP, FASAE, CAE
Lawrence Sloan, MBA, FASAE, CAE
Wendy-Jo Toyama, MBA, FASAE, CAE