ASAE Announces 129 Professionals Earned CAE Credential Following Spring 2025 Exams

WASHINGTON— One hundred and twenty-nine association executives recently earned their Certified Association Executive (CAE®) credential from the CAE Commission of ASAE, joining more than 4,500 industry leaders around the globe.

The Spring 2025 class of CAEs successfully completed the CAE examination administered worldwide May 1-14, 2025. They will be honored, along with the December 2024 class of CAEs, during the 2025 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Los Angeles, CA, August 9-12. A full list of the Spring 2025 class, which includes a growing contingent of global association professionals, is at the end of the release.

“Congratulations to the newest class of CAEs! This milestone is a testament to your dedication, expertise, and commitment to advancing the profession. By earning the CAE credential, you join a community of leaders who are driving meaningful impact in associations and the industries they support,” said TJ Coté, MBA, CAE, Chair of the CAE Commission and President and CEO of NextGen Association Management.

The CAE Program elevates professional standards, enhances individual performance, and designates those who have acquired and demonstrated the knowledge essential to the practice of association management. The CAE Program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA).

For more details about the CAE, visit asaecenter.org/cae.

MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Vest, CAE, 202-626-2798, cvest@asaecenter.org

About ASAE

ASAE is a membership organization of more than 50,000 association executives and industry partners. Since it was established 100 years ago, its members have and continue to lead, manage, and work in or partner with organizations in more than a dozen association management disciplines, from executive management to finance to technology. With the support of the ASAE Research Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premier source of learning, knowledge, and future-oriented research for the association and nonprofit profession and provides resources, education, ideas, and advocacy to enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. Visit ASAE at Asaecenter.org

 

CAEs By Country, State

Spring 2025 Class

Australia

Rachael Corby, CAE

Head of Member Engagement & Experience

Australian Water Association

Artarmon, NSW

 

Jon Cullum, CAE

Executive Manager, Membership and Events

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Melbourne, VIC

 

Portugal

Sofia Rodrigues, CAE

Regional Manager Europe & Africa

International Coaching Federation

Óbidos

 

United Kingdom

Christopher Knowlton MSc, MBA, CAE

CEO

International Association of Lighting Designers

London

 

United States

 

Alabama

 

Allison Woodham, CAE

Director of Programs & Engagement

Baldwin REALTORS

Robertsdale, AL

 

Arizona

 

Amerigo Berdeski, CMP, CAE

Director of Operations, Programming

American Council of Engineering Companies of Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

 

Tonya Deskins, CAE

West and Southeast REALTORS(r) of the Valley

Queen Creek, AZ

 

Sarah Fluke, CAE

Vice President Operations

Arizona Multihousing Association

Phoenix, AZ

 

Pamela Frestedt, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

West and Southeast REALTORS(r) of the Valley

Chandler, AZ

 

Roger D. Nelson Jr., CAE

Chief Executive Officer

West & Southeast REALTORS of the Valley, Inc.

Peoria, AZ

 

California

 

Candice Graham, CAE

Assistant Director, Member Engagement and Recognition

American Physical Society

San Diego, CA

 

Jordan Yelinek, CAE

Head Of Membership And Programs | Assistant Grand Secretary

Masons of California

San Francisco, CA

 

Shannan Young, CAE

Officer Initiatives, Education, and Engagement

Dairy Council of California

Woodland, CA

 

Colorado

 

Dana Mansell, CAE

Finance & Strategic Initiatives Senior Director

American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado

Denver, CO

 

Kelley Reppe, CAE

Director of Accounting

Association of Surgical Technologists Inc

Littleton, CO

 

Andromeda Winter, CAE

Manager, HRIS & Compliance

Smart Electric Power Alliance

Colorado Springs, CO

 

Conneticut

 

Catelyn Schwartz, CAE

Certification Director

American Osteopathic Association

Ellington, CT

 

District of Columbia

 

Rachel Buczynski, CAE

Chief of Training and Education

National Volunteer Fire Council

Washington, DC

 

Caroline Cantner, CAE

Director for Professional Development

American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges

Washington, DC

 

Allison Dembeck Aitken, CAE

Policy Head

Save the Children Federation Inc (Washington Office)

Washington, DC

 

Egle Derkintyte, CAE

Director of Information Strategy and Business Analysis

Society for Neuroscience

Washington, DC

 

Zachary Grays II, CAE

Senior Membership and Operations Manager

Smithbucklin

Washington, DC

 

Keith M Soares, CAE

Vice President, Web Strategies

ASAE: The Center For Association Leadership

Washington, DC

 

Virginia Titterton, CAE

Senior Director, Communications

American Psychiatric Association

Washington, DC

 

Florida

 

Kristie Kaufman, CAE

Executive Vice President

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Newberry, FL

 

Julia Rooney, CAE

Membership & Development Coordinator

Florida Society of Association Executives

Tallahassee, FL

 

Jon Shiver, CAE

Customer Growth Strategist

Novi AMS

Windermere, FL

 

Georgia

 

Elaine Richardson, CMP, CAE

Vice President, Conference and Events

National Black MBA Association

Atlanta, GA

 

Illinois

 

Taylor Albano, CAE

Vice-President of Education

American Supply Association

Itasca, IL

 

Molly Logan Anderson, CAE

Executive Director

Association Management Center

Oswego, IL

 

Morgan Brickley, CAE

Senior Director of Leadership Programs

Triangle Fraternity National Headquarters

Aurora, IL

 

Rebecca Gilbert, CAE

Senior Account Executive/Executive Director

FrontlineCo

Aurora, IL

 

Lindsay Kamowski, PCM, CAE

Senior Manager, Marketing and Communications

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Algonquin, IL

 

Cody Kauhl, CAE

Manager, Web Development and Video Production

Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute

Chicago, IL

 

Matthew Kremke, MBA, CAE

Deputy Executive Director

Academy of General Dentistry

Frankfort, IL

 

Joseph LoSasso, CAE

Director of Business Development

Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association

Woodstock, IL

 

Erica Martin, CAE

Schaumburg, IL

 

Tim McIlvain, CAE

Executive Director 

Learning Technology Center

Champaign, IL

 

Melissa Nielsen, CAE

Director of Marketing, Communications, Sales and Membership

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Mount Prospect, IL

 

Leola Royston, CAE

Education Development and Academic Support Manager 

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Chicago, IL

 

Peter J Storms, CAE

IT Director and Principal Product Owner

American Society for Clinical Pathology - Headquarters

Chicago, IL

 

Deborah Zak, CAE

Director, Publications and Member Event Communications

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Chicago, IL

 

Indiana

 

Nicole Brandt, HMCC, CAE

Executive Director

Raybourn Group International, Inc.

Indianapolis, IN

 

Christine Collins, CAE

President

The Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention, Inc.

Indianapolis, IN

 

Molly Keiser, CAE

Senior Sponsorship & Advertising Director

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Indianapolis, IN

 

Lindsay Robison, CAE

Senior Content Marketing Director & Editor in Chief – IN Magazine

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Indianapolis, IN

 

Brian Snyder, CAE

Senior Membership Director

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Indianapolis, IN

 

Kansas

 

Julie Bebermeyer, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

American Public Works Association - MO Office

Basehor, KS

 

Kentucky

 

Molly DiGiammarino, CMP, CAE

Sr. Director - Association Services & Event Marketing

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Lexington, KY

 

Rockelle Ward, CAE

Director of Global Accreditation, ICF Coaching Education

Associations International

Lexington, KY

 

Maryland

 

Gary L Borkowski, CAE

Chief Executive Officer

AAALAC International

Frederick, MD

 

Cortney Bougher, MS, CAE, CAE

Director of Membership

American Physical Society

Columbia, Maryland

 

Mellissa Braham, APR, CAE

Associate Director

National School Public Relations Association

Olney, MD

 

Kelsey Casselbury, CAE

Director, B2C Content

Society for Human Resource Management

Odenton, MD

 

Jamila Harley, CAE

Director, Career Management Services

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Rockville, MD

 

Lauren Keith, CAE

Program Manager

Bostrom

Frederick, MD

 

Tamara King, CAE

Vice President, Strategic Industry Engagement

Mortgage Bankers Association

Silver Spring, MD

 

Edward R. Krauze, CAE

Chief Executive Officer

Greater Capital Area Association of Realtors

Rockville, MD

 

Jo Ann Linseisen, CAE

Sr Dir, Continuing Ed

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Rockville, MD

 

Vanita Murray, CAE

Director

Lanham, MD

 

Monica Sampson, CAE

CSO for SLP

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Rockville, MD

 

Benjamin Wallner, CAE

Vice President

American Podiatric Medical Association

Rockville, MD

 

Massachusetts

 

Jill Foley, CAE

Director of Member Engagement

Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Inc

Northampton, MA

 

Styliani Kafka, CAE

Executive Director & CEO

American Meteorological Society

N Cambridge, MA

 

Michaela Sawicki, CAE

Association Manager

Barcami Lane, Inc.

Westford, MA

 

Michigan

 

Laura D. Bullard, CAE

Member Engagement & Academics Director

Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Madison Heights, MI

 

Benjamin Hicks, CAE

Assoc. Executive Director of Training & Development

Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education

Gaylord, MI

 

Andrea L. McIntosh, CMP, PMP, CAE

Director, Nonprofit Relationship Management Solutions

RSM US LLP

Dewitt, MI

 

Kayla Renee Westman, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

Society of Gynecologic Oncology

Holland, MI

 

Minnesota

 

Sarah Ewald Ulrich, CMP, CAE

Director of Association Management

Ewald Consulting Inc

Minneapolis, MN

 

Tamara Kinville-Ossian, CMP, CAE

Executive Director

Global Management Partners LLC

Minneapolis, MN

 

Jerilyn Powell, CAE

Chief Education Officer

American Registry of Radiologic Technologists

Saint Paul, MN

 

Ashley Wear, CAE

Senior Director of Member Services

Association of Residential Resources in Minnesota

Eagan, MN

 

Missouri

 

Marisa James, CAE

Chief Executive Officer

National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Lees Summit, MO

 

Katherine Schowengerdt, CAE

Vice President of Operations

American College of Sports Medicine

Butler, MO

 

Katherine L. Smith, CAE

Organizations and Communities Manager

National Genealogical Society

Kansas City, MO

 

New Hampshire

 

Brooke Weldon, CAE

CEO

Weldon Global LLC

Concord, NH

 

New Jersey

 

Jason Anthony Cohen, MPP, CAE

Senior Manager, Member Services

ISPOR

Trenton, NJ

 

Maria Jose Cook, CAE

Associate Director, Executive Affairs

ISPOR

Lawrenceville, NJ

 

New York

 

Loren Kando, CAE

Vice President for Operations and Executive Director

The Academy of Political Science

Forest Hills, NY

 

Heidi Longton, CAE

Chief Events Officer

New York State School Boards Association

Cohoes, NY

 

North Carolina

 

Kathleen Samsot Fessler, Ed.M., CAE

Sr. Director, RISE Up

National Retail Federation

Sunset Beach, NC

 

Ohio

 

James Janosik, CAE

Executive Director

School Employee Retirees of Ohio Inc

Columbus, OH

 

Philllip Rauscher, MPH, ACNP, CIH, CSP, CAE

Executive Director

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists

Cincinnati, OH

 

Oklahoma

 

Kristen Wright Pounds, MBA, CAE

Chief Strategist

Kristen Wright Strategic Communications LLC

Tulsa, OK

 

Pennsylvania

 

David Daniel Daquelente, CAE

Executive Director

Master Builders' Association of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.

Pittsburgh, PA

 

Tara McNally, CAE

Educational Services Sr Program Manager

IEEE

Bethlehem, PA

 

Rhode Island

 

Rebecca Northup, CAE

Executive Director

AMERSA

Ashaway, RI

 

South Dakota

 

Hanif Smith, CAE

Account Manager

Nonprofit Resources LLC

Rapid City, SD

 

Tennessee

 

Lisa Moore, CAE

Executive Director

Raybourn Group International, Inc.

Germantown, TN

 

Patricia Sullivan, CAE

Senior Association Manager

Parthenon Management Group

Mt. Juliet, TN

 

Megan Williams, CAE

Students and Emerging Professionals Manager

Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants

Smyrna, TN

 

Texas

 

Tanessa Busch, CAE

Solutions Lead

enSYNC Corporation

Amarillo, TX

 

Brian Killingsworth P.E., CAE

Executive Vice President

National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

San Antonio, TX

 

Julia Menegay, CAE

HR Director 

Texas Nurses Association

Austin, TX

 

Sharna Pascolo, CAE

Director of Governance & Operations

Texas Society of Architects AIA

Austin, TX

 

Anjana Sankara Narayanan, CAE

Acquisitions Editor, Standards

American Society of Civil Engineers

Katy, TX

 

Lizbeth Viviana Urdaneta Melo, CAE

Deputy Executive Director

EMDR International Association

Dallas, TX

 

Megan Wood, CAE

Program Manager

Texas Chapter ISA

Waco, TX

 

Utah

 

Jessica Kinghorn, CAE

Principal Consultant

Kinghorn Strategy

Salt Lake, UT

 

Virginia

 

Allison Allen, CAE

Executive Director of Certification

National Pest Management Association

Fairfax, VA

 

Aimee Cheung, CAE

Senior Program Manager

IACP

Alexandria, VA

 

Amy Crolius, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

Healthcare Businesswomen's Association - Headquarters

Springfield, VA

 

Bradley Davis, BRMP, CAE

Director, Content & Training

International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training

Leesburg, VA

 

Wendy Dinwiddie, CAE

Director, Board Operations

American Society of Civil Engineers

Reston, VA

 

Maged Elabiad, CAE

Executive Vice President

International Road Federation

Alexandria, VA

 

James Wesley Fisher, CAE

Director of Government Affairs 

INDA Association of Nonwoven Fabrics Industry

Arlington, VA

 

Candace Fitzsimmons, CAE

Manager, Member Engagement

Council for Advancement and Support of Education

Falls Church, VA

 

Leslie Frazier, CAE

SVP of Community and Industry Relations (DEI)

Virginia REALTORS

Richmond, VA

 

Emily L. Graham, CAE

VP, Regulatory Affairs

Hart Health Strategies

Woodbridge, VA

 

Jennifer Haire, CMP, CAE

Director, Conference Services

National Center for State Courts

Bluemont, VA

 

DeAnna Hughes, CAE

Certification Manager

ACTFL

Centreville, VA

 

John William Losh III, CAE

Sr. Director of Membership & Customer Insights

Electronic Transactions Association

Arlington, VA

 

Kristin Miodonski, CAE

Director

MCI USA

McLean, VA

 

Brandon H. Monk, CAE

President

Naming Your Brand, LLC

Winchester, VA

 

John Newby, CAE

CEO

Virginia Biotechnology Association

Richmond, VA

 

Hediyeh Sadeghein, CAE

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

NAIOP

Herndon, VA

 

Erin Gail Schrad, CAE

Director of Operations & Communications

Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation

Glen Allen, VA

 

Kirsten Zoe Sherlick, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

National Association of Independent Schools

Arlington, VA

 

Leanne Shroeder, CAE

Director, Governance

National Apartment Association

Vienna, VA

 

Vera Stoeva, CAE

Chief Operating Officer

Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates

Alexandria, VA

 

Karie Walker, CAE

Coordinator of Programs and Development

Virginia Association of Counties

Richmond, VA

 

Ray van Hilst, CAE

VP of Strategy

Yoko Co

Reston, VA

 

Emmalee Zaatar, CAE

Director, Education & Training

International Sign Association

Alexandria, VA

 

Washington

 

Corina Taniguchi, CAE

Director of Operations

BOMA Greater Seattle

Seattle, WA

 

Wisconsin

 

Zachary Daniel Blevins, CAE

Senior Development and Communications Manager

Executive Director, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI

 

Sarah Wahlstrom Helgren, CAE

Director of Scientific Communications

Executive Director, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI

 

Laura Pizur, CAE

Research Program Manager

Executive Director, Inc.

Milwaukee, WI

 

West Virginia

 

Veronica Crosier, CAE

Account Executive

Ewald Consulting Inc

Fayetteville, WV