In 2025, the scholarship will provide each selected recipient with $3,000 to cover registration and travel and lodging costs for any in-person ASAE event. In addition, recipients will be matched with experienced association leaders for one-on-one mentoring sessions. Eligible applicants must be 35 years old or younger, employed at a trade or professional association, philanthropic organization, or association management company, and be current ASAE members. 

This initiative is supported by a founding donation from ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE, as well as corporate donors Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP, Destination Cleveland, Hilton ASAE Business Services, Inc., and others committed to building the association leadership pipeline.

“The Future Leaders Scholarship is a launchpad for rising talent in our community — providing not just resources, but real opportunity to grow, connect, and lead with confidence. These recipients aren’t just the future of our field — they’re already shaping it. ASAE is proud to champion their journey and fuel the momentum of the next generation of association leaders,” said ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE.

The 2025 Future Leaders Professional Development Scholarship recipients are:

Casey Richman, MPH
Program Manager
International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation 

Jose Triana
Content Manager
Educational Theatre Association

Andremarie Jean-Cohen
Membership Engagement Manager
International Facility Management Association

 

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 Welcome to ASAE — American Society of Association Executives (asaecenter.org)