WASHINGTON— The ASAE Research Foundation is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the ASAE-USAE Travel Scholarship – an initiative designed to support a diverse pipeline of association professionals who demonstrate a strong commitment to professional growth and leadership but may face financial barriers to participating in the ASAE Annual Meeting.

Each year, through the generous support of the ASAE-USAE Scholarship Fund, deserving professionals are awarded up to $5,000 to help offset the cost of attending the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, which this year will take place August 9–12, 2025, in Los Angeles. In addition to financial support, recipients receive complimentary registration for the meeting.

“Congratulations to this year’s ASAE-USAE Travel Scholarship recipients,” said ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE. “They represent the future of association leadership — curious, committed, and determined to drive positive change. By supporting their access to transformative learning experiences, ASAE is investing in a more inclusive, innovative, and resilient future for our profession.”

The 2025 ASAE-USAE Scholarship Fund recipients are:

Yuki Day
Association Coordinator
EisnerAmper

Erica Garner, MBA
Senior Manager, Career & Technical Education
National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation

Jennifer Mehltretter
Director of Membership and Constituent Services
American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science

Erica O’Grady
CEO
Society of Cosmetic Chemists

Kent Storm, CMP
Competitive Events Manager
Future Business Leaders of America

ASAE-USAE Travel Scholarships are made possible as a result of a $100,000 donation to the ASAE Research Foundation in 2021 from Ross E. Heller, founder and publisher of USAE and CustomNEWS, Inc., for the creation of a restricted fund that provides financial assistance to association professionals seeking to attend the ASAE Annual Meeting for professional development, networking, and career advancement.

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)