ABSI, the for-profit subsidiary of ASAE, manages ASAE Business Solutions – a portfolio of essential enterprise solutions designed to help associations grow and prosper. The ABSI and ASAE Insurance Company Board provides strategic guidance in support of ABSI’s mission to serve as the trusted source for essential business services for associations.

The FY27 slate of officers and at-large directors was approved by the ASAE Board of Directors during its Aug. 14 meeting in Indianapolis, held in conjunction with the 2026 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 15–18.

“We are pleased to welcome this exceptional group of officers and directors, whose collective expertise and strategic insight will help guide ABSI’s continued growth,” said ASAE President and CEO Michelle Mason, FASAE, CAE. “Working alongside ABSI Managing Director Marc Anderson, their leadership will be invaluable as ASAE, the ASAE Research Foundation and ABSI translate our enterprise-wide strategic framework into action and co-create innovative products and solutions that anticipate the evolving needs of the association community and empower associations to thrive.”

The following officers and at-large directors will begin their terms Sept. 1: 

Chair
Michael J. Rhim
Principal
PRM Consulting Group, Inc.

Vice Chair
Fred Grubbe, MBA, CAE
Executive Vice President
American Concrete Institute

Past Chair
Sean Walters
Chief Executive Officer
Investments & Wealth Institute

Treasurer/Secretary
Lonnie Ropp
Vice President, Underwriting and Distribution
Preferra Insurance Company Risk Retention Group. 

ABSI Managing Director (by reason of office)
Marc Anderson
Managing Director
ASAE Business Services, Inc. (ABSI)

At-Large Board Members
Alex DeBarr
Chief Executive Officer
Association Analytics 

Joseph Holahan
Partner
BakerHostetler

Thomas R. Rosenfield, J.D., CAE
President
HillStaffer, LLC

Erin Fuller, FASAE, CAE * new appointee
Global Head of Association Solutions and Chief Strategy Officer
MCI

James Zaniello, FASAE * new appointee
President
Vetted Solutions

 

New appointee Erin Fuller, FASAE, CAE, is Global Head of Association Solutions and Chief Strategy Officer for MCI USA, where she leads growth, strategy, and innovation initiatives for associations worldwide. With more than 25 years of experience in association management, consulting, and governance, Erin is a recognized thought leader in the association community and a past Chair of AMC Institute. She is an ASAE Fellow, a frequent speaker on association growth and innovation, and currently serves on several nonprofit and industry boards. Erin was recently honored with the Glen Bostrom Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the association management profession and is an associate professor at American University.

 

New appointee James Zaniello, FASAE, is the founder and president of Vetted Solutions, the executive search and consulting firm he launched in 2010, which recently acquired BlochReed Association Advisors, a premier association management company selection firm. He brings more than 20 years of experience across the nonprofit and association sectors, including roles as an association executive director, publisher of a leading executive search resource and senior executive at SmithBucklin. Jim is an ASAE Fellow and a recipient of ASAE's 2020 Academy of Leadership Award.

 

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 105 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)