The ASAE Fellows designation is a professional recognition for individuals who have demonstrated leadership, foresight, engagement, and vision within ASAE. It is not a leadership development program.

ASAE Fellows are a group of association professionals who 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 ASAE 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.

As leaders in the association community, Fellows strongly embrace and model ASAE’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. ASAE's Diversity + Inclusion Statement

 

Eligibility

To be eligible for Fellows consideration, a candidate must:

• Hold the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential
• Have a minimum of ten years of ASAE membership
• Not currently serve on, or be in the process of applying to, the ASAE Board
• Have waited at least five years since serving as ASAE staff, if applicable
• Have waited at least one year since a previous, unsuccessful application, if applicable

Successful candidates are accomplished professionals who have demonstrated their ability to contribute to the achievement of the Fellows' goals. Each selected candidate must show:

• Leadership and contribution to the advancement of ASAE and the association community — for example, through ASAE volunteer service, the CAE or other relevant credentials, or leadership roles within the profession
• A demonstrated commitment to inclusive leadership, advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion within their organization or industry
• Strategic, future-focused thinking grounded in evidence-based, data-driven decision-making, innovation, and a commitment to life-long learning
• A distinct, individual leadership accomplishment — not simply membership in an organization that achieved success

ASAE Fellows:

• Are accomplished professionals recognized for demonstrated leadership in the association community
• Advance the work of associations and the body of knowledge shaping a dynamic, evolving profession
• Believe associations are strongest when inclusive and accessible
• Pursue continuous learning and use their influence to achieve measurable gains in accessibility, diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Strengthen the profession through active engagement with ASAE and its initiatives
• Bring unique insight and experience that enrich the perspective of every Fellows class

 

ASAE Fellows Class of 2027 Calendar

The timeline for the 2027 Fellows Class will be updated this fall.

 

For more information, please contact:
Nicole A. Holmes
Associate Director, Member Leadership Committees
202.626.2788
nholmes@asaecenter.org