Comings and Goings: March/April 2018

Comings and Goings Associations Now March/April 2018 Issue

A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.

The American Library Association Executive Board appointed Mary Ghikas as executive director through January 2020. Ghikas has been serving as interim executive director since August 2017.

Dan Valha was appointed to senior vice president of events and exhibits at the North American Veterinary Community.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals named Mike Geiger as its new president and chief executive officer.

Wells B. Jones, CEO of the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs, retired.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists welcomed Tom Conway as chief financial officer, Michele Lentz as chief strategic alliance officer, and Pamela Wood as chief strategy and organizational development officer.

Michelle Mills Clement, CAE, has been named the new CEO of the Chicago Association of Realtors.

The Aluminum Association appointed Lauren Wilk vice president of policy and international trade and Katie Rosebrook public affairs specialist.

Tri Delta named Dan Duncan its vice president of housing operations.

Soroptimist International of the Americas welcomed Linda M. Still, CMP, as its meetings director.

Ann Cothran was named senior manager, membership, at the American Cleaning Institute.

CCIM Institute named Gregory J. Fine, FASAE, CAE, its executive vice president/chief executive officer.

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions promoted Chad Adams to director of political affairs. He was previously NAFCU’s senior associate director of legislative affairs.

Jean Foster was promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president, marketing and communications, at the Consumer Technology Association.