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Association Forum Announces Nominations for 2010-2011 Board of Directors

Contact Susan Urbanczyk, CAE at 312-924-7030

Association Forum Announces Nominations for 2010-2011 Board of Directors

CHICAGO (Feb. 12, 2010) – The Association Forum of Chicagoland is pleased to announce the candidates nominated for officer and director positions on the 2010-2011 Association Forum Board of Directors.

The Association Forum’s board includes executives and thought leaders from associations and professional societies across Chicagoland. It represents the wide diversity of organizations that form Chicago’s association community, which is the nation’s second largest, serving more than 37 million members and generating approximately $22 billion in global annual expenditures.

“Because it’s a membership organization, the Association Forum can only reach as high as its members are willing to lift it,” said Association Forum President and CEO Christie A. Tarantino, CAE. “Once again, Association Forum members have shown that there’s no limit to that height. By answering the call to service, this year’s board nominees have ensured that the Association Forum can continue to grow, evolve and excel to the benefit of all its members. They’ve demonstrated their unflinching commitment to their association, their industry and their profession, and for that we are grateful.”

The Association Forum’s Nominating Committee has submitted the following candidates for consideration by Association Forum members:

 
Chair (automatically succeeds from Chair-Elect):
H. Stephen Lieber, CAE
President and CEO
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
Chicago
 
Chair-Elect (automatically succeeds from Secretary-Treasurer):
Elaine Weiss, J.D.
President and CEO
Illinois CPA Society
Chicago

Secretary-Treasurer (one-year term):
Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE
Executive Vice President
Commercial Law League of America
Chicago

Regular Member Director (three-year term):
Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE
President & CEO
The Management Association of Illinois
Downer's Grove
 
Larry Robertson, CAE
Senior Director of Human Resources
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Oak Brook
 
Regular Member Director (one-year term):
Dave Bergeson, Ph.D., CAE
Account Executive
Association Management Center
Glenview
Bergeson will fill the unexpired term of Oliver Yandle, JD, CAE.
 
Supplier Partner Member Director (three-year term):
Regina Ward
Senior Vice President
Harris Bank
Chicago
 
Supplier Partner Member Director (one-year term):
Brian K. Willard, CAE
President
BK Solutions
St. Charles
Due to recent bylaws changes to add a Supplier Partner Member Director, Willard fills a shortened term so that all board positions will be placed on a rotation schedule of one Supplier Partner Member director opening per year.

Pursuant to the Association Forum’s bylaws, association professional and supplier partner members may submit additional candidates for the respective position(s) by petition containing the signatures of 10 percent of their respective memberships. Petitions must be received by Feb. 11, 2010, at 5 p.m. (CST) at Association Forum headquarters. If petitions are received, a mail ballot will be conducted between March 1 and March 31, 2010, with the contest election result(s) being announced April 1. If no petitions are received, the slate will be elected effective April 1.

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ABOUT ASSOCIATION FORUM

The mission of the Association Forum of Chicagoland is to “advance the professional practice of association management.” Founded in 1916, Association Forum serves 47,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 37 million members and generate $22 billion in global annual expenditures. Visit www.associationforum.org.

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