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Dear Members,
I am honored to be serving as Chair of NE/SAE. The association plays such an important role in getting us all outside of our bubbles of our particular organizations and sectors to receive and share good ideas and build professional development. Thank you for being a part of it. I hope to see you next week at Navigating the Future of Association Management.
One of the positive changes that my predecessor Maria Brogan, RCE brought to NE/SAE governance with the support of the Board was to recommend that beginning this governance year we appoint Vice-Chairs for each committee, in addition to Chairs. This will allow the committees to function well with the Vice-Chair supporting the Chair in their role, and to potentially develop future Chairs through the additional responsibility and opportunity to shine that comes with being in a committee leadership role. Some of the most rewarding moments in my time thus far as NE/SAE Chair have been the enthusiasm that Chairs and Vice-Chairs expressed at their appointments and the overall mission and work of NE/SAE, some of which you may have seen getting a lot of support and attention on social media.
NE/SAE has historically had a clear process for committee work, guided by charters and work plans. Some of those weren’t updated in recent years as we experienced change in the association, but we’re pleased to be bringing that back now. I would like to thank Amy Stark, CAE, Nicole Bowen, CAE, and the Chairs and Vice-Chairs for their leadership in helping us update those charters and work plans to clarify and guide the work of the organization and to facilitate communication at all levels of engagement. We welcomed the Chairs and Vice-Chairs to shape their own goals and work. In one case, we even got a recommended change of committee name! So stay tuned for a potential announcement of that after the Board considers it at their upcoming meeting.
I am excited to share that earlier this year we changed the name and focus of the Member Value Committee, renaming it the Member Value and DEI Committee to embrace NE/SAE’s strategic goals on DEI, to implement work begun by the DEI Task Force, and to establish an ongoing organizational commitment to it.
Here are the 2023-2024 NE/SAE committee Chairs and Vice-Chairs. We thank them for their service and dedication to NE/SAE:
Education
Chair: Nicole Bowen, CAE, Association Management & Non-Profit Solutions, RSM US
Vice Chair: Alex Wesley, Marketing Director, US Tennis Association, New England Section
Finance
Treasurer/Chair: Kevin Monteiro, CAE, CEO & Executive Director, Massachusetts Dental Society
Vice Chair: Debra Lally, CAE, Executive Director / CEO, AACE
Member Value and DEI Committee
Chair: Amrita Nichols, CMP, CMM, HMCC, Vice President of Global Accounts, ConferenceDirect
Vice Chair: Christine McMichael, Executive Director, HPCFM
Nominating
Chair: Renee Russo, CAE, COO, CFA Society Boston
Vice Chair: Curtis Picard, CAE, President & CEO, Retail Association of Maine
Young Professionals
Chair: Jill Foley, Director of Member Engagement, Massachusetts Society of CPAs Inc
Vice Chair: Caitlin Basler, CAE, Director of Member Technology & Engagement, CFA Society Boston
--Brian Doherty, CAE, President & CEO
Massachusetts Assisted Living Association
NE/SAE Board of Directors Chair
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