Association Forum Announces the 2024 Class of Forty Under 40® 

Association Forum is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Forty Under 40® Program, which is powered by Destination Vancouver. The recognized individuals represent the nation’s top 40 professionals from across the association and nonprofit industries. Association Forum received a large number of applicants this year. The review and selection process were completed by the Awards and Scholarship Committee. 

Recipients were selected based on their extraordinary career accomplishments, commitment to the industry, and their continued pursuit to advance the professional practice of association management. 

“Association Forum proudly unveils this year’s cohort of changemakers, an extraordinary group that ignites inspiration across our community. These leaders exemplify the essence of new power leadership, leveraging their innovative mindset and intrapreneurial drive to push boundaries and reshape the industry,” says Artesha Moore, FASAE, CAE, President and CEO of Association Forum. 

The Forty Under 40 Program is an opportunity to honor and celebrate stellar individuals whose notable endeavors (before turning 40) have had an impact within the association management community. The Forty Under 40 recipients will be celebrated during the 2024 Holiday Showcase® – Amplify on December 4-5, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Furthermore, the recipients will be featured in the spring 2025 issue of FORUM Magazine. 

Please join us in congratulating the following Forty Under 40 recipients: 

2024 Forty Under 40 Recipients 

Roohi Ali, Orthopaedic Research Society 

Zinat Ali, Association Management Center  

Alex Andryk, Arthroscopy Association of North America 

Thomas Azar, CMP, CAE, PMP, Legal Associations Management 

John Bacon, MBA, American Society of Association Executives 

Elisa Barnes, CAE, Houston Building Owners and Managers Association 

Emily Bennett, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians 

Lianna Bolton, Professional Convention Management Association 

Lindsay Bullock, CAE, Executive Director, Inc. 

Jessica Capistrant, IOM, Phoenixville Regional Chamber of Commerce 

Grant Carpenter, CAE, Raybourn Group International 

Jessica Dangles, MBA, MS, PMP, CAE , Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology 

Bradley Davis, BRMP, International Accreditors of Continuing Education and Training 

Emily Eagon, MS, CAE, Design-Build Institute of America 

Manu Edakara, iVenture Accelerator 

Erin Espy, Smithbucklin 

Priya Garg, MBA, American Osteopathic Association 

Illana Hodges, American College of Healthcare Executives 

Nikki Hoffman, DES, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 

Christopher Hurst, CAE, CAPM, CC, International Foodservice Manufacturers Association 

Lindsey Jager, Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists 

Angela Jonker, CMP, MBA, Lions Clubs International 

John Kasper, MBA, CAE, American Dental Association 

Vy Le, MBA CAE, Linguistic Society of America  

Elisabeth Lisican, American Association of Endodontists 

Ariel Litewka, CMP, DES, Society of Critical Care Medicine 

Jose Marroquin, Society of Actuaries 

Hannah Martin, MPH, RDN, Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists 

Emily Marxer, MBA, Smithbucklin 

Gina Pantone, MPH, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology 

Ashley Piper, American Society of Anesthesiologists 

Tracey Powell, CNP, U.S. Travel Association 

Michelle Robinson, Chicago Association of REALTORS 

Andrea Schmidl, Strategic Management Society 

Sandra Schueller, Association Resource Center, Inc. 

LaToya Tapscott, CAE, Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association 

Maggie Voves, American Society of Anesthesiologists 

Sarah Wright, American Veterinary Medical Association 

Paige Zelinsky, MSC, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians 

Ellen Zimmerman, U.S. Grains Council