Member Advantage

Member Spotlight: Kimberly Kocian, MBA, CAE, CMP

Kimberly is a director at the American Bar Association. She has more than 25 years of association experience and recently joined Association Forum’s Board of Directors.

Member Spotlight: Tracy Schorle, MA

Tracy is Associate Vice President at MCI USA. She has more than 25 years of experience in association management and makes homemade pasta.

Member Spotlight: Sherry Budziak, AAiP

Sherry has more than 30 years of experience working with associations. Find out what drives her to do this type of work!

Member Spotlight: Emily Butera

Emily has worked in association management for two healthcare organizations in the past four years. Read on on for what she loves about her work!

Member Spotlight: Hilary Marsh

Hilary is a content strategist and association enthusiast! Find out what she love about her job and her secret hobby in this member spotlight.

Member Spotlight: Paul Doggett

Paul is an executive director / program director at Bostrom. Read on for why he loves the association industry!

Member Spotlight: Nikia Fitch, MBA, C2EX, AHWD, GREEN

Nikia is Executive Assistant at the Chicago Association of REALTORS®. Read on for whe she loves most about her job!

Member Spotlight: Elle Peifer-Funderburg

Elle is the assistant manager, marketing at the Society for Surgical Oncology. Read about how she fell in love with association work in this member spotlight!

Member Spotlight: Nathan Chamberlain, CAE

Nathan is director of membership for the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology. Learn more about his career!

Member Spotlight: Ben Opp, SPHR

Ben is an HR Hotline Advisor for HR Source and describes himself as “an above-average whistler.” Find out more about Ben in this month’s Member Spotlight!