Forum - September 2011

ABOVE&BEYOND

Promotions;and;Changes

The Chicago-
based
American
Board of
Medical
Specialties
has hired Carol Clothier as vice president
for state health policy and public affairs
and Jennifer Michael as chief informa-
tion officer. Clothier previously was an
ABMS consultant. Michael most recently
served as director of IS applications at the
University of Illinois Medical Center.

Clothier Michael

Association
Management
Center in
Glenview,
Ill., has
named Joan
A. Kram, MBA, RN,
FACHE, executive director
of the Healthcare Quality
Certification Commission.
Kram, who also serves as
executive director of the
American Association of Neuroscience
Nurses, joined AMC in 2010 as senior
operations manager for two of AMC’s
health care associations. AMC also
has hired Rick Perry as technical and
research manager, and promoted Louise
Ristau, CAE, to account executive. Perry
joins AMC from the Window & Door
Manufacturers Association and will work
primarily with the organization’s trade
associations in the construction market-
place. Ristau, meanwhile, has been with
AMC for 11 years and most recently was
senior manager of operations for the
Awards and Recognition Association and
the Metal Construction Association. In
her new role, she will serve as executive
director of ARA and the Midwest Roofing
Contractors Association.

Kram Perry

Ristau

Davida Finkle, Ellyn Samsky and Diana
Kaufmann have been named principals at
Mann. Weitz
& Associates,
a Deerfield,
Ill.-based cer-
tified public
accounting
and consulting firm. Finkle
has been an associate
with the firm for 16 years,
specializing in audit and
accounting as audit manag-
er, while Samsky joined the
firm 11 years ago and has been serving
as tax manager. Kaufmann, also a 16-year
employee, is the firm’s administrator, in
charge of human resources and benefits.

News;and;Awards

For the second consecutive year, Association Management Center in Glenview, Ill., has been recognized as one of the “Best Places to Work in Illinois” by the Human Resources Management Association of Chicago, the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, the Society for Human Resource Management–Illinois State Council, the Workforce Boards of Metropolitan Chicago and The Business Ledger. AMC ranked No. 18 on the list of small to medium-sized companies.

Congrats;to;the;New;CAEs

The Association Forum of Chicagoland is proud of its four members who passed the May 2011 Certified Association Executive exam, joining more than 3,900 industry leaders worldwide. The CAE designation is administered by ASAE and recognizes those who demonstrate knowledge essential to the practice of association management.

CAE;Study;Groups

The next CAE exam will be administrated on Dec. 2 (the application deadline is Sept. 9) and, once again, the Association Forum will offer study groups at downtown and suburban locations to help association professionals prepare for the exam. Facilitated by current CAEs, the small, interactive groups meet weekly for a structured case-study series based on the domain areas. For more information, contact Michelle Mills, manager, Shared Interest Groups and programs, at mills@ associationforum.org.