ABOVE&BEYOND
Promotions and Changes
Phyllis M. Coneset, CMP,
has been promoted to vice
president of leadership
services at the Institute of
Real Estate Management
in Chicago. Coneset joined IREM in 1994
as meetings and conventions manager
and most recently was the organization’s
director of meetings and conferences.
The Fabricators &
Manufacturers Association
International in Rockford,
Ill., has promoted Audrey
Long, CAE, to senior education products manager.
Long previously was FMA’s education
products and customer service manager.
Jose Segarra, CAE, has
joined the Chicago-based
American Board of Medical
Specialties as its manager
of government and external
relations. Segarra previously ran his own
consulting practice, The Segarra Group.
A Salute to the New CAEs
Congrats to the members and staff who
passed the December 2011 Certified
Association Executive exam and were
awarded the CAE designation, 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.
The Association Forum offers 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 10 domain areas. The
Association Forum Foundation, Million
Dollar Round Table and Johnson Lambert
& Co. also provide financial assistance
for those pursuing their CAE. For more
information, email Michelle Mills, CAE, at
mills@associationforum.org.
Congratulations to:
Melissa Arthur, IOM, CAE
Senior Manager, Membership
Institute of Real Estate Management
Nicole C. Bradle, MA, CMP, CAE
Senior Society Manager
American Society of Regional Anesthesia
and Pain Medicine
Edwin P. Czopek, FHFMA, CPA, CAE
Senior Vice President
Healthcare Financial Management
Association
Teri Jarvie, CMP, CAE
Vice President, Member Services
Association Forum of Chicagoland
Shawn Taylor Kaminski, CAE
Director, Section of Science & Technology Law
American Bar Association
Jennifer Michalek, MS, CAE
Chief Communications Officer
American Society for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy
Michelle Mills, CAE
Manager, Shared Interest Groups and Programs
Association Forum of Chicagoland
Jacqualine Price Osafo, CAE
Director of Membership Services
American Society for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy
Samuel J. Reynolds III, MS, MBA, CAE
Assistant Director, Business & Practice
Development
American Society for Gastrointestinal
Endoscopy
Leslie A. Whittet, CAE
Vice President, Chapter Operations
Association for Corporate Growth
Kenneth J. Widelka, CPA, CAE
CFO
American Association of Diabetes
Educators
Evan Williams, IOM, CAE
Vice President of External Relations
Mechanical Contractors Association of
Chicago
Audrey Long, CAE
Education Products Manager
Fabricators and Manufacturers
Association
Daniel A. Nemec, MBA, CAE
Vice President, Finance
Executive Director, Inc.
In Memory
Former Chicago Society of Association
Executives Board Chair Frank C. Sain, 86,
died on Feb. 12 in Las Vegas. Sain was
chair of CSAE — now Association Forum
of Chicagoland — from 1979-1980. Sain
was executive director of the Las Vegas
Convention and Visitors Authority from
1981 to 1991, and previously was president and CEO of the Chicago Convention
and Tourism Bureau from 1972 to 1981.
He also was a past president of the Rotary
Club of Chicago — Rotary 1, the world’s
first Rotary chapter — and was an active
member of many convention and tourism
organizations. Contributions may be sent
to the Destination & Travel Foundation in
the name of Frank C. Sain as a scholarship fund has been established in Sain’s
honor for his destination marketing
industry leadership: Destination & Travel
Foundation, 2025 M St. NW, Ste. 500,
Washington, DC 20036.
