Exciting news! Abby Mund, CMP, SAM Director of Meetings & Events, has been named a 2023 Meeting Professional of the Year by Smart Meetings Magazine.

SAM Founder & Co-CEO Megan Woodburn, CAE, has been slated to continue service on the 2024 AMC Institute Board of Directors. In this role, Megan will have the opportunity to further impact the AMC industry through strategic support for AMCI efforts, and SAM is proud of her service! Congratulations, Megan! 

Strategic Association Management (SAM), a leader in providing full-service operational and program management for professional associations and nonprofit organizations, has completed the successful acquisition of AM Planning, a prominent Texas-based firm in the meeting and event planning industry. This move represents strategic growth for SAM, further solidifying its position as a premier association management company.

The Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT) team participated in the National Science Teaching Association National Conference last month! With the recent adoption of new curriculum standards in Texas (TEKS), NSTA and STAT collaborated to provide high-quality professional learning to Texas teachers.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Austin Chapter and the community recently gathered together to celebrate its 2022 Philanthropy Day award honorees.

We’re excited to celebrate that both the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Austin Chapter and Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Houston Chapter have been recognized as a national leaders for their work to advance inclusion, diversity, equity and access (IDEA) in the fundraising profession.

Fast Growth School Coalition (FGSC) partnered with SXSW EDU to convene FGSC Superintendents and Corporate Partners at its annual conference last week in Austin.

We’re so proud to celebrate Mary Beth Kiser, CAE, Executive Director of Beyond Batten Disease Foundation and SAM Account Executive, being named a Rare Disease Difference Maker by Engage Health Inc. 

We’re so excited to share this interview with Julie Marshall, CAE, CMP, DES, SAM Director of Meetings & Events, and HopSkip as part of its Planners Moving Forward Series spotlighting how planners in the industry adapted to COVID-19 and events in a post-pandemic world.

New year, new goals! In this month’s staff pick, SAM Communications Manager Katy McDowall recommends the Harvard Business Review’s article, “Be Intentional About How You Spend Your Time Off.”

SAM is excited to celebrate two new Certified Association Executives (CAE) on our team: Julie Marshall, CMP, DES, CAE, Director of Meetings and Events, and Katie Hooks, CAE, Account Director. Way to go, Julie and Katie! SAM is committed to best practices in the association industry and 40% of the SAM team now holds the CAE credential, which is conferred by the ASAE The Center for Association Leadership (ASAE).

Looking for tips on coaching and working with your team members effectively? SAM Account Executive Paulina van Eeden Hill recommends The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier. Paulina's review was featured in a recent AMCI blog piece.

We are excited to announce that SAM Founder and Co-CEO Megan Woodburn, CAE, has been slated to serve a second term on the AMC Institute (AMCI) Board of Directors.

Beyond Batten Disease Foundation 101 Wins FDA Investigational New Drug Approval to Pursue Clinical Trials

Ever feel too busy to be busy? SAM Account Executive Paulina van Eeden Hill, CAE, shares our next SAM Staff Pick from Fast Company: "Balancing important, non-urgent tasks with emails, chats, and seemingly urgent response requests is tricky, especially in the AMC environment. This quick read walks us through a few tricks to make the most of our day (schedule time to do important but non-urgent work, block off your most productive time of the day, and try the Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize your tasks)."

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We are excited to announce that SAM Account Executive Paulina Van Eeden Hill, CAE, has been slated to serve a 3-year term on the Texas Society of Association Executives (TSAE) Board of Directors. 

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