Strategic Association Management (SAM) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paulina van Eeden Hill, CAE, as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately.
We’re thrilled to announce Noelle Parsons, Account Manager at SAM, was recently named a 2023 ASAE NextGen Association Summit scholar. As part of the program, Noelle attended NextGen 2023 in Columbus, OH, in early September, where she learned alongside 20 other scholars from across the country. Noelle was the only Texan and only AMC representative in attendance!
Tiffany Schwartz, CNAP, Finance & Operations Director at SAM, has been named a TSAE Rising Lone Star! Texas Society of Association Executives' Rising Lone Stars program recognizes emerging association leaders in Texas.
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!
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.
