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Mary Byers

Mary Byers

Mary Byers, CAE, CSP, a former association executive, is a consultant, professional speaker, and association advisor. She is a skilled retreat architect and helps groups gain clarity and focus through leadership conference training, board orientations, and generative discussion facilitation. Mary coaches association CEOs and board chairs and leads CEO MasterMind groups.

Harrison Coerver

Harrison Coerver

Harrison Coerver is president of Harrison Coerver & Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in strategy and planning for trade associations, professional societies, and other tax-exempt membership organizations. In the last 35 years, Harrison has consulted with more than 1,300 associations in strategy, planning, governance, and management.

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Mark Dorsey

Mark Dorsey

Mark Dorsey, CAE, FASAE, serves as CEO of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), an Alexandria, Virginia association serving 7,000 members nationwide. Since joining CSI in 2015, the association doubled its assets, radically changed it governance structure and strategic approach, launched and managed for-profit initiatives related to the association, and revamped its approach to content, learning, and credentialing resulting in it best financial and membership performance in two decades.  

Karen Silberman

Karen Silberman

Karen Silberman, CAE, is the Executive Vice President of the American Chiropractic Association.  Prior to the ACA, she served as executive director of the Federal Bar Association. Her career has included executive director positions with the Society of Human Resource Management Foundation and the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity. Karen graduated from Indiana University with a master’s degree in Public Affairs. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Oberlin College.

Len Toenjes

Len Toenjes

Len Toenjes, CAE has been President of AGC of Missouri for 25 years and has been recognized by AGC of America as the national chapter of the year 3 times during these 25 years.  He chaired the St. Louis Society of Association Executives and received their highest honor of a Fellows Award in 2008.  He is currently appointed by Missouri Governor Parson as Chair of the Missouri State Workforce Board.  He has been a CAE since 2005 and has served (and is serving) on several ASAE and AGC of America committees and task forces.

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Mary helps associations remain relevant in an increasingly competitive environment. The author of Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations and Road to Relevance: 5 Strategies for Competitive Associations, she’s worked with a wide variety of associations (both individual membership and trade groups) and helps volunteer leaders and staff alike create a viable and sustainable future. Learn more here.