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New York, NY (June 2019) – The New York Society of Association Executives (NYSAE) has announced its new officers and directors for the next fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.
Chairman of the Board is Charles M. Riotto; Chair-Elect Vijay Dandapani, Treasurer David P. Murphy, MBA, CPA; and Immediate Past Chair Gerard M. Thiers, CAE.
Charles Riotto is President Emeritus of Licensing International and has spent more than 40 years in association management. He previously served as Executive Director of the International Recording Media Association, and as Marketing Director and Executive Director of the Toy Manufacturers of America, Inc.
David Murphy is Senior Vice President of The Murphy Wealth Management Group at UBS, and Gerard Thiers is the Executive Director of ASAH, which serves New Jersey’s private special education community. New to the officer slate is Vijay Dandapani, President & CEO of the Hotel Association of New York City.
On the Board of Directors, two members were re-elected and five members will begin their first term. The Executive Director of ACG New York, Robert Blumenfeld, CAE, and the Associate Executive Director of Operations and Information Technology of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Dr. Robert Spangler, will retain their roles. Each serving 3-year terms, the newly elected directors are Donna J. Kelley, CMP, CASE, Global Account Executive of Marriott International Global Sales Organization; Anat Kendal, CPA/PFS, Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration for the Anti-Defamation League; Rhonda Payne, CAE, Chief Learning Officer of the ASAE/Center for Association Leadership; Mary Ellen Pelzer, Esq., Executive Director of The Fragrance Foundation; and Claire Rosenzweig, CAE, President & CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan NY. Rosenzweig is a former Chair of NYSAE.
The following Directors remain on the Board to continue their terms:
- Joanne Barry, CAE, Executive Director/CEO, New York State Society of CPAs
- Marsha Block, CAE, CFRE, CEO, American Group Psychotherapy Association
- Cate Brennan, MBA, CAE, Executive Director, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
- Louis Coletti, President & CEO, Building Trades Employers Association
- Fred Dixon, President & CEO, NYC & Company
- Ethan Draddy, CEO and Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America Greater NY Council
- David Jackson, CMP, Vice President of Sales, Pocono Mountains Convention
- Amish Mehta, CPA, Partner and Nonprofit Practice Leader, Friedman LLP
- Kimberly Unger, JD, CEO & Executive Director, The Security Traders Association
“As the incoming Chair, I am proud to be working with this talented and diverse Board of Directors,” said Charles M. Riotto. “As we celebrate NYSAE’s past century of service, we look forward with high expectations; the profession is evolving in unprecedented ways and it is with great anticipation that we embrace this evolution. This Board is more than prepared to tackle all the challenges the coming year may present.”
About the New York Society of Association Executives (NYSAE): Founded in 1919, the NYSAE is an organization of chief executives and middle managers of trade associations, professional societies, voluntary organizations, other not-for-profit organizations and supplier partners in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, and CT). Its mission is to lead in advancing and serving the profession of association and not-for-profit management. For more information, please visit nysaenet.org.