Lionel van der Walt is the new Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of RCI, Inc., an international association of building envelope consultants, based in Raleigh, N.C. Van der Walt was selected after an extensive search led by Pamela Kaul, President, Association Strategies, Alexandria, VA, and Tuft & Associates’ President Jill Christie. An organizational strategy and analysis....
Lynne Thomas Gordon, MBA, RHIA, CAE, FACHE, FAHIMA, has been appointed Executive Director of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), based in St. Louis, effective January 8, 2018. AAO’s ED search was led by Tuft President Jill Rubiner Christie and Executive Search Associate Mary McMahon in partnership with the AAO Search Committee, chaired by Brent....
Tuft & Associates has often collaborated on selected projects with Washington, DC-based Association Strategies, Inc., which is led by CEO Pamela Kaul. Because we have valued our collaborations with ASI, we are pursuing even more opportunities where we can combine our talents, resources, and contacts to serve a range of clients. Learn more about the....
Jacquelyn C. Bode, MA, CFRE, is the new Executive Director of the American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF), St. Louis. The AAOF is the charitable arm of the American Association of Orthodontists and provides support to orthodontic education programs and orthodontic research aimed at excellence in patient care. Bode assumed her new role on March 26.....
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) has opened a search for a new Executive Director to lead this professional medical association. The ACOFP represents more than 20,000 practicing osteopathic family physicians, residents, and students throughout the United States. Osteopathic family physicians are Doctors of Osteopathic medicine who specialize in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative....
The American Student Dental Association (ASDA) was founded in 1971 and is the largest dental student organization in the United States. Tuft & Associates has supported ASDA’s evolving needs in mid-management staffing since 2011. Current searches for ASDA, led by Associate Mary McMahon, include: Executive Assistant Meetings Manager Over a seven-year engagement with ASDA, Tuft has....
Veronica M. Muñoz is the new Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Veterinary and Internal Medicine (ACVIM), effective June 4. During an outstanding 22-year career with the American Bar Association, Muñoz most recently served as Director of the Section of Litigation, the ABA’s largest specialty division with more than 50,000 members. Previously, she....
President Jill Christie reported in a recent CEO Update that Tuft data confirms current trends: Average tenures of five to seven years for association chief executives are “becoming the norm.” She added: “You are not seeing CEOs who stay for 13 years or more.” In addition to moving into retirement, CEOs also step down when board priorities....
Recognized worldwide, the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) is seeking a new Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer. This international medical organization, founded in Hong Kong in 1995, hosts the prestigious ISAKOS Congress, a biennial gathering of 4,000+ leaders from national and regional societies around the world, which convenes to share....
Tuft President Jill Christie and associates Mary McMahon and Karen Dunn Caspers joined association leaders and staff at Association Forum’s 2018 Honors Gala on June 28 at the Marriott Marquis Chicago. “The Tuft team always welcomes the opportunity to see our association clients and colleagues at this annual event, where we also can applaud the....
