ClarkIHRSA board tapped candy lobbyist to focus on advocacy; hard-hit industry says it has been ‘left behind' in federal aid packagesIHRSA, The Global Health & Fitness Association, has an industry to save. The pandemic permanently shut down nearly one-fourth of gyms and fitness studios and eliminated 1.5 million jobs as of July 1, 2021, according to the trade group. More were expected to close by the end of 2021.But before the association can rescue its industry, it must save itself. That's where Liz Clark comes in. She was hired last summer to turn the struggling group around."We did not have the political relationships that we needed to have," said Clark, who became… Read More