With an extensive corporate background, Berger brings a business mentality and member value approach to his association Steven Berger doesn’t sound like a typical association executive—and not just because of his thick Boston accent. He is direct, talking more like a corporate raider than a nonprofit chief, and his enthusiasm is infectious when he discusses transforming his trade group. Berger is head of the Elmwood Park, N.J.-based Craft & Hobby Association, an organization that has tripled in size since he joined in 2003. He has shepherded the group through a merger and the recession, and challenged long-standing rituals. For instance, he relocated an annual… Read More