From Africa to Hollywood to Starbucks, the new CEO is now focused on raising industry awareness and developing its brand Solomon Next time you're at Starbucks, take heed: That regular at the next table who has set up shop with laptop and phone may be an association CEO. That was Beth Solomon earlier this year, when she took the top job as head of the National Association of Development Companies in January. The group's office in McLean didn't seem right ("The place had termites, it was falling down," she said), and she found it hard to work at home. ("It was too quiet.") So she set up shop at Starbucks. The arrangement worked for a while, but the loud background… Read More