IOM course, sponsored by the U.S. Chamber, imparts basics of association management and can be a steppingstone to the CAE. Howard Nusbaum was doing just fine in the private sector as vice president of sales and marketing for a large hotel management company. RELATED CONTENT Other options for association professionals But as he grew more frustrated with regulations affecting his industry, he got more active in his trade associations—eventually leaving the corporate world to become executive vice president of the Ohio Hotels & Lodging Association and director of corporate and industry relations at the American Hotel & Lodging Association. “It was a hard… Read More