Valve Manufacturers Association downsizes employees from 14 to four; National Association of Hispanic Nurses has ‘nanostaff.’ RELATED CONTENT More associations turning to outside help Bill Sandler is a numbers guy. The 14-year CEO (and 35-year veteran) of the $1.6 million-revenue Valve Manufacturers Association of America majored in statistics, got his M.B.A. in finance and has worked in the statistics departments of three associations (including VMA). Sandler Seven years ago, the data started telling a sad tale—the association had gone into the red. Staff costs were a key culprit. When Sandler started running the numbers, he hit upon a way to save… Read More