Longtime ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership member Velma R. Hart, the chief financial officer of Lanham, Md.-based veterans advocacy organization AMVETS, told CEO Update she is “humbled beyond measure” to be named the next chair of ASAE’s newly meshed board of directors, a position she assumed Aug. 18. “It forces me to pause and take stock,” said Hart, the first African-American to chair the board. “I have a passion for the industry we serve. I love [associations] on so many levels and respect the success [of ASAE] and I am eager to put my stamp on it.” Hart, who was raised in east Texas and came to Washington with her mother at age 14, worked for the… Read More