Andrea M. Falzarano, CAE
Senior Director, Association Governance Operations at The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)- Claim this Profile
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Kevin Nourse, PhD, PCC
Andrea has a unique combination of personality, passion, and smarts. She is always upbeat, has a great sense of humor, and is focused on building relationships with others. In her role, she is responsible for the ASHA Leadership Development Program. She brings a real passion to her role guiding leadership development efforts for ASHA and thinking strategically about new ways to meet members needs for programs and services. Andrea has a lot of wisdom about association management and is a savvy strategic thinker. The bottom-line: ASHA is lucky to have Andrea!
Ed Barks
Andrea has done a marvelous job of launching and continuing to organize ASAE’s (American Society of Association Executives) idea swaps in Loudoun County, Virginia. She has created a spirit that is welcoming to all and an environment that encourages all of the professionals in attendance to share their concerns and knowledge in a safe and collegial environment. I know that I will always learn something of value when Andrea is guiding the dialogue.
Kevin Nourse, PhD, PCC
Andrea has a unique combination of personality, passion, and smarts. She is always upbeat, has a great sense of humor, and is focused on building relationships with others. In her role, she is responsible for the ASHA Leadership Development Program. She brings a real passion to her role guiding leadership development efforts for ASHA and thinking strategically about new ways to meet members needs for programs and services. Andrea has a lot of wisdom about association management and is a savvy strategic thinker. The bottom-line: ASHA is lucky to have Andrea!
Ed Barks
Andrea has done a marvelous job of launching and continuing to organize ASAE’s (American Society of Association Executives) idea swaps in Loudoun County, Virginia. She has created a spirit that is welcoming to all and an environment that encourages all of the professionals in attendance to share their concerns and knowledge in a safe and collegial environment. I know that I will always learn something of value when Andrea is guiding the dialogue.
Kevin Nourse, PhD, PCC
Andrea has a unique combination of personality, passion, and smarts. She is always upbeat, has a great sense of humor, and is focused on building relationships with others. In her role, she is responsible for the ASHA Leadership Development Program. She brings a real passion to her role guiding leadership development efforts for ASHA and thinking strategically about new ways to meet members needs for programs and services. Andrea has a lot of wisdom about association management and is a savvy strategic thinker. The bottom-line: ASHA is lucky to have Andrea!
Ed Barks
Andrea has done a marvelous job of launching and continuing to organize ASAE’s (American Society of Association Executives) idea swaps in Loudoun County, Virginia. She has created a spirit that is welcoming to all and an environment that encourages all of the professionals in attendance to share their concerns and knowledge in a safe and collegial environment. I know that I will always learn something of value when Andrea is guiding the dialogue.
Kevin Nourse, PhD, PCC
Andrea has a unique combination of personality, passion, and smarts. She is always upbeat, has a great sense of humor, and is focused on building relationships with others. In her role, she is responsible for the ASHA Leadership Development Program. She brings a real passion to her role guiding leadership development efforts for ASHA and thinking strategically about new ways to meet members needs for programs and services. Andrea has a lot of wisdom about association management and is a savvy strategic thinker. The bottom-line: ASHA is lucky to have Andrea!
Ed Barks
Andrea has done a marvelous job of launching and continuing to organize ASAE’s (American Society of Association Executives) idea swaps in Loudoun County, Virginia. She has created a spirit that is welcoming to all and an environment that encourages all of the professionals in attendance to share their concerns and knowledge in a safe and collegial environment. I know that I will always learn something of value when Andrea is guiding the dialogue.
Credentials
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Leading Your Org on a Journey of Allyship
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Leading Change
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Certified Association Executive (CAE)
American Society of Association Executives
Experience
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The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Director, Association Governance Operations
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Mar 2011 - Present
ASHA is a $66 million, 228,000-member association for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. I oversee all governance-related operations including: management of the Board of Directors, volunteer cultivation efforts, ASHA’s national elections, and an annual awards program. I also train ex-officios to support approximately 40 governance and discipline-related committees. One of my biggest accomplishments at ASHA has been to create the Leadership Development Program, a year-long certificate program (it has become a cornerstone membership benefit and revenue generator). To launch the Program, I guided curricula development, module requirements, and evaluation and testing methodologies – all of which successfully secured eligibility. Since 2011, the Program has produced more than 600 graduates. In 2017, under my direction, ASHA developed and launched the Leadership Academy which is a virtual platform for all ASHA members to develop their leadership skills including on demand webinars, a leadership mentoring program, an online community, leadership assessments, a resource library and authored a toolkit so state associations have step by step instructions on how to develop and offer their own LDP to their members utilizing the free content on the Academy. Show less
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Southeastern Capital Investment Holdings,LLC
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Investment Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Executive Director/Account Executive
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Sep 2009 - Mar 2011
Drohan is a $7.5 million full-service association management firm. At Drohan, I served as Executive Director for client American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) and smaller national associations such as (Society of Financial Examiners . At AAOMPT, I oversaw all operations with a focus on growth in membership (both retention and development) and event management. In addition to growing membership by 33%, I led a rebranding campaign, which included a website redesign that positively impacted member engagement – via integrating the AMS database with the site’s functionality. Doing so enabled members to access account information and enroll for AAOMPT programs online. Show less
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President
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May 2001 - Sep 2009
Self-owned firm providing full-service association management consulting expertise to national association clients. I was the Owner/Operator of this DC-area association management company. My firm provided full management services to national associations, including: financial and budget management; governance; sales and marketing; communications (writing and planning); publications management; strategic planning; and full lifecycle meeting planning (e.g., budget administration, hotel site selection, contracts negotiation, speaker management, invoice reconciliation, promotion, registration, onsite management, and post-event evaluation). Clients included: the American Council of State Savings Supervisors (ACSSS), and the Council for Learning Disabilities (CLD). ) Show less
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b-there.com
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Washington DC
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National Sales Director
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Apr 2000 - Dec 2000
An online conference registration service for the association industry. An online conference registration service for the association industry.
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Virginia Hospitality & Travel Association
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Richmond, Virginia
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Executive Vice President (Chief Staff Officer)
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Dec 1998 - Apr 2000
1,200 member trade association with a $1 million annual budget representing the Virginia lodging, restaurants, campgrounds, attractions and hospitality suppliers industry. At VHTA, I supervised eight staff running daily operations, including: membership, marketing, communications, conferences, education, legislative outreach and finance. I also drafted and oversaw creation and distribution of first-ever membership materials, and introduced three affinity programs enabling members to reduce operating costs. Show less
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New York State Hospitality & Tourism Association
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Albany, New York
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Vice President of Association Services
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Dec 1989 - Dec 1998
A 1,500 member, $1.5 million trade association for NY’s lodging and attractions industry. A 1,500 member, $1.5 million trade association for NY’s lodging and attractions industry.
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Legislative Experience
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Albany, New York
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New York State Legislature
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May 1983 - Dec 1989
Special Assistant to Stan Lundine, Lieutenant Governor of New York Research Analyst - Office of Senator Nicholas Spano Committee Analyst/Clerk - Office of Senator John M. McHugh Legislative Assistant - Office of Assemblyman H. Robert Nortz Special Assistant to Stan Lundine, Lieutenant Governor of New York Research Analyst - Office of Senator Nicholas Spano Committee Analyst/Clerk - Office of Senator John M. McHugh Legislative Assistant - Office of Assemblyman H. Robert Nortz
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Education
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1979 - 1983
The College of Saint Rose
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Communication Disorders -
Frankfort-Schuyler Central School
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