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The Perfect Storm

Spark Consulting

I’d like to share some sobering statistics about higher education and employment: In the United States, students graduate from college with an average debt load of nearly $29,000. In the United States in 2015, 32% of employers reported. By 2020, 65% of all jobs in the United States will require some.

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Association Management Group (AMG) CEO Paul Mengert Named Educator of the Year by Community Associations Institute (CAI)

AMG

He is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School (OPM) and recently earned a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Additionally, Mengert serves as Chairman for both the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority as well as for the North Carolina Chapter of CAI’s Legislative Action Committee (NC-LAC).

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Colo. Tech Group Asks Members to Help Break Down Barriers to Innovation

Associations Now

a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee—to gather input from the state’s technology sector on challenges companies face, as well as federal legislation and regulations they think are hindering innovation. We want to be able to have a tech-friendly state,” she said. The post Colo.

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You’re Never Too Young to Conquer New Challenges

Association Adviser

I worked on the programming side, ran conferences and worked on several committees. I lead one of our newer clients, the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, and recently joined as program director for the Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis. with offices also in Alexandria, Va.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.12.20

Reid All About it

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Reed, CAE, president and chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States. American Associations Week 2020: Fireside Chat with Andrew Grossman, Chief Tax Counsel for the House Ways and Means Committee. Mon 6/15 at 2 p.m.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.16.21

Reid All About it

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. – United States of Associations: A Tour with Jay S. Jay is having 5-minute Zoom chats with association professionals from each state and D.C. Is it a certificate program or a certification?

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New Social Network for Docs Already Outpaces AMA Membership

Associations Now

Founded in 1847, the American Medical Association is the largest professional medical organization in the United States, representing over 224,000 physicians and medical students, according to the latest data. You don’t spend hours and days in committee meetings to do strategic planning.