Association Governance experts Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE, and Debbie Trueblood, MSW IOM CAE FASAE, will provide hands-on guidance and real-world insights on effective governance and how to optimize the board-staff governance team as they lead the workshop “Exceptional Boards: Strengthening the Governance Team” October 2-3, 2023.

Hosted by ASAE, Exceptional Boards is a highly interactive and intensive 2-day workshop for CEOs and their elected officers to explore strategies for strengthening their working relationship and enhancing the board's performance.

Mark and Debbie will give insights on how to optimize the entire board as a cohesive unit through best practices in board organization, structure, and operations. CEOs and elected leaders who attend will leave with the resources needed to build a high-performing board that understands its role, fulfills its responsibility, demonstrates visionary leadership, and positions the organization for higher levels of achievement.

About the Speakers
Mark Engle, DM CAE FASAE, is a principal of AMC who specializes in board governance and strategy. A frequent author and speaker on governance, board development, and high performing organizations, Mark regularly develops new research that leads to advancement in the nonprofit management profession. Each year, he works closely with dozens of nonprofit organizations on a variety of governance issues, from single board development presentations to more detailed board and committee restructuring projects.

Debbie Trueblood, MSW IOM CAE FASAE, has more than 20 years of leadership experience within the association management space, serving as an executive director for multiple healthcare and professional associations and holding various volunteer leadership positions, including chair of Association Forum’s Welcoming Environment Committee, member of the ASAE Executive Management Council, and past chair of the ASAE Ethics Committee, a role in which she led the team to publish a national ethics toolkit for associations.

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