--- title: "Comings and Goings: September/October 2016" id: "35364" type: "post" slug: "comings-and-goings-september-october-2016" published_at: "2016-10-11T10:10:32+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T17:41:30+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/10/11/comings-and-goings-september-october-2016/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/10/11/comings-and-goings-september-october-2016.md" excerpt: "A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry." taxonomy_category: - "Executive Leadership" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Appointments" - "AssociationsNow" - "Business" - "Executives" - "Leadership" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "C-Level" - "Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" - "Executive Leadership" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Comings and Goings: September/October 2016 **Chris Spear** will take over for **Bill Graves** as president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations. Spear previously served as ATA’s senior vice president of legislative affairs. The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association welcomed **Colleen Eubanks, CAE**, as its next CEO. **Bruce Gudenberg** was appointed executive director of the newly formed National Harbor Convention & Visitors Association (Maryland). He will also continue in his role as vice president of marketing for National Harbor. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association named **Scott Riehl** vice president of state government relations. The International Association of Venue Managers selected **Brad Mayne** as its new president and CEO. **Daniel Gillison** was promoted to executive director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation. Previously he was its national director of county solutions and innovation. The National Federation of Independent Business hired **David Addington** as its new senior vice president, general counsel, and chief legal officer. **Amy Lestition Burke, CAE**, is the new executive director of the Special Libraries Association. The National Automobile Dealers Association announced **Peter L. Fong** as its new senior vice president of dealership operations. **Wendy-Jo Toyama, CAE**, has been named executive director of the Cleft Palate Foundation in addition to her role at the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, where she has served as executive director since 2014. **Heather White** was selected as president and CEO of the newly merged Yellowstone Association and Yellowstone Park Foundation. Association industry veteran **Dirk Behrends** has been promoted to vice president of association enterprise solutions at Abila. **Mary Cecile Neville** joined SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association as senior director of marketing. AmericanHort appointed **Ken Fisher** the company’s next president and CEO. Market research firm MARU VCR&C introduced **Amanda Ram** as its new CFO and **Carlos Palacio** as its new CIO. After serving as associate general counsel for the Nature Conservancy, **Anita Drummond** has joined Venable LLP as a counsel in its Washington, DC, office. The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation appointed **Michelle McCarthy** vice president of development. **Darryl Walter** is the new director of membership for the Solid Waste Association of North America. Clockwise from left: Colleen Eubanks, CAE; Brad Mayne; Ken Fischer; and Amy Lestition Burke, CAE. 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