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title: "Comings & Goings: May/June 2017"
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**Dr. Nicole** Ivy was named to the new position of director of inclusion at the American Alliance of Museums.

**Scott Brunner****, CAE,** joined the National Community Pharmacists Association as senior vice president of communications and state government affairs.

The American Fraternal Alliance promoted **Andrea Litewski** to director of education from manager of education.

The National Investor Relations Institute appointed **Gary A. LaBranche, FASAE, CAE,** as its new president and CEO.

The Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau named **Dave Beachnau** senior vice president of sales, marketing, and sports.

Fern—an exhibition, event, and marketing support provider—chose **Matthew Witt** as its new national sales manager.

Visit Salt Lake announced **Karen Staples** is its new Northeast director of convention sales.

The Council for Responsible Nutrition has promoted **Mike Greene** to senior vice president of government relations, **Nancy Weindruch** to vice president of communications, and **Ingrid Lebert** to senior director of government relations.

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions promoted **Brandy Bruyere** to vice president of regulatory compliance and **Kirstin Orr** to vice president of marketing.

**Ron Clewer** is the new chief operating officer of the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities.

Visit Phoenix promoted **Lorne Edwards** to vice president of sales and services from director of sales.

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited promoted **Thomas Tong** and **Jessica Wong** to deputy managing director and director of venue operations, respectively.

**David Clark** is the new president and CEO of Visit Mobile (Alabama).

**Greg Voss** joined the American Lung Association in Minnesota as the new executive director.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons selected **Thomas E. Arend, Jr., CAE,** as its new CEO. Previously, he was executive vice president, COO, and general counsel at the American College of Cardiology.

The American Dental Association hired **Christopher M. Tampio** as director of congressional affairs and **Chad Olson** as director of state government affairs.

**Dan Liutikas** is the new CEO of the International Legal Technology Association. He was previously the chief legal officer at CompTIA.

**John McMahon** became the new executive director of the Associated Landscape Contractors of Colorado. Previously, he served as executive director of the National Ski Patrol.

Underwood Events chose **Diane Brisk** as its senior event designer.

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