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**Amanda Ferguson** was appointed head of business tourism at Marketing Edinburgh.

**Kerry Stackpole, FASAE, CAE,** was appointed CEO and executive director of Plumbing Manufacturers International. Previously, he was an advance team leader for the Executive Office of the President.

**Jay Younger, FASAE,** has been named president and CEO of McKinley Advisors, and **Jodie Slaughter, FASAE,** will transition to an advisory role. **Jon Hockman, FASAE,** founder of d3 Group, also joined the company’s executive leadership team as principal.

**Nicholas Zuniga** was named chief operating officer of Phi Sigma Kappa.

**Ryan O’Connor, CAE,**was named interim president and CEO of the American Medical Group Association.

**Mike Testa** was named president and CEO of Visit Sacramento (California).

**Victoria Lewis** joined the Aurora (Colorado) Area Convention and Visitors Bureau as national sales manager.

**Shawn P. McLaughlin** is the new CEO and owner of Management Solutions Plus. Founder **Beth W. Palys, FASAE, CAE,** will continue in her role as president.

**Lynn Wasylina** was appointed chief financial officer of the ANA Enterprise. Previously, she was the chief financial officer of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators.

**Roosevelt Dzime-Assison** was named vice president of finance and administration and CFO at the American Alliance of Museums. Previously, he was CFO at Directors of Health Promotion and Education.

**Cherise Stevens** joined Phase 3 Marketing & Communications as a senior public relations manager.

**Jeff Jennings** was named CEO of the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association.

**Betsy Smith** was named president of Association Acumen, succeeding **Gail Bast, CAE,** who will remain as CEO and owner. **Bill Elliott, CAE,** was named vice president of operations.

**Laura Thompson** was promoted to senior director of expositions at PMMI, the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies.

**Brian Waters** was hired as vice president of marketing for National Harbor (Maryland) and executive director of Visit National Harbor.

**Jill McClure, CAE,** was named executive director of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations. Previously, she was chief operating officer at the Colorado Oil & Gas Association.

CadmiumCD welcomed **Bryan A. Scott** to the role of chief strategy officer.

**Helene Combs Dreiling** was named interim executive director of the National Architectural Accrediting Board, Inc.

The Michigan Chamber of Commerce promoted **Bob Thomas, CAE,** to vice president of operations and executive director of the Michigan Chamber Foundation.

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