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The American Library Association Executive Board appointed **Mary Ghikas** as executive director through January 2020. Ghikas has been serving as interim executive director since August 2017.

**Dan Valha** was appointed to senior vice president of events and exhibits at the North American Veterinary Community.

The Association of Fundraising Professionals named **Mike Geiger** as its new president and chief executive officer.

**Wells B. Jones,** CEO of the Guide Dog Foundation and America’s VetDogs, retired.

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists welcomed **Tom Conway** as chief financial officer, **Michele Lentz** as chief strategic alliance officer, and **Pamela Wood** as chief strategy and organizational development officer.

**Michelle Mills Clement, CAE,** has been named the new CEO of the Chicago Association of Realtors.

The Aluminum Association appointed **Lauren Wilk** vice president of policy and international trade and Katie Rosebrook public affairs specialist.

Tri Delta named **Dan Duncan** its vice president of housing operations.

Soroptimist International of the Americas welcomed **Linda M. Still, CMP,** as its meetings director.

**Ann Cothran** was named senior manager, membership, at the American Cleaning Institute.

CCIM Institute named **Gregory J. Fine, FASAE, CAE,** its executive vice president/chief executive officer.

The National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions promoted **Chad Adams** to director of political affairs. He was previously NAFCU’s senior associate director of legislative affairs.

**Jean Foster** was promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president, marketing and communications, at the Consumer Technology Association.

Clockwise from top left: Geiger, Ghikas, Fine, Clement.

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