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excerpt: "Brad C. Shanklin, the executive director of DallasHR, has two decades of experience under his belt."
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Brad C. Shanklin has been working in association management for 20-plus years. What’s kept him around? “Being able to work with volunteers to boost the mission of every organization I’ve worked for,” he says. “That’s what make me happy.” A few stops his career has taken along the way:

> You won’t get anywhere unless your volunteers are on board.

### A Working History

**1998 – 2002:** Director of Interactive Media at American Heart Association

**2002 – 2010:** CEO at Plano Chamber of Commerce

**2010 – 2016:** Senior Director of Chapter Business at Meeting Professionals International

**2016 –:** Executive Director at DallasHR

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