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title: "The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Staff Associations: A CEO Dialogue"
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant financial and workforce challenges, meeting cancellations, and planning disruptions for all associations. The impact on small-staff associations is magnified by their leaner resources, smaller budgets, and limited ability to pivot in the face of turbulence.

In this webcast, small-staff executives will share their “on the ground” experiences and strategies for the future and participate with attendees in an open-ended discussion of the unique challenges you are facing.

Moderator:

Keith Skillman, CAE, senior research and content advisor, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership

Panelists:  
 Kerwin Brown, CAE, president and CEO, Bakery Equipment Manufacturers and Allieds

Janice Crampton, CAEP, executive director/CEO, Association of Independent School Admission Professionals

Tara Puckey, chief staff officer, Radio Television Digital News Association

Steven Stout, FASAE, CAE, executive director, Texas Society of Association Executives

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