Anne DarConte, CAE
Expertise: Government Relations | Advocacy
Anne DarConte, CAE is the Founder and Principal of Beyond K Street, LLC, a boutique public affairs and government relations firm. She has more than 30 years of federal, state, and local government relations experience and advises clients on strategic initiatives including advocacy messaging, grassroots and grass tops advocacy, Hill Days, advocate training, and community outreach. She is a Certified Association Executive, with experience in many areas of association management. Successful projects include: management of a 50-state coalition in the accounting profession including state legislative and regulatory matters, outreach priorities, stakeholder relationships with national and state-based organizations, and support for ad hoc state government relations initiatives. As the Director of Outreach for a 500-member energy trade association, she created that association’s grassroots and grass tops program. She has also served as Director of Grassroots for a $125MM trade association, responsible for the organization’s grassroots initiatives and Get Out The Vote program.
Anne DarConte, CAE
Expertise: Government Relations | Advocacy
Anne DarConte, CAE is the Founder and Principal of Beyond K Street, LLC, a boutique public affairs and government relations firm. She has more than 30 years of federal, state, and local government relations experience and advises clients on strategic initiatives including advocacy messaging, grassroots and grass tops advocacy, Hill Days, advocate training, and community outreach. She is a Certified Association Executive, with experience in many areas of association management. Successful projects include: management of a 50-state coalition in the accounting profession including state legislative and regulatory matters, outreach priorities, stakeholder relationships with national and state-based organizations, and support for ad hoc state government relations initiatives. As the Director of Outreach for a 500-member energy trade association, she created that association’s grassroots and grass tops program. She has also served as Director of Grassroots for a $125MM trade association, responsible for the organization’s grassroots initiatives and Get Out The Vote program.
Gerry Frank
Expertise: Creative Development | Design | Branding
Gerry expresses visually what you want to say in words to make your content and communications impactful, intriguing and engaging. He has led the development and implementation of creative campaigns and product launches, named and branded startup organizations and helped turn around tired brands that no longer reflect the market. As CEO and Chief Creative Officer of his own agency for 20+ years, he has led creative teams and collaborated with associations to grow events, reach new members, evolve with the market and position foundations for greater success. A resident of Howard County, Maryland, Gerry serves as the Marketing Chair of the Howard County Police Foundation.
Gerry created the Rogue Tulips Logo.
Elisa Pratt, MA, CAE
Expertise: Member Experience | Strategy & Tactics
Elisa, an expert in association management and the membership experience, is a leader in innovative engagement solutions, tactical member development and operational effectiveness strategies. As founder and owner of Brewer Pratt Solutions LLC, Elisa brings her nearly 20 years of experience as an impactful senior staff member for trade and individual membership organizations, both domestic and international. Elisa is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and holds a MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University. With her unique background in advocacy and activism, membership and stakeholder relations, as well as association management and operations, Elisa’s diverse expertise makes her a valuable partner and advisor to both nonprofit and corporate clients.
Bruce Rosenthal
Expertise: Corporate Partnerships
Bruce is a strategic advisor and consultant to associations and not-for-profit organizations. He creates successful corporate partnership programs that increase revenue and add member/constituent value. He has experience creating the framework and process; managing; and growing corporate partnership programs. He has worked with corporate partners, corporate partner prospects, and association leadership/staff/board. Bruce has held senior-level association staff positions with responsibilities for corporate partnerships, conference management, marketing, quality improvement programs, and coalition building. Drawing from these experiences, Bruce understands the “ins and outs” of association structures, governance, member services, advocacy, education, revenue streams, and conferences. He is Convener of the Partnership Professionals Network.
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Michael Butera
Expertise: Board Relations | Governance
Michael is the founder of Association ActiVision, LLC a bouquet consultancy focusing on governance and program restructuring, and strategic develop. He is a former Association CEO at the state and national levels. Butera has made frequent presentations around the country. He currently serves on the Executive Board of the Howard County, Maryland NAACP and is the co-chair of the Maryland State Conference NAACP Technology Committee. He is active as a facilitator for BoomerWorks.org. An organization dedicated to helping older citizens transition from traditional W-2 work to 1099 freelancing.LinkedIn URL:
Scott Morris, MPA, CAE
Expertise: Government Relations | Grassroots
Scott Morris was with the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International as Director, State and Local Affairs for over 4½ years. In that capacity, he served as a resource for BOMA local associations and state coalitions to help strengthen BOMA’s collective advocacy and grassroots outreach. Previously, Scott was with the National League of Cities (NLC), where he served as NLC’s official liaison to the 49 state municipal leagues for 11½ years and as a senior policy analyst in the areas of transportation and economic and community development for 2 years. Prior to his work at NLC, he was a lobbyist with the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (state municipal league) at the State Capitol in Hartford. Scott holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs and a B.A. in Political Science from Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. In addition, Scott has attained ASAE's Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential. Scott is active in the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE), currently serving as Immediate Past Chair of ASAE’s Government Relations Section Council.