Breakout Presenter: Greg Fine, CAE
Greg has been involved in association management for more than 12 years. He currently serves as director of communications & marketing and executive editor of FORUM magazine for the Association Forum of Chicagoland. Greg's association tenure includes both professional society and trade association experience with positions in government affairs, membership, marketing, communications and senior management.
Greg is a recognized leader in the association community. He currently serves on the board of the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP) and is an active member of ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership, where he is the immediate past chair of the Membership Section Council. Greg was awarded the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation from ASAE in June 2003 and has served as a faculty member for the NYSAE and Forum CAE prep courses. He is a contributing author to Membership Essentials, has written for FORUM and Associations Now and is a regular speaker on the topics of strategy, association trends, social media, leadership, membership and marketing. Greg was named the Angerosa Research Foundation’s 2008 Publishing Trendsetter, an award recognizing innovation that advances association publishing.
Greg is a proud Montana native. At age 18, he became one of the youngest elected officials in the state’s history when he was elected to the Missoula County Public Schools Board of Trustees, a post he held for almost five years, including tenure as board chair. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Montana and currently resides in Chicago where he enjoys the arts, traveling and is passionate about politics.