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Association TRENDS Announces 2023 Award Winners at the Salute to Association Excellence

Arlington, VA – Association TRENDS announced the 2023 award winners at the Salute to Association Excellence on March 17, 2023. The annual awards show honors the Association Executive of the Year, Association Partner of the Year, Young & Aspiring Professionals, Leading Lobbyists, and association communications TRENDY Award Contest Winners. Each honoree is hand selected by a selection committee based upon their leadership skills and contributions to advancing associations. 

The 2023 award recipients were as follows:

- 2023 Association Executive of the Year, Melissa Hockstad, American Cleaning Institute

- 2023 Association Partner of the Year, Rebecca Achurch, Achurch Consulting

2022 Young & Aspiring Association Professionals

- Christine Nogal, Arthroscopy Association of North America

- Melissa Zinder, National Business Officers Association

- Shannon Williams, Home Furnishings Association

- Tom Wojno, International Dairy Foods Association

2023 Leading Association Lobbyists

- Ross Eisenberg, American Chemistry Council

- Thomas F. Goodwin, Exhibitions & Conferences Alliance

- Kirsten Sutton, American Bankers Association

- Brian L. Wolff, Edison Electric Institute

The Salute to Association Excellence draws a crowd of 500+ leading association professionals each year and focuses on recognizing the work of association professionals and encourages a time of networking among peers and colleagues. 

About Association TRENDS

The mission of Association TRENDS is to empower associations and industry professionals with the tools they need to better understand and serve their members and the industry at large. As the leading provider of data, training, and insights, Association TRENDS offers a variety of services including research, publications, training programs, events, and more. Learn more at www.associationtrends.com.

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