Artesha Moore

Artesha Moore, FASAE, CAE is the President and CEO of Association Forum, the “association of associations” in Chicago, IL. She brings more than 20 years of association management experience to Association Forum. Throughout her career, she has helped associations set and exceed aggressive membership and volunteer engagement goals while integrating new technology solutions and strategies. She has honed her leadership skills with organizations representing a variety of industries including healthcare, engineering, and scientific research institutions. Artesha works tirelessly to create lasting structures that help identify volunteers and staff whose voices and ideas were not being heard and provide them with opportunities to lead.

Brian Van Norman

Brian Van Norman is a Certified Association Executive with more than 25 years of experience in the association and non-profit leadership sector. He has served as the chief staff member for associations ranging in size from 8,000 to more than 225,000 members. Van Norman has spent more than 20 years oversees the strategic planning, direction and success of chapter relations for associations ranging from 30 to more than 430 national and worldwide chapters.

Mariama Boney

Mariama, President & CEO of Achieve More, creates safe spaces for organizations and people to transform through change. She celebrates over 20 years as a visionary educator, administrator, executive leader, and strategist. Her mission includes delivering results, developing capacity, scaling up, and growing organizations. She helps people and organizations find shared purpose during times of transition by connecting them to their deepest feelings and highest aspirations of what’s possible. Mariama creates frameworks for constructive dialogue and action planning and helps prioritize what is of the greatest value to address the greatest needs.

Leah Eustace

Leah Eustace, ACFRE, is President and Head Paddler at Blue Canoe Philanthropy, where she specializes in fundraising strategy, coaching, case writing and storytelling. She’s also a member of The Case Writers, a small group of writers and designers who work with some of North America’s most impactful nonprofits. Leah is the Chair of the ACFRE Credentialing Board, an AFP Master Trainer, a Stability Leader and holds a Certificate in Philanthropic Psychology (Distinction) through the Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy.

Noah Barnett

Noah Barnett is the vice president of marketing at Feathr, the digital marketing platform built to help nonprofits create more engaging digital experiences and expand their impact. Over 1,500 mission-based and membership-based organizations trust Feathr to improve their reach, results, and ROI! Previously, he spent over a decade in nonprofit fundraising and marketing leadership roles, most recently as the CMO at Virtuous, and previously at CauseVox, World Help, HubSpot, and The Adventure Project. Noah knows firsthand the challenges nonprofits face and is passionate about equipping them with the resources and insights they need to rally people around their cause.

Muhammad Younas

Muhammad Younas is the CEO at vFairs, a leading global event management platform. He helps organizations worldwide host incredible virtual, hybrid and in-person events through empowering, customizable event technology. Younas brings with him over 14 years of experience in the software space. He has conceptualized and grown multiple highly profitable B2B SaaS businesses reaching millions of users around the world.

Tracy Judge

Tracy Judge is an entrepreneur, marketer & thought leader in the hospitality and event industries. She is the Founder & CEO of Soundings, a talent platform for professionals with a people-first ethos seeking synergistic work partnerships. Soundings provides agile talent solutions for business events, associations and nonprofits, and hotels and tourism. Home to Soundings Connect, a talent solutions consultancy, and Soundings Thrive, a vibrant members-only community, Soundings brands build powerful connections that create thriving careers.

Devon Pasha

Devon Montgomery Pasha, CMP, CED is a passionate events professional, designer, and instructor. She currently serves as the Director of North America for the Event Design Collective, specializing in event design education and training in the United States and Canada. A believer in purposeful and mission-driven events, Devon leverages design thinking and empathy-driven systems to design events that maximize impact.

Alice Ruhnke

Alice Ruhnke is the President of GrantStation. Having raised over $45 million from federal, state, and private grantmakers, she knows what it takes to get funded. As a former nonprofit program coordinator and director, and the Founder of The Grant Advantage, Alice has a deep understanding of the challenges that nonprofits face. Over the last 20 years, she’s worked in the trenches with hundreds of nonprofit organizations to improve their capacity to raise funds.

DeaRonda Harrison

I am the founder and President of June First Firm, a full-service grant writing firm dedicated to serving nonprofit organizations with comprehensive range of services, including grant research, writing, reporting, and administration. I specialize in federal funding sources winning $35M in grant awards in various sectors to include K-12 education, housing, and healthcare organizations.

Nonprofits, I get it – you need top-notch grant writers. That’s where I come in, helping newly hired Executive Directors train their staff so they won’t have to worry. I specialize in training grant writers so they can acquire the necessary skills to write and win grants. I become a partner with your organization to lay the foundation for reasonable expectations among the entire team.

I’m not just talk – I believe in always leveling up my skill. I’m a member of the Grant Professionals Association (GPA) and even served as the Georgia Chapter President for two years. I have an MBA from Ashford University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Tuskegee University.