Compiled by James Khattak PPAI Announces Executive TeamPromotions Changes within PPAI leadership sees some familiar faces take on new roles at the Association. Alan Peterson, who joined the Association in 2016 as its vice president of business development, will now serve as senior vice president. Ellen Tucker, who has been with PPAI since 2014, most recently as its director of business development and expositions, has been promoted to the new role of vice president of revenue and expositions. Peterson and Tucker are both taking on new responsibilities and oversight at the Association, both drawing on extensive backgrounds in business development, exhibitions and associationmanagement. For Peterson, his responsibilities grow to include a larger share of the organization’s initiatives to help achievemember and association success. “My responsibilities will change significantly,” says Peterson, who has been with PPAI for six years. “I will be responsible for a number of new departments and will evaluate howwe add key talent and find creative ways to reset expectations. My immediate goals are to dig deep on what are our key offerings, benefits and access tomarket that will provide our members with a trusted association focused on growing themarket, industry and their businesses.” In themove to amore comprehensive leadership role at PPAI, Tucker will play a key role in leading the Association forward and engaging withmembers to achieve strategic goals, and fulfill the organization’s mission and vision. “In this new role, I will be working across all departments to ensure the Association’s revenue goals aremet and that we are optimizing opportunities to generate revenue that will fund the Association’s efforts for the industry,” Tucker says. “Froma direct responsibility perspective, this will include taking on supplier membership as wemove that to our Business Development department, as well as taking an active role in PPAI’s overall membership strategy.” Ellen Tucker Alan Peterson What’s Happening Inside PPAI This Month P. 89WLC’s In-Person Return A MuchNeeded Success P. 90PPAI Welcomes New PPW Manager Lindsey Davis, MAS, To The Team P. 90 Rachel Zoch Joins PPAI As Associate SEO Editor P. 91 Bob McLean Steps Down After 14 Years At PPAI “In this new role, I will be working across all departments to ensure the Association’s revenue goals are met ” —Ellen Tucker “I will be responsible for a number of new departments and will evaluate how we add key talent and find creative ways to reset expectations.” —Alan Peterson shutterstock.com / visual generation | SEPTEMBER 2022 | 87 CONNECT
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