Menomonee Falls, WI – Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE, was named to the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (WSAE) Board of Directors to serve as Secretary/Treasurer, effective December 1. She has previously served as Chair of the Membership Committee, Board Director and Young Professional Director for WSAE. She also received the Young Professional Award from WSAE in 2020.
The full slate of officers was officially installed during the December 1 Annual Business Meeting, which was held in conjunction with WSAE’s 2022 Summit in Madison, Wisconsin.
Schlicht has been with Association Acumen since 2013 and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) and the Society for Mucosal Immunology (SMI).
“I am excited to be able to serve the association professional community and WSAE membership in this new role. I am thankful for the many individuals I work with, both at Association Acumen, as well as the AFLA and SMI Boards, for their support and encouragement,” said Schlicht. “Our industry is a vibrant community of professionals who make an impact each day in the lives and industries of our members, and I’m honored to be able to support the work of our Wisconsin association as we aim to provide that same support to WSAE members.”
Schlicht is adept at creating and executing strategic membership and marketing plans, securing and growing sponsorship revenues, implementing and overseeing communications and content management initiatives and managing year-round educational offerings such as webinars and annual meeting programming. She achieved her Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential in 2017 and holds a Bachelor of Music from Illinois Wesleyan University.
WSAE creates meaningful connections and enhances competencies of association professionals. WSAE provides quality resources through knowledge, research and advocacy, promotes and protects the profession and advances alliances and partnerships.
Association Acumen is an award-winning accredited full-service association management company based in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, providing headquarters services for state, national and international professional associations, including the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association, the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, the Society for Mucosal Immunology, the National Vehicle Leasing Association, the Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants, the New York State Society of Physician Assistants, the Michigan Academy of Physician Assistants, the Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants and the Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants. Acumen services include: membership management, governance, financial management, website and database integration, meeting and convention management, legislative advocacy, communications and strategic planning. For more information, visit www.associationacumen.com.
For more information about WSAE, visit www.wsae.org.
