MaryAnne Bobrow
CAE, CMP, CMM
CA, USMaryAnne Bobrow, CAE, CMP, CMM is the founder of Bobrow Associates, Inc. an association and meetings management company. With more than 20 years' experience in association and meetings management, Bobrow has been a member of MPI for many years, has served as an MPI Facilitator, previously served for three years on the Chapter Advisory Council; one year as Chair, and is a frequent present at industry conferences, including MPI. She has facilitated strategic planning meetings for other nonprofit organizations as well, including both professional societies and trade associations.
On behalf of MPI, she worked hand-in-hand with the University of Southern Mississippi in the initial development of what has now become MPI's Attendee Security Guide Her focus in meetings industry topics are broad in coverage, yet focus primarily on two areas: business acumen/finance and risk management – with a range of topics from cybersecurity and GDPR to attendee security risk management, from budget and finance 101 to financial fluency for meeting professionals, from ethics in the hospitality industry to human trafficking, and from meetings industry boot camps to contract management, negotiations, and trends.
She is well-respected in the association management world, serving for more than 10 years as a mentor for those taking the certified association management exam and for providing educational sessions on topical trends such as association sustainability and disruptive innovation.
In 2011, she was named the RISE Award for Member of the Year. In 2006, she was named Association Executive of the Year by the California Society of Association Executives. Bobrow has also served at the MPI Chapter level for the Sacramento-Sierra Nevada Chapter in various leadership roles, including VP Finance, President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past President. For many years after that, she continued to serve her chapter in a chapter advisor role.
Bobrow has written for industry publications, including The Art of the Show (3rd and 4th Editions), CIC Manual, 9th Edition, PCMA's Professional Meeting Management (5th and 6th Editions), as well as articles published in industry magazines and videos, being named at least three times to the "top" individuals in the meetings industry as a changemaker and a trendsetter.
As a facilitator, she works with volunteer leadership to mold the future of the organization, focusing on the big picture (3-5 years) and not simply on one year at a time. With her financial acumen, she is a sure bet to help organizations and chapters develop sound plans to ensure sustainability of the organization.
She believes strongly that change is good and often produces increased results in areas not before anticipated. If you are leading a chapter that is doing what it has always done, while expecting different/better results, and are underperforming, perhaps it's time to try a new approach. She can promise you a retreat that will tax your brain, energize your team, produce desired results, and a mixture of fun and laughter thrown in for good measure!
She is proficient in all facets of association management and meetings and event management and speaks at industry conferences on a variety of topics involving business acument, financement management, and risk management, including cybersecurity and attendee security. She also speaks on human interest topics, including etihics in the hospitality environment and human trafficking awareness.
Professional Designations, Awards, and Other Areas of Recognition
Certified Association Executive since 2002
Certified Meeting Professional since 2004
Certificate in Meetings Management since 2007
MPI RISE AWARD – Member of the Year 2011
California Society of Association Executives Certified Association Executive of the Year 2004-2005
MPI Sacramento Sierra Nevada Meeting Professional of the Year 2006
MPI Sacramento Sierra Nevada Chapter Leader of the Year 2005
MPI Sacramento Sierra Nevada President's Award 2005
2014 ChangeMaker (MeetingsNet)
2015 and 2017 Trendsetter (MeetingsFocus)
MaryAnne Bobrow, CAE, CMP, CMM is the founder of Bobrow Associates, Inc. an association and meetings management company. With more than 20 years' experience in association and meetings management, Bobrow has been a member of MPI for many years, has served as an MPI Facilitator, previously served for three years on the Chapter Advisory Council; one year as Chair, and is a frequent present at industry conferences, including MPI. She has facilitated strategic planning meetings for other nonprofit organizations as well, including both professional societies and trade associations.
On behalf of MPI, she worked hand-in-hand with the University of Southern Mississippi in the initial development of what has now become MPI's Attendee Security Guide Her focus in meetings industry topics are broad in coverage, yet focus primarily on two areas: business acumen/finance and risk management – with a range of topics from cybersecurity and GDPR to attendee security risk management, from budget and finance 101 to financial fluency for meeting professionals, from ethics in the hospitality industry to human trafficking, and from meetings industry boot camps to contract management, negotiations, and trends.
She is well-respected in the association management world, serving for more than 10 years as a mentor for those taking the certified association management exam and for providing educational sessions on topical trends such as association sustainability and disruptive innovation.
In 2011, she was named the RISE Award for Member of the Year. In 2006, she was named Association Executive of the Year by the California Society of Association Executives. Bobrow has also served at the MPI Chapter level for the Sacramento-Sierra Nevada Chapter in various leadership roles, including VP Finance, President-Elect, President, and Immediate Past President. For many years after that, she continued to serve her chapter in a chapter advisor role.
Bobrow has written for industry publications, including The Art of the Show (3rd and 4th Editions), CIC Manual, 9th Edition, PCMA's Professional Meeting Management (5th and 6th Editions), as well as articles published in industry magazines and videos, being named at least three times to the "top" individuals in the meetings industry as a changemaker and a trendsetter.
As a facilitator, she works with volunteer leadership to mold the future of the organization, focusing on the big picture (3-5 years) and not simply on one year at a time. With her financial acumen, she is a sure bet to help organizations and chapters develop sound plans to ensure sustainability of the organization.
She believes strongly that change is good and often produces increased results in areas not before anticipated. If you are leading a chapter that is doing what it has always done, while expecting different/better results, and are underperforming, perhaps it's time to try a new approach. She can promise you a retreat that will tax your brain, energize your team, produce desired results, and a mixture of fun and laughter thrown in for good measure!
She is proficient in all facets of association management and meetings and event management and speaks at industry conferences on a variety of topics involving business acument, financement management, and risk management, including cybersecurity and attendee security. She also speaks on human interest topics, including etihics in the hospitality environment and human trafficking awareness.
Professional Designations, Awards, and Other Areas of Recognition
Certified Association Executive since 2002
Certified Meeting Professional since 2004
Certificate in Meetings Management since 2007
MPI RISE AWARD – Member of the Year 2011
California Society of Association Executives Certified Association Executive of the Year 2004-2005
MPI Sacramento Sierra Nevada Meeting Professional of the Year 2006
MPI Sacramento Sierra Nevada Chapter Leader of the Year 2005
MPI Sacramento Sierra Nevada President's Award 2005
2014 ChangeMaker (MeetingsNet)
2015 and 2017 Trendsetter (MeetingsFocus)
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