David Saunders

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About David Saunders

WHAT WE DO: At Summit Association Management Group, we help business associations and their Boards secure their future by growing revenues, decreasing expenses, stabilizing and increasing membership, delivering world-class meetings, and providing strong financial management. WHO WE SERVE: National and international business nonprofits, including trade associations with organizational members and professional societies with individual members. HOW WE’RE DIFFERENT: Summit offers the sophisticated capabilities, veteran leadership, and experience you’d expect from a large association management company, combined with the cost efficiencies, personalized service, and responsiveness of a more nimble firm. PERFORMANCE: For more than a decade, I personally led 3 associations with a combined 275 organizational members, 36 Board members, and of member representatives (with one client engagement lasting nearly 20 years). During that time, I successfully: increased one association’s fund balance by over 500% in 8 years grew membership for another client by 40% in 10 years, while doubling annual conference attendance WHAT OTHERS SAY:"David provided NPUAP with tremendous vision, leadership, and guidance. His was the voice of reason.the 'glue' that held us all together from year-to-year.I highly recommend David as an Executive Director of immense skill, unwavering dedication, and personal integrity. – Dr. Joyce Black, Professor, College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center 2006 & 2007 President, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (now known as National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel) “In his longtime capacity as our Executive Director, David Saunders has planned and managed to perfection nearly every detail of our association…David is a consummate professional, whose hands-on, detail-oriented approach was exactly what our association of busy executives needed.” – Stefan Messer, CEO, Messer Group GmbH 2014 & 2015 President, International Oxygen Manufacturers Association “If you are considering David Saunders in support of your operations, vision or mission, you have my highest endorsement of his abilities and professional integrity.” – Chuck Cross, SVP, Conference of State Bank Supervisors 2004-2005 President, American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators To learn more, visit summitamg.com