The Association Strategies, Inc. Team
Our award-winning team is drawn from the top ranks of the nonprofit and association world, giving us a rare understanding of your most nuanced needs. Comprised of search veterans, senior association management executives, human resources professionals, research scientists, and organization development specialists who collectively have logged decades in their industries, we employ extensive outreach and research capabilities. Active in professional societies and serving on non-profit boards, we are steeped in current best practices and understand benchmarking in a way no one else does.
Pamela Kaul
President & Founder
Pamela offers nearly three decades of experience in executive search, transition management, and organization development. As President & Founder, she pioneered ASI’s unique systems-based approach to executive search, and since founding the company in 1986, she has successfully applied it to deliver superior talent to hundreds of leading associations, foundations, NGOs and philanthropic institutions. A recognized specialist in organizational assessment and development programs, Pamela has piloted hundreds of clients through CEO and Board organizational assessments, Board recruitment, and paradigm shifts requiring business acumen, cultural sensitivity, and awareness of the uniqueness of individual environments.
Lynn Moran
Human Resources Specialist
With more than two decades in human resources, Lynn applies her skill, experience and seasoned judgment to identify the best candidates for each position Association Strategies searches. Since joining us in 2005, Lynn has interviewed more than 400 candidates and has completed numerous candidate references, finding the talents and attributes that make them an excellent fit for each individual client. A sharp interviewer as well as a good and patient listener, Lynn wins people’s trust and draws them out to create lively, accurate profiles for clients.
Tricia Mesaros
Director, Projects & Business Operations DC
Tricia joined the ASI Team in early 2017. She manages the ASI office in the DC Metro area and oversees search projects throughout each stage. She is often the first point of contact in a client’s search. She manages ASI’s proprietary database, conducts extensive research, launches selected advertising and initiates outreach to create a rich field of potential candidates for each search. Additionally, she manages the company website, social media accounts and database. She provides administrative support to the Firm and its clients. She accomplishes these tasks by providing scheduling assistance; developing and editing proposals; coordinating client project timelines; managing client meeting logistics; assisting in the preparation of presentation materials, indexed portfolios, and surveys; and conducts extensive online research. Prior to joining ASI Tricia’s professional background includes marketing, non-profit events and most recently she owned her own successful event management firm in Savannah, GA. Tricia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal and Public Communications from Central Michigan University.
Kimberly Mosley, MBA, CAE
Diversity & Inclusion Advisor
Kimberly Mosley has enjoyed a highly successful career in the trade association sphere for more than twenty years. She earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation in addition to an MBA from the Keller School of Management and an undergraduate degree in computer science from the Governors State University.
Professional Leadership Roles
Currently, Kimberly serves as the Executive Director of the Digital Analytics Association (DAA), a trade association serving analytics professional through professional development, career services, certification and networking. Her previous roles include Executive Director of the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA) and Chief Information Officer for the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).
Additional Ares of Expertise
Furthering diversity and inclusion in organizations has been a hallmark of Kimberly’s career. In 2002, she was named an ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) Scholar. She has continued to serve the DELP community since completion of their intensive education program as a mentor to emerging association leaders and through volunteer service in the association community. In addition, Kimberly was asked to Chair ASAE’s Diversity Workforce Committee. She has continued to develop expertise in bringing best practices in DEI to the organizations she has served and in her current role with Association Strategies Inc. (ASI) and Tufts Associates. As Advisor to ASI and Tufts, Kimberly provides support to recruiting staff and client search committees by sharing best practices in DEI and assists in assessing an organization’s readiness to address unconscious bias.
Professional Engagement
Kimberly is a member of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) where she has served on the Society’s CAE Commission. She is also a member of the Association Forum, Chicago where she has served in several leadership roles, including Board service for the Association Forum. Kimberly has also worked as a professional advisor to DePaul University and as an adjunct faculty for Prairie State Junior College, Governors State University and Microtrain, a training center.