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Founded in 1920, the American Society of Association Executives is a nonprofit professional organization for executive directors and vice presidents of professional societies in the United States. It has more than 22,000 association chief executive officers, staff professionals, industry partners and consultant members. The association serves approximately 10,000 organizations that represent over 285 million people. The American Society of Association Executives sponsors the Certified Association Executive professional certification program. It publishes Associations Now Magazine and the Journal of Association Leadership, which provide more than 1,000 Web-based tools and resources along with The Center for Association Leadership.

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.