William Pawlucy, CAE, MPA, MBNQA, with almost two decades of experience, serves as Founder and CEO of Association Options, a... Read MoreWilliam Pawlucy, CAE, MPA, MBNQA, with almost two decades of experience, serves as Founder and CEO of Association Options, a global management consulting firm which helps nonprofit associations in strategic planning, board training, leadership alignment, management assessments & searches and special long-term projects. His clients include the National Association of REALTORS®, the American Dental Association, Public School Employees of Washington, the United States Tennis Association, the American Institute of Architects, the Idaho Department of Lands, the National Association of Home Builders, the Gem County Chamber of Commerce, the Council of Western State Foresters, the American Urogynecologic Society and many others. He is also proud to work with the Center for International Private Enterprise, where he is involved in capacity building in the Middle East.

Prior to launching his company, Pawlucy served as Director, Sales Channel Development for TD Ameritrade. His key role was to build a “company within a company” for the organization. He also served as CEO/president of Amedco, a medical certification/accreditation management company; vice president of new client development at SmithBucklin; and second in command of another top-five association management company. For the media giant Viacom, he was a pioneer for the development of the retail entertainment arm in Central Europe and Asia. He holds a master’s degree in public administration (MPA), is a certified association executive (CAE), and a U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute graduate and faculty (IOM). Association Trends Magazine also awarded him the Young & Aspiring Association Executive honor.

Bill also served as a Board Member on the National Board of Examiners to the MalcolmBaldrige National Quality Award as an appointee to the United States Department ofCommerce and NIST. Bill is trained in the proven improvement and innovation framework,which focuses on an integrated approach in the following key management areas:

• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Customer Focus
• Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management
• Workforce Focus
• Operations Focus
• Results