Thomas C. Shaner, is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and a former Accredited Member (APR) of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).

Mr. Shaner's role as the executive director of local, state and national organizations keeps him in contact with his counterparts throughout the U.S. He has served as president or chairman of several associations. Please read his bio for more information.

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Jennifer C. Thornton has been employed at JES since 1993 and currently serves as executive director for four associations: Maryland Optometric Association, Building Owners and Managers Association of Baltimore, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Human Resources Association. Her role with the client is tailored to the specific needs of each group, which is a benefit of the personal attention received at JES. Overall, she assists the Board of Directors and members in fulfilling the mission of the association through volunteer coordination, guidance in budgeting and board issues, conference and event planning and general administration.

Mrs. Thornton brings to her clients a strong commitment to association management. She is a 1999 graduate of the Institutes for Organization Management, a six-year program designed to increase knowledge in all areas of association management including managing change, volunteer development, staff management and leadership skills. She is a current member of the American Society of Association Executives and a former board member and program chairman of the Maryland Society of Association Executives.

Mrs. Thornton has a bachelor's degree in mass communications with a concentration in public relations from Towson University.

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Tim McKenna has been employed at JES since 2006, and currently serves as Executive Director for two associations: the Maryland Chapter of the Appraisal Institute and the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association. As Executive Director for the client, his role is to work with the board to achieve their specific goals. He assists the Board of Directors and members with volunteer coordination, education coordination, guidance in budgeting and convention and meeting planning. Mr. McKenna also serves as the Associate Executive Director for the Maryland Chiropractic Association. His responsibilities include coordinating with the education committee chairs, filing for education credits and meeting planning.

Mr. McKenna brings to his clients a strong background in marketing and public relations as well as a commitment to diligent and effective association management. He is currently enrolled in the Institutes for Organization Management, an intensive program to increase knowledge in all areas of association management.

Mr. McKenna holds a bachelor's degree in English.

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Kristen Philips has been employed at JES since 2005 and currently serves as the Associate Director for five associations: the American Institute of Floral Designers, the Building Owners and Managers Association of Metropolitan Baltimore, the Chesapeake Human Resources Association, the Maryland Optometric Association and the Maryland Improvement Contractors Association.

Overall, Kristen provides support to the Executive Directors and Board of Directors of each of these associations, specifically with event planning, membership coordinating, and acting as a liaison between the associations and their respective committees, as well as focusing on any special projects within the associations that may arise.

Mrs. Philips graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2005 from Anne Arundel Community College with an associate's degree in interdisciplinary studies. She expects to graduate shortly from the University of Baltimore with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is also enrolled to begin studies in the Institutes for Organization Management, an intensive program to increase knowledge in all areas of association management.

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Kelly Mesaris serves as associate director for the Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals and the Professional Grounds Management Society. Ms. Mesaris is also the membership coordinator for the following seven organizations: the Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals, the Maryland Chiropractic Association, the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, the Maryland Optometric Association, the Maryland Chapter of the Appraisal Institute, and the Professional Grounds Management Society.

Ms. Mesaris is responsible for client services for all association members, with a primary focus on new memberships, renewals, and member records.

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Anna Muller serves as membership coordinator for the following associations: Building Owners and Managers Association of Baltimore, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Human Resources Association (CHRA).

Ms. Muller  is responsible for client services for all association members, with a primary focus on new memberships, renewals, and member records. Her duties also include communicating with members and volunteers, planning, coordinating and attending client events, database management, and invoicing.

Anna graduated in May 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware where she majored in English and minored in History.

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Monica Shaner has worked at JES since 1989. As director of finance for JES and all of its clients, she oversees the preparation of client financial statements, arranges for the investment of excess reserves, and maintains communications with client treasurers. She is also responsible for the day-to-day operation of JES, including the purchase and maintenance of computer equipment, ensuring that all needed systems are in place and working properly, and overall company administration (human resources, insurance, 401K, etc.).

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Susan Posluszny has been a JES employee since 1994. Susan's duties include filing, writing account payable checks, personal property tax forms, bank deposits, bank statements reconciliation and lending a hand wherever help is needed. Prior to joining JES, Susan worked for more than 20 years in accounting--performing payroll taxes, processing accounts payable and receivables and processing financial statements.

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Molly Baldwin has been employed at JES since 2006 and currently serves as Director of Communications and Web Manager. She manages client websites for the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), the Maryland Chiropractic Association (MCA), the Maryland Optometric Association (MOA), the Maryland Improvement Contractors Association (MICA), the Chesapeake Human Resources Association (CHRA) and the Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals (MAMP).

She is also responsible for production of client newsletters for AIFD, PGMS, MCA and MOA. She manages media relations for AIFD, CHRA, PGMS, MCA, MOA, and MAMP.

Ms. Baldwin earned her bachelor's degree in mass communications with a concentration in public relations and a marketing certificate from Towson University.

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Meghan Brady has been employed at JES since April 2011 and currently serves as the communications assistant. She helps maintain client websites for the American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD), the Professional Grounds Management Society (PGMS), the Maryland Chiropractic Association (MCA), the Maryland Optometric Association (MOA), the Maryland Improvement Contractors Association (MICA), the Chesapeake Human Resources Association (CHRA) and the Maryland Association of Mortgage Professionals (MAMP).

She also helps manage media relations for AIFD, PGMS, CHRA, MCA, MICA, MOA, and MAMP.

Ms. Brady earned her bachelor's degree in marketing from Virginia Tech.

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Rachel serves as the registration coordinator, processing meeting registrations for all of JES' clients. As receptionist, she manages over 14 phone lines.

Rachel's duties include communicating with members and volunteers, planning, coordinating and attending client events, database management, invoicing and management of client budget.

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