Cindy
Challis Orr, CAE
Chairman
of the Board
A
professional association manager with 18 years experience in managing nonprofit
organizations, Cindy Challis Orr, CAE, has developed her skills through a
variety of association positions and responsibilities.
As
a commercial lines insurance agent and underwriter for over eight years, Ms. Orr
gained valuable insight to the construction and oil industries, focusing on
businesses related to both. Her successes and innovations eventually won her the
position of Membership Director for the Associated Builders and Contractors
(ABC) of
In
addition, Ms. Orr served as Membership Director and Executive Director of ABC of
Southern California, and as Executive Director of the Oklahoma State Association
of Life Underwriters and the Oklahoma Nurses Association. While holding the post
of Meetings Manager for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, she
organized dozens of regional, national, and international events aimed at
improving the communication and support of their member organizations.
Committed
to the betterment of her profession both personally and on a broader scale, Ms.
Orr has served on the Boards of Directors for the Oklahoma Society of
Association Executives and the Metropolitan Insurance Women.
A long-time member of the American Society of Association Executives and
the Colorado Society of Association Executives (CSAE), in 1993 she earned the
Certified Association Executive Designation (CAE) from ASAE.