Andy is a frequent thought leader and keynote speaker at conferences and events, traveling the globe to educate professionals about the importance of collaborative software, the cloud and the impact technology makes on the community it serves. At Higher Logic, his guidance helps clients experience these profound impacts.

Prior to co-founding Higher Logic, Andy owned and built a profitable software business whose primary focus was on member-to-member collaboration technologies. It was this software, when combined with complementary software which his business partner, Rob Wenger had built, became the heart of the Higher Logic platform.

Before starting his software company, Andy spent ten years serving as the Chief Information Officer at the Risk & Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) where he headed their technology and social strategy initiatives. From 1986–1996, Andy served in the Royal Navy, which allowed him to travel internationally around most of the world including the Arctic and Antarctic. He returned from a three-year tour in Hong Kong to study Computing in Business at Brunel University in London.

Liz leads the PEAK Grantmaking Learning Program Department and is focused on creating learning opportunities and environments that will empower and inspire you to make a lasting impact on your organization and profession.

Liz is a seasoned education professional with expertise in the planning and implementation of online and in-person training programs. She is responsible for all education programs and content for PEAK Grantmaking conferences, workshops and online resources.

She has over 20 years of experience in higher learning and not-for-profit association management. She brings experience in strategic learning design, technology development, association governance and membership recruitment and retention. Liz earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Bay Path College and a Master of Arts in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University.

Rich founded CommPartners as a provider of online learning services and events in 1994. His vision was to create a culture where people could learn, advance their careers and have fun. He has a passion for helping clients connect with their communities through education. Rich graduated from the University of Maryland and did his graduate work at Marymount University in instructional design. He now lives in Columbia, Md., with his wife of over 35 years. He has two grown children. Rich enjoys marathon running, biking, tennis and rooting for Baltimore sports teams.

Doug Sandler has over 30 years of business experience as an entrepreneur, business owner, manager and also as a member of several associations. Doug's podcast "Nice Guys on Business" has been downloaded and shared millions of times and has a loyal following within his Nice Guy community. He regularly works with organizations to build, implement and grow their own podcasts and develop a social media strategy to get their message out and their brand booming using podcasting as a channel.

Additionally, his book, Nice Guys Finish First is a #1 ranked Amazon Best Seller.  Doug is a nationally recognized speaker, trainer and meeting facilitator. Doug has been titled by a leading social media marketing company in the top 100 of Social Media Thought Influencers to follow.

Shelly is a facilitator, trainer and speaker specializing in non-profit trade and professional associations. She conducts leadership and staff retreats, facilitates and designs tactical strategic solutions and speaks on critical issues faced by the association community and society. She is also the author of the Association Subculture blog. Find her on Twitter - @shellyalcorn.

Shelly was formerly the Executive Director of the California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) and Executive Director for the Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA).

Shelly has spent many years in association management with such organizations as the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE), California Automotive Wholesalers' Association (CAWA) and the California Peace Officers' Association (CPOA). She has extensive experience in board governance, chapter and component relations, government affairs, communications, finance, membership, endorsed programs, educational program design and the execution of conferences, meetings and events. Previously, Shelly owned and operated her own consulting practice that provided government affairs, ballot initiative campaign work, website design and grass roots lobbying program development for small associations.

Adele has served as a PR and branding strategist, corporate counsel, and crisis-management adviser for clients such as Yum Brands, DirectTV, Dole, Johnson and Johnson, DuPont, Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Monster, Georgetown Cupcake, Sara Lee, and the Convention Industry Council. Prior to owning her own company, Adele was an executive at top PR firms in New York City and Washington, DC, including TSI Communications and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide, and served as a spokesperson for companies such as DuPont, 1-800-Flowers, Transwestern Properties, MCI/WorldCom, and DirectTV. She is a frequent media expert for CNN Headline News, NPR, Fox Business, CBS, NBC, Voice of America, Inc., Bloomberg Businessweek, PRWeek, Forbes, Entrepreneur, and a regular contributor to the Wall St. Journal.

Recognized as one of “Five to Watch" by ASAE's Associations Now magazine, and a winner of the National Association of REALTORS®' Technology Spotlight Award, Ben Martin is an association executive with over 15 years of experience in online communities and membership organizations. He is the Chief Engagement Officer at Online Community Results, providing online community consulting, coaching, outsourced management, and strategy services.

Aaron is a talented and passionate association learning strategist and meetings coach whose diverse achievements guide and propel association goals and initiatives, especially as they relate to education. Aaron has more than a decade of experience in the meetings industry, and has taught for three years at a Michigan college.

Aaron is a certified association executive, a certified meeting professional and a certified tourism ambassador; has earned a master's degree in administration from Central Michigan University (with a concentration in leadership); and is an Association for Talent Development Master Instructional Designer. An active member of ASAE, Aaron is chairman of the Professional Development Section Council, as well as past chairman of the Young Association Executives Committee and a 2009-2011 Diversity Executive Leadership Program scholar.

When not working with clients Aaron enjoys cooking, running, blogging, old homes and unclehood, as well as tending to his puppy, Lillie. Likewise, Aaron maintains a popular association blog at www.aaronwolowiec.com, contributes to a variety of industry publications and mentors a number of emerging professionals.

Jeff Cobb has spent nearly two decades immersed in the global market for adult lifelong learning as an entrepreneur, consultant, teacher, and author. He has been at the forefront of learning technology trends and has developed deep expertise in helping organizations grow and improve their continuing education and professional development businesses.

Jeff was co-founder and CEO of Isoph, a leading provider of e-learning technologies and services to associations. He has also served as senior vice president of business development for Quisic, an e-learning partner to top-tier business schools and fortune 500 companies, and vice president of business development for LearnSomething.

Jeff is a vocal advocate of cradle-to-grave lifelong learning, an award-winning teacher, and author of multiple books, including Leading the Learning Revolution (AMACOM 2013). He currently serves on the governing board of NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement, to which he was specifically appointed as an education thought leader. He has previously served on the advisory board of Future Learning, the Professional Development Section Council of the American Society of Association Executives, the research committee of the eLearning Guild, and the editorial board of Innovate, a leading resource for information about innovations in learning and technology.

InspirEd's mission is to bridge neuroscience with education, creating the ideal conditions for achieving learning objectives. InspirEd offers its expertise to organizations in addition to training faculty and instructional designers.

Tracy King, MA, CAE serves as Principal of InspirEd. With over 15 years in the education industry serving both the academic and professional association communities, Tracy's in-the-trenches experience inspires her drive to research the intersection of neuroscience, technology, and learning design. She works with organizations on content strategy and education design assisting them in maintaining relevancy in the competitive continuing education market.

In recognition of her expertise as a leader and innovator in the association profession, Tracy was selected as an ASAE Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) Scholar. She also serves on the ASAE Professional Development Section Council, which promotes leading edge practices in adult continuing education, and is the 2015 Council Chair. She is a Certified Association Executive, which is the highest credential in the association profession.