Lynn L. Melby, CAE

Lynn Melby is Chairman of Melby, Cameron & Anderson. He has served as chief executive officer for several trade associations and professional societies during his forty plus years in the profession of association management.

Melby holds Certified Association Executive (CAE) credentials from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and, in 1989, was named an ASAE Fellow. He is Past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institutes for Organization Management and is Past Chairman of the ASAE Association Management Company Accreditation Commission.

Lynn is a member of the Association for Strategic Planning and also serves on the Board of Directors of the British-American Business Council. In 1996, he was named Washington State Association Executive of the Year by the Washington Society of Association Executives and is an honorary life member of that organization.

A former newspaper and radio reporter, Melby has taught organization management, leadership, government relations, journalism, and advertising and has conducted numerous workshops throughout the United States and in several foreign countries. He is the author of two published books, has produced a number of commercial motion pictures, and for five seasons served as host of a weekly public affairs television program on Seattle's NBC affiliate station.