• Association Management/Lobbyist Experience

• Legislative Liaison on Local State and National Level

• Meeting Planning

• Fiscal responsibilities

• Small Business Entrepreneur

• Education: BS Degree in Business Administration with Specialization in Marketing


• Award Young Guns of the Year in Executive Magazine 1999

• Past President West Society of Association Executives

• Member National Association of Broadcast Association Executives

• Approached to train and setup association in the country of Georgia


Michele Crist's years of association management and meeting planning experience have
lead her to become the Executive Director of the West Virginia Broadcasters
Association. In addition to the daily management of the association, she has the
responsibility of lobbyist to her duties in representing the interest of radio and television
stations across the state. She enjoys her long stint in association work because it
allows her to wear many hats and cover many different issues by being responsible for
so many areas within one organization.

The WVBA provides members with key information in the broadcasting industry, a
heavily regulated business where Michele's representation on the state and national
levels with government and FCC organizations is vital. The VVVBA offers meetings for
continuing educational opportunities in management, sales, motivation, and the like;
works with stations and state and national agencies to oversee the Emergency Alert
System; and provides college scholarships to interested college bound students.

Michele is Past President of West Virginia Society of Association Executives. This
position allowed her to work with association leaders to better enhance association
management skills and expand working knowledge of meeting planning. VVVSAE
members represent thousands of M companies.

Michele received a BS is Business Administration with specialization in Marketing from
Marshall University in Huntington. She and her daughter Lori currently reside in
Charleston.