Ashley Hodak Sullivan joined NACUA as the Manager of Membership and Marketing in December 2018. She is responsible for managing the daily activities of the membership department, including developing an array of member services and benefits, designing member communication strategies, and managing the annual sponsorship campaign. In addition to serving as the staff liaison to the Committee on Membership and Membership Services and the Committee on Honors and Awards, Ashley also oversees the maintenance of membership records and the annual dues billing process.
Prior to joining NACUA, Ashley was an account executive with international association management firm Kellen, where she represented Garden Communicators International (GardenComm, formerly GWA) as deputy executive director and Hotel Electronics Distribution Network Association (HEDNA) as executive director. Additionally, Ashley spent seven years in the legal association realm, serving as COO for the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) and marketing and communication manager for the Maryland Association for Justice (MAJ).
Ashley is a very active member and volunteer with ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership and has served on several committees and councils including the Young Association Professionals Committee, Executive Management Council, and currently serves on the Membership Professionals Advisory Council, where she is immediate past chair. In June 2023, she earned her Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential.
Ashley holds both a BA, magna cum laude, in Arts Administration and an MBA, magna cum laude, from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
asullivan@nacua.org