Annette Medlin

Annette is a skilled nonprofit organization management professional with 20+ years in the field. She is a resource for associations, nonprofits, and chambers of commerce in the areas of membership development, engagement and retention, fundraising strategies, tiered benefits development, board and staff development, collaborative leadership, strategic planning, effective communications, systems assessment and development, and volunteer recruitment and management.

Having successfully led three chambers of commerce, Annette has a quick eye for assessing an organization, its challenges and obstacles, and identifying solutions for new efficiencies and success. When meeting with diverse organization constituencies, from board leadership and community leaders to event volunteers and staff, Annette can fluidly adapt to the audience and deliver the exact message appropriate to the situation.

A common thread through all of Annette’s work is her passion around communities of people and connecting them with the solutions they need to succeed. In her work as a consultant on a special project for the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Annette worked in country with the Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry to collaboratively build a sustainable budget, develop strategies to increase membership and other revenue streams, and develop systems for efficient organization management.

Annette has been a speaker and workshop facilitator for many state chamber of commerce associations, individual chambers, and other nonprofits, as well as the U.S. Chamber Institute for Organization Management program, and the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE).