Susan Kesling Rogers is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) with nearly 25 years of experience working for professional associations. Prior to SIOP, she worked in marketing and membership at the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP). Rogers began her career in the News & Information Office at Washington University in St. Louis, where she won the “Newsweek Award for Excellence in Newswriting” from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). She also received a CASE Recognition Award for Internal Periodical Publishing. She moved to Ann Arbor, MI, to serve as Assistant Director of Marketing of the Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. Rogers prides herself on having used her writing and marketing skills in a variety of industries, including computer services (The Genix Group), an advertising agency (The Agency & Partners), and two manufacturing companies (Horizon Enterprises and the Ford Motor Company).
Rogers served on the board of directors of the Detroit Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) for many years and was chapter president in 2001-2002. She was accredited by IABC in 2004 and later served for three years on IABC’s International Accreditation Board. Rogers has been a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) since college and was accredited by PRSA in 1998. She has also been a member at times of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the International Exhibitors Association (IEMA), and the American Marketing Association (AMA). Rogers earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Central Michigan University and a Certificate in Interactive Marketing from Walsh College. She is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT). She manages SIOP’s partner program (exhibits, sponsorships, advertising) and oversees the continuing education process.