Lopez joins Bloch & Reed as a Strategic Advisor

Molly Lopez, MS, CAE is a servant leader known for two mottos, “Onward and upward” and “Life is good”.

"Joining Bloch & Reed was a very easy decision, " shared Lopez, “and has a reputation in the industry that is important to me professionally and personally."
 
Over the span of a thirty-year professional career in association management, Lopez has led eight state and national associations as executive director, strategist, transition manager, member service provider, and meeting planner.  For twenty-four of those years, she served as president of Association Management, Ltd. (AML), a for-profit association management company (AMC), partnering with non-profit trade associations and professional societies. She owned the company for twelve years. Lopez sold the firm in 2011 to the Iowa Soybean Association’s for-profit subsidiary ISAMS and continued to serve as AML’s president in charge of business development, leading high-functioning staff teams, and maintaining association clients’ retention. AML is an AMC Institute accredited firm. 

Lopez earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation, served as an Officer on the AMC Institute Board of Directors and held leadership positions with the American Society of Association Executives’ Association Management Section Council. She has been recognized as Catch Des Moines CVB’s National Events Champion, the National Rural Economic Developers Association’s (NREDA) President’s Award recipient and Central Iowa’s - Forty Under Forty.

A Cyclone fanatic, Lopez graduated from Iowa State University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Her joy comes from her faith, husband Dan, kids and three grandkids, and a longtime career of making a difference in the lives of others.

“We are pleased to have Molly join our team. Her extensive involvement in the association management company community as an owner and leader will strengthen our team and provide greater value to our clients," said Michael Reed, Founding Partner. Ralph Bloch, also a Founding Partner, added “Association leaders are facing tremendous challenges in uncertain times. Molly joins a team that is uniquely talented and ready to share their expertise to help leaders deliver mission impact."

In addition to working with Partners, Ralph Bloch and Michael Reed, Lopez will be joining current Strategic Advisors— Sue Pine, FASAE, CAE; Larry Caniglia, JD; Jaime Nolan, CAE, CGT; Bill MacMillan, CAE and Suzanne Berry, MBA, CAE.  

About the firm: Bloch & Reed Association Advisors works with leaders on transformational change and leadership development initiatives.

Join the team at the virtual AMCI meeting – AMCs Engaged! 2020 August 6-7 #AMCEngaged.

Call Ralph Bloch at 941.306.5222 to see how we can be your Trusted Partner in Leadership.