Professional Association and Pathways to Leadership in Our Profession

Abstract

The 2019 Interview with the Expert Series starts with a conversation between Courtney Kennedy and Mandy Sha on the topic of pathways to leadership in our profession. Courtney is the chief methodologist at a leading fact tank and chairs the 2019 AAPOR conference. Mandy has 20 years of experience in commercial and noncommercial sectors as well as a university survey shop, and will chair the 2020 AAPOR conference. Drawing upon their own successes and challenges, they provided pragmatic suggestions to early and mid-career professionals who would like to transition into leaders and influencers. Specifically, they talked about leveraging professional association membership in the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR).