Michael T. LoBue, CAE, has served as executive director and board member to various non-profit organizations since 1980. LoBue entered the association management business in 1993 to provide associations in the computing industry with a highly experienced professional alternative to existing management options.

As an independent marketing consultant from ’90 to ’93, LoBue developed marketing strategies for workflow products, professional technology services, and high-performance desktop communications products. As a marketing manager at Sun Microsystems, he developed and implemented marketing strategies for the higher education market.

At Carnegie Mellon University, LoBue was an assistant vice president and a member of the management team that brought together the University’s computing, library, information, and communications services.

LoBue has an M.S. in Management & Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University and an A.B. from the University of California at Berkeley.

Memberships & Recent Board Positions:

Living Unlimited (2018 –)
Memorial Day Flower Foundation – Advisory Board (2016 – )
Member of Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College Alumni Association Board (2014 – 2017)
American Society of Association Executives
California Society of Association Executives

Research & Studies

AMC-Management Model Has Advantages Over Non-AMC Models
2018 © LoBue & Majdalany Association Management

“Is There a New Normal for Associations — Not So Much!”
2013 © LoBue & Majdalany Management Group

“AMC-managed Associations Continue to Show Resilience During Recession”
2011 © LoBue & Majdalany Management Group

“Are AMC-Managed Organizations Recession Resistant?”
2010 © LoBue & Majdalany Management Group

“AMC-Managed and Standalone Organizations — A Sibling Study”
2009 © AMC Institute

Articles

Association Management Companies May Be Recession-Proof
USAE
July 20, 2010

Study Looks at the Performance of AMCs in Recession
Association Meetings
June 24, 2010

Management: How different is the AMC model?
AssociationsNow
August 2009

Demand Continues to Grow for AMC Management Services
AMC Connection (an ASAE publication)
March 2009

Best Practices for Standards Groups
Computer (a magazine of the IEEE)
January 2004

Getting Boards Out of the Engine Rooms
Association Meetings
June 01, 2003

Presentations and Instruction

AMC-Managed vs. Standalone Models: Evidenced-based Comparisons
Texas Society of Association Executive – Preconference Program
September 14, 2014 • Fort Worth, TX

Preliminary 2011 Client Operating Ratio Study
AMC Institute Annual Meeting — 2012
February 2012 (co-presented with Steve Kretzer, Industry Insights)

AMC-Managed vs. Standalone Models: Evidence-based Comparisons
ASAE/AMC Institute Pre-Conference Event
August 2010

Social Media for Associations
2009 Annual Meeting

U.S. Youth Soccer Association
Web 2.0: Social Media — Part II
2009 Annual Meeting; AMC Institute
February 2009

Social Media — It’s More Than You Ever Thought
ASAE/AMC Institute Pre-Conference Event
August 2009

Personal Productivity Software: Fix or “Fix”?
ASAE/AMC Institute Pre-Conference Event
August 2006

Building & Diversifying Your AMC
2005 Winter Meeting; AMC Institute
February 2005