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Karin Fitzgerald is an experienced association executive who lives and breathes non-profits. She currently serves as the COO of the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. Prior to USGIF, she served as the chief operations officer and deputy executive director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs.

Fitzgerald began her association career at the American Subcontractors Association in the mid-80s and has worked for several industries serving in various departments, including meetings, education, membership services, human resources and government affairs. Karin has extensive leadership experience as a volunteer of several professional societies and associations, including the American Society of Association Executives; the Professional Convention Management Association, where she served as president of the Capital Chapter; the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute Program, where she served as chairman of the Northeast Board of Trustees; and the Association of Meeting Professionals, where she served as chairman of the board.

Fitzgerald holds a B.S. from Radford University, and is a graduate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management, with the IOM designation. She holds both the Certified Meeting Professional and Certified Association Executive designations. Fitzgerald is also a Qualified Administrator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®.