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Forest Hill, MD (July 24, 2025) – Stringfellow Management Group has announced that Mary Connor, CAE, AAiP will step into a new role as Chief Strategy Officer. Connor brings her enterprising leadership and extensive expertise in association strategy, AI integration, and foresight to help associations navigate complexity and drive long-term success. Mary Connor, in her new well-deserved role, will lead as a visionary in association management strategy.
SMG is thrilled to bestow this role to Connor as she brings a proven track record of guiding associations through complex transformation, positioning them to thrive amid changing member expectations, technological disruption, and evolving business models. Connor applies futures thinking to strategic planning, enabling associations to anticipate industry shifts, analyze emerging signals, and build resilient, forward-facing strategies that are adaptive and proactive.
In addition, Connor is dedicated to cultivating thought leadership among SMG's association clients, helping executive teams elevate their strategic voice, navigate uncertainty, and lead with confidence in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Through her dual role leading SMG Consulting and now as CSO of Stringfellow Management Group, Connor facilitates cross-functional alignment between strategic goals, leadership development, and operational execution, ensuring that vision translates into results.
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