The board of directors of the Specialty Advertising Association of Greater New York (SAAGNY) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Riegel, MAS, as executive director of the association effective immediately. Riegel will also serve as the executive director of the affiliated nonprofit SAAGNY Foundation.
Riegel has been a promotional products distributor for 16 years and an active SAAGNY volunteer for the past 15 years. As a volunteer, he served on and chaired many association committees, including Membership, Programs & Meetings, Legal Affairs and PROMOTIONS EAST. In 2002, he was elected to the SAAGNY board of directors, ultimately serving as president in 2009.
SAAGNY president Paula Shulman, CAS, remarked, "We are excited to welcome Jon to our staff. He has as intimate understanding of our association that very few possess, and at the same time the creativity to lead us forward. I am confident he is the right choice for now and the future. Few volunteers have committed as much time to SAAGNY as Jon has and we know that his dedication and passion will serve him well as our new executive director."
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