ABPCO (The Association of British Professional Conference Organiser) has appointed Therese Dolan to support its five-year growth targets.
ABPCO has set itself a target of 200+ PCO members by 2027, which is almost twice its current membership.
Dolan has been appointed as community development manager, a part time role, that will see her work alongside Heather Lishman, association director, to achieve the goals laid out by its executive committee.
Dolan has nearly 20 years of experience as an association professional, including roles such as senior event manager at Diabetes UK and director of association management and consulting services at MCI UK. She currently works with a portfolio of associations, charities and not for profit organisations supporting their strategic development, growth and event activity.
Sarah Byrne, co-chair, ABPCO, said: “ABPCO has continued to grow at a steady pace over the last 10 years. However, we see an opportunity and have the desire to accelerate this growth over the next five.
“The executive committee, led by myself and my co-chair Emma Duffy has put demanding goals in place for the whole of the association across the next five years. These include financial, membership growth and education targets. To achieve these, we felt it important that the ABPCO team grow and Therese offers the perfect balance of knowledge and professionalism – she was even a chair of ABPCO herself five years ago, meaning she knows ABPCO inside and out.”
