An Interview with New ASAE Chair Scott Wiley, FASAE, CAE

ASSOCIATION ADVISER: Scott, on top of your duties as President & CEO of the Ohio Society of CPAs, you’re the newly elected chair of the ASAE Board. What do you hope to accomplish in your first 100 days in that high visibility role? 

WILEY: ASAE’s culture embraces, and frankly expects, great governance. Associations today are operating in a unique environment ... one in which risk and opportunity exist side by side. As chair, it’s my responsibility to understand the challenges our members are dealing with. I will be talking to as many of them as I can both in the first 100 days, and throughout the next year, to hear their ideas for how ASAE can better serve their needs. As a visible leader in the ASAE community, I will be a strong advocate for associations. We must do more than safeguard and defend associations from the unintended consequences of uninformed policy decisions. Making sure that public policymakers and key influencers understand more than what we are not and what we do not do will be critical to shaping our future.

ASSOCIATION ADVISER: How would you describe your leadership style?

WILEY: My staff would tell you I’m determined and that I drive hard for results. My peers at ASAE would say I am a consensus builder and passionate about telling our story. I think in today’s environment, you have to keep driving forward because change is a constant for associations and all professionals. We need to keep moving the ball down the court aggressively for our members and the industries we serve.

ASSOCIATION ADVISER: What aspects of your OSCPA role do you hope to share with the association world at-large?

WILEY: CPAs in business today face more demands than in the past. At the same time, their services are more in demand by companies of all sizes and in all sectors. Like many associations, the Ohio Society of CPAs is proactively responding to an evolving business environment by ensuring our members have the resources they need to thrive in this new business reality.

A full interview with Wiley will appear later this month on the Association Adviser website. Follow Association Adviser on Twitter @AssocAdviser for the latest association thought leadership and best practices.