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Columbia Association<\/p>\nColumbia Association<\/p>\n
COLUMBIA, MD<\/strong> – After a months-long recruitment effort and interview process, Columbia Association (CA) announces Shawn MacInnes as the new President\/CEO for the organization. MacInnes will start his position on June 17.<\/p>\n “The Board of Directors welcomes Mr. MacInnes to Columbia and looks forward to working with him in service to the community,\u201d current CA Board Chair Eric Greenberg said. \u201cThe Board also thanks Dennis Mattey for stepping up and serving as Interim President\/CEO over the past year.\u201d <\/p>\n MacInnes has worked in high-level leadership positions in municipal government for more than 20 years, most recently as a town administrator on the south coast of Massachusetts. MacInnes started his career as an engineer with the Maryland State Highway Administration. He has a bachelor\u2019s degree in civil engineering and a master\u2019s in business administration with expertise in operational efficiencies, finance, information technology and customer service. MacInnes enjoys traveling with his wife and daughter, boating, playing hockey and participating in the Pan Mass Challenge each year to raise money for cancer research. <\/p>\n \u201cI look forward to bringing my collaborative approach and passion for community service to Columbia to continue the mission of James Rouse and the entire Columbia community,\u201d MacInnes said. <\/p>\n At the start of the year, CA\u2019s Board of Directors began working with TransPro Executive Placement to solicit candidates for the President\/CEO position. The Board \u2013 with feedback from the Senior Leadership Team \u2013 selected and interviewed finalists in March, and the process concluded in April. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re excited for Mr. MacInnes to join CA\u2019s long-standing tradition of excellence and service,\u201d CA Director of Human Resources, Equity and Inclusion Monica McMellon-Ajayi said. \u201cWe are confident that his experience and perspective will provide a meaningful path forward for CA. We also appreciate the time and effort of all of those involved in the process to ensure that CA remains a valued partner, employer and leader in this community.\u201d <\/p>\n Interim President\/CEO Dennis Mattey will remain in his position until the start of MacInnes\u2019 tenure. Mattey has served in the interim position since February 2023 and has been with CA for 50 years, holding a wide variety of leadership roles. Most recently, Mattey was Vice President of Community Operations, overseeing CA\u2019s commitment to open space maintenance, sustainability efforts, event logistics and real estate services. He plans to retire once he leaves the organization in June. <\/p>\n \u201cIt has been a true honor to be part of this organization,\u201d Mattey said. \u201cMy entire career has been in service to the Columbia community, and I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. I have been with CA through unprecedented challenges, exciting transitions and unforgettable celebrations. I could not be prouder of the CA team, and I\u2019m so grateful for everything CA has given me over the years.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" COLUMBIA, MD<\/strong> – After a months-long recruitment effort and interview process, Columbia Association (CA) announces Shawn MacInnes as the new President\/CEO for the organization. MacInnes will start his position on June 17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[123],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10163"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10164,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10163\/revisions\/10164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/632"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.clubinsideronline.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}