* taking charge

CLC Chooses New Leader Association Management Group, which has 18 association clients nationwide and a strong expertise in certification programs, has been contracted to manage the Convention Liaison Council, the conglomerate of industry associations that runs the Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) program. Garis Distelhorst, CAE, is CLC's new president and CEO. Distelhorst, president of Association Initiatives Inc., is a past chairman of the American Society of Association Executives and