Maurice A. Desmarais, Association Executive

        Maurice “Moe” Desmarais has 26 years of association management experience as well as 33 years experience in management of for-profit and non-profit corporations. Moe is currently the President of the International Business Brokers Association (IBBA) and Executive Vice President of the Battery Council International (BCI). In addition, he manages new client transitions to SmithBucklin and facilitates client mergers of trade associations. 

             Moe has managed associations, agencies and businesses with budgets ranging from $400,000 to $10,000,000 and staff sizes of 2 to 32 employees. He has developed, written and published numerous articles, courses, curriculum, certification programs and teaching and training guides and manuals for national and regional trade associations and professional societies.      

          As an educator, Moe has instructed management courses and served as a faculty advisor at Bentley College, Waltham MA, and for associations and other industry related groups. He has also developed and instructed courses and seminars for the American Society and the New England Society of Association Executives and most recently served as a business management instructor at the Chicago-based Robert Morris College.

            Moe holds a master degree in management from Cambridge College.  He currently holds the professional designations of Certified Association Executive (CAE) and Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU).