Management Team
john r. waxman
president
John Waxman leads the Sherwood Group management team responsible for the firm's corporate operation, directing careful growth and continuous improvement that serve as both the engine and byproduct of the firm's ethics and culture, service quality and client satisfaction and success. He serves as managing partner for Sherwood clients, supports account executives and provides strategic support and consulting to associations.
The Sherwood Group is one of the largest and oldest association management firms in the country, and John is a leader in the association management community. He is a frequent panelist and session leader at industry meetings on association management issues and has served multiple board and committee chair terms for the Association Management Company Institute (formerly the International Association of Association Management Companies). He was interviewed for the ASAE-published book, "Association Turnarounds."
John began his career in association management with the American Planning Association, where he served as assistant member services director and later as director of conference and education. He then moved to the National Sporting Goods Association, where as manager of trade shows he produced the association's three exhibitions each year. The shows featured nearly a million square feet of exhibit space and attracted more than 100,000 buyers.
After 13 years with "captive" organizations, John decided the time was right to step up to fresh challenges and a faster pace with a professional management firm. He joined The Sherwood Group as an account executive in 1986, producing superior results for client organizations and participating in corporate marketing and management.
In 1987 he was named general manager and in 1988, he was promoted to vice president. John's integrity and success allowed the company's president to withdraw from active participation and pursue other interests, and in 1990 John was named Sherwood's second president since its founding in 1979. In 1992,
John successfully led the effort to purchase the firm from its founder.
John earned his B.A. in political science from the University of Illinois and M.A. in public administration from Roosevelt University.
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