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Riverwoods, IL (May 3, 2010) -

Sherry Budziak, a pioneer in association web strategy who founded the .orgSource e-communications firm, is being honored by the Association Forum this week with its John C. Thiel Distinguished Service Award.

Sherry's company is among the nation's leaders in providing online strategy consulting to associations, with clients that include the American Dietetic Association, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and dozens of other large and small organizations.

"Sherry has shown exemplary leadership in her work with the association community," said Christie Tarantino, CAE, president and CEO of the Association Forum. "She has been active in Forum programs for many years, and her work has enhanced the online communications of many Forum members."

Named in memory of the Forum's late chairman-elect, the Thiel Award is presented each year to an "unsung hero" who has demonstrated long-term, multifaceted leadership as an Association Forum volunteer, primarily through committee service or other contributions. The award was opened this year to include both association professionals and supplier partners, like Sherry, who have a business relationship with the association community.

"I am deeply honored and humbled by the Thiel Award," Sherry says. "I am fortunate to have had such innovative and forward-thinking clients in the Chicagoland association community, and I look forward to working with them for years to come.  It gives me great satisfaction to help them bring the latest in online technology and content to their members."

Sherry founded .orgSource in 2005 after working in various association web capacities for more than a decade. She recognized - long before many other people - that the Internet was going to change the way associations did business, and she wanted to help organizations be prepared for that revolution. Her reputation and expertise have garnered her rave reviews from clients and invitations to speak to audiences around the country and author articles in FORUM and other publications.

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ABOUT .orgSource

.orgSource, founded in 2005 by Sherry Budziak, is a leading consulting firm that specializes in assisting organizations with e-business solutions and knowledge management strategies. Our commitment is to provide lasting partnerships, exceptional service and technology expertise to support the needs of associations and nonprofits. Visit www.orgsrc.com for more information or see www.linkedin.com/in/sherryb for Sherry's full biography.

ABOUT THE FORUM

The mission of the Association Forum of Chicagoland is to "advance the professional practice of association management." Founded in 1916, the Forum serves 47,000 association professionals whose efforts serve more than 37 million members and generate $22 billion in global annual expenditures. Visit www.associationforum.org.