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Matt Miller

Chief Executive Officer, Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB)

Matt Miller currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer for the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). At CLARB, Matt manages and collaborates with the staff team in its execution of the annual scope of work approved and funded by the Board of Directors. Matt also serves as a spokesperson for CLARB and as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors.

Previously, Matt has served various leadership roles in professional associations including, Executive Director & CEO at the American Welding Society (AWS), Chief Operating Officer for NACE International, and the Director of the SAE Foundation and Pre-Professional Programs at SAE International.

Matt earned a Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1997, a Master of Science in Instructional Technology from Duquesne University in 2000, and a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Robert Morris University in 2010.

Matt is a previous member of the Board of Directors of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE). He is also a proud veteran of the U.S. Army (1989 – 1992) with service in Operation Desert Storm (1990 – 1991).

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Frank Krause, MBA, CAE

Frank J. Krause, Jr., is an innovative leader with over 25 years of experience managing professional societies. Previously, he was the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), where his focus was the fulfillment of the FASEB strategic plan and amplifying the collective voice of the Federation’s 30 member societies through joint advocacy and promotion.

Prior to joining the Federation, Krause was the COO of the American Geophysical Union leading strategic transformations of its publishing, meeting, technology groups, culture change, and international growth. Prior to AGU, Krause served in various roles at the American Medical Association (AMA) leading the publishing, physician database, and customer service teams. Krause also initiated and developed the business and product development functions for the AMA. In the for-profit sector, Krause worked in officer and senior management roles primarily for RR Donnelley & Sons.

Krause received his Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Krause currently serves as a director-at-large for the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE) and has served in various volunteer roles including meeting program co-chair for the CESSE CEO meeting, ACCESSE, and various committees and peer review boards for the American Society of Association Executives.