WOMMA's Staff
Director of Member Relations: Tarah Remington
Tarah brings to WOMMA an undying devotion to member services and education, along with almost 10 years of association experience. Prior to WOMMA, Tarah worked for the American Academy of Family Physicians, and was responsible for the membership recruitment and retention of 22,000 medical students as well as affinity program development. She also was the membership manager for the American Optometric Association where she was responsible for the Paraoptometric Section of membership for the organization. She developed educational programs, worked with an elected Council and several volunteer committees, increased membership benefits and services, and created sponsorship opportunities for the Section and the organization.
Having chosen a career in association services, Tarah is the infinite cheerleader of membership and member services and brings keen ideas and skills to serve WOMMA's members. With her educational background in marketing, she is the perfect fit for Director of Member Relations at WOMMA – where she is responsible for keeping the members happy and churning out new ideas and member benefits.
Tarah grew up in a small town outside of Kansas City, MO and is the youngest of three children. If she wasn't working at WOMMA, her dream job would be singing on Broadway. For now, she'll just stick to karaoke.
Editoral and Content Manager: Shannon Stairhime
Shannon Stairhime has been walking a tightrope between her creative and analytical sides for as long as she can remember. Her education (a B.A. in Fiction Writing from Columbia College Chicago) leaned toward the creative, but much of her journalistic and editorial endeavors veered off in a different direction. Shannon has written for a variety of business and cultural publications, including Dinero Magazine and Big Idea. Most recently, Shannon was the Associate Editor at RFL Communications (publishers of the Research Business Report, Research Conference Report, Research Department Report and the Pharma Market Research Report) where she received her first immersion into the (fascinating) market research industry. Shannon is bringing both her creative and research-driven experiences to bear on her work at WOMMA, and is thrilled to have found a place where the two sides can comfortably co-exist.
Vice President, Events: Teresa Nelson Buescher
With wanderlust and a steel-trap brain, Teresa has the goods on far-flung destinations, hotel properties, and trends in global travel. With more than 15 years of experience consulting and designing worldwide travel and motivation programs for Fortune 500 companies, Teresa can tell you what it is like to jump off a canapé in the jungles of Costa Rica, where to have the best custom-made suit made in Hong Kong, the best place to go ice climbing in Canada, and where you can find a trampoline in the crystal clear waters of the Caribbean. She is president and founder of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Incentive & Travel Executives and loves learning so much that she continues to educate herself and pass this on quid pro quo to the rest of the WOMMA staff. A graduate of St. Norbert College, Teresa holds a degree in Sociology, Psychology, and Japanese Language and Culture. She loves all outdoor sports and is active in supporting the fight against AIDS by participating in the 500 mile AIDS Ride Across America.
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