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50 Blue Feather Association Tweeters and 12 Associations Who Tweet

A few month’s ago Lonnie Hodge wrote about Blue Feather Tweeters.

So, I thought “How about a list of the top 20-30 nicest people to meet and tweet on Twitter?” Here are my first picks for Blue Feather Friends – who actually talk to you….

It inspired me to make a list of my own.

Now we’re working on a project for a new iteration of our conference called SOBCon Hands-on Associations. I’ve been listening to association tweeters who talk about what’s going on in that most interesting space. I thought you might want to know who I’ve found to follow. Certainly these aren’t nearly all of the dedicated people in the association conversation, but these are ones I suspect wouldn’t mind a new person asking a question.

A Few of My Blue Feather Association Tweeters

@sweet sue Susan Kuhn Frost is the on-the-ground planner of our D.C. event.
@jeff hurt Jeff is helping us with the blog and the content. He’ll be there too.
@JoanEisenstodt A brilliant and generous consultant who has helped us tune our ideas.
@lizstrauss I’m putting myself on this list because I’m studying everyone else who’s here and have been for quite a while.
@kwells2416 Executive Director of an NGO that really cares about partner violence. Fabulous sense of humor and incredibly smart.
@JessicaLHansen Jessica is the real deal in the world of PR for associations.
@ekeating Content specialist with the Software Information Industry Association. — Knows what’s that.
@HansRuinemans Founder of Professional Speakers Association — Cuts Crap. Creates Insights. Inspires Souls. Heals hearts.
@ScottKelby Started the National Association of Photoshop Professionals — gives great tips
@DeirdreReid Seeking exec level position in the association space.
@tcar Todd Carpenter of the National Realtors Association, Chicago.
@tapangarg Chief Catalyst at the CIO Association of India.
@maddiegrant Association/non-profit blogger. Parter at SocialFish.
@lindydreyer Chief social media marketer and association nerd at SocialFish
@Mike Kujawski Marketing and Social Media Strategist for Government, Non-Profits, and Associations.
@DrDavidBallard Head of Corporate Relations and Business Strategy at the American Psychological Association
@saltzberg Association maven
@pinnovation Jeff De Cagna — innovator, thought provoker in the Association space.
@AvenueZ Beth Ziesenis, association groupie, speaker, a cool writer chick.
@Peggy Hoffman Association management is her thing.
@ewengel Elizabeth Engel, CAE, association managment and blogging.
@jamienotter Works with associations to raise their power..
@markbledsoe An association exec and blogger.
@scathcart Stephanie Cathcart is the Public Affairs Professional for the largest Small Biz Association – NFIB
@dswon Darcy Swon Soon to be Pres of the Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association.
@JudMod Woman born to partner. Global Alliances, Neighborhood America. President, Association of Strategic Alliances.
@BoardMagic Sheila Martin, Social Entrepreneur w/ biz focus in Association & Nonprofit Management
@MarylandADAKatie Jones twitters for Maryland Automobile Dealers Association (MADA) –the statewide association of new car and truck dealers in Maryland.
@ShelleRoseCharv Shelle Rose Charvet is President of Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
@KarenBrown Consultant and conference planner
@rgbroitman Web Publisher for the National Wildlife Federation.
@Reggie Henry Director of Tech at ASAE and always smiling.
@KnealeMann He makes associations and friends grow by knowing him.
@christytj CAE exec, AAUW, author, blogger
@StephenPeeler Association management consultant.
@PeterHutchins Charming, funny, and graciously good humored.
@ltwhite Leslie White, a risk management specialist who works with associations and nonprofits.
@MichaelMcCurry Creative thinking event planner from my neck of the woods.
@mmcallen His energy is beyond inspiring … It’s contagious!
@ljunker An association writer, editor, and source of information. .
@scottoser Great combination — publishing, associations, and multichannel marketing.
@sgiarde Sandra Giarde – A GenX Association Executive.
@shifted Another Chicagoan, this one is shifting the American Library Association
@krash63 American Heart Association
@renatosogueco Avid technologist for the floral industry and association
@jkhewett Julie does Association management and events services
@AnnikaStensson National Restaurant Association’s media relations director
@iawife Sandy ks the President and Founder of the International Association of Women in Family Enterprises.
@brianjohnriggs Consultant to associations, Director of Business aat AssociationHQ
@siddNullus master of the Xtreme Bowling Association!

And 12 Associations that tweet

@NAPP_News The National Association of Photoshop Professionals
@NAFSA Association of International Educators
@Loyalty360 Loyalty Marketer’s Association
@AAAnews official twitter channel off the American Automobile Association
@AICR The Association for International Cancer Research
@SMEI Worldwide Professional Association for Sales & Marketing
@ChicagoIMA Chicago Interactive Marketing Association
@AAEteachers The Association of American Educators (AAE) is the largest national, non-union, professional teacher association.
@RetailBC British Columbia’s retail trade association
@IABC International Association of Business Communicators —
@AssnMediaPub association publishers, communications professionals and the media they create
@ASHAWeb American Speech and Hearing Association

Of course before we talk, it’s always a good idea to listen first. Then do tell them I said, “hi.”

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2 Responses to “50 Blue Feather Association Tweeters and 12 Associations Who Tweet”

Lisa Junker says:

July 20, 2009 at 4:33 pm

Thank you kindly for including me in your blue-feather list, Liz! I’m honored. =)
John Haydon says:

November 6, 2009 at 2:44 pm

Liz,

Have you put these guys in a list?

John