Mark Dorsey, CAE, FASAE
CEO, Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
Mark Dorsey, CAE, FASAE, serves as CEO of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), an Alexandria, Virginia association serving 7,500 members nationwide. Since joining CSI in 2015, the association doubled its assets, radically changed it governance structure and strategic approach, launched and managed for-profit initiatives related to the association, and revamped it approach to content, learning, and credentialing resulting in it best financial and membership performance in two decades.
Prior to CSI, Mark was CEO of the Professional Ski Instructors of America and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA-AASI), a 32,000-member nonprofit education association. During this period, PSIA-AASI saw record membership growth, record revenue, and award-winning communications and outreach programs, including a 2014 Power of A Summit Award.
For both CSI and PSIA-AASI, Mark guided significant governance change to enable stronger linkages between the board's preferred outcomes, implementing innovative non-dues revenue growth strategies, and rejuvenating the association's 501(c) 3 supporting foundations. Earlier in his career, he served PSIA-AASI and the National Ski Patrol concurrently as Marketing Director and later as Assistant Executive Director, where he expanded credentialing programs, sponsorships, and award-winning non-dues revenue and advertising programs in service of 56,000 members.
In addition to these roles, Mark has owned a consumer research company, bought and sold media in Seattle, WA, and Anchorage, AK, and served as Interim Executive Director—and later Chair—of Medical Education Collaborative, a non-profit continuing medical education corporation.
Mark is an active contributor to the association community, particularly through the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). A Certified Association Executive (CAE) and ASAE Fellow, Mark has served ASAE in many capacities including stints as a member of the ASAE Board of Directors, the ASAE Foundation Board, and Chair of the ASAE Research Committee.