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HCPA’s Steve Caldeira Named Trade Association CEO of the Year

Recognized for his leadership, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his energy to strengthen the fabric of the association community.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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Steve Caldeira, president and CEO of the Household and Commercial Products Association (HCPA), is a 2022 honoree of the Association Leadership Awards. The ALAs recognize achievement in association management and advocacy as well as in giving back to the association management profession.

Caldeira represented a critical industry during the Covid-19 pandemic. He led a successful campaign to have cleaning and disinfectant manufacturers and their workers declared essential by the federal government. Throughout his 12-year association career, he has worked to strengthen the fabric of the association community. Caldeira chaired the ASAE board in 2020-21, co-leading the search for the association of association executives’ CEO, which resulted in the selection of Michelle Mason. Caldeira was honored this spring with ASAE’s Association Policy Leadership Award. The Alzheimer’s Association’s National Capital Area Chapter will recognize Caldeira May 6 with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his long service on the group’s Brain Ball Committee.

This year’s Association Leadership Awards honorees were selected as part of a process launched four months earlier, with a community-wide call for nominations. The online form asked nominators to explain how their candidate for the award embodied a clearly defined set of criteria for accomplishment and for giving back to the community.

CEO Update then convened a panel of 12 people to review and discuss the submissions before choosing one person for each of the three categories. The panel includes current and former CEOs, recruiters and consultants who have in-depth knowledge of the association world.

The 2022 panelists:

Steve Anderson, CEO, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Julian Ha, partner, Heidrick & Struggles
Art Herold, partner, Webster, Chamberlain & Bean
Kevin Keane, executive vice president of government and public affairs, American Beverage Association
Lorraine Lavet, sector leader for associations, Korn Ferry
Michelle Mason, CEO, ASAE
Tonya Muse, partner, Odgers Berndtson
Susan Neely, CEO, American Council of Life Insurers
Dawn Sweeney, former CEO, National Restaurant Association
Jeffrey Tenenbaum, managing partner, Tenenbaum Law Group
Jay Timmons, CEO, National Association of Manufacturers
Jim Zaniello, president, Vetted Solutions

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