The board of directors of the American Stamp Dealers Association decided to make a radical change when an opening occurred in the office of their Executive Vice President, the person who is in charge of the organization's business operations. Under president Eric Jackson, the board broadly advertised the job opening and specified that they wanted to hire someone with actual association management experience.

That's why they chose Matt Hansen, in his mid-40s, a man who actually comes from a family that once operated a firm that specialized in association management. Matt was hired officially right after the ASDA's spring Postage Stamp Mega Event in New York City in mid-March...after "getting his feet wet" by helping Acting Executive Director Joe Savarese at the show. Joe was quite excited as Matt appeared to love the experience!

Though not a stamp collector of dealer, Matt's professional experience and enthusiasm make him very much the right man for the job. He plans on finding out everything he can about our hobby and its dealer and collector community. We welcome him and wish him well!