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Deborah Hamlin Named Irrigation Association Executive Director06-20-06 | News

Deborah Hamlin Named Irrigation Association Executive Director

Deborah M. Hamlin

Deborah M. Hamlin, a professional association executive who led the International Association of Plastics Distributors for 10 years, will be the next executive director of the Irrigation Association. Hamlin will relocate to Falls Church, Va. from Leawood, Kan. to join the Irrigation Association staff full time on Sept. 5.

“Deborah is a well-qualified association professional and will bring many new ideas and enthusiasm to our association,” said IA President Ken Mills, who led the search to replace retiring Executive Director Tom Kimmell.

Hamlin, a graduate of State University College in Oneonta, N.Y., has a master’s degree in business administration from Rockhurst College, Kansas, Mo.

Hamlin began her career managing state and regional trade and professional associations through an association management company in Delmar, N.Y., later becoming director of organization services for the New York State Nurses Association. Hamlin then managed certification programs and publications for several organizations for Applied Measurement Professionals Inc. before moving to the International Association of Plastics Distributors in 1996. Hamlin was named Association Executive of the Year Award by the Kansas Society of Association Executives in 2003.