LaGrange, Georgia (November 19, 2025) — The Georgia Economic Developers Association, GEDA, has selected Association Services Group of LaGrange, GA., as its new association management partner. ASG began its new management responsibilities for GEDA in November 2025. Prior to partnering with ASG, the Georgia Economic Developers Association worked with Nardone Consulting Group. “ASG is honored… Read more »
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ASG’s Lanie Riner Receives National FFA Honorary American Degree
Association Services Group (ASG) is proud to recognize Lanie Riner, Account Executive and Executive Director, for receiving the Honorary American FFA Degree from the National FFA Organization. This prestigious award is given to individuals who advance agricultural education and FFA through outstanding personal commitment. The National FFA Organization works to enhance the lives of youth… Read more »
Charles Hall, founder of Association Services Group, LLC, passes away at age 74
Charles Hall, the founder and former CEO of LaGrange-based association management company Association Services Group, LLC, passed away on January 20 at the age of 74. Known for his servant leadership, love of agriculture, and passion for associations, Hall was instrumental throughout his life and career in building trade associations that would go on to… Read more »
ASG Achieves AMC Institute Re-Accreditation
Association Services Group Achieves AMC Institute Accreditation (LaGrange, GA, July 20, 2024) – Association Services Group announced that it has recently been awarded accreditation by AMC Institute, the global trade association representing the Association Management industry. Among 500-plus Association Management Companies (AMC) worldwide, just 80 have achieved AMC Institute Accreditation, demonstrating the commitment and the… Read more »
What One Agriculture Expert Learned from Germany’s Agriculture and Farmers
Beth Oleson has worked for Association Services Group (ASG) for 17 years. A subject matter expert in food safety and agriculture, Beth found her home at ASG when one of the clients, the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (GFVGA), needed a Director of Food Safety. “One of the main aspects of ASG that I… Read more »
Association Services Group, LLC Grows by 35 Percent in 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Samantha Kilgore skilgore@asginfo.net 229-392-4874 ASSOCIATION SERVICES GROUP, LLC GROWS BY 35 PERCENT IN 2022 LaGrange, GA (December 15, 2022) — Association Services Group, LLC, (ASG) added six new non-profit association clients in 2022. To accompany the growth rate of nearly 40 percent, the association management firm also hired three… Read more »
Association Services Group, LLC, Announces New Ownership Team
A trio of women to carry forward a legacy of service LaGrange, GA (October 1, 2021) — Association Services Group, LLC, (ASG) is excited to announce the transition of company ownership from owner and President Charles Hall to existing management partners and veteran association management professionals, Caitlin Hyatt, Samantha Kilgore, and Katie Oxford. ASG is… Read more »
Attending Association Meetings in a Post-Pandemic World
By: Debbie Johnson, ASG Account Manager A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend the 2021 GSAE Annual Meeting at the Read House in Chattanooga, TN. This was my first meeting as an attendee since COVID-19 and I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. My clients have a total of 19 in-person meetings… Read more »
Rising to the occasion: ASG creates innovative strategies to meet clients’ needs
To say 2020 was a unique year would be an understatement. Our clients faced uncertainty at every turn, especially when it came time to plan annual in-person events. From small professional societies, to large trade associations, all were forced to reimagine and adapt to a world where the business of members — the meetings, the… Read more »
Creating Successful Business Connections Virtually
Business as usual and 2020 are two terms that go together about as well as oil and water in today’s climate. To that end, the COVID-19 outbreak has forced associations to reassess the status quo of standard annual events. The Southern Association of Wholesale Distributors, a.k.a. “The Southern,” was no exception. Here’s how the 97-year… Read more »
