Carla Balakgie

About Carla Balakgie

Touted by colleagues as an “intuitive innovator,” successes have included revitalizing an…

Experience

1. President & CEO

   National Automatic Merchandising Association

   Jan 2011 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   As its first-ever female CEO, led the revitalization of this 90-year-old trade association, comprised of successful entrepreneurs in the convenience services industry. During the first year, reframed the organization’s mission and vision, fueling a capital campaign to fund new initiatives and establish organizational competencies, resulting in $5M in added revenue within 9 months. Reinvigorated NAMA’s Federal and state-based government affairs programs, tackling mission-critical regulatory and legislative issues and the accelerating association’s Washington DC Fly-In, attracting more than 300 owner-operator participants annually. Renamed, rebranded and revitalized the association’s image among both internal and external audiences worldwide as a leader in convenient self-service retail and workplace amenities.

Skills

• Electronic Payments
• Association Management
• Mobile Commerce
• Strategy
• Mobile Payments
• Payment Systems
• Non-Profits
• Strategic Partnerships
• Leadership
• Strategic Planning
• Payment Card Processing
• Fundraising
• Payments
• Nonprofits
• New Business Development
• Executive Management
• Debit Cards
• Public Relations
• Business Strategy
• Merchant Services