GA Timeline:
1912- NELA Founded
1932- BEC Founded
1932- The Guild Associates founded by Walter Guild with the Cigarette Manufacturers Association as first client
1949- Richard Guild joins The Guild Associates
1950-51 - Walter Guild serves as president of the Association of Trade Association Executives (now ASAE & the Center)
1951- Richard Guild earned certificate of graduation from Northeastern Institute of Trade Association Executives at Yale (now Institute of Organizational Management)
1952-Richard Guild joined the faculty of the Northeastern Institute
1953- Richard Guild is elected President of Boston Trade Association Executives (BTAE)-youngest person to ever be elected
1959- Richard Guild is elected to ASAE Board- youngest person to serve on the board in its 24 year history
1961- Walter Guild earns his CAE- first class
1962-Richard Guild wrote the monograph on programming which was published by the Institute of Organizational Management in conjunction with the first-year curriculum that continued to be used until the 1970’s
1963- Richard Guild earns his CAE- third class
1963- Multiple Association Management Institute founded with The Guild Associates as a founding member
1965- Richard Guild takes over the Guild Associates
1969- Richard Guild elected President of Multiple Association Management Institute (now AMC Institute)
1984- Purchased mini frame computer system with terminals for all desks
1993- Purchased IMIS software – first association management company to purchase the software
1994- Linda Guild joins The Guild Associates full time
1996- Northeast iMIS Users Group founded with Linda Guild chairing steering Committee
1999- Linda Guild earns her CAE
2000-2001- Linda Guild serves as president of Northeast iMIS Users Group (now the International iMIS Users Group)
2001- Linda Guild graduates from Institute of Organizational Management
2010- Linda Guild named CEO of The Guild Associates