EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT FOR THE
HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY

Woody Bibens and Associates, Inc. is a professional management company that was founded in 1989. We work with horticulture industry clients on state, regional and national levels, working with trade associations as well as companies and groups focused on marketing and promotion of the horticulture industry. Woody Bibens and Associates provide full spectrum management services, including event management, membership services, governance, marketing, and more.

Our clients include American Beauties Native Plants® and the Perennial Plant Association. President and owner Sarah Woody Bibens brings 30 years of experience as an Executive Director, working with local, state and regional trade associations. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia with a degree in Forest Management.

Vice President Emily Bibens Chung has more than 10 years of experience as a professional association executive. Emily earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential in January 2013, the highest professional credential in the association industry. In addition, she has an MPhil Management degree from the Judge School of Business, University of Cambridge.

Woody Bibens & Associates’ primary office is located in Raleigh, NC.

PROVEN, INNOVATIVE ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT

With more than 30 years of proven association management and leadership experience, Woody Bibens and Associates has the expertise necessary to support your organization and its volunteer leaders.

Woody Bibens and Associates has managed local, state, regional and national level industry and consumer associations, providing comprehensive, contract-based management services. Our focus is working with trade associations - typically 501(c)6 associations - helping you to support your members and your industry.

The flexibility of contract-based management services ensures you have the right staff in place when you need them; when you don't need them, you don't have the overhead. Our combined 40+ years of experience leveraged by an advanced business degree and background as a small business owner ensure you have knowledgeable and efficient management, making sure your organization runs smoothly, effectively, within budget and supports your members.

In association management, it is an era of changing membership demographics, evolving roles for trade shows and conventions, and the difficulty of planning for a future that must account for much change. Woody Bibens and Associates embraces change, innovation, and the challenge of developing viable short- and long-term plans.

Woody Bibens and Associates' full contract-based association management services include:

• Board Meetings and Board Retreats

• Certification

• Education and Professional Development Management

• Webinars, Events, Meetings, and Conventions

• Financial Management

• Governance

• Marketing

• Office Management;

• Publications

• Short- and Long-term Planning

• Sponsorship

• Trade Shows and Exhibits

PROFESSIONAL, FLEXIBLE MANAGEMENT FOR HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES

In addition to working with non-profit associations, the Woody Bibens & Associates team focuses our organizational skills and ability to “herd cats” on various horticulture industry organizations and initiatives.

Our services include marketing, governance, event planning, assistance with new plant management and plant trials, and royalty management.

Woody Bibens & Associates is passionate about the horticulture industry. Over the course of our 30+ year history as a company we have worked with very few clients not in the horticulture industry. We believe in the industry and its ability have a measurable and positive impact through the economic, environmental, and lifestyle benefits of plants. More importantly, we believe in the dedicated and passionate leaders in the horticulture industry who work every day to lead their companies and this industry that we all love and to share the many benefits of plants.