Background
Desmarais, Maurice was born on July 2, 1946 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Armand Joseph and Lillian Anne (Moreau) Desmarais.
trade association administrator
Desmarais, Maurice was born on July 2, 1946 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Armand Joseph and Lillian Anne (Moreau) Desmarais.
Bachelor, Bridgewater State College, 1968; Master in Management, Cambridge College, 1993.
Teacher, Tiverton Junior Senior High School, Tiverton, Rhode Island, 1968-1970;
teacher, Bourne High School, Bourne, Massachusetts, 1970-1972;
vice president, general manager, Bryden & Sullivan et al. Insurance Agency, Hyannis, Massachusetts, 1972-1978;
director education & convention services, Professional Insurance Assemblies of God Theological Seminary New England, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, 1979-1996;
executive vice president, New England Wholesalers Association et al., Hopkinton, Massachusetts, since 1996;
executive director, American Supply Association, Chicago, since 1996. Instructor, speaker New England Wholesalers Association et al, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, since 1985.
Faculty advising committee meeting management certified program Bentley College, Waltham, Massachusetts, since 1987, instructor risk management, 1985-1989. Board of trustees ASA GroupIns. Trust (ex-officio), Chicago, since 1989.
Speaker Meeting World, New York City, 1984, National Association Exposition Mgrs., New England Speakers Association. National chairman education committee National Association PIA Executives, Alexandria, Virginia, 1983. Member of advisory committee Ednl.
Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1983-1985.
Chairman volunteer committee Special Olympics, Boston, 1984. Author, consultant National Association Professional Insurance Agents, Alexandria, since 1988, The Saenger Organization, Medway, Massachusetts, since 1988. Independent meeting planner, president Association Management Services Inc., Milford, Massachusetts, 1991-1997.
President Wholesale/Retail Supplies Compensation Corporation. General manager ASA Center for Advancing Technology With United States Army Reserve, 1968-1974. Member American Society Quality Control, New England Society Association Executives (board directors since 1984, secretary-treasurer 1991, chairman 1993-1994), American Society Association Executives (speaker contributing author 11th annual management conference), Association Forum Chicagoland, Association for Quality and Participation.
Married Lee Ann Sullivan. Children: Ellen Marie, Elizabeth Annual.