Overview
Tonya Muse, FASAE, CAE is a principal in Heidrick & Struggles’ Washington, D.C. office. She is a member of the Social Impact and CEO & Board of Directors practices and co-leads the Association sector. Tonya focuses on talent and leadership advisory initiatives for CEOs, C-suite executives, and senior executives of professional societies, trade associations, and non-profit organizations.
Experience
Tonya has an extensive background in association leadership initiatives, executive search, CEO succession, and board effectiveness. She joined Heidrick & Struggles from another executive search firm.
Previously, Tonya was the executive director of the Council of Manufacturing Associations at the National Association of Manufacturers. She oversaw the leadership, direction, and management of more than 250 trade association members. She engaged CMA members on manufacturing policy priorities to broaden and advance the NAM’s advocacy efforts.
Before that, Tonya was director of membership for the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital, senior vice president of the Envelope Manufacturers Association, and executive director of the EMA Foundation for Paper-Based Communications, where she spent 17 years.
Tonya is a certified association executive with the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). She is an ASAE Fellow, the highest designation given to association executives. She is a former member of the ASAE Foundation board of directors and has served as a mentor for ASAE’s Diversity Executive Leadership Program.
Education
University of Maryland, Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organizational Management, Certificate
University of South Florida, Muma College of Business, Certificate, DE&I in the Workplace
Cornell University, Advanced Certificates, Executive Talent and Leadership & Culture
Philanthropy and Service
Tonya serves on the board of governors of the Bryce Harlow Foundation. She is the immediate past chair of the board of directors for the Alzheimer's Association's National Capital Area Chapter.