Impactful education sessions highlight largest ASA Northeast Summit ever

Attendees listen to speaker, Amanda Gore, at the 2025 ASA Northeast Summit. — Photo by Mike Miazga/ASA

Speaker Amanda Gore talked about the importance of joy in the workplace and sales process during the 2025 ASA Northeast Summit at The Graduate by Hilton in Annapolis, Maryland. *Photo by Mike Miazga/ASA*

Education sessions on leading during turbulent times, time management skills and the importance of joy in the workplace and sales process headlined the recent 2025 ASA Northeast Summit held in Annapolis, Maryland in front of a Northeast-record crowd.

Attendees heard from retired Naval Commander Dr. Mary Kelly (leading when things get challenging), Jones Loflin (time management) and Amanda Gore (the importance of joy), as well as ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl, who provided a mid-year economic update for attendees.

In addition to an hour-long best practices roundtable session, attendees toured the United States Naval Academy where groups spent half the time on a campus tour and another in a leadership briefing that provided unique insight into the lives of Naval Academy students.

Attendees closed the ASA Northeast Summit at Choptank. — Attendees closed the ASA Northeast Summit with a seafood blowout at Choptank on the Annapolis waterfront. *Photo by Mike Miazga/ASA*

Golfers in the second annual ASA Northeast Golf Open played the Renditions Golf Course in nearby Davidsonville, Maryland where each hole is a replica of a famous hole from courses around the world, including Augusta National where Northeast golfers were treated to Master’s music as their carts approached the iconic replica hole at Renditions. The threesome of Andrew Warren (The Granite Group), Brandon Havas (Curri) and Greg McCarthy (Walter Morris) won the scramble tournament with a round of 63.

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The event wrapped up with a well-received networking seafood blowout at Choptank on the Annapolis waterfront.

The 2026 ASA Northeast Summit heads to the Marriott on the waterfront in Newport, Rhode Island June 16-17, 2026.

ASA Northeast would like to thank the suppliers, reps and service providers that contributed to record-breaking sponsorship support of the event, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary in Rhode Island next June.