Michael Schottey is the Vice President of Membership, Marketing and Communications for the American Society of Travel Advisors. An ardent fan of advisors and the industry, Schottey’s job is to curate and communicate ASTA’s value to its members and the value of its members to the traveling public. A former journalist, Schottey covered the NFL for over a decade before running the newsroom at trade publication TravelPulse and then founding his own marketing company. He resides on the Atlantic coast of Florida with his wife, two teenage sons and their Mini Australian Shepherd, Lasso.