Vagley To Leave AIA Presidency
By Steven Brostoff, Washington Editor
NU Online News Service, April 6, 2:33 p.m. EDT
In a letter to the Board of Directors of the Washington-based AIA, Mr. Vagley said he made the decision because of his desire to do something new and for family reasons.
"I am attracted to several new ventures and want the freedom to openly consider them: starting my own public policy management firm, leading another organization, taking a position in government, serving on corporate boards, perhaps even signing on with a D.C. lobbying or law firm," Mr. Vagley said.
"Moreover, and more importantly, I want to assist my wife, Holly, who set aside a promising Broadway and musical theater career to move to Washington when we married," he said.
"Since 9/11," Mr. Vagley said, "she has turned her talents to composing, recording and performing contemporary, faith-based music and is about to complete her first CD. I look forward to supporting her as she has so unselfishly helped me with my career."
Mr. Vagley joined AIA in 1986. In his letter to the board, Mr. Vagley noted that he was brought in to restore AIA to preeminence in the insurance industry.
"This fine old institution had lost its luster and was in a somewhat precarious state," Mr. Vagley said.
Since then, he said, AIA has become one of the most renowned and effective trade associations among all U.S. industries.
"It has been a great run," Mr. Vagley said.
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