Contact Us
ARELLO Headquarters
3000 W. Memorial Road
Suite #123-513
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
info@arello.org +1 (312) 300-4800
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ARELLO Staff
ARELLO uses non-volunteer resources to support the work of our membership. Use the information in the table below to contact the administrative staff at ARELLO.
The ARELLO team is always available to answer informational requests, communications related to established services and functions, and policy discussions with senior professional staff. Please remember, requests which would require significant time or budget resources, or require policy changes, must be channeled through proper ARELLO governance procedures.
ARELLO Staff Directory
| Title | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | Susan Gilpin | (312) 300-4802 | |
| Chief Executive Officer | Jessica Hickok | jessica@arello.org | (405) 295-5765 |
| Director of Education | Sarah Banker | sarah@arello.org | (501) 680-6140 |
| Executive Support Director | Lauren Martin | lauren@arello.org | (405) 795-7677 |
| Senior Director of Marketing and Communication | Abby Power | abby@arello.org | (405) 697-7932 |
| Director of Operations & Data Innovations | Daniel Rothamel | daniel@arello.org | (434) 962-7305 |
| Chief Financial Operations Officer | Dean Comber, MBA | (312) 300-4803 | |
| Membership & Special Projects Manager | Ashton Richards | ashton@arello.org | (312) 300-4802 |
Meet Your ARELLO Staff
Dean Comber joined ARELLO in 2011 and is currently the Chief Financial Operations Officer. He has spent the majority of his career in the association sector facilitating operations, financial, and information technology roles and has a wealth of senior management experience in all areas of association management.
Before joining ARELLO®, Dean provided leadership for project management and systems application development in the Information Technology department at the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), a professional association for more than 44,000 nurse anesthetists. During his tenure there, Dean provided the oversight, budget, and project management of a multi-million dollar Association Management (Aptify), Financial (Microsoft Dynamics GP), and Content Management (Microsoft SharePoint 2010) systems implementation project for the entire organization that delivered increased efficiency and effectiveness for financial and operational objectives.
From 2004 to 2009, Dean held positions of both Senior Director of Operations/Technology and Director of Information Technology at the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, a professional association for nearly 3,000 park and recreation professional in the State of Illinois. Dean was responsible for technology and financial operations and also assisted in implementing and managing a project management and strategy (Balanced Scorecard) framework. In 2008, Dean led the design, development, and implementation of a new Association Management (Avectra) and Content Management (ColdFusion) systems. As part of this implementation, one of the core aspects was a proprietary social media module, one of the first in the association sector, that allowed members to directly network and collaborate online and in real-time. As part of this innovation, Dean and the IPRA team were awarded with the 2008 Innovation Award from Avectra, Inc., a leader in the association management system industry.
Dean has also served in roles as Information Technology Project Leader with Follett Corporation, Business Manager with ISACS, and Web Developer for the University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center. Dean has presented as a subject matter expert at various engagements regarding association management, IT governance, PCI compliance, social media, search engine optimization, project management, and strategic planning.
Dean is excited to be part of the ARELLO® team and looks forward to further promoting the association as well as serving the membership, jurisdictions, and related committees.
Dean is a native of Chicago, Illinois and is a graduate of both the University of North Dakota (BBA) and Northern Illinois University (MBA) and also attended Northwestern University's Information Systems Project Management Program.
Passionate about member engagement and delivering exceptional member experiences.
If you ever need any assistance or have any questions, feel free to schedule a Zoom meeting with me using the link below!
https://calendly.com/ashton-arello/30min?month=2026-03