BRPT Selects New Management Firm
The certification board for sleep health professionals partners with a new management company to support its mission and certificants, alongside a change in executive leadership. Key takeaways: The Board. . .
The certification board for sleep health professionals partners with a new management company to support its mission and certificants, alongside a change in executive leadership. Key takeaways:The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists named Association Headquarters as its new professional management firm, effective June 15, 2026. MaryBeth Kurland assumes the role of executive director, succeeding James Magruder following his retirement. Current staff will remain in place as employees of the new management firm to minimize operational disruption, while select administrative and tech services will be centralized. The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (BRPT), a certification board for sleep health professionals, recently selected Association Headquarters, a full-service association management company, as its new professional management firm. Effective June 15, 2026, the partnership is designed to support the organization’s mission, certificants, and long-term growth. The BRPT issues the Registered Polysomnographic Technologist (RPSGT) designation, as well as the Certification in Sleep Health (CCSH) and other professional certificates. The selection follows a competitive review process by BRPT leadership. As part of the transition, the staff team will be led byMaryBeth Kurland, MPA, CAE, ICE-CCP, as its executive director. Kurland replaces James Magruder following his retirement from the BRPT at the end of June. Kurland joins the BRPT with nearly 30 years of association management experience, including over 15 years working with credentialing organizations. The BRPT’s staff remains in place as employees of Association Headquarters, a move intended to leverage deep BRPT-specific knowledge and minimize disruption to day-to-day operations. In addition to current staff, financial services, web, marketing, and technology services will be centralized under Association Headquarters. “This partnership marks an exciting new chapter for the BRPT. We evaluated partners who not only understood the mechanics of certification board management, but who genuinely shared our passion for helping our certificants advance the sleep health profession,” says Steve Glinka, MPH, RPSGT, president of the BRPT, in a release. “Association Headquarters brings together operational excellence with a certificant-first approach. We are confident this collaboration will strengthen our mission and deliver meaningful benefits to our certificants and organization as a whole. ”For BRPT credential holders, the transition aims to provide enhanced responsiveness, expanded resources, and streamlined processes. The management firm will work closely with the BRPT’s board of directors and volunteer leaders to advance strategic priorities, strengthen industry partnerships, and grow the organization’s impact across the sleep health profession. More on BRPT:ID471104391©Yuri Arcurs|Dreamstime. com