My father, Patrick Dempsey, was active in both TRSA and CSC Network for as long as I can remember. He began bringing me to conferences when I was barely a teenager as a subtle way to expose me to the scope of the industry. It seemed as though he knew everyone in the industry—because he did. Shortly after I entered the business full-time, he encouraged me to take leadership roles in both organizations, just as he had. After serving as a committee chair, as a member of the Strategic Planning Committee and then on the Board of Directors, saying ...