Cynthia Marin Jiménez

According to ASAE’s recent The State of Associations report, 38.5 percent of CEOs reported a slight or significant decline in the financial outlook for their organization. With significant headwinds facing many organizations, investing in staff professional development can help leaders and teams thrive in a professional landscape shaped by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). Despite concerns, the association profession is likely to grow.

My name is Cynthia Jimenez, an incoming Senior at Ohio University, and this summer’s Marketing Intern at Scout Clean Energy. To highlight the program and this summer’s intern class in this article, I had the privilege of interviewing my fellow interns, including asking them all the question: “How would you describe Scout Clean Energy in one word?” You may notice several words that are bolded throughout this piece. These are the words that our 2026 cohort used to describe Scout.

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed the House Bill 4004 on Feb. 15, a bill that would ban access to abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy in West Virginia. With delegates voting 81-18 in favor of the legislation and only one member absent during the vote, the bill will go on to be considered by the state Senate.