The National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA) has promoted Jenny Shaffer to chief financial officer.

Shaffer worked as a summer intern for the Association in 2011 and returned to join the company full-time in 2019 as comptroller. Before that, Shaffer worked for the accounting firm of Plante Moran in Chicago from 2012 to 2019, where her primary responsibility was performing non-profit audits.

NSGA’s President & CEO, Matt Carlson, expressed his confidence in Shaffer’s abilities, stating “Jenny has been a great addition to the NSGA team since she joined us and we are thrilled to have her serving the Association in her expanded role as CFO.

“Her experience working with non-profits and associations made for a seamless transition to NSGA and she will do a great job overseeing financial aspects of the Association,” continued Carlson.

Shaffer earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Saint Louis University in 2011 and her Master’s in Accounting from Northern Illinois University in 2012.