Art McMaster, President and CEO
Art McMaster serves as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Miss America Organization. He works closely with the Organization’s Board of Directors to lead and manage all organizational operations including finance, administration, security and production. Additionally, Mr. McMaster oversees an organization with fifty-two state scholarship programs, sponsorship development and serves as executive producer of the Miss America Pageant.
Art McMaster brings more than 20 years of international financial and executive management experience to his position. He joined the Miss America Organization in 1999 as Controller. Mr. McMaster was promoted to the position of Vice President of Finance in 2000, Acting President / CEO in 2004 and Permanent President & CEO in 2007.
Prior to joining the Miss America Organization, Mr. McMaster served as Senior Planner and Assistant to Vice President for Saudi Arabian Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Previous to that Mr. McMaster served as Controller for the engineering firm of Day and Zimmerman and also served as Field Administration Manager for Raytheon Engineers, Philadelphia. In both capacities he was involved in corporate strategic planning, the development of hundred million dollar budgets and the creation of financial management and reporting systems.
Mr. McMaster earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri, and has completed the Executive Financial Management Program at the University of Michigan. Active in his community Mr. McMaster serves as a Eucharistic Minister with the Holy Family Parish and is a member of the Knights of Columbus. Mr. McMaster resides in Sewell, New Jersey, with his wife Theresa. He has three daughters and two grandchildren.
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