Does he? To be fair, I would not have gathered that from his post. I think he kept that much separate.
https://twitter.com/#!/andyrutledge/status/95664717669994496
https://twitter.com/#!/andyrutledge/status/94536441488621569
http://www.andyrutledge.com/how-to-join-aiga.php
Again, if it works for him, great. It just makes it harder for me personally to be objective about him and his work.