Girardot Chapter Members attend Division Meeting

Fifteen members from Girardot Chapter of International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) attended the Missouri Division Annual Meeting, held at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield, MO during the second weekend of June.

Participants were welcomed at an open house Friday evening and began business meetings on Saturday morning. A new Missouri Division board of officers was elected. Dawn & Drew Ferguson from Ferguson Hypnotherapy, LLC presented a seminar on "Time Breakthrough Secrets: How to break through the demands of doing more with less and more into a life designed for fulfillment, freedom, and fun."

Education points for this seminar were available for members recertifying for the Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) and Organizational Management(OM) certifications. Girardot Chapter was recognized with an award for "Most members certified" among chapters with 40 or more members.

Members attending were: Fran Scholl CAP-OM; Sandy Ortiz CAP; Sherri Jenkins CAP-OM; Carol Kitchen CAP-OM; Rhonda Zeilinger CAP-OM; Donna Heuer CAP; Earlene Sokolowski CAP; Patty Eck CAP; Marge Phillips CAP-OM; Doris Dumey CAP-OM, Cecilia Larson CAP, Marie Steinhoff, CAP; Debbie McKee CAP; Sheree Williamson CAP; Donna Wills CAP; Frances Wissmiller CAP-OM (member at large.)

The International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) is an organization for any administrative professional that is seeking professional growth. IAAP is a not-for-profit professional association for office professionals with approximately 28,000 members and affiliates and nearly 600 chapters worldwide. Celebrating its 71st year, IAAP assists office professionals to reach their career goals through education, community building and leadership development. Their certification programs are recognized as the industry standard of proficiency. If you would like to join Girardot Chapter as they create a better workplace, one admin at a time, contact Membership chair Sherri Jenkins at 573-651-2112.