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“I Did It!  But only because of you – so, WE did it!!"
The 60 mile 3-Day Susan G. Komen Walk for the Cure!
Thank you, NAIFA-Arizona members, for your sponsorship!

-- Patricia (Patty) A. Chesebrough, CAE --
NAIFA-Arizona - Executive Vice President

 
 

NAIFA-Arizona Association of the Year Award Recipients:

 

NAIFA-Tucson wins NAIFA-Arizona Association of the Year Award:
 
Michael Sandoval, CLU, ChFC, NAIFA-Tucson President, was the recipient of this prestigious award for association activity and management excellence during his year as president 2006/07.  This was presented during the Annual Leadership Conference – July 2007.  Congratulations, Mike!
 
NAIFA-Tucson wins NAIFA-Arizona Richard Martinez, CLU Community Service Award
 
Chastity Vaughan, for NAIFA-Tucson, served as Community Service Chair 2006/07.  She is the recipient of the Martinez award for generosity and excellence in serving Tucson’s community needs.  The Award is named after Richard Martinez, CLU, who dedicated himself as NAIFA-Arizona’s Community Service Chair for many years, and who was lost to us suddenly some years ago in an automobile accident.  Rick’s dedicated and constant giving to those less fortunate makes this award a very special remembrance.

NAIFA-Arizona would also like to announce that as a state association, NAIFA-Arizona has been recognized by the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors for excellence in the areas of overall association activity, public relations, community service and professional development by winning the following awards during the recently concluded fiscal year 2006/07:

NAIFA Association Achievement Award - Overall Association Excellence

Congratulations, Lars Hansen for an outstanding year as President!

 

ASAE ANNOUNCES RENEWAL OF PATRICIA A. CHESEBROUGH
AS A CERTIFIED ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE

Washington, DC, January 2006:

The American Society of Association Executives has announced that Patricia A. Chesebrough, Executive Vice President of NAIFA-Arizona has received certification renewal as a Certified Association Executive (CAETM). The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. Less than five percent of all association professionals have earned the CAE.

To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three years experience in nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 75 hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics. To maintain the certification, individuals must undertake ongoing professional development and activities in association and nonprofit management.

Since its inception in 1960, the CAE designation has been conferred upon executives who demonstrate high levels of association management knowledge, ethics and leadership. Approximately 3,300 association professionals currently hold the CAE credential.

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is an individual membership organization made up of nearly 23,000 association executives and industry partners representing nearly 12,000 organizations. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies, and voluntary organizations across the United States and in 50 countries around the globe.