The Power of Innovation in an Administrative Career through the
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Lina Veglia
Foundation Board of Regents of IAAP
Who is Lina Veglia?
Commitments?
Aspirations?
Future?
Discovered IAAP in 2001
March of 2003 Chartered the Grand River Chapter of IAAP Sworn in as Chapter President
2004 - 2008 Served on the Ontario Division Board of Directors
2009 - 2011 Served as Retirement Trust Fund Committee Representative for Canada on IAAP
2011 - 2013 Served on the IAAP International Board as the Canada District Director.
1942 National Secretaries Association established in Topeka, Kansas
1951 NSA administered the first Certified Professional Secretary Exam
1953 NSA co-sponsored Secretaries Week
1981 name changed to Professional Secretaries International
What is IAAP?
1998 name changed to International Association of Administrative Professionals
2000 Secretaries Week changed to Administrative Professionals Week
2001 administered first Certified Administrative Professional Exam
What is IAAP?
Advance Your Administrative Career
For over 70 years, the International Association of Administrative Professionals has been helping office professionals reach their career goals through education, community building and leadership development.
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What is IAAP?
Educational Opportunities
International Level:
Educational Forum and Annual Meeting (EFAM):
Premiere Educational Event
IAAP’s Annual Meeting and related business
Held Annually in July
Spring Conference:
Educational Conference
Held Annually in March
IAAP Educational Opportunities
Division Annual Meetings
April - June
Division Leadership Training
August - October
Chapter Meetings
Monthly
Special Educational Events
OfficePro
Award Winning Magazine for Administrative Professionals
7 issues/ year
OfficePro Express
Emailed to Members
Sent bi-weekly
IAAP Publications
Certification
Certified Administrative Professional (rating)
Organizational Management (specialty)
• Devoted to administrative professionals interested in educational, networking and leadership opportunities
• Membership gives you all of this, plus:
– a subscription to OfficePro magazine,
– the wealth of information on the members’ website, AND
– a vast network of knowledge through the eGroup communities
Why IAAP?
• IAAP has been conducting benchmarking surveys since the early 1990s.
• In 2013 IAAP members and 20,000 non-members were asked to participate, a total of 3,394 people responded 10% response rate and an increase of just under 1% over the number of 2011 respondents.
• Respondents represent a wide range of industries and companies, which is indicative of their impact on local, regional, national and international economies.
Benchmarking Survey
Job Title
Resurgency of “Secretary” over last 4 years
Top 3:
“Administrative Assistant” 25.3%
“Executive Assistant ” 25.0% Less than C-Suite
“Executive Assistant” 19.7% C-Suite/Owner/President”
Benchmarking Survey
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10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1993 1997 2009 2011 2013
Secretary/Executive Secretary/AdministrativeSecretary
Administrative Assistant
Executive Assistant
Office Manager/BusinessAdministrator/Coordinator
Benchmarking Survey
5%
3%
3%
4%
54%
45%
45%
46%
26%
28%
29%
28%
11%
18%
18%
16%
4%
5%
5%
5%
2005
2009
2011
2013
0
1-2
3-4
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# of Executives Supported
Monthly meetings
Division/District Annual Meetings
EFAM
TEC Conference
Webinars
Networking, Networking, Networking!
What Can YOU Get Out of IAAP?
Tap into hidden strengths
ASK for help – the quietest person in the room often has some great ideas!
Give people the roadmap, not turn by turn directions
Supervise, not snoopervise
Try new ideas, more than once!
Building a Great Team
Try gathering in a friendly place to build rapport, or better yet – attend an IAAP function as a group!
Let YOUR enthusiasm show, and others will follow
Listen to glean insight into where people want to help out
Building a Great Team
Hold a true brainstorming session – no idea too off the wall, let people’s creativity and imagination open up new thought processes
IAAP website has a wealth of resources, attend webinars that other chapters hold to get ideas
Never be afraid to ask a speaker to donate their time – most are happy to
get the publicity!
Collaborating to Innovate
What is Lina Veglia doing now?
Serving as Regent #4
2013 -2014 Foundation of IAAP
Board of Regents
EFAM 2013 Scholarships Mean Career Boost For Recipients
The Foundation of IAAP invested $23,000 in future of administrative professionals Forty administrative professionals received the career training and networking they need this year thanks to the Foundation of IAAP.
The Foundation of IAAP recently awarded 40 scholarships to deserving administrative professionals so that they can attend EFAM 2013 July 27-31 in Anaheim, California.
The complete list of recipients can be viewed on The Foundation’s website. They come from across the U.S., plus one from Nigeria. Thirty-nine of them were first-time EFAM attendees and one was temporarily unemployed.
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EFAM Scholarships
Remember to celebrate your successes!
Building a chapter takes effort, but is so rewarding – you can see others’ potential take flight!
Celebrate Successes!
Personal Development – decide where you want to go, take the steps to get there
Certification – set yourself apart from your peers
Get Involved!
The more YOU put into IAAP, the more YOU get out of it!
Embrace YOUR Career
Thank You!
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