VOLUME 1
Number 3
AML
LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
Gets an Extreme Makeover!
AML Welcomes PDI as New Client!
AML Celebrates 10th Year Serving the Iowa Taxpayers Association (ITA)!
Meeting Management Education at International Conference
Garrison Working Toward CMP Designation!
Certified Association Executive (CAE) Designation - A
Goal for Several AML Staff!
AML Staff Make a Difference in their Communities and
in the State of Iowa!
Quote of the Day
MISSION
STATEMENT:
To excel as a nationally
recognized, growth-oriented business, providing a wide-range of association
management services. AML exceeds client expectations while creating
enthusiasm through teamwork, dedication to quality, financial strength and
industry leadership.
Clients Served:
Association of Fundraising Professionals, Central Iowa chapter
Des Moines Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Iowa Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors
Iowa Defense Counsel Association
Iowa Plastics Industry Consortium
Iowa Society of Association Executives
interNational Association of Lighting Management Companies
National Rural Economic Developers Association
Professional Developers of Iowa
Society of Financial Service Professionals, Central Iowa chapter
This is Volume 1, Number 3 of the AML LEADERSHIP MESSAGE. It's the third issue of our newsletter which is distributed to AML client boards of directors, additional client designated leadership and friends of AML on a quarterly basis. I hope you will enjoy reading this tool designed to share AML company facts, executive staff professional development updates, relevant association management industry information and upcoming events. We hope you enjoy this issue and thank you once again for the opportunity to serve your association!
Sincerely,
Molly A. Lopez, CAE
President & Owner
Association Management, Ltd.
AML
LEADERSHIP MESSAGE
Gets an Extreme Makeover!
Thanks to
the design work of Darcy Watson, Account Executive and AML Communications &
Technology Director, this new newsletter format is easy to read and much
more functional than the previous issues that AML client leaders have
received this year. Each AML LEADERSHIP MESSAGE will consistently
include:
- Links to the AML web
site
- Links to AML staff
e-mail addresses
- Links to AML clients’
web sites
- Links to AML company
and staff-related professional organizations
- A map and driving
directions to our office headquarters in Des Moines, IA
- AML mission and purpose statements
AML
Welcomes PDI as New Client!
The board of
directors of the Professional Developers of Iowa (PDI) has selected AML to
provide full-service management for the organization effective November 1,
2003. Terry McConnell, AML Account Executive will serve as Executive
Director of the Association.
Founded in 1973, with current membership of over 300, PDI is an organization dedicated to advancing the professionalism of its members through a wide range of programs and services.
According to Jim Gossett, PDI President, “As an organization, PDI fosters cooperation among its members to produce the best results for Iowa. As individuals, every PDI member makes his or her community a better place to live and work. We feel we have unique opportunity with AML’s talented and experienced staff to take our organization to the next level. We are very much looking forward to working with Terry McConnell and all of the AML staff as we continue to work to further develop the economic base of Iowa.”
PDI offers educational opportunities enhancing its members’ abilities in performing the vital work they do for their communities. PDI creates an atmosphere of support and offers an instant network of seasoned experts for local professionals to seek advice and support cooperation
among its members to produce the best results for Iowa. Every PDI member makes his or her community a better place to live and work. PDI provides assistance and guidance to policy makers on economic development matters. PDI members are the professional authorities on positive economic growth.
“We look forward to helping PDI meet its strategic goals,” AML President and Owner Molly Lopez said. “Our staff is dedicated to providing the members of PDI with the same level of programs and services they have grown to expect over the years from this organization.”
AML Celebrates 10th
Year Serving the Iowa Taxpayers Association (ITA)!
AML is
pleased to recognize the ten-year partnership that began with ITA back in
1993. Over the years, AML staff has assisted ITA and their President with
efforts including but not limited to administrative support, membership
database management, legislative and governmental affairs, financial
management, board/committee meeting logistics, annual meeting planning,
annual golf outing arrangements, ITA publications coordination and
distribution (legislative bulletins, policy statements, education materials)
and web site maintenance. “Thank you Stacey
Johnson, ITA President and the ITA Executive Committee and Board of
Directors for the privilege of serving your Association. AML looks forward
to another ten years in successful relationship together!”
Meeting
Management Education at International Conference
AML
Account Executive Julie Garrison attended the HSMAI (Hospitality
Sales & Marketing Association International) show in Washington, DC,
September 2-5, 2004. The sessions she attended included, “Building a Better
Meeting Budget”, “Successful On-Site Meeting Management”, and “Creating a
Marketing Plan to Increase Attendance”. She also attended the HSMAI
tradeshow which helped her research future meeting sites for AML clients who
have meetings outside the State of Iowa. Garrison shared the information
brought back from the Conference with the other AML executives at the
monthly staff meeting.
Garrison
Working Toward CMP Designation!
Garrison attended the
previously mentioned three-day HSMAI meeting to earn points toward
qualifying to sit for the *Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) exam,
a professional development goal she has set forth for herself within the
next year.
*The Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) designation is the foremost certification program of today’s meetings, conventions, and expositions industry. Candidates for the CMP must complete an extensive application where points are awarded for experience in meeting management, management and responsibility, education and continuing education, membership in professional organizations, and professional contributions to the industry. When approved, CMP candidates participate in online self-study courses, complete the two required textbooks and when possible share in a study course with fellow exam-takers. This designation recognizes those who have achieved the industry’s highest standards of professionalism. Established by the Convention Industry Council (CIC), The CMP was developed to increase the proficiency of meeting professionals in any component or sector of the industry by:
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Identifying a body of knowledge,
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Establishing a level of knowledge and performance necessary for certification,
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Stimulating the advancement of the art and science of meeting management,
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Increasing the value of practitioners to their employers,
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Recognizing and raising industry standards, practices, and ethics.
Certified Association Executive (CAE) Designation - A Goal for Several AML
Staff!
AML
Account Executives Darcy Watson, Kelly Kipping and Terry McConnell
have all
committed to achieving their *Certified Association Executive (CAE)
designation as a part of their professional development goals. All three
have already or are currently participating in the Iowa CAE Study Group, an
intense weekly study program held the 12 weeks prior to an offering of the
CAE Exam. It is anticipated that Watson will take the December 2003 offering
of the Exam and Kipping and McConnell will participate in the May or
December 2004 offerings.
*The Certified Association Executive (CAE) is a program of the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). A voluntary certification effort founded in 1960, the CAE program is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate those who demonstrate knowledge essential to the practice of association management. CAE Exam content is derived from an extensive study that defined the knowledge needed and responsibilities performed by association executives.
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Governance and Structure: (volunteer structure, policy development, planning, legal, National/Chapter relations, subsidiary corporations)
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Leadership Processes: (mission, interpersonal relations, group dynamics, group facilitation, negotiating, diversity, ethics, analysis and synthesis)
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Management and Administration: (management, budget and finance, fundraising, human resources, research and evaluation, technology and facility management)
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Internal and External Relations: (member relations, government relations, self-regulation, public relations, education and information, coalition building, community service, international relations)
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Programs and Services: (credentialing, educational delivery systems, publications and other media, information services, promoting the profession, industry or cause, affinity programs, membership recruitment and retention, research and statistics, standards)
AML Staff Make a
Difference in their Communities and in the State of Iowa!
AML
Account Executive Lynn Harkin is serving on the
2003 United Way Campaign
and making corporate calls for contributions in her local community of
Ankeny, IA. The goal of United Way this year is to raise $17,200,000, which
in turn funds over 100 health and human service programs at over 67 agencies
in Central Iowa.
AML Account Executive Terry McConnell has been appointed to a one-year term on The Women's Health Committee, a statewide committee formed as part of the Assuring Women's Access to Health Resources (AWARe) project, a federally funded grant. The Iowa Department of Public Health is seeking input of public leaders, health professionals, and community members. Their mission is to advise and serve as a resource to the Iowa Department of Public Health for women's health and to raise awareness of women's health issues across the lifespan. Members of the committee are comprised of core members and community members. McConnell serves as a community member representing business women's groups.
“The most important thing about communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” -Peter Drucker
For over 27 years, Association Management, Ltd. (AML) has provided full-service management to non-profit trade associations and professional society associations at the international, national, state and local levels. AML is an American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) accredited association management company and a member of the International Association of Association Management Companies (IAAMC).
Visit us on the web at:
www.aml.org
Contact us via e-mail:
Molly Lopez, CAE
President/Owner
Linda Odson
Chief Financial Officer/
Office Manager, Client Financial Manager
Darcy Watson
Account Executive,
Communications/Technology Director
Kelly Kipping
Account Executive,
Assistant Technology Director
Julie Garrison
Account Executive
Lynn Harkin
Account Executive
Terry McConnell
Account Executive
Visit us in person at:
431 East Locust
Street
Suite #300
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 243-1558/phone
(515) 243-2049/fax
Click here for a map and driving directions.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Society of Association Executives
International Association of Association Management
Companies
AMC Institute
National Association of Women Business Owners
Meeting Professionals International