W EEKLY EDITION JUNE 29, 2016
Karleen Kos Earns Certified Association Executive Credential
Washington, DC, June 29, 20 16 — ASAE has announced that Karleen Kos, Executive Director of the
Portable Sanitation Association International, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE)
designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry.
To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three
years experience with nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 100 hours of
specialized professional development, pass a stringent examinatio n 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. More than 4,000 association
professionals currently hold the CAE credential. The CAE Program is accredited by the National Commission for
Certifying Agencies (NCCA).
ASAE is a membership organization of more than 21,000 association executives and industry partners representing
9,300 organization s. Its members manage leading trade associations, individual membership societies and voluntary
associations across the United States and in nearly 50 countries around the world. With support of the ASAE
Foundation, a separate nonprofit entity, ASAE is the premiere source of leaning, knowledge and future - oriented
research for the association and nonprofit profession, and provides resources, education, ideas and advocacy to
enhance the power and performance of the association and nonprofit community. For mor e information about ASAE,
visit www.asaecenter.org .
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