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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1993 1997 2009 2011 2013

Secretary/Executive Secretary/AdministrativeSecretary

Administrative Assistant

Executive Assistant

Office Manager/BusinessAdministrator/Coordinator

Benchmarking Survey

5%

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45%

45%

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28%

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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!