Washington DC (January 25, 2005) The American Society of
Association Executives has announced that Ellen Voie, Executive
Director of Trucker
Buddy International has earned the Certified Association
Executive (CAE) Credential. Less than five percent of all
association professionals have achieved this distinction.
The CAE Credential is widely recognized as an indication of
demonstrated skill in leadership, activity in community affairs and
expertise in association management.
To earn the Certified Association Executive (CAE) Credential, an
applicant must obtain a minimum number of years of required
experience in nonprofit management, complete multiple hours of
specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination
in association management which tests fundamental knowledge of all
areas of the association management profession, and pledge to
uphold a code of ethics. Approximately 3,000 association
professionals currently hold the CAE Credential.
"Ellen is always striving to improve the Trucker Buddy program,"
said Don Nehring, President of the Trucker Buddy Board of
Directors. "This fantastic achievement shows her dedication to her
job, and to the drivers and teachers and their students and the
industry as a whole," Nehring added. Trucker Buddy International
(www.truckerbuddy.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
helping educate and mentor schoolchildren via a pen pal
relationship between professional truck drivers and children in
grades two through eight.
The American Society of Association Executives (www.asaenet.org) is
the leading authority in association management, and the
professional society for those who work in the association
industry. It's 22,000 members manage trade associations,
professional societies, and nonprofit organizations.