IAAP Johannesburg Chapter at Large - Who started it ...

The following people were honoured as the officers for the first IAAP Chapter at large in Johannesburg: Dawn Williams of ICAP as Treasurer, Jeanette Clack of Alberton High School as Recording Secretary, Kelly Williams of ICAP as Correspondence Secretary, Lee Chapman of AdvTech as Vice President, Rosely van der Merwe of Midas as President Elect and the President of the first chapter at large is Esmé van der Merwe of Exxaro.

These officers and the founding members of the Chapter at Large will be working very hard to create an international networking system for South African Personal Assistants, Executive Assistants, Secretaries and Administrative Professionals to learn more about what is happening internationally in the profession. The vision and mission of IAAP and the Chapter is to inspire and equip all admin professionals to attain excellence and to be acknowledged and recognised as leaders of the admin profession and to enhance their individual and collective value, image, competence, and influence. The main  purpose of the chapter and IAAP is to provide information, education and training, and set standards of excellence recognised by the business community globally

If you want to know more about the IAAP Johannesburg Chapter at Large and how to join please contact Kelly on +27 (11) 432 6841 or info@iaap-johannesburg.org

The International Association of Administrative Professionals is a not-for-profit professional association for office professionals with approximately 40,000 members and affiliates and nearly 600 chapters worldwide. Our mission is to enhance the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building and leadership development. The association founded in 1942 as the National Secretaries Association to provide a professional network and educational resources for secretarial staff. The association's name was changed in 1998 to the International Association of Administrative Professionals to encompass the large number of varied administrative job titles and recognize the advancing role of administrative support staff in business and government.

Our core values:

• Integrity: We demonstrate this cornerstone of our profession through honesty, accountability and high ethical standards.
• Respect: We create respect within our profession and association through listening, understanding and acknowledging member feedback.
• Adaptability: We ensure the success of our association by embracing positive change and by nurturing diversity, creativity and visionary thinking.
• Communication: We cultivate and maintain excellence by remaining approachable at all levels, communicating openly and building strong relationships.
• Commitment: We are steadfast in our goals to develop learning opportunities for career-minded administrative professionals and to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness.