About Us - Roanoke Chapter

About Us

About Our Chapter

2010 Chapter Officers
Helene Ferguson, CPS - President
Glenda Bramlet, CPS/CAP - President Elect/Program and Publicity Chair
Shirlann Jones, CPS/CAP - 2nd Vice President/Membership Chair
Lesha VanBuren- Secretary
Kathy Shirley - Treasurer

The Roanoke Chapter was founded in December, 1951, the second chapter in the Virginia Division, now know as the Virginia-West Virginia Division. It has been the home to 10 Virginia Division Presidents and 1 Virginia-West Virginia Division president. To read more about the history of our chapter, click here.

The Chapter's Board meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Boy Scouts Service Center on Valley View Blvd. The Membership Meeting is currently being held at the Holiday Inn-Tanglewood on the 4th Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. Won't you join us. For more information, contact the chapter membership chair, Shirlann Jones, CPS/CAP or the current chapter president, Helene Ferguson, CPS.

About IAAP

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.