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Issue: February 2011
ASAE's Diversity Executive Leadership Program
Seeks Association Executives
Sponsored by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, ASAE's Diversity Executive Leadership Program (DELP) helps individuals from underrepresented segments of the association community grow into the ranks of leadership in the association profession. DELP scholars participate in an accelerated leadership program of education and volunteer service in the association community.
Candidates who are members of a racial/ethnic minority group, lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender or have a disability, and have at least three years of association management experience or at least one year of experience as an association CEO (as of the date of their application), are encouraged to apply. During this two-year program, DELP scholars receive membership in ASAE; registration to ASAE's Annual Meeting & Exposition and two other ASAE education programs selected by the DELP scholar, including travel and lodging; waiver of the CAE examination fee; and access to industry leaders who could serve as mentors.
Rita Chen Fujisawa, MBA, CAE, associate executive director of marketing and membership for the California Optometric Association in Sacramento, California, who is currently in her second year of the 2009-2011 DELP class, said: "There is no doubt that the educational and networking opportunities that DELP provides are of great value. However, for me, it has been the friendships and the experiences gained from knowing this group that has taken the program even further. I know I can call upon this circle of colleagues anytime, whether it is to brainstorm, gain association expertise in another area, get career advice, mentor each other, or just to catch up."
The deadline for submission of applications and nominations for the next DELP class is March 18, 2011. Visit www.asaecenter.org/DELP
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