President's Message
 
Welcome to the Cobb County Chapter website!  We are ready for a great new year in the Cobb County Chapter of the IAAP!  If you are not already a member, please take a few minutes to look over our website and find out why you might want to join our chapter!  We're going to have some challenges and some wonderful opportunties, as well.  Our theme for th e year, "Passion & Purpose" really denotes what this organization is all about.  We are all passionate about the organization and certainly see the purpose in being a part of it.  The networking and education that we can gain from the organization are of great value to all of us!

Our Division's tagline to our theme is "Beacon of Professionalism".  All of us are beacons for this great organization and  want to shine that beacon out to everyone to show them how being a part of this organization can benefit them in ways they could never imagine!  The courses offered, the information disseminated, the networking events, being certified...these are just some of the excellent reasons to be a part of IAAP®.

Our chapter meetings are held every 4th Monday of the month at 6:00 pm.  We hold them at the Marriott Courtyard on Windy Hill Rd. in Marietta.  Detailed information can be found if you click the "Meetings and Events" tab.  We would love to have you join us!

Lynda Dobson, CPS/CAP
2010-2011 Cobb County Chapter President

 

Left to right: Desiree' Causey, CPS/CAP, Recording Secretary, Monica Riskay, CAP, Treasurer, Lynda Dobson, CPS/CAP
President, Reda Fricks, CPS, Vice President, Karen Ortega-Carbonnell, Corresponding Secretary

The Cobb County Chapter was chartered by the Atlanta Chapter on November 16,1972.  The chapter's first meeting was held on November 27, 1972 with 13 memebers and 7 guests present.  IAAP was then known as Professional Secertaries International.  Mrs. Marjorie Holder Shelnut was the first president.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

       

President	Lynda Dobson, CPS/CAP	president@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Vice President	Reda Fricks, CPS	vicepresident@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Recording Secretary	Desiree Causey, CPS/CAP	recordingsecretary@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Corresponding Secretary	Karen Ortega-Carbonnell	correspondingsecretary@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Treasurer	Monica Riskay, CAP	treasurer@iaap-cobbcounty.org

2010 - 2011 Standing Committees

Bylaws & Standing Rules	Reda Fricks CPS, Chair	bylaws@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Certification & Education	Terry Wilson-Ives	certification@iaap-cobbunty.org
Membership	Robin Whitaker	membership@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Programs	Reda Fricks, CPS	programs@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Public Service	Monica Riskay, CAP	publicservice@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Ways & Means	Marie Shelton, CPS, Co-Chair Peggie Carter, Co-Chair	waysandmeans@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Website	Debbie Kirtland	webmaster@iaap-cobbounty.org
Finance	Board of Directors	president@iaap-cobbcounty.org

2010- 2011 Special Committees

Administrative Professionals Week	Sheila Lindley		apw@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Administrative Professional of the Year	Lynda Dobson, CPS/CAP		apy@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Nominations	Peggie Carter		nominations@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Historian	Robin Whitaker, Chair		historian@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Sunshine	Jamie Oliver		jamie.oliver@abbott.com
Red Rose/Newsletter	Karen Ortega-Carbonell		kortega.carbonell@gmail.com
Retirement Trust Fund	Desiree' Causey, CPS/CAP		rtf@iaap-cobbcounty.org
Scrapbook	Robin Whitaker		scrapbook@iaap-cobbcounty.org

 

 

 

                                                            


                                  
 

Cobb County Chapter - Past Presidents

2008-2009 Peggie Carter
2007-2008 - Edwenna Morales-Rodriguez
2006-2007 - Mary Linde CPS
2005-2006 - Oleta Herron CPS/CAP
2004-2005 - Linda McCollough CPS/CAP
2003-2004 - Lynn Patterson CPS
2002-2003 - Marie Shelton CPS
2001-2002 - Jenny Stewart CPS/CAP
2000-2001 - Ralph Dowling CPS
1999-2000 - Roxanne Grater / Ralph Dowling CPS
1998-1999 - Roxanne Grater
1997-1998 - Michelle Cooper CPS
1996-1997 - Mary Linde CPS
1995-1996 - Oleta Herron CPS
1994-1995 - Oleta Herron CPS
1993-1994 - Jennifer O'Brien
1992-1993 - Tammy Salsbury

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.