CAE Designation

The Certified Association Executive (CAE) certification, conferred by the American Society of Association Executives (www.asaecenter.org), is intended to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance and recognize those who demonstrate knowledge essential to the practice of association management.  According to ASAE, 21.5% of all eligible ASAE members hold the CAE designation, approximately 3,300 association executives are CAEs and 56% of all CAEs are chief executive officers.

Of those earning the prestigious credential in December 2009, eight are CalSAE members from California. CalSAE honors the most recent CAEs:

Sandra Giarde, CAE
Executive Director
CA Association for the Education of Young Children
Folsom, CA

Krista Gulbransen, CAE
VP Marketing and Membership
Western Independent Bankers
San Francisco, CA

Angelique Hill, CAE
Executive Director
CA Retired Teachers Association
Sacramento, CA

Kathryn Lebby, CAE
General Manager
Association for Play Therapy
Clovis, CA

Cindy Miglino, CMP, CAE
Owner
Miglino Convention and Association Management
Rocklin, CA

Thomas A. Purcell, CAE
Senior Manager, Grants and Philanthrophic Management
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Garden Grove, CA

Nathan Ridnouer, CAE
VP, Councils and Membership
Specialty Equipment Market Association
Diamond Bar, CA

Jennifer Thuma, IOM, CAE
VP, Membership Services
Insurance Brokers and Agents of the West
Woodland Hills, CA