VACEP Executive Director receives Certified Association Executive Credential

VACEP Executive Director Sarah Marshall, CAE (the three letters at the end are new!)

Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2021) — The American Society of Association Executives™ (ASAE) has announced that Sarah Mattes Marshall, Executive Director of the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry.

To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, a professional must:

• have experience with nonprofit organization management;

• complete a minimum of 100 hours of specialized professional development;

• pass an association management exam; and,

• pledge to uphold a code of ethics.

Passing the exam requires a thorough understanding of a broad set of knowledge areas including financial management, membership, strategic thinking, globalization, volunteer leadership, ethics, diversity, technology and HR issues among them. To maintain the certification, individuals must commit to ongoing professional development and activities in association and nonprofit management. More than 4,400 association professionals currently hold the CAE credential. The CAE program is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCCA).

Sarah joined VACEP in October 2019, succeeding Bob Ramsey as Executive Director. Prior to joining Virginia’s emergency physicians she was head of membership at the Virginia Dental Association. As part of that role, she served as Executive Director at the Shenandoah Valley Dental Association.

ASAE is a membership organization of more than 48,000 association executives and industry partners representing 7,400 organizations. Their members lead, manage and work in or partner with organizations in more than a dozen association management disciplines, from executive management to finance to technology.