About Us

The Fox Cities Chapter of IAAP began as a Chapter of the National Secretaries Association on December 10, 1960, with an impressive candlelight ceremony.

The Fox Cities Chapter continued through the name changes to Professional Secretaries International and then to International Association of Administrative Professionals.  Several members are long-time members and have contributed much to the organization.

The Chapter attained the Chapter of Excellence Award for 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. Five members attained Member of Excellence for 2009-2010.  Click here to find out more information about becoming a Member of Excellence.  Currently, two members have earned the CPS certification and two members have earned CPS/CAP certification.  Several members have been Division officers and committee members.

To learn about the many benefits of being an IAAP member visit the benefits page of the IAAP website or click here to learn more about becoming a member of the Fox Cities Chapter. 

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.