About Us

P.O. Box 705, Station 'B’, Ottawa, ON,  K1P 5P8

Phone #:  613-860-1162

Adèle Conn, CAP		President Please email Acting President Leslie Robinson (see her email link below) President-Elect from January 27, 2012 to February 23, 2012 inclusive	President@iaap-ottawa.org
Leslie Robinson		President-Elect Acting President from January 27, 2012 to February 23, 2012 inclusive	President-Elect@iaap-ottawa.org
Darlene Poulin		Vice President	Vice-President@iaap-ottawa.org
Sylvie Paul-Hus, CAP-OM		Treasurer	Treasurer@iaap-ottawa.org
Kim Picard		Secretary	Secretary@iaap-ottawa.org
Dawn Closs		Algonquin Advisory Committee	AlgonquinAdvisory@iaap-ottawa.org
Jean Francis, CAP-OM		Certification	Certification@iaap-ottawa.org
Kim Picard		Membership	Membership@iaap-ottawa.org
Vacant		Events	Events@iaap-ottawa.org
Vacant		Fundraising	Fundraising@iaap-ottawa.org
Hélène Sinclair, CAP-OM		Newsletter Editor	Newsletter@iaap-ottawa.org
Vacant		Nominations	Nominations@iaap-ottawa.org
Hélène Sinclair, CAP-OM		Education	education@iaap-ottawa.org
Sara Boisvert		Public Relations	PR@iaap-ottawa.org
Deborah Jackson Hélène Sinclair, CAP-OM		Registration	Registration@iaap-ottawa.org
Jean Francis CAP-OM		Bylaws and Standing Rules	Bylaws@iaap-ottawa.org
Jacqueline Emery		Social Events	Social@iaap-ottawa.org
Danielle Pensa		Webmaster	Webmaster@iaap-ottawa.org

The Ottawa was chartered in February 1965.  It provides administrative professionals with opportunities for professional and personal growth.

The top five benefits to becoming an IAAP member are:

1.        Professional development

2.        Expanded skills portfolio including public speaking and event planning

3.        New contacts in the business community

4.        Networking at monthly meetings, seminars and workshops

5.        Legendary IAAP friendships with like-minded professionals (vital in today's business environment)

 Enhance your leadership skills in a supportive and friendly environment.

 Meet your peers, develop a network of fellow administrative professionals and forge lasting friendships.

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.