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CCEP Certified Members

CCEP Certification Information

Governance


CCEP recipients recognized at 31st Annual Conference in Orlando, FL on March 29, 2011
Top row left to right: Mary Kay Ohaneson-Laughton, CCEP; Laurin M. Gierman, CCEP;
Walton K. Martin, CCEP; Kristen J. Turcotte, CCEP. Bottom row, left to right: Lois Kubinak, CCEP;
Debbie Blackstock, CCEP; Katherine Kollar-Valovage, CCEP; Erica Lynn Spencer, CCEP

Achieving Professional Growth and Distinction

The Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International, striving to "Achieve Professional Growth and Distinction," has established the ACCED-I Collegiate Conference and Events Professional Certification Program (CCEP). The goal of the CCEP is to provide professionals who work in collegiate conference and event management with a certification program that encourages expanded knowledge through individual inquiry, participation in the profession and the Association.

The ACCED-I CCEP is designed to elevate professional standards, evaluate individual performance and to recognize those who have reached a very high level of achievement in conference and events management.

As a CCEP, successful candidates will demonstrate that they have the desire, determination and ability to be among the very best in collegiate based conference and events management profession.

Increased Professional Stature

In this time of increasing demands and competition, earning the CCEP will be a vital tool for success and recognition in the conference and events management field. The CCEP is mark of distinction throughout the profession offering a wide range of important benefits.

“I’ve found this (CCEP) to be very rewarding, educational and totally worthwhile!  I feel the research and time I’ve spent, especially on the workbook questions, has allowed me to tweak pieces of my own operation and therefore better the services we provide and the way in which we evaluate what we do.”
- Kristen Turcotte, CCEP

Certification

  - is ACCED-I's official designation of professional knowledge and maturity
  - identifies professional standards for collegiate conference and events management
  - conveys recognition of education and achievement among professional peers
  - improves opportunities for better positions and higher wages
  - increases professional credibility and respect
  - further inspires a high standard of professional conduct and performance
  - instills client confidence