About Us

For fourteen years the Heart of Peachtree chapter (HOP) of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) has been focused on improving the professional lives of our members. This is accomplished through regular meetings, attendance at seminars and conferences, and obtaining certifications. Involvement in IAAP at all levels helps to obtain individual and group goals.

Learn more about us by exploring this web site and please consider joining us at our next chapter meeting!

The Georgia-Pacific Corporation Chapter of Professional Secretaries International was chartered on January 18, 1994. Our first officers were: Danielle Balint, President; Monica Brooks, Vice President; Genny Wallace, Secretary and Darline Conner, Treasurer. Danielle was the catalyst that got our Chapter started. We were chartered with 77 members. Mr. Dave Reynolds, Vice President – Human Resources sponsored our chapter.

During our 11 years, we have grown as professionals and become more independent as a chapter. We now have Georgia-Pacific, Emory, Professional Photographers of America, ConferenceDirect, SunTrust, Wachovia, European Evangelistic Society and Staples employees as members of our Heart of Peachtree Chapter (our name was changed when our sponsorship was changed). We have been winners of Newsletter awards, distinguished president’s awards, awards for the most new CPS’s in a chapter, and awards for most new members during our IMPACT meeting, etc.

We are in a changing atmosphere now. We are adjusting to being an independent Chapter and are having some growing pains. Our officers, committee chairpersons and members are very enthusiastic. Everyone is working hard to get the word out that we are an organization to be watched and one that they will want to become a part. We have good programs that will help us to grow as professionals. We also have a little fun in the process.

We were the proud hosts of the 2006 Annual Meeting and were thrilled to support our very own Mary Stuckey CPS/CAP as she served as President of the Georgia Division of IAAP in 2006.

We our proud of our current President. In 2006-2007 during her presidential term, Valisha Baldwin, CPS was deployed to Iraq. Even being oversees serving our country she was also serving our IAAP HOP members. As we are sending gifts of cards and snacks, she was monthly sending her article for the newsletter. She would still have her say when needed. Vicki Huxford CPS/CAP did a great job holding it down until Valisha's return. After Vicki came Sabrina Scott, who was urged with great love and encouragemnt that she could do the job, by Valisha, no less. 2008-2009 was a trying but productive year. Then Valisha return within the first quearter replacing Sabrin's predicessor. Valisha did what yo knew best, jump right in, get moving, and bring along you can to assist. It worked. We are now in our 2009-2010 year and the momentum is still high . We have a great group of members new ann seasoned ready to just "make it happen" This year.

For the Members-At-Large looking for a chapter, please stop by and see what we are all about. Then jump right in and help us to host the Student conference for 2009-2010. You'll never be alone in your choice.

See you at our next meeting.

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.