The International Association of Administrative Professionals
is a not-for-profit 501(c)(6) business league. We are a professional
association for office professionals with approximately 28,000 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 Mission
Enhancing the success of career-minded administrative professionals by providing opportunities for growth through education, community building and leadership development.
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.