Congratulations, New Certified Association Executives in Australia & New Zealand!

21 Jan 2022 8:36 AM | Sarah Gamble (Administrator)

Congratulations to the eighteen (18) AuSAE members who recently earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential and joined our growing cohort of CAEs in Australia and New Zealand.

The Certified Association Executive (CAE) credential is the marker of a committed association professional who has demonstrated the wide range of knowledge essential to manage an association in today’s challenging environment. There are more than 4,700 CAE’s worldwide. There are currently 27 CAE's in the AuSAE membership.

The CAE Program serves to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and designate those who have acquired and have demonstrated knowledge essential to the practice of association management.

The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry.

Among those who earned the CAE credential are several of our colleagues who have achieved this distinguished global credential. Please join AuSAE in congratulating:

  • Alana Nixon, CAE
    Business Manager, New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors
  • Andrew Hiebl, CAE
    Chief Executive Officer, Association of Australian Convention Bureaux Inc
  • Andrew McCallum, CAE
    Member & Community Engagement Manager, .auDA
  • Craig Young, CAE
    Chief Executive Officer, TUANZ
  • Donna Vincent, CAE
    Secretariat, New Zealand Paint Manufacturers Association Inc
  • Gillian Morgan, CAE
    Director, Morgo Online
  • Jeremy Irvine, CAE 
    Executive Director, Victorian TAFE Association
  • Leigh Catley, CAE 
    General Manager Communications, Federated Farmers NZ
  • Lyn McMorran CAE
    Executive Director, Financial Services Federation
  • Lynda Booth, CAE
    Director, Total Management Solutions Ltd
  • Melissa Ekberg, CAE
    Associate Director Industry & Government Relations, Civil Contractors Federation – SA
  • Michelle Weston, CAE
    Chief Executive Officer, Caravan Parks Association of Queensland
  • Paul Cargill, CAE
    Manager Fellowship Services, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
  • Peter Saffin, CAE
    Chief Executive Officer, The Mathematical Association of Victoria
  • Rebecca Mather, CAE
    Engagement Manager - Technical Groups, Engineering New Zealand
  • Robin Shepherd, CAE
    Head of Operations & Member Services, The Recruitment, Consulting & Staffing Association
  • Sally Bunce, CAE
    Director of Events, Infrastructure Sustainability Council 
  • Tania Cotter, CAE
    Chief Executive Officer, Physical Education New Zealand

AuSAE, in partnership with ASAE, launched the first localised version of the CAE credential in New Zealand and Australia in February 2021 and are committed to championing this important credential for the sector and furthering the association management profession.

AuSAE offers a study course twice a year to help professionals prepare for the exam. For more information about the credential or to register for the February 2022 study group, visit the AuSAE website ausae.org.au/cae


The Australasian Society of Association Executives (AuSAE)

Australian Office:
Address: Unit 6, 26 Navigator Place, Hendra QLD 4011 Australia
Free Call: +61 1300 764 576
Phone: +61 7 3268 7955
Email: info@ausae.org.au

New Zealand Office:
Address: 159 Otonga Rd, Rotorua 3015 New Zealand
Phone: +64 27 249 8677
Email: nzteam@ausae.org.au

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