Welcome to the new AAEES.org

This website will help with the work of keeping our membership connected. With social networking support, simple tools for staying in touch, space for sharing documents and photos and resources to support committees, we can use it to help market our association and highlight great work being done.

In addition, the new AAEES website is going to be the workhorse that will collect member dues and support event registration and payment.

So pardon our dust, we're still under construction. But we invite you to come see what we've started.  

We are currently building out the committee portal, which will allow current committee members to communicate with and share documents online.  We are also in the process of building out the members only section for publications and other important documents.

Even if you are not already a member, you can still utilize the site to apply for membership, register for events, and keep up with Academy news.

We've sent you an email with your username and instructions on how to log in.

While you are logged in, take a look at your profile to see if anything needs to be updated! You can even renew your dues and register for our next event.

We're excited! We hope you will be, too!

A Letter from our New Executive Director

Dear AAEES Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce that as of November 15, 2021, I have joined AAEES as the new Executive Director. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Marketing and Statistics, and an MBA in International Business Management. Both are from Temple University. My background includes working with area non-profits, including the United Way of Southeastern PA and JEVS Humans Services. I started to work in my own direct marketing and PR firm, Let's Be Direct LLC, in 2004. This morphed into an Associate Management Company, Avalon Association Management, in 2010. I live outside of Philadelphia (Wynnewood, PA) with my husband, Jonathan, two daughters, Emma, a chemistry teacher in the School District of Philadelphia, and Molly, a student in communications at Temple University. I also have two English Bulldogs, Rosie and Daisy, who you might hear barking in the background during one of our upcoming calls.

As for AAEES, I was originally brought on to help the organization move toward the future. Membership has been falling off precipitously, some of our publications are outdated, our processes need a refresh, and our programming is not robust. Along with current president, Dr. Dan Oerther, we are currently stabilizing membership and on our way to growth.

Like Dan, I am very marketing driven and forward-focused. We have many "cradle to grave" programs that encapsulate a more progressive approach that will expand the reach of potential AAEES members:

• a revived K-12 program
• an enhanced student/young professional/member program
• an Emerging Leader's Academy for those in their junior year of college which will provide a junior-level credential -- or a "leg up" -- when these students apply for jobs
• Associate certification for those beginning their careers
• Micro-credentials or mini qualifications on a narrow range of topics
• Certificate programs, a more comprehensive look at defined topics
• New International Relations, Ethics and Government Relations committees
• A campaign that reaches out to lapsed members
• New member outreach campaigns, webinars and events

The goal of these programs is to provide people in their 20s and 30s with vital information that will help lead them to become a BCEE or BCES, as well as keep those currently certified in the mix.

These are just a few of the topics the Board and I are working to get accomplished. Please feel free to contact me if you have any feedback on these programs or you'd like to be involved to a greater extent.

I look forward to meeting you all face-to-face in the very near future.

Regards,
Ilyse Shapiro, MBA, CMP
Executive Director, AAEES