The American Society of Association Executives has announced that Ellen Voie, executive director of Trucker Buddy International, has earned the Certified Association Executive Credential.

The CAE credential is recognized as an indication of demonstrated skill in leadership, activity in community affairs and expertise in association management.
To earn the CAE credential, an applicant must obtain a minimum number of years of required experience in nonprofit management, complete multiple hours of specialized professional development, pass a stringent examination in association management which tests fundamental knowledge of all areas of the association management profession, and pledge to uphold a code of ethics.
Approximately 3,000 association professionals currently hold the CAE Credential.
Trucker Buddy International (www.truckerbuddy.org) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping educate and mentor schoolchildren via a pen pal relationship between professional truck drivers and children in grades two through eight.