CAE Certification
Your path to a career in associations.
 The Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation is the most prestigious professional designation for individuals in association management. It is the recognized career path among association leaders and the mark of distinction throughout the profession, elevating professional standards, enhancing individual performance, and identifying and recognizing association professionals who demonstrate the knowledge essential to managing an association in today’s challenging, fast-paced environment.
CSAE is a Registered Provider of CAE programs through ASAE, and is committed to providing education that meets the CAE Commission’s standards for helping individuals earn or maintain the Certified Association Executive credential.
Heighten professional recognition. Accelerate your career. Become a CAE this year!
Resources
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Upcoming Exam Dates
Exam date: May 1-14, 2025
Application deadline: Friday, February 21, 2025
Exam date: December 1-14, 2025
Application deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025
Preparing for the Exam
Michigan Society of Association Executives Online Study Course
CSAE partners with the Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) to offer a comprehensive and effective CAE prep course that incorporates study guides, reading comprehensive questions, flashcards, and practice tests. Three different courses are available to fit each level of preparedness, including for those taking the exam again. For more information, visit the Michigan Society of Association Executives website: https://www.msae.org/certified-association-executive.
CSAE members can receive up to a 20% discount for the MSAE courses. Contact [email protected] for the discount code.
More Study Opportunities
ASAE offers study programs and an opportunity to connect with other candidates on a national basis. Visit the CAE section of the ASAE website.
Find Out More About the CAE Program
Visit the ASAE website https://www.asaecenter.org/programs/cae-certification for complete information about earning and maintaining your CAE.
See below for the full list of all Certified Association Executives representing the great state of Colorado!
Tyrone Adams, CAE, Colorado Association of Realtors Inc. and 2021/2022 CSAE Board President
Alexander Alavi, CPA, CAE, EDUCAUSE
Samuel W. Albrecht, CAE, Elbert County Community Foundation
Jeffrey W. Arnold, MAM, CAE, Leading Associations
Brenda Bailey-Hainer, CAE, American Theological Library Association
Beau Ballinger, MBA, CAE, AARP
Bryan Bernier, CAE, Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado
Ryan Biehle, CAE, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians
Timothy E. Blum, CAE, Mission Driven
Richard G. Bowman, CAE, Resource Center for Associations
Melanie Brandt, CAE, CEO, Geological Society of America
Mya Lindberg Burns, CAE, Associate Director, Conferences, IASLC
Gillian Harrison Cain, CAE, American Theological Library Association
Rebecca Campbell, CAE, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants
Shannon S. Carter, EdD, CAE, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Craig A. Cheatham, MBA, CMP, CAE, The Realty Alliance
Katarina Cooke, MA, CAE, American Group Psychotherapy Association
Katrina S. Crist, CAE
Elizabeth Croll, CAE, Senior Director, Conferences and Events, EDUCAUSE
Cheryl L. DeBaise, IOM, CAE, C&A Management
Brenda Dreier, CAE, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
Holly Duckworth, CMP, CAE, Leadership Solutions International/The American Mindfulness Association
Nancy J. Erickson, MBA, CAE, Erickson and Associates Consulting, LLC
Joshua Ewing, CAE, Colorado Hospital Association
Shelly Dee Fava, CAE, Metropolitan Denver Dental Society
Lola M. Fehr, RN, MS, FAAN, CAE, Fehr Consulting Resources
Teresa Fraker, FACHE, RN, CPHQ, CBN, CAE, Obesity Medicine Association
Allison Gault, MBA, CAE, Medical Group Management Association
Kimberly A. Gill, CAE, Civica Management and 2023/2024 CSAE Board President
Joie Glenn, CAE, Retired
Nikole Good, CAE, Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association
Heidi May Gordon, CAE, American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado
Brian Green, CAE, National Business Officers Association
Monica Groh, CAE, The Solution
Ann Guiberson, CAE, Executive Director, The Masonry Society
Susan Marie Hanf, MBA, CAE, Medical Affairs Professional Society
Allison Hammer, CAE, Western Association of College and University Business Officers managed by Etherio
Edward J. Hendrickx, CAE
Roberta G. Herman, CAE, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine (Retired)
Michael Hoehn, CAE, International Association For The Study Of Lung Cancer
Paul Hoiberg, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc
Ronald Holder, CAE, MGMA
Dean Holzkamp, CAE, Colorado Medical Society
Ann Renee Hutchison, CAE, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
Tim W. Jackson, CMP, CAE, Colorado Auto Dealers Association (Retired)
Sheri L. Jacobs, FASAE, CAE, Avenue M Group LLC
Shannon Johnson, CAE
David L. Kanagy, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc
Corinne Knasinski, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc
Betty Knecht, CAE, Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association
James J. Krack, CAE, American Boarding Kennels Association
Michelle Diane Kroeger, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.
Ronald Kruzel, MA, CAE, Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
Henry C. Kyle III, CAE, The Kyle Group
Laura C. Landwirth, CAE, LeadingAge Colorado
Allison Mendrys, CAE, Associate Director, National Academy of Neuropsychology
Lisa Michele Lawrie-Munro, CAE, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
Catherine A. Leslie, CAE, Engineers Without Borders – USA
Cybil Lovas, CAE, Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado
Thad M. Lurie, CAE, ISPOR
Julie B. Massaro, CAE, JBM Business Solutions LLC
Rachel Massman, CAE, Executive In Transition
C. Diane Matt, CAE, Colorado Veterinary Medical Association
Noel Maye, CAE, Financial Planning Standards Board
Sarah McVeigh, CAE, LeadingAge Colorado
Dot Miller, CAE, The Solution
Carl O. Norberg, CAE
Todd Ohlheiser, CAE, Executive Director, Colorado Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association and 2022/2023 CSAE Board President
Anne O’Neill, CAE, OES Management, LLC
Melanie J. Penoyar-Perez, CAE, Chief Operating Officer, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.
Ben D Price, CAE, National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
Elizabeth Price, MBA, CAE
Grant David Price, MBA, CAE, World Sign Associates
AnnMarie Priest, CAE, Executive In Transition
Jaclyn Reeves-Pepin, MBS, CAE, National Association of Biology Teachers
Marilen Reimer, CAE, American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado
Carlos Restrepo, CAE, Agilutions
Sara Reynolds, MPA, CAE
Brandy Richardson, CAE, KCA Inc
Kristin Richeimer, CAE, Executive Director, CCAHM
Sonia Q. Riggs, CAE, Colorado Restaurant Association
Curtis Riskey, IOM, CAE, CBA
Edward C. Rochette, CAE
Lori A. Ropa, CAE, The Arc – Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties
Dorothy J. Shadrick, MBA, CAE, Civica Management
Stephen E. Shepard Jr, CAE, Denver Metro Building Owners and Managers Association
Leslie Shivers, CAE, Financial Planning Association
Thomas A. Spiess, CAE, American Snowsports Education Association
Christa K. Stratton, MBA, CAE, Geological Society of America
William J. Teutsch, FASAHP, CAE, Association of Surgical Technologists Inc
Joan Tezak, CMP, CAE, Retired
David Thorp, CAE, American Beverage Association
Ellen Thorp, CAE
Heather Tune, CAE
Susan Marie Urbanczyk, CAE, American Burn Association
Kristi Van Buren, MPP, CAE, Community Associations Institute
Denise Wagner, MBA, CAE, The Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis
Sean R. Walters, CAE, Investments & Wealth Institute
Anna Weaver-Hayes, CAE, Colorado Psychiatric Society
Robert E. Weibel, CAE
Sonji Medders Wilkes, CAE, Hemophilia Federation of America
Kelsey Marie Wood, CAE, Associate Director, Membership, IASLC
Marilee G. Yorchak, MBA, CAE
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