Kelly Quinn is Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships at Holmes Corporation. Her expertise lies in forging partnerships with professional associations that amplify the reach and impact of training and certification programs, ultimately driving member engagement and organizational success.
If you work for a professional association, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “professional development program” countless times. It’s one of those terms that gets used in conversations about member engagement, continuing education, and workforce development, but what does it actually mean? And more importantly, what does a successful professional development program look like today? Every association I’ve worked with is passionate about helping…
If you work in learning, credentialing, or professional development long enough, you’ll eventually hear someone use the words certificate, certification, and credential interchangeably. I’ve found myself double-checking the differences more than once, and based on conversations I’ve had with my colleagues, clients, and partners, I’m definitely not the only one. The challenge is that these…
At a recent Ask-Me-Anything session hosted by the American Society for Association Executives’ (ASAE) International Associations Advisory Council, I joined an expert panel including Kim Cohen (ISACA), Erica Brown (ASIS International), and Sylvia Gonner (CultureWiz), moderated by Jim Piechowski (Hock International), to explore the topic of global certification expansion. If international growth is part of…
Earlier this month, I attended ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition. This has quickly become one of my favorite conferences, primarily because of the incredible opportunities to create new connections and reconnect face-to-face with those I’ve worked with in the past to help drive association member engagement and certification growth. This year, the conference was centered…
