About this Blog:
This blog is designed to create a free and flowing exchange of observations, thoughts, ideas and helpful tips for Certified Association Executives and all other association professionals. Associations perform amazing work bettering the lives of citizens around the globe. As the association profession is such a vibrant, sharing community, please utilize this blog as another resource in your toolkit. Comments are greatly encouraged and welcomed.
A Little About Me:
My name is Thomas Stefaniak, CAE and I have been an association professional for over six years. Currently, I am a product developer with the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, a 127,000 member healthcare professional association based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this capacity, I develop and deploy Web 2.0 (podcasts, vodcasts, communities of practice websites, and wikis) technology in professional development initiatives. I get to work with an incredibly talented staff, volunteers and vendor community. I attained my CAE (Certified Association Executive) credential from the ASAE in January 2008.
Previously, I experimented with a career as a financial planner. Investing has been a hobby since I turned 18. I even had another blog, http://personalfinancefun.wordpress.com/ that had a pretty good following especially around my posts on the CNBC Squawk Box Challenge. I was also formerly a blogger with the Investor Geeks http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/09/12/protection-of-assets-and-long-term-care-insurance/. But, I really missed assocation work and interacting with volunteers so I jumped at the opportunity with the ASRT. Prior to that, I was a marketing manager for a worldwide not-for-profit association based in Milwaukee. 
I have a Bachelor of Business Administration (Marketing) degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
I am married to my beautiful, wonderful and talented wife Jacqueline.
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The CAE tips were helpful. I’m planning to sit for the Dec. exam …. is the online study group that you referenced in NJ still in existence as far as you know?