WACE Academy 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2023​
Contact: Dave Kilby, President/CEO
​(916) 930-1202

Chamber Executive, Kathy Steffen Graduates from Professional Development Program

Kathy Steffen, our Carlsbad Chamber Director of Fun, was among the 19 chamber executives to graduate yesterday from Academy, a professional development program presented by the Western Association of Chamber Executives (W.A.C.E.). 

Academy is an interactive 3-day (three–year) training program on chamber management essentials designed for today’s chamber executives and staff professionals.

“We congratulate all of the graduates and their chambers for having the vision to invest in professional development,” said W.A.C.E. President Dave Kilby.

During the three-year Academy program, graduates participated in 18 three-hour classes and must successfully complete additional independent study outside of the classroom.

W.A.C.E is an association of chamber of commerce executives and staff professionals designed to promote and enhance professional development. With over 800 members from twenty-one Western states and Canada, W.A.C.E. is the largest state or regional association of chamber of commerce executives in the United States.