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Charleston Metro Chamber’s Adrian Cain Earns a Spot in the Certified Chamber Executive Class

Adrian Cain, Charleston Metro Chamber’s Senior Vice President of Leadership and Programs, has been designated as a Certified Chamber Executive (CCE) by ACCE, the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives.

ACCE is an association based in Alexandria, Va., that has over 1,600 chambers of commerce and related business and economic development organizations as members, representing more than 9,000 professionals in the industry.

The CCE program assesses and tests the applicant’s knowledge of core chamber management areas —management; planning and development; membership, communications and revenue; and operations. Chamber professionals who are designated CCEs earned this prestigious recognition through hard work, countless hours of dedication to their field and leadership of their chamber to achieve the chamber’s goals.

“In the past year, these chamber leaders not only dedicated themselves to addressing local challenges brought on by the pandemic, but also invested many hours in their professional development to earn their CCE designation,” said Matt McCormick, CCE, IOM, president of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce (Mo.) and CCE Commission chairman. “We commend their achievement and are very proud to have them join a long tradition of professional excellence.”

Cain is one of 16 chamber professionals to earn the Certified Chamber Executive designation in 2021. These leaders represent chambers of commerce in 11 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, as well as the Canadian province Ontario.

“We are extremely proud of Adrian and his hard work and dedication to become a Certified Chamber Executive,” said Bryan Derreberry, President and CEO of the Charleston Metro Chamber. “I have no doubt that he will continue to do excellent work in our leadership, programs and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and continue to help us drive solutions for our region.”

The first CCE designation was conferred more than 40 years ago. It is recognized as the highest, and most elite, professional designation in the chamber of commerce profession. It’s the only globally-recognized certification program exclusive to the chamber of commerce industry.

Learn more about ACCE’s CCE program by visiting www.ACCE.org/CCE.

Posted on
July 19th 2021
Written by
Charleston Metro Chamber
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