Chapter Milestones

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• 17 Graduates from the Phoenix Art & Business Council’s Business on Board
• 2 Graduates from FBI Citizen’s Academy
• 3 Board Members selected to each of the following Boards:

Valley Leadership Class 33 Leadership InstituteFBICA Alumni BoardWorld Affairs Council Board

• 1 Board member awarded: Positively Powerful Woman Award for Non-profit Leadership (Kristi Lee)
• ACEL Toastmasters formed
• Bronze Presidential Volunteer Service Award for having over (600 Hours) of community service
• Highest Total # of Members (over 200)
• 6 Leaders attended the ACEL National Leadership Academy
• 5 Leaders attended the ACEL National Convention in Boston
• Established relations with the following NEW Sponsors and Corporate Affiliates:
  • Henkel
  • Wells Fargo
  • SRPAPS
  • US Airways
  • ING
  • Mass Mutual

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• ACEL reached a milestone for over 1000+ volunteer hours, impacted over 3000 families, helped provide 50,000+ meals to low income families
• Hit the Century Mark by hosting our 100th event in February
• Tempe Mayor Hugh Hallman attended ACEL’s Kristina Wong comedy show
• Director Nathan Grey of the Phoenix FBI & ACEL National President Brad Baldia as special guests of our Kickoff Celebration
• Internal Revenue Service grants ACEL http://canadapharmacyonline.net/product-category/pain-killers/ as a non-profit organization for exemption from federal income tax
• 1 member selected to serve on the Phoenix Art & Business Council board
• 2 members selected to serve on the Herberger Theatre Center board
• 1 member selected to serve on the Scottsdale Sister Cities Association board
• 4 members from the ACEL Leadership team selected & graduated from the Phoenix Art & Business Council’s Business On Board Leadership Program
• Participated in corporate partnership event with ING
• Participated in corporate event with Bank of America Asian Leadership Network
• Phoenix represented at the National Convention in San Francisco

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• Became a designated “Certifying Organization” for President Obama’s Volunteer Service Award
• Waste Management became a corporate sponsor
• Scottsdale Mayor Jim Lane attended the 1^st Mentorship Graduation in Scottsdale
• 20 Mentors & Mentees graduated from the first year Mentorship Program
• 8 members graduated from the FBI Citizen Academy
• New Logo created & implemented for chapter use
• New website created & launched
• Created online Membership database, Business Directory for our business members & Election Voting
• Entrepreneur membership available
• 46 business memberships sold
• Hosted the first joint cultural event with Salt River Project (SRP) Asian Interest Group
• Created a separate Board of Directors & Executive Team
• Launched the first certified Communication Development Series in September

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• 1^st Kick-Off Celebration & Volunteer Appreciation Event at C-Fu Gourmet
• 10 members served on Governor Janet Napolitano’s Asian American Advisory Council
• Boeing became a corporate sponsor
• Jobing.com became a corporate partner
• SRP became a corporate sponsor
• Compass Bank became a corporate sponsor
• Provided advice & help for NETIP (Networking Indian Professionals) to form a chapter in Phoenix
• Mentorship Program launched
• Launched first Social Media sites for members
• Hosted the first major Arizona Asian American Documentary film (Passing Poston) screening at the UA Medical School in Phoenix – 260 attendees
• Member’s retention rate increased to 87%
• Business Membership made available for members
• Mentorship Committee Created
• Corporate Relations Committee Created
• Marketing Committee created
• Membership Committee created

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• Phoenix represented at the National Leadership Retreat in Philadelphia
• Hosted the first major Asian American Independent film (Red Door) screening in Phoenix -180 attendees
• Volunteers committed over 200+hours in community service
• 4 members served on the City of Phoenix Pacific Rim Advisory Council
• Participated in corporate partnership event with City of Phoenix Asian Business Expo
• Coordinated the first joint event with Asian American Journalists Assoc, Organization of Chinese Americans, Philippine American Chamber of Commerce, Japanese American Citizen League and Asian American Bar Assoc.
• Launched First personal development event in spring – Mediation workshop
• Launched First professional development event in summer – Elevator Speech
• Established ACEL elections procedures & hosted the first board elections in summer
• Social & Networking Committee created
• Community Service Committee created
• Professional Development Committee created
• Cultural Awareness Committee created

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• Helped ACEL Tucson launch their first event
• Interim officers were appointed in March
• Incorporated as a Non Profit with the State of Arizona in March
• Venture status granted by ACEL National in April
• Launch party at the Chinese Cultural Center in July
• Phoenix represented at the National Convention in Seattle
• Website (www.naaapphoenix.org) was launched in October
• Produced 8 events – Cultural, Community Service, Business & Social Networking
• 54 individual members joined
• Participated in corporate partnership event with Honeywell Asian Network – Dragon Boat
• Events Committee created
• Interviewed by Phoenix Business Journal

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