Precedence, Forms of Address, and Seating
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Senior ranking federal government officials, local government officials, leaders from academia and private industry, and family are all attending your next event! How do you prioritize them, how do you address them and how do you seat them?
Kathleen Ryan, CGMP
Customer Engagement Team Lead
Boeing
Kathleen Ryan, CGMP, is a Boeing Customer Engagement Team Lead. She's a retired Air Force Officer and former Chief of Protocol for the Department of the Air Force and was Aide-de-Camp to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. As a business owner, she was an Associate of the Protocol School of Washington where she collaborated on the development of their Protocol Officer Training Course and with Harlan Lee & Associates, she conducted protocol training for the Missile Defense and Defense Intelligence Agencies. She is a Certified Government Meeting Professional and was selected the 2020 Sam Gilmer "Planner of the Year."
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The Certified Government Meeting Professional designation ("CGMP") is designed for planners and suppliers whose work is governed by the rules and regulations of the federal government. Individuals who have earned their CGMP have obtained the highest designation available that is specifically for government meeting professionals. The CGMP is recognized in the hospitality industry; many government contracts now require planners working on the contract have their government certification.
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SGMP's continuing education program aligns with many other CE programs, offering you maximum credit across multiple domains. Each domain of professional development and continuing education is assigned to one of twelve (12) core competencies integral to the daily work of the government meeting professional. Earn the fifteen (15) hours required to satisfy your CGMP CE requirements, and the requirements of many other programs such as the CMP.
