By Karen Stucker Rogers
Early on the morning of Sunday, August 22, the CRA Workshop classroom was filled with future CRAs. These students weren’t your usual students, but in fact, they had years of experiences and minds full of knowledge.
The chatter among the crowd was, “Are you ready for the CRA Exam?” We were all anxiously awaiting to find out what we knew and what we needed to learn.
Our day started with Ernie Stewart giving us very useful test taking tips. After all, it had been years since some of us took a certifcation exam. Ernie also discussed the communications and infomratin portion of the review.
Our day continued with Sheila Sferella discussing the fiscal management and asset management portion of the CRA Exam. Sheila put us at east as she spoke, and her knowledge was evident as she explained the finance and asset tasks and skills.
Bill Johnson continued the day covering human resources management. He stressed the importance of getting the right person for the job.
The day concludeed with Luann Culbreth discussing the topic of operations management. She started her class with excitement and the “CRA Stretch” to get us moving and wake up for lunch.
All of the speakers were encouraging and possessed a depth of management knowledge. They are all true and accomplished leaders in the industry. They were very motivating and each brought excitement and pride to the class. As the workshop ended, we were all challenged to study and pass the CRA Exam.
As a student that day, I was very impressed with the speakers and content of knowledge displayed at the workshop. Now I am looking forward to reading the names of the newest CRAs in a few months!
