A2LA was honored at an awards reception on Thursday, July 26th as one of Frederick County Best Places to Work.

A2LA is pleased to announce the selection of Lonnie Spires as its next Chief Executive Officer. Spires succeeds Peter Unger, who served as A2LA’s President and CEO for twenty years and continues to support the Association in his position as President Emeritus. Spires brings to the position over a decade of executive leadership experience across the testing and measurement community.

The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded A2LA the industry-respected Accredited Provider status. IACET Accredited Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). The recognition period is for five years, at which time A2LA will be re-evaluated. This accreditation includes all training programs offered or created during this time. “A2LA is proud of our world-class training programs which have been designed to help organizations achieve and maintain accreditation to international standards. Our training courses are delivered by subject matter experts with many years of professional training experience so that our stakeholders stay on the cutting edge,” stated Julie Collins, A2LA Training Manager. Ms. Collins added, “Our accreditation by IACET is a demonstration of our commitment to lifelong learning and high training standards for all of our programs. We are very pleased to become an accredited member as well as to join an elite group of organizations that offer excellent continuing education and training programs.”