Rose Marie

1. How did I know about IMA?

That is quite a long story and I’ll try to make it as short as possible. I was working in Germany and member of a German association. One evening, a member of EAPS (European Association of Professional Secretaries) presented the association during a conference and I thought…” that’s what I need!” I joined immediately. That was in 1988! In the same year I attended my first AGM in Turku (Finland).

When I moved to Madrid in 1997, Spain had a local group, small, although more-or-less active. But then, for reasons I don’t know, the committee had internal problems and the group, all of a sudden, disappeared. I joined EAPS Germany again as a “distant” member. During a conference I met Glòria and we decided that the Spanish group, by then called EUMA (European Management Assistants) should “rise from the dead”, and that’s what we did…successfully!

2.Why did I join a professional association?

It is a great opportunity to meet people from other countries working in different kind of businesses but having the same professional difficulties. To be able to attend conferences, workshops, round table discussions, etc.

3.How did the group evolve?

I think that the Spanish group evolved in a fantastic way. All the members of the different National Committees I have known and know are doing a great job and have achieved a lot. They believe in what they are doing and that is very important. We are on the right track! Let’s just continue like that!

4.How can IMA help?

IMA can help professionals to become more efficient in their daily routine by providing respective tools, giving new ideas. All the workshops and conferences we attend give us new input, a new view of problems which after that do not seem a problem anymore.

Rose Marie passed away last April 2023. R.I.P.

You can read her Obituary HERE