Professional Associations
CMAC President and CEO Keith R. Pillow belongs to the following industry associations and professional organizations to connect with other communications practitioners, senior executives, and small business owners:
Business Network International (BNI)
Founded in 1985, and based in Upland, California, Business Network International (BNI) is the world’s largest business and professional networking organization. BNI, which is comprised of thousands of chapters throughout the world, allows only one person per professional classification or specialty to join a given chapter. The mission of BNI is to help members increase their business through a structured, positive, and strategic word-of-mouth marketing program that enables them to develop long-term, meaningful relationships with other high-quality business professionals. The philosophy of the organization is based on the concept of Givers Gain: by giving business to others, you will get business in return. In 2009, U.S. members of BNI exchanged 6.2 million qualified referrals, generating over $2.6 billion dollars in business. For more information, please visit http://www.bni.com.
Camarillo Chamber of Commerce
Established over 75 years ago, and incorporated in 1940 by a group of respected business owners that included city founder and namesake Adolfo Camarillo, the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce promotes and enhances the commercial, professional, economic, and educational well being of Camarillo. The ultimate business resource in the Camarillo area, the chamber is an association of businesses, organizations, educational institutions, and government representatives with nearly 800 members that employ more than 25,000 people in the region. With a mission of cultivating a positive business and community environment, the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce is predominantly comprised of small businesses with five employers or less. For more information, please visit http://www.camarillochamber.org.
Camarillo Chamber of Commerce: Young Professionals Group (YPG)
Founded in 2008, the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Group (YPG) was created in response to the growing need for young professionals to more strongly connect with key influencers in the local business environment through ongoing networking, professional development, and community service activities. YPG’s membership includes area professionals, ages 21 to 40, who work for existing and prospective members of the Camarillo Chamber of Commerce, and who are interested in engineering positive individual and community changes through a wide range of programs and projects. For more information, please visit the group's Website at http://www.camarillochamber.org/ypg/default.html, or its Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/CamarilloChamberYoungProfessionalsGroup.
Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
With more than 31,000 members, PRSA is the largest organization of public relations professionals and students in the world. PRSA is made up of 110 local chapters organized into 10 geographic districts; 16 professional interest sections that focus on issues, trends and research relevant to specialized practice areas, such as technology, health care, financial communications, and entertainment and sports; and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA), which has more than 300 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad. PRSA is headquartered in New York. For more information, please visit http://www.prsa.org.
Public Relations Society of America: Los Angeles Chapter (PRSA-LA)
The Los Angeles chapter of the Public Relations Society of America is comprised of more than 500 public relations professionals representing many of Southern California’s corporations, public relations agencies, independent practitioners, educational and health institutions. The chapter’s diverse membership benefits from a wide range of educational, career development, and networking opportunities, and services such as job listings, referral programs, internship opportunities, chapter meetings, and other resources. For more information, please visit http://www.prsala.org.
Counselors Academy
Founded more than 40 years ago, Counselors Academy is a professional interest section of the Public Relations Society of America dedicated to providing principals and senior counselors of public relations firms with the resources to grow their firms and the counseling skills of their people. The more than 500 members of Counselors Academy are passionately committed to evolving and preserving an open and honest peer network that energizes the individual and completes the senior professional. Created through considerable talents of its members, Counselors Academy programs encourage networking, peer support and mentoring. Membership is limited to accredited counselors (PRSA or Canadian Public Relations Society) or consultants with 10 years experience or more in the profession. This group is open to all members of Counselors Academy, or any professional interested in membership. For more information, please visit http://www.counselorsacademy.org.