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A Message From the President

January - 2009

I want to open my message today with special wishes for a safe, healthy, and prosperous New Year to all our ICSA Members, partners, and friends!

2009 promises to be a truly special year for the ICSA and its members. Here is a brief highlight of what is coming this year.

January: ICSA Membership Renewals
Several Chapter Meetings all Across the US
February: Launch of the initial ICSA Webinar Series for All ICSA Members
April: The Annual CCSMG Chapter Conference to be held in Disney's Coronado Springs Resort
May: Launch of the ICSA Scholarship Program
June, July, August: Continuation of the ICSA Webinar Series and Chapter Programs
September: The ICSA International Conference to be held at the Omni CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia
October: ICSA's National Customer Service Week

There are many more new programs and member benefits that will be introduced in 2009 so keep coming to this site for all the newest information.

So as you establish or renew your New Year's resolutions, add getting more involved with the ICSA to your list!

Best for the New Year!

 

Bill Gessert - ICSA President

 

We welcome the following New Members to the ICSA!

Daniel Schiess
Customer Service Manager
Fluid Management Inc.
Wheeling, Illinois

John Hoffert
VP of Customer Service
Elizabeth Arden
Roanoke, Virginia

Pat Rocca
Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Javier Yanez
Supervisor
Owen Media Partners, Inc.
Messissauga, Ontario, Canada

Teresa Matvey
TelerX
Horsham, Pennsylvania

Alyce Buchanan
Dyson, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois

David Alssema
Principal
Paramount Training & Development
Meadow Springs, Australia

Jackie Malenfant
Manager of Customer Services
Apollo Information Services, Inc.
Ft. Myers, Florida

Alderic Cardin
VP Product Services
Central States Indemnity Company of Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

 

Brand New ICSA Certified Customer Service Professionals!!

The ICSA wishes to recognize and congratulate Kay Mosley, Deeya Foreman, Julia Garcia, Carol Rogers, and Javier Yanez, each of whom recently received status as ICSA Certified Customer Service Professionals by completing either "Through The Customer's Eyes" or "The Certified Customer Service Professional" training program offered by the ICSA. These programs are one of the most widely utilized benefits of membership with the ICSA and demonstrate the ICSA's commitment to education and the growth, development, and promotion of our members.

Please take a moment to read what these newly Certified Customer Service Professionals have to say about their experiences, and join us in congratulating these individuals for their outstanding accomplishment! And for more information on how you can become an ICSA Certified Customer Service Professional simply check out the ICSA Certification Program.

From Kay Mosely…

"The CCSP program was a great experience. I liked the user-friendly structure and the unit format presentation, which made it very convenient and easy to work at my own pace. The 'measuring customer service satisfaction' and 'tools for better communication' were particularly beneficial to my job. I have applied the information I gained from the certification in my daily duties, and would highly recommend this program for certification or team training."

Kay Mosley, CDA, CCSP
Customer Service Supervisor
Delta Dental of Oklahoma


 

From Deeya Foreman…

Thank you very much for the uplifting congratulations. The program offered good details, demonstrated proper story lines, and provided great examples that allowed me to work through the questions with better comprehension and understanding. The course reinforced many of the skills I use already and helped me to retool other current processes, which turned out to be great additions to my daily work. One of the most exciting tools offered was the brainstorming or mind mapping section. It helped me to introduce that skill back into my work.

Deeya Foreman, CC, CCSP
Manager of Customer Service
Delta Dental of Oklahoma


 

From Julie G. Garcia…

The "Through the Customer's Eyes" training program is excellent. At first I thought, I have over 15 years of management skills, what can it teach me. The program was very beneficial to me as it was the first specialized course directed for Customer Service Mangers, and I think it is effective in all of its areas in delivery its methods.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to build our partnership.

Julie G. Garcia, CCSP
Client Service Manager
Wells Fargo Bank

 

From Javier Yanez…

The word Service comes from the verb "Serve." To serve means to think for your customers, to solve their problems, to be one step ahead in their expectations, motives, feelings, needs, wishes and desires. It is all about attitude; it has to be in your blood.

There are abundance of written books and programs scattered out there, but the "Certified Customer Service Professional Program" is the best program I have encountered. The program helped increase my Customer Service knowledge in: topics like: "Service Strategies", "The Service Triangle" or "Measuring Customer Satisfaction and Customer Service Performance" The knowledge I gained helped me apply these concepts in the workplace.

As Research Department Supervisor, I always seek the Best Practices in Quality Customer Service and Effective Management Skills for Quality Customer Service. These concepts are just a few of things that I have learnt using the program.

I strongly recommend this amazing Certification Program to all my fellow members and to anyone working in the fascinating world of Customer Service

I want to thank ICSA and Rockhurst University for the Certified Customer Service Professinal Program. ICSA is the only Customer Service organization- together with the US congress in 1992 - passing a bill to celebrate the Customer Service annually in October.

Sincerely,

Javier G. Yanez, CCSP
Supervisor, Research Department
Owen Media Partners Inc.


 

ICSA Mission, Vision, and Values

Our Mission is to advance, strengthen, and promote the industry of Professional Customer Service. We exist to assist individuals and organizations with their professional growth, development, and recognition and to link service professionals world-wide.

Our Vision is to be the LEADING provider of programming and resources at the strategic, operational, tactical levels. By doing so, we will advance awareness of the importance of customer service within organizations, and position Service Professionals as THE MOST vital element of any organizations growth strategies. We will assist our members and their organizations reach their professional growth and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.

The Values under which we will operate include:

bullet Focus - The practitioner comes first
bullet Excellence - Anything we do we will do with excellence
bullet Professionalism - Service is a profession and only professionals provide the highest quality service
bullet Flexibility - We will respond on a dime to the changing needs of our members
bullet Passion - Service is our passion!
 
 

 

 


 

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