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Introducing
Melanie Leaf,
Registrar and Director of Practice

ASET is pleased to announce the appointment of Melanie
Leaf to the position of Registrar and Director of Practice.
Already deputized for the role months ago, Melanie has
admirably led her team through a year of unprecedented
changes and challenges, seemingly without a sweat. She's
taken the time to tell the association a little about her history
with ASET, her priorities as Registrar and what she'd like
members to know.

ASET: On a big level, what does this
appointment mean to you?
Melanie Leaf: It really is a testament to how supportive the
organization has been to me during the last six years. I have
been provided with growth and development opportunities
that have allowed me to develop the internal understanding
and hone the professional skills necessary to take on this role.

A: How long have you been with ASET?
ML: I started as a regulatory compliance assistant in 2014
after spending a number of years in similar roles with other
non-profit organizations and the municipal government.

In 2016, I was promoted to manager. I began running the
CPD program, as well as supporting the regulatory boards
and committees. I was also managing the investigative, discipline and appeal processes, as well as the application and
compliance procedures for the ASET Permit to Practice.
Appointed as the Deputy Registrar in 2018, I remained responsible for the regulatory volunteer boards and committees and the CPD program, and took on the additional
responsibility of overseeing the Boards of Examiners, as
well as the complaints, investigative, discipline and appeal
processes.

A: What are the biggest responsibilities for this
position?
ML: I believe there are three main aspects: developing
and maintaining positive relationships with members and
external stakeholders; staying abreast of new trends and
developments in certification, registration and professional
development programs to benefit the association; and ensuring that the Registration department's policies and programs meet member needs.

Early on, my focus included supporting our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) program, an initiative near
and dear to my heart, as I am a strong supporter of continuous education.

A: What are your top priorities as Registrar?

A: Since joining the team, how has your role
evolved?

I can assure you the team is hard at work continuing to modernize our registration processes in an effort to make it as
simple and clear as possible to apply, to renew your designation or to move up to the next level. We'll also continue to
incorporate equity and respect in everything we do, thereby
ensuring our continued alignment with the Government of
Alberta's Fair Registration Practices Act.

ML: My journey started with supporting the eight regulatory compliance boards and committees, and from there it
progressed to managing and then overseeing those compliance boards and committees.

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ML: My priority is to keep up the great momentum we have
going. I am blessed to work with a very strong Registration
Services team, and our continued success will depend, in
part, on my continuing to support their outstanding efforts.

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