Kari Frilot, the Chief Executive Officer at the Pahrump Valley Chamber of Commerce, was among the 47 participants in the second-year class of Academy, a professional development program presented by the Western Association of Chamber Executives, or WACE.

Academy is an interactive three-day (three-year) training program on chamber management essentials designed for today's chamber executives and staff professionals.

"Academy was founded as a program for a new era of chamber management," said Dave Kilby, president and CEO of WACE. "We congratulate all of the participants in our second-year class and their chambers for having the vision to invest in professional development."

The second-year Academy curriculum included three-hour classes on revenue development, budgeting, human resource management, government affairs, policy development and cutting edge technology.

WACE is an association of chamber of commerce executives and staff professionals designed to promote and enhance professional development. With over 800 members from 15 Western states, WACE. is the largest state or regional association of chamber of commerce executives in the United States.