Thank you for coming to the AIP website for your parliamentary needs. AIP recommends only the best. All of the parliamentarians on the list are active AIP members and have passed examinations in either AIP's Certified Parliamentarian (CP) or Certified Professional Parliamentarian (CPP) programs.

What is an AIP Certified Parliamentarian?
The American Institute of Parliamentarians provides a certification program to standardize the professionalism of parliamentary knowledge and service in the field of parliamentary procedure and meeting skills. This certification identifies the professional parliamentarian who has met AIP's international competency standards.

AIP Certified Parliamentarian Definitions
Certified Parliamentarian (CP) credential - is certification of demonstrated parliamentary knowledge by a professional working within the parliamentary field.

Certified Professional Parliamentarian (CPP) credential - is certification of demonstrated parliamentary knowledge and ability to apply advanced skills and knowledge within the parliamentary field by a professional working within the parliamentary field.

Certified Teacher (CP-T or CPP-T) credential - is certification for CP’s and CPP’s who demonstrate proficiency in classroom techniques appropriate for teaching parliamentary procedure.

NOTE: RP and PRP are designations from the National Association of Parliamentarians, another parliamentarian association. RP = Registered Parliamentarian and PRP = Professional Registered Parliamentarian.

AIP Certified Parliamentarian Referrals

The AIP Certified Parliamentarians Listed Below Have Provided Additional Information on Their Services: Click on this link for listing of all referrals

State	Photo	Parliamentarian	Webpage Link
California		Bruce Bishop, PhD, CP, CMA	See webpage
Florida		M. Eugene Bierbaum, Ph.D., CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Georgia		Lester Cooper, CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Indiana		Barry Glazer, M.D., CPP-T	See webpage
Indiana		Edward R. (Dick) Weber, J.D., CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Maryland (Washington, DC area)		Colette Collier Trohan, CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Massachusetts		Michael E. Malamut, J.D., CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Minnesota		Thomas J. Gmeinder, CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
New York		Eli Merchant, CPP, PRP	See webpage
New York		Mark Schilansky, CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Texas		Betty S. Green, CPP-T, PRP	See webpage
Washington		K. Ann McCartney, Ph.D., CP-T, PRP	See webpage
Washington		Mary L. Randolph, CPP-T, PRP	See webpage

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