The California/Western States Chapter of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan Association (ESOP), led by Karen Aasen of Thoits Insurance, recently accepted the “Chapter of the Year” award at the association’s annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Aasen was president of the chapter at the time the award was granted. She has served on the chapter executive committee for almost 12 years and worked her way up from secretary to president in 2007. Thoits has been an active member of the ESOP Association since its inception over 30 years ago.
Selected first out of eighteen chapters, the chapter was awarded this honor in appreciation and recognition of outstanding leadership and commitment to furthering ESOP education and expanding the concepts of Employee Ownership.