(Hampton, Virginia), Kristin Arnold, President of Quality Process Consultants, Inc. has been awarded the distinction of CMC (Certified Management Consultant) by the Institute of Management Consultants USA Inc. (IMC USA).

Founded in 1968, the Institute of Management Consultants USA, Inc. (IMC USA) is the national professional association representing management consultants. IMC USA exists to establish professional and ethical standards for management consultants, to provide continuing education and information relevant to the profession, and to increase public awareness of the management consulting profession.

The CMC mark is awarded to those select consultants who have demonstrated a history of substantive results for clients, shown adherence to the IMC USA code of ethics and professional practice management and have passed an intensive peer review process. CMCs are acknowledged as leading experts in their fields, with track records of significant accomplishments in their consulting engagements. In order to maintain their status, CMCs must recertify every three years. At this time, approximately 1,000 consultants in the United States have been recognized with the CMC mark. That is less than 1% of all active consultants in all fields.

According to IMC USA’s National Board Chair, Norm Eckstein, CMC, “Clients who chose to use the services of CMCs can be assured with the knowledge that the consulting resource they’ve chosen has passed the toughest certification in the profession and must maintain that degree of performance through periodic recertification.”

IMC USA is the U.S. representative to the prestigious International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), which has chapters in 32 countries.

Kristin J. Arnold, CMC, CPCM, CPF, helps corporations, government and non-profit organizations achieve extraordinary results. Kristin specializes in facilitating executives and their leadership, management and employee teams, particularly in the areas of strategic, business, and project planning, process improvement, decision-making, and collaborative problem solving.

Kristin graduated with high honors from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. She earned her Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis on Marketing Strategy from St. Mary’s College in California.

An accomplished author and editor of several professional articles and books, as well as a featured columnist in The Daily Press, a Tribune Publishing newspaper, Kristin is regarded as an expert in team development and process improvement techniques. Her experience and renowned passion for extraordinary teams have enabled her to build a solid clientele, primarily through referrals, that extends throughout North America and Europe.

Kristin can be reached by phone (800) 589-4733 or visit her website at www.qpcteam.com.