Nicole Caley named IAOTP’s Top Youth Mentor of the Year

By AI, Created 6:46 PM UTC, June 04, 2026, /AGP/ – The International Association of Top Professionals will honor Nicole Caley at its annual awards gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in December. Caley, a senior director at The Aspen Group, was selected for her mentoring work with teenage boys in foster care in Phoenix and her leadership in finance operations.

Why it matters: - The award recognizes professional leadership and direct community impact in one of the most vulnerable mentoring settings: foster care. - Caley’s selection also spotlights mentoring as part of executive leadership, not just a volunteer side role. - IAOTP will honor Caley at its annual awards gala at the Plaza Hotel in New York City in December.

What happened: - The International Association of Top Professionals selected Nicole Caley as Top Youth Mentor of the Year for 2026. - Caley is senior director of AP Shared Services at The Aspen Group. - IAOTP said Caley will be recognized at its annual awards gala in New York City. - A more information link for IAOTP’s gala is available at the award gala page.

The details: - Caley has nearly three decades of industry experience. - At The Aspen Group, she leads strategy, operations and transformation for accounts payable across a multi-brand healthcare organization. - The Aspen Group supports more than 1,400 healthcare locations across 46 states through Aspen Dental, ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, WellNow Urgent Care, Chapter Aesthetic Studio and Lovet Pet Health Care. - The company serves millions of patients each year. - Caley oversees end-to-end accounts payable strategy and operations to support financial accuracy, internal controls and scalable processes. - Her prior roles include chapter president of the Institute of Finance and Management, where she launched the Illinois chapter. - She also served as senior accounts payable director at AAR, leading the accounts payable shared services group for commercial and government business. - Caley served for more than three years on the board of directors of True Mentors, a social impact mentorship network. - Her background includes relationship development, communication training, customer satisfaction, strategy, resource allocation, skill development, vendor management and workload prioritization. - Caley earned a B.A. in accounting and forensic accounting and an M.B.A. in organizational leadership and organizational development from Benedictine University. - IAOTP President Stephanie Cirami said the panel’s choice was an easy decision and called Caley inspirational, influential and a thought leader. - Caley’s public profile is available on LinkedIn.

Between the lines: - IAOTP uses an invite-only vetting process, which gives the award more signaling value than a typical open nomination program. - The honor connects Caley’s corporate work in financial operations with her mentoring work, suggesting IAOTP is rewarding both workplace performance and community impact. - Caley’s foster-care mentoring in Phoenix, especially with a home of 10 boys, is the clearest example of the hands-on service behind the award. - The release leans heavily on recognition language, but the concrete differentiator is the sustained, years-long mentoring commitment.

What’s next: - Caley is expected to receive the honor at IAOTP’s annual gala in December at the Plaza Hotel. - She said she looks forward to continuing to expand her business. - IAOTP says additional information about the organization is available at IAOTP’s website.

The bottom line: - IAOTP is turning the spotlight on an executive whose day job and mentorship work both fit the award’s theme of leadership with impact.