CAC Chapter Meeting
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
11:30 – 1:00 p.m.
Regions Building – 12th Floor
Present:
Lavinna Bain, LaTanya Blair, Shea Cantabery, Donna Chapman, Grace Coots, Donna Lewis CPS/CAP, Angela Maxwell, Cyndee
Moody, Wanda Perry CPS/CAP, Anita Rowe, Carolyn Rufus CPS, Cindi Thomas, Teresa Tidwell CAP
Speaker: Todd Newton
Welcome:
Teresa
Tidwell CAP welcomed visitors and members to our monthly meeting. LaTanya Blair, a DMAL member has recently moved to central
Arkansas from Texarkana.
Door
Prize Drawing:
Grace
Coots won the on-time door prize, a copy of Finding Your Yellow Brick Road by Mark Thomas (February’s
guest speaker).
New
Business:
- Donna Lewis CPS/CAP shared the treasurer’s report with the chapter.
- Teresa updated members on the status of our mini retreat for Administrative Professionals Week. It will
be held at the Holiday Inn North on Tuesday, April 21. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. and the program begins at 10:30.
We will view a webinar provided by SkillSoft and IAAP.
- Teresa updated members about the nomination process, which will be occurring the early part of April.
Wanda Butler is handling the nomination/election this year.
Guest
Speaker:
Donna
Chapman introduced today’s guest speaker, Todd Newton. Todd spoke to us on Identity Theft and gave us statistical information
about identity theft as well as advice on protecting ourselves. ID theft is a fraud committed or attempted using the identity
information of another person without authorization. It is happening every day to everyone, everywhere! Data breaches are
very costly to businesses; it costs approx. $182 per record to do all the notification, paperwork, etc.
- 1 in 13 people will experience some form of ID theft this year
- Everyone should get a copy of their credit report annually
Announcements/Discussions:
- Tip of the Day – Teresa asked for a volunteer to share a tip with the group. Anita Rowe shared about
her recent registration with National Training Seminars and the membership benefits she has gained through the *12 program.
- Trish Jenkins has set up a Facebook page for CAC IAAP.
- Next board/leadership team meeting will be Wednesday, April 1, from 11:00-12:30 p.m.
- Next chapter meeting will be the APW event on Tuesday, April 21, from 10:30-3:30 p.m.
Door
Prize Drawing
Shea
Cantabery won a gift bag.
The meeting
was adjourned at 12:30.
