Minutes 2005/2006

MINUTES FROM September 2005-June 2006

IAAP - Central Arkansas Chapter Meeting

June 21, 2006

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Pulaski Technical College

3301 E. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock AR

Attendees:

Shannon Mann, Donna Chapman, Wanda Perry CPS, Linda Myers, Katie Burgner,

Jim Bork with OfficeTeam, Trish Jenkins and Teresa Tidwell

Opening Announcements:

· From May Chapter Meeting: Shannon motioned to approve minutes @ June meeting due to low attendance. Unfortunately, May minutes have not yet been approved. Will move to approve both May and June meeting minutes during July Board meeting.

· Shannon announced that there will not be a chapter meeting in July. The Chapter Board of Directors will meet via conference call on Wednesday, July 12^th.

Meeting:

· 2006 – 2007 Officer ballots were tallied and are as follows:

Ø Dina Nichols, President

Ø Wanda Perry CPS, President-Elect

Ø Carolyn Rufus CPS, Vice President

Ø Trish Jenkins, Treasurer

Ø Kristi Sutton, Secretary

Ø Teresa Tidwell, Webmaster

Ø Linda Myers, Programs Committee Chairperson

Ø Trish Jenkins, Budget Committee Chairperson

Ø Bonnie Ham, Bylaws Committee Chairperson

Ø LaTashia Raymond, Membership Committee Chairperson

Ø Teresa Tidwell, Certification Committee Chairperson

Ø Vera Graham, Admin. Professionals Week Committee Chair

Ø Nominations Committee Chair – remains open

Ø Ways & Means Committee Chair – remains open

· Associate Member and OfficeTeam staff member, Katie Burgner gave a presentation on “Making It Click”. She presented a PowerPoint presentation regarding a survey compiled by OfficeTeam and IAAP regarding the relationship between administrative professionals and their managers/supervisors. Should you wish to receive a copy of the booklet, please contact Katie at OfficeTeam (501) 954 - 7500

Ending Announcements:

· Teresa Tidwell shared photos of her daughter’s wedding and the cruise to Alaska.

· Wanda Perry and Trish Jenkins returned with great enthusiasm from Arkansas-Oklahoma Division’s Annual Meeting. They will report in August.

· Carolyn Rufus and Teresa Tidwell are looking forward to their trip to IAAP’s International Annual Meeting in August.

· Those in attendance held a baby shower for Shannon Mann.

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED: BY SHANNON MANN @ 12:45 p.m.

Central Arkansas Chapter Meeting

IAAP

May 17, 2006

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Pulaski Technical College

3301 E. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock AR

Attendees:

Shannon Mann
Donna Gray
Carolyn Rufus
Donna Chapman
Wanda Perry
Linda Myers

Opening Announcements:

Shannon motioned to approve minutes @ June meeting due to low attendance.
Shannon announced there will be no meetings in July!!!
Slate of officers will be voted on at June meeting.

Meeting:

· Carolyn Rufus gave a presentation on “Professional Image at Work”. She showed a wonderful PowerPoint presentation. We spoke on business attire and how to maintain a professional image at the workplace.

Hand Outs:

1. The Six Occasions for Wearing a Jacket

2. Scentsibility

3. Professional Image at Work

Ending Announcements:

· No ending announcements.

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED BY SHANNON MANN @ 12:29 p.m.

Central Arkansas Chapter Meeting – APW Event

IAAP

April 19th, 2006

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Pulaski Technical College

3301 E. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock AR

Attendees:

Shannon Mann

Donna Chapman

Donna Gray

LaTashia Raymond

Trish Jenkins

Linda Myers

Linda Hunter

Dina Nichols

Carolyn Rufus

Teresa Tidwell

Katie Burgner – Office Team

Kristi Sutton

Jerry Vaughn – Office Team

Sue Smith

B-C Vickers

Opening Announcements:

Shannon Mann opened the meeting by thanking everyone that pulled this wonderful meeting together.
- Dina - for all of your work in organizing the meeting.
- Carolyn & Teresa - for providing the food.
- Trish - for providing the ice.
Trish Jenkins announced the Cystic Fibrosis Walk that will be held on May 6^th in honor of her children and many others around the world. The “Great Strides Walk” will take place at the River Market at 9:00 a.m. Outback Steak House is hosting the post walk party at 11:00 a.m.
Katie Burgner from Office Team introduced Jerry Vaughn, the Division Director of Account Temps.

Meeting:

Jerry Vaughn spoke on “Office of the Future: 2020”. We learned many good points about the career field for Administrative Assistants. Jerry advised that any certifications you can get in the office world will help you.
Jerry announced Office Teams’ open house on Wednesday, April 26^th, from 3:00 to 6:00, in honor of Administrative Professionals Day.
Shannon Mann presented a cup and mouse pad to Jerry Vaughn as a gift of appreciation.

Raffle Winners:

JoAnne Burns – C.D.
Linda Hunter – C.D.
Trish Jenkins – Office Team Mug
Donna Vickers – Mouse Pad
Sue Smith – Live Session C.D.
Kristi Sutton – Avon Bag
Linda Myers – Book
Teresa Tidwell – Book
Donna Gray - Book

No ending announcements.

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED: BY SHANNON MANN @ 1:02 P.M.

Central Arkansas Chapter Meeting

IAAP

March 15, 2006

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Pulaski Technical College

3301 E. Roosevelt Road, Little Rock AR

Attendees:

Shannon Mann Robbin Phelps

Teresa Tidwell Dina Nichols

Carolyn Rufus LaTashia Raymond

Katie Burgner Donna Gray

Misty C. Trish Jenkins

Kristi Sutton Linda Hunter

Donna Chapman Mark Soderberg

Janie W. Fenton Linda Myers

Opening Announcements:

▪Shannon Mann opened the meeting by saying “Thank You” to the board for electing to send flowers in honor of Marsha Bryan’s father who passed away March 13, 2006.

▪Shannon also announced that “Office Team” provided door prizes for this board meeting. “Thank you “Office Team”. Welcome to IAAP.

▪ Minutes from February’s Meeting were approved by all IAAP attendees.

Good of the Order:

▪Robbin Phelps from “Heifer International” stated that on 3-16-06 they will have the dedication of their new company home located at 1 World Ave. in Little Rock AR. Bill Clinton will attend this grand event.

▪Kristi Sutton announced that she just got 4 baby chickens and is planning on buying a goat.

▪LaTashia Raymond was approved to build her dream house!!!! “Congratulations LaTashia”!!!

Meeting:

▪ Dina Nichols introduced a special guest, “Janie W. Fenton, Chief Legal Officer of Pinnacle Business Solutions, Inc. “.

▪ Janie Fenton spoke with the group about Ethics and Code of Conducts in the business world. She explained that companies that hold Ethics and Code of Conduct Policies are normally more successful within their overall business.

▪ Janie also showed a video and gave examples of what can happen to companies or individuals that do not follow code of conduct policies.

Raffle Winners:

▪ LaTashia Raymond drew 5 names for the winners of the door prizes.

Carolyn Rufus
Donna Chapman
Linda Hunter
Kristi Sutton
Robbin Phelps

Ending Announcements:

▪ Misty announced that “Dress for Success Association” will be accepting donations through March 24. Dress for Success is located at 900 S. Shackelford in Little Rock.

MEETING WAS ADJOURNED: BY SHANNON MANN @ 12:50 P.M.

Central Arkansas Chapter Meeting

IAAP

Wednesday February 15, 2006

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Pulaski Tech Campus

Room 203

3301 E. Roosevelt Road

Little Rock, AR

Attendees:

Donna Chapman

Bonnie Ham

Lori Hartwick, CPS

Linda Hunter

Trish Jenkins

Shannon Mann

Dina Nichols

Wanda Perry

LaTashia Raymond

Carolyn Rufus

Kristi Sutton

Teresa Tidwell

Cheryl Williams

Wanda Perry opened the meeting with a welcome.

Good of the Order

· Christy lost 27 ½ pounds.

· Shannon Mann is looking for volunteers for APW.

Carolyn Rufus was presented with a plaque recognizing her for her contribution to creating the chapter logo.

Program: Chapter, IAAP, and Division websites

Chapter website

Indexes visited:

· Certification

· International Convention 2006

· Mission Statement

· Committee Members Needed

® Publicity Committee

® APW Committee

® Nominations Committee for CAC

· What is IAAP?

· Calendar of Events

· Officers

· Minutes

· Archives

· Good of the Order

IAAP Website

· Members Place

® Bulletin Board

Division Website

· Home Page

Next month’s chapter meeting

The program will be guest speaker Janie Fenton, Pinnacle Business Solutions attorney, to talk about business ethics.

Suggestions

Donna Chapman suggested pictures be taken of poignant chapter moments and posted on the chapter Web site.

Meeting was adjourned by Shannon Mann at 12:40 PM.

IAAP – Central Arkansas Chapter

January 18, 2006

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Pulaski Tech/ IMAX

Room 203

3303 East Roosevelt Road

Little Rock, AR 72206

Attendees:

Kim Bell

Katie Burgner

Donna Chapman

Vera Graham

Seth Givens

Mary Ann Hill

Trish Jenkins

Donna Lewis

Shannon Mann

Angela Nichols

Dina Nichols

Wanda Perry

LaTashia Raymond

Carolyn Rufus

Kristi Sutton

Donna Taylor

Teresa Tidwell

Call to Order

Introductions/New Member Recognition

New Members

· Donna Gray

· Frankie Dean

· Betty Vickers

Pending Membership

· LaTashia Raymond

· Julia Buckingham

· Elizabeth Thomason

Approval of Minutes

Approved.

Logo Approval & Update

· 10 present members voted on the IAAP bar to be extended outside of the circle.

· 4 present members voted on the 5-point star.

· 6 present members voted on the star burst.

· Carolyn Rufus gains the rights to the logo.

· Carolyn Rufus will place in the outer lower band of the logo “Designed by Carolyn Rufus.”

Treasurer’s Report

We are bonded and insured.

· $1046.27 in checking.

· $80.00 in refunds that will be deposited 1/18.

· $85.80 for the Christmas Potluck.

· $34.81 for reimbursements for Induction Ceremony.

Good of the Order

· Trish’s husband does portrait drawings.

· Christy Sutton is looking for inexpensive picture frames.

· The chapter Web site will have Good of the Order announcements on it.

Old Business

None.

New Business

Administrative Professional’s Week

· Members were asked to update their contact information before they left.

· Administrative Professional’s Week is in April. A committee is needed of up to 5 people to plan APW. Let Shannon Mann know if you are interested in being on the committee. She would like Board members and current committee members to refrain from the APW committee.

Certification

Angela Nichols, Committee Chair

Panel of CPS/CAP holders: Donna Taylor and Donna Lewis

· Angela presented the PowerPoint presentation on Certification.

· She has formed a chat room on Yahoo specifically for CPS and CAP certification. This room is by invitation only, so let Angela Nichols know if you are interested in receiving an invitation.

Donna Taylor, CPS/CAP

· Donna handed out literature on her research for using her certification towards college credit. She indicated the following colleges will accept CPS/CAP exam results for college credit: Central Baptist College's PACE Program and John Brown University's ADVANCE Program. She urged interested members to seek out each college and inquire about the programs that best suit them. Donna donated tapes to the chapter as study resources.

Donna Lewis, CPS/CAP

· Donna handed out literature on the benefits of certification. She discussed the exam and study process, notification, and her personal rewards of certification. Donna donated at our previous meeting audio tapes of the study guides.

HOLIDAY CELEBRATION!

We Ate--We Visited--We Ate Some More--We Visited Some More!

The results of our Holiday Meeting on December 14 can be easily summed up with the above caption; however, it doesn't really tell you what a special group of people we have in the Central Arkansas Chapter of IAAP. We took the time to find out some "unknowns" about our peers. We have an interesting group with many talents and interests and wonderful children and grandchildren!

For instance, did you know we have the potential of having a complete piano recital among our constituents. We could also take amateur photographs of that recital and create a fabulous scrapbook commemorating the event. In addition, everyone involved could be adorned in Avon products. And, don't forget, all the precious babies could be wrapped in baby quilts. We have unlimited POSSIBILITIES!

We certainly have the potential for a lot of networking opportunities among our group. Take advantage of the knowledge and abilities of your coworkers and peers by attending meetings regularly and getting to know other peoples' strengths.

Join us again on Wednesday, January 18 for the next monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at the Pulaski Tech Learning Center located next to the IMAX Theatre.

Central Arkansas Chapter (CAC)

IAAP

Wednesday November 16, 2005

11:30 -12:30

USAble – Capital City Room

Future meetings will be held at Pulaski Technical College campus located on Roosevelt Road in Little Rock.

Certification Exam

The May exam will be held at UALR, with the next exam in November 2006.

Fees for the exam will be due in February 2006.

Logo Contest

CAC is having a logo contest. Submissions can be hand drawn or computer generated. Voting will be at the December Holiday party.

Division/Organization Meetings

The Regional meeting will be held in Oklahoma. The Annual meeting will be held in Reno.

Trust Fund Fundraiser

Orange latex-like bracelets embossed with this year’s theme will be orange and sold for $5.00. Proceeds will go towards the Trust Fund.

Re-induction Ceremony

Pins and Roses were handed out to those who did not attend the official induction.

Committee Assignments

By-laws Committee

· Elizabeth (Graves) Thomason - Chairperson

Membership Committee

· LaTashia Raymond-Chairperson

· Marsha Davis-Member

Certification Committee

· Angela Nichols-Chairperson

· Dina Nichols-Member

Election of New CAC Board Members

· Wanda Perry-Vice President

· Dina Nichols-Corresponding Secretary

· Donna Gray-Recording Secretary

· LaTashia Raymond-Vice President Elect

December Meeting

This meeting is still being planned, but a potluck is being considered.

Board Meetings

Every 2^nd Wednesday of each month during lunch. Each meeting is held at the main library in downtown Little Rock, and is open to any and all members.

September 14, 2005 Minutes

IAAP Central Arkansas Chapter Meeting

Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:00-1:00 PM

DISCUSSION:

¨ New chapter name voted on. Suggestions were The Travelers Chapter, Central Arkansas Chapter and Little Rock Chapter. Motion made to call it the Central Arkansas Chapter. All were in favor.

¨ Chapter dues were next item to be voted on. This money does come back to the chapter. Suggestions were $10, $15 and $20. This is an annual fee. A motion was made for the Professional Division Dues to be $20.00 per year. All were in favor. Emeritus and Student dues were voted on to be $10.00 annually.

¨ Monthly Chapter Meetings were brought up to vote on.

Day of the Week – Wednesdays (third week of the month)

Time of Day – 11:00 a.m.

¨ Chapter Induction Ceremony to be attended by members, spouses, and member’s supervisors. The Razorback Chapter along with members of the Arkansas-Oklahoma Division will be traveling to join us. Suggestions were Friday, October 28, November 4, and November 11. Per the schedules of the Razorback Chapter Board members, the Central Arkansas Chapter’s Ceremony will be held on Friday, October 28^th. Invitations are forthcoming.

¨ Temporary officers were selected. Officers will serve for 90 days and then can be re-elected to hold office for a full term. The following were elected temporary officers:

President – Shannon Mann

Vice President – Machele Wilson

Treasurer – Trish Jenkins

Secretary – Tracy Castleberry

Program Chair – Carolyn Rufus

Program Committee – Cheryl Williams, Linda Hunter, Nancy Grove, Angela Nichols and Dina Nichols

Newsletter and Possible Web site Designer – Teresa Tidwell

Certification Committee Chair – Nancy Grove

Certification Committee – Still need volunteers to serve

¨ Open Discussion – Question was asked as to where to get information on the CPS/CAP exams. Information is located on the IAAP website (www.iaap-hq.org) and there is also a Certification Review Guide that you can print off that has sample questions in it.

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