Sourdough News April 2015

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1 Sourdough News April 2015 CHAPTER MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH The next monthly Chapter meeting will be place on Wednesday, April 15th at the MOA Permit Center. This month s speaker will be Dr. Katie Ringsmuth, Senior Curator, Anchorage Museum, Alaska Gallery The presentation topic: Anchorage Centennial Maps Project Board Meeting: Meeting Starts: Speaker: April 11:45 am 12:00 pm MOA Permit Center, Anchorage, AK 4700 Elmore Road Please RSVP by Monday, April 13th by accepting the calendar invite or ing cmueller@dowlhkm.com. PRESIDENT S CORNER Thanks to Tom Kretzschmar for organizing and facilitating the online elections for officers recently we will have an official swearing in of these officers at our summer BBQ which will be held in early July. Please stay tuned for dates, time, and location. The online voting worked great this year highly efficient and easy to do. Thanks again to Tom and our slate of officers which includes: Paula Brault (President), Fred Mortimer (Vice President), Claire Mueller (Secretary), and Louise Hooyer (Treasurer). If anyone is interested in helping out as Vice-Treasurer and potentially assuming this role in the chapter please let me know. Also, as Claire assumes the Secretary position we are looking for someone to take over the newsletter please let me know if you are interested. The IRWA course Reviewing Appraisals in Eminent Domain (course #410) has unfortunately been cancelled. In the future you may register and pay for the monthly chapter lunches and other events using PayPal look at the Chapter 49 website as an example and see how easy it is to pay ahead for your lunch on the 15 th of April. Speaking of the 15 th please be at the chapter meeting to hear Dr. Katie Ringsmuth (from the Anchorage Museum) as she talks about the Anchorage Centennial and the associated Maps Project. Thanks also to Tim Trawver and Louise Hooyer for getting the PayPal account up and running. The Alaska Land Titles class held on March 27 th filled up so fast that we scheduled a second class for May 15 th if you are interested please see the chapter website (again) and pay via PayPal (if you are inclined). THANKS! Steven G. Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA

2 PAGE 2 SOURDOUGH NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 DATES & EVENTS APRIL 2015 UPCOMING MONTHLY LUNCHEON DATES: April Monthly Luncheon: Wednesday April 15th, 2015 May Monthly Luncheon: Wednesday May 20th, 2015 Remember No Luncheons the months of: JUNE & JULY Monthly luncheons Resume in August: Wednesday August 19th, 2015 MAY 2015 OTHER EVENTS: May 15, 2015 Land Titles in Rural Alaska With Rick Elliot Vicki Gerken, SR/WA gerkenvl@muni.org September 24 & 25, 2015 Course 200: Principles of Real Estate Negotiations Matthew Burkholder Matt.burkholder@alaska.gov

3 PAGE 3 SOURDOUGH NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 NOTES FROM THE EDUCATION CHAIR Due to low registration numbers we have CANCELLED course 410. We are considering rescheduling this course in the near future. COURSE COORDINATOR NEEDED We still need a Course Coordinator for IRWA C- 303 Managing the Consultant Process, scheduled for October 15-16, This is a great opportunity to attend this course for free! CSMA s for all remaining 2015 courses are due by June 30, Please let me know if you need assistance with finding instructors or completing the CSMA s Course Offerings We need to add courses to our schedule for Please or call me with your course requests! NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE NEWS The Chapter 49 Officers and Directors online election is underway. Members should have received an from Election Buddy with an invitation to vote. If you did not receive an , please check your spam box for Election Buddy. Or contact Nominations and Awards Chair Tom Kretzschmar (THOMAS.KRETZSCHMAR@HDRINC.COM) to confirm your address. Once you have located the , click on the link To Vote. The link provides you a list of our four nominees and a clickable voting block. The process takes less than one minute. This election runs until April 13, 2015 at 5:03 pm, Alaska time zone. Your voting choices will remain anonymous. Your participation is appreciated. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE SR/WA Candidates Mychael Alfaro Paula Brault Nancy Cameron Andrew Frazier Jeri Ann Strand Martin Hansen Rick Kauzlarich Douglas Mroch Fran Murphy Certification Candidates: Uniform Act Relocation Certification (R/W-URAC) Donna Williams, SR/WA, R/W-RAC Dave Williams, SR/WA, R/W-RAC RWA Certification Fred Thoerner Claire Mueller has submitted completion paperwork for RWA Certification

4 PAGE 4 SOURDOUGH NEWS FEBRUARY 2015 OTHER NEWS, EVENTS, AND THANK YOUS At the Joint Luncheon in February we witnessed the changing of the guard for APWA! Thank you Jim Amundsen for all that you have done for APWA! Welcome and Congratulations Scott Hattenburg 2015 Chapter President! A special Thank you to Karen Westenfeld for your update on the Alaska LNG project! All Photos courtesy of Judy Hartley

5 About the IRWA Since its inception as a not-for-profit association in 1934, IRWA has united the efforts of its members toward professional development, strong ethics, and improved service to employers and the public, along with advancements within the right of way profession. IRWA is the unsurpassed source of right of way educational programs and professional services worldwide. Chapter 49: Region 7: International: Our Members Dedicated exclusively to the right of way profession, IRWA has nearly 10,000 members throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our members are multi-disciplined professionals employed by private industry and government agencies as Acquisition Agents, Appraisers, Environment Professionals, Engineers, Lawyers, Property Managers, Relocation Assistance Agents, Surveyors, and Title Experts. Professional Development Focus Billions of dollars are spent annually in the acquisition, management, and transfer of rights of way. With the technical skills required for proficiency in this complex activity, IRWA s specialized education and training programs, leading to professional certifications and the IRWA s designation, the SR/WA, provide an essential foundation for right of way professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Visit our website at to review the descriptions of the more than 50 courses currently available and our credentialing program. 2014/15 CHAPTER 49 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS President International Director Steve Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA schmittsg@muni.org; Vice-President International Director Paula Brault Paula.brault@hdrinc.com; Treasurer Louise Hooyer, SR/WA louise_hooyer@alaska.gov; Secretary Frederick Mortimer fmortimer@drydenlarue.com; Immediate Past President Donna Williams, SR/WA, R/W-RAC dmwilliams@drydenlarue.com; Education Deanna Kilburn, RWA - Chair deanna.kilburn@hdrinc.com; Professional Development Judy Hartley, SR/WA - Chair judyhartley49@gmail.com; Bonnie Bailey, SR/WA-Vice-Chair bbailey@ak.net; Membership Karen Keesecker karen_keesecker@chugachelectric.com Nominations and Elections Tom Kretzschmar, Chair thomas.kretzschmar@hdrinc.com; 2017 Conference Pat Thayer, SR/WA-Chair patricia.thayer@hdrinc.com; Kathryn Schreckenghost-Vice-Chair kschreckenghost@drydenlarue.com; Newsletter Claire Mueller cmueller@dowlhkm.com; Alaska Membership Directory Alan C. Trawver, SR/WA alan@trawverlandservices.com; Website (Chapter 49 and Region 7) Timothy A. Trawver, SR/WA tim@trawverlandservices.com; Picnic Coordinator Steve Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA schmittsg@muni.org; Programs Vicki Gerken, SR/WA gerkenvl@muni.org; Dan Beardsley, SR/WA-Vice-Chair dbeardsley@drydenlarue.com; Lunch Coordinator Fran Murphy, murphyfm@muni.org;

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