THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER

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1 THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER VOLUME 21 ISSUE 5 JUNE JULY 2017 ASMC President s Message Next Board Meeting: Thursday Aug 3, :00 am in the Sparkman Center Conference Room, Bldg Room 1148 ASMC Monthly Luncheon: Thursday Aug 10, :00 am in the Sparkman Center Executive Dining Room, Bldg As we embark on a new year together, I want to thank all of you for your support and extend a special thank you to the board and committee chairpersons. As with anything in our world of forecasting, apportionments, allotments, and the ever popular audit readiness nothing happens on accident or alone, and for that I am grateful and humbled. I am excited to serve with each of you. In my first address as president I asked that we all find a way to serve the chapter, I want to reiterate that call and ask that if you have 5 min or 5 hours to give each month let the board know and we will find something for you to help us out with. Now I know that time is precious so I will keep it short. Please take some time to review the upcoming events and professional development opportunities in this newsletter. The board has made special attention to offer a good selection and in a variety of locations. We will even try a virtual meeting this year so you can still get your CPEs during year end madness. Now finally I want to highlight what your membership in ASMC means. It is your source to get to know the comptroller field but also the comptrollers in this area. Membership has a price; but if you take advantage of the relationships, service opportunities, and the professional development meetings what you will gain will be invaluable. (Just so MasterCard doesn t demand a royalty for the word priceless =) Thank you again for your time and I look forward to seeing you at future ASMC events. Inside this President's Message 1 Local Chapter News 2-5 ASMC National News & Info 6 Corporate Sponsorship 7 Monthly Luncheon Details 8 Warmest Regards, Stephen Elison ASMC President Redstone/Huntsville Chapter FIVE STAR CHAPTER

2 THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER Page 2 National PDI Highlights Photos from attendees at the National PDI ASMC members that sat in on the Round Tables: Deeneen Benson, Debbie Hicks, Audrea Edwards, Brett Chafin, Debbie O'Neal, Brilliance Ugwuegbulam, Greta Wiley, Dana Wilbanks, Tinarenel Davis, Shameka McCoy ASMC members Debbie O Neal and Dana Wilbanks and Brett Chafin taking in a ball game while visiting San Diego, CA ASMC members Debbie O Neal and Dana Wilbanks enjoyed a visit to the San Diego Zoo Avina Birt, Veronica Reid, Pamela Brown, Debbie O'Neal, Marticia Banks-Booker and Dana Wilbanks at the PDI Welcome Dinner

3 Page 3 THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER 2017 Officer Induction Ceremony Redstone/Huntsville chapter of ASMC had its Changing of Officers ceremony at the June luncheon. New officers were inducted by Ms. Patricia Bourbeau, Deputy Comptroller of Missile Defense Agency. Ms. Pat Bourbeau swearing in the Officers from L to R Stephen Elison, Theodora Bone, Lisa Burkman Daphne Turner, Audrea Edwards and LaToya Sims Ms. Daphne Turner received the ASMC Member of the Year Award Ms. Daphne Turner and Ms. Debbie O Neal with their awards Door prize winners from June s Professional Development and Awards Luncheon Ms. Debbie O Neal received a special President s Award from President Ms. Christina Ridgeway Outgoing Officers and Committee Chairs

4 VOLUME 21 ISSUE 5 Page 4 ASMC June 2017 Executive Board Meeting ASMC Board Meeting 7June 2017 Attendance: Christina Ridgeway, Stephen Elison, Jennifer Stephenson, LaToya Sims, Debbie O Neal, Tina Hinze, Lisa Lowry, Lisa Burkman; Via Telephone: Dana Wilbanks, Audrea Edwards Christina Ridgeway President - Called the meeting to order at 1100 Minutes were approved; Financial Statement was approved with an adjustment. Discussion: Christina Ridgeway found checks; LaToya Sims validated they are old checks and will be shredded. Our raffle item did well at PDI! We made the Comptroller magazine! National set up a website/chat for board members to ask questions. National can put our information on their website with a 9 month advance notice. Regarding CDFM, the tests are being revamped; you are encouraged to take the tests now. Discussed Wednesday vs. Thursday luncheons; possibly having the board approve changes to future dates/locations. Stephen Elison Vice President: Individuals can sign up to be a Committee Lead or Committee Member. July will be a joint meeting with the outgoing/incoming personnel. Working with Morgan Franklin to update the website. Consider moving PDI to Thurs after AUSA (29 March) to potentially increase senior leader participation and sponsorships. Debbie O'Neal - Committee on Committees / Community Projects / Special Events: Awards: Squared away; will be ready for presentation. Special Events: The Red Cross CPR Course was considered a Community Project and ASMC received hour credits; the picnic was a success; the DoubleTree called as they are already booking for December 2017 Christmas parties; we should get a reservation locked in early. Ideas from PDI: start an early careerist committee Jennifer Stephenson Scholarship: No items to discuss; scholarships wrapped up for the year. Dana Wilbanks Membership: No items to report. It s important for everyone to update their addresses. PDI Membership round table ideas: changing the name from luncheon to professional development / meeting; provide sessions for careerists to give insight on advancement; different organizations assigned a program to plan (MDA for June, AMC for July, etc); most chapters put the responsibility on the organizations for coordination; include afterhours fun events. Audrea Edwards Treasurer: Start preparing new committee chairs/board members as the new board will hit the ground running. Tina Hinze Programs: July 12th, Wednesday, program is being confirmed and coordinated with protocol; it will be a brown bag unless you have MDA access due to security. Lisa Lowry Chapter Competition: Chapter Competition deadlines come fast; the first item required is a list of the new officers and planned events; data must be submitted by 31 March. Lisa Burkman Recording Secretary

5 Page 5 THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER Highlights from the July Luncheon Mr. Gary Pennett, Director for Operations at Missile Defense Agency, was the guest speaker at the ASMC Redstone-Huntsville chapter luncheon in July. Mr. Pennett shared a wealth of knowledge, including his list of Comptroller Truths with ASMC members. Ms. Tina Hinze and Mr. Gary Pennett ASMC Members listening to Mr. Pennett speak July ASMC Luncheon attendees

6 Page 6 THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER ASMC National News & Information ASMC Essay Contest Winners The 2017 winners wrote essays on the topic of: If the President nominated you to service as Comptroller/CFO for the Department of Defense, what would you target as your three most important financial management goals and why? Congratulations to the winners! You can read their essays by clicking the links next to each winner. First Place: Scott Bauer, Washington Chapter Read the Essay Second Place: James Moyer, Fort Knox Chapter Read the Essay Third Place: Megan Graves, Washington Chapter Read the Essay 2017 National Scholarship Winners LTG (R) James F. McCall Award for $3,000 was awarded to Catherine Parr $2,000 Winners: Peyton Hamilton, Jonathan Jaictin, Ashley Potter, and Daniel Rodriguez $1,000 Winners: Sarah Hangen, William Herbst, Bryan Nienstadt, and Neinl Patel Previous winners have also qualified for a renewal of their scholarships: Julie Crouch, Central Missouri, $1,500 David Stone, Great River, $1,500 Meghan Rice, Buckeye, $1,000 Lei Lily Tam, Alpha, $1,500 Congratulations to the 2017 Essay Contest Winners and Scholarship Winners!

7 VOLUME 21 ISSUE 5 Page 7 CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP Chapter Website: FACEBOOK (like us on Facebook) American Society of Military Comptrollers-Redstone/Huntsville Chapter Articles for the Aug/Sep Newsletter are due COB 14 Sep Please Ms. Tammara Buckey at tammara.a.buckey.civ@mail.mil to submit your articles, photos, and other AMSC Local/National News Many members have new addresses, phone numbers, addresses, etc. that have not been updated in their ASMC Profile. The most current contact information is needed for sending and delivering important messages to all ASMC members. Please make sure your profile is currently up-to-date by logging in to your ASMC profile and making any necessary changes today! Please login on the ASMC National Page and Update Profile to verify your information. If you need to update your chapter Membership please visit ASMC at You can now update affiliated ASMC Chapter under your profile.

8 THE ASMC TROLLER NEWSLETTER Page 8 Monthly Luncheon Information Thanks for Supporting ASMC Redstone/Huntsville Chapter Events in 2017