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Dear Members:
Please join your fellow members on October 17,
2007 for Awards Night. Shirley Calvin
Greetings Fellow Akron Chapter Members: As the weather starts to cool, the leaves begin to change colors, and daylight hours become less, it must be October. This month, Ron Finklestein, President of AKRIS, will be speaking at the Technical Session on Seven Secrets to Business Success and Steven Shechter and William Martz from Evans Insurance Agency will be speaking at the Pre- Technical Session on Workers' Compensation Cost Containment. October is also Award's Night. A big congratulations goes out to Dean Hull and his Board last year for getting 11th place Stevenson Award along with the 3 year Net Membership Retention Achievement Award. We will also be awarding the Member of the Year, Associate Director of the Year, Perfect Attendance milestones, and the 25 and 50 year Membership Awards. I hope you attended last month's meeting to hear Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart speak about economic development in his city. He provided some interesting history about the State Road Shopping Center and the Front Street Area and the future plans for each. Chris Burnham, President and Executive Director of the Summit County Port Authority spoke in a casual setting describing financing through the Port Authority and how recent projects have affected our community. The CMA Review will begin Module 2, CMA Management Accounting & Reporting, on November 3rd. If you are unsure how the CMA can improve your career, ask any Board member with a white CMA ribbon, or ask Steve Law, our Director of CMA Programs. More information is available on our website, www.akron.imanet.org. Don't forget to mark your calendar for Friday, December 7th for the Professional Development Seminar. You will be able to earn 7 hours of CPE, which includes 2 hours of Ethics. This is an excellent opportunity to get quality CPE at a modest cost. Flyers will be available at the meeting.
Congratulations to Sue Arnold, who accepted the
duties of Director, Technical & Board Meetings,
Facilitator & Attendance. This is her first year on the
board and I'm sure she'll serve the membership
well.
Doreen Kuster
Steven B. Shechter Steve received a BA degree in Communications from Ohio State University in 1971. He began his career as an account executive at Herberich Hall Harter in Akron in 1972. His initial training was at the Insurance Company of North America agents' school in Philadelphia. Subsequent training consisted of several CPCU parts as well as no-going seminars and courses. Steve taught Insurance and Risk Management (Finance 640) at the University of Akron in 1975. He joined the Commercial Property & Casualty staff of Marsh and McLennan in 1975, when M&M purchased Herberich Hall Harter. He was responsible for large commercial accounts. Steve became part owner of Evans Insurance Agency in 1981 when the former owner retired. His relevant job experience includes multi-state accounts involved in complex business transactions. His responsibilities included exposure analysis and in-depth risk and coverage consultation, as well as coverage and program design. Steve co-founded North American Safety and Preservation Associates in 2005. Bill has over 30 years experience in the property & casualty industry, including claims, risk manager for a large retail & real estate developer, Factory Mutual Insurance sales and service, Producer and Account Executive for top 5 International Broker (sold and serviced four Fortune 1000 accounts of the Cleveland office), sales manager for Alexander & Alexander of the Carolinas, and part owner of a Workers' Compensation Third Party Administrator. His last 15 years have been concentrated on cost containment for Ohio workers' comp. He's been with Evans Insurance during the last 4 years. Bill has a BS in Business Management from Kent State University, received his CPCU designation in 1975, and has attended various insurance-related schools and seminars, including Factory Engineering Training School.
Ron Finklestein After a successful consulting career providing solutions to Fortune 1000 accounts, Ron has spent the past 6 years building his business AKRIS LLC and helping entrepreneurs and business owners build their businesses by helping them solve the tough problems that hold them back. Ron has experience in working with businesses across a wide range of industries and on every aspect of a business, from information technology to marketing, leadership to sales, allowing him to offer practical and proven ideas and strategies to improve any business. Ron knows and understands that all successful people exhibit seven behaviors and he has build products to help implement these behaviors in businesses of all sizes. Because of the depth of breadth of Ron's experience, he can quickly and decisively see and identify business and personal challenges, identify innovative solutions and create opportunities out of most any problem. Ron is well known in the business community for his leadership abilities, creativity, innovation and energy. Finklestein has an established reputation for building strong relationships and using those relationships to help others enhance their own personal and professional success. Ron has owned his business since 2002. AKRIS LLC is focused on helping grow and improve small businesses:
He spends his time consulting, coaching small business owners to greater success, writing and speaking about how to implement success strategies in business. Over the years, Ron has spoken to or for business groups and conducts in-house training programs to improve business performance.
If you are interested in learning how Ron can help you
in your business or to have Ron speak to your
business, team, organization, association or group,
contact him at (330) 990-0788 or ron@akris.net
10/17/2007 *** Tangier Restaurant
The Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation provides corporate management and individual Members with an objective measure of knowledge and competence in the field of management accounting.The CMA is an invaluable credential for professional advancement and for broadening professional skills and perspective. For further information contact: E-mail Steve Law (at Home) or E-mail Steve Law (at Work) or phone (330) 666-8395.
Please look for information on our annual PD Seminar. It will be held this year on Friday, December 7, 2007 and will again be located at the Sheraton Suites in Cuyahoga Falls.
For the 2006-2007 IMA Year, the Akron Chapter received two National awards in June at the Annual Conference & Exposition in Phoenix, AZ: 11th Place Stevenson Banner and the Membership Achievement Award (a photo of past president Ron Riebe accepting the 11th place banner can be seen on the chapter website under the "Awards" link). Please join us in extending congratulations to the following members:
Twenty-Fiver Club - James Cole, William Keenan, Allan Lyons, Charles Murphy, David Stout, and Neal Toth Fifty Club - Matthew Jurkovac and Edwin Koch
Cost Analyst - Ohio Please contact Roy Howarter if you have a job available or are looking for an employment opportunity. Roy Howarter - Akron IMA Employment Director, 1- 800-321-5583
The Annual Program Books went in the mail on September 14. For those chapter members who moved and didn't advise IMA National of their new addresses, we've re-mailed books to forwarding addresses as they were received from the Post Office. Two University of Akron students moved but left no forwarding address - Christopher T. Jarrett (602 Sherman Street - Apt. 31, Akron 44311) and Pravina C. Patil (383 Kling Street, Akron 44311). If you know their new addresses, please advise Ken Bechtol - Ken.Bechtol@davey.com
Will be held on Thursday, November 1, 2007, 6:30 pm in the Cartwright Auditorium, Kent State University. The speaker is: Charles L. Sinclair, Senior Vice President, Global Communications, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Title: "Goodyear - Turning a Big Ship" A reception will follow the lecture. If attendees park at the Student Center and walk over to the Auditorium, we will stamp their parking tickets at the reception.
You are invited to a Business Breakfast Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
Speaker: R. Christopher Cebula, Director
Protiviti
Host: Terry Phillips, Regional Vice President,
Robert
Half
When: October 24, 2007 , 7:30 - 9:30
am
Where: Crowne Plaza @ Quaker Square
For a complete record of CPE earned at Akron chapter pre-tech, tech session and PD seminar meetings (from September 2000 through May 2007), go to the chapter website, akron.imanet.org, click on "Events", and then click on "CPE History" (bottom of page). The link shows date of meeting, name of speaker, title of presentation, CPE categorization, and number of hours of CPE credit earned.
The IMA Akron Chapter is putting together a
Teaching
Team for the upcoming
CMA Review Program starting at the University of
Akron in September 2007. Classroom leaders will also earn CPE hours for their certification requirements. If you are interested in finding out more please contact Steve Law - IMA Akron Chapter Director of CMA Programs (Daytime (330) 384-5758 / Evening (330) 666-8395 slaw@firstenergycorp.com email address for complete information. Thank you for your attention and please consider joining us !!
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