Title / Name / Phone Number / Email address
President / Patti Barton, CPS / 314.694.4519 /
President-Elect / Tina Gonzenbach, CPS/CAP / 636-737-6565 /
Vice-President / Ruth Ann Norton, CPS/CAP / 314-694-8092 /
Secretary / Rosalyn Kisart, CAP / 314-694-1623 /
Treasurer / Connie Verberkmoes, CPS/CAP / 314.694-4412 /
Immediate Past President / Joan Hardin / 314.694-2672 /
LINDBERGH CHAPTER COMMUNIQUE
Thoughts & Ponderings from the President - Patti Barton, CPS
Spring is in the air and I can't believe that my term of office is almost over. It doesn't seem possible. So much to do, and so little time to do it. But one thing I can say… we've all worked hard and I "think" we've had some fun along the way.
I don't know where to begin. I guess looking back over the past 10 months, we've accomplished quite a bit. We started out with a bang with our Leadership Team Training in Columbia, MO in July with all of our officers and most committee chairs attending. What a great way to start the year. We captured many ideas and it certainly got us off to a running start. As I was writing my year-end annual report for Mo. Division, I reminisced and it made me smile.
We have had outstanding programs throughout the year. In August we started off with a recap of experiences from attending the IAAP seminars and educational opportunities readily available to us such as the Educational Conference, Mo. Division Meeting in Boys Town, and the International Convention that was held in Washington, DC. Lots to be proud of there…2 members attended the Educational Conference, our "own" Joann Hailey was installed as the Mo. Division President at Boys Town, and our nominee for the IAAP Excellence Award -- Monsanto -- was honored at our International Convention as the WINNER OF THE IAAP EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR 2004! Wow! But it doesn't stop there…in October we hosted our Annual Bosses Breakfast and we outdid ourselves again…over 75 bosses and administrative professionals were in attendance to see and hear Kay Enlow, President-Elect of IAAP, present her "Building Blocks of Leadership." It was an excellent program and once again…WE HAD FUN!!
But we not only have fun in this chapter…we work hard as well for our community and those less fortunate than us. We partnered with several charitable associations in the St. Louis area this year. Our first project was collecting new school supplies for the St. Louis Teachers Surplus Recycling Center. Our members provided a huge trunk load of new school supplies for this association. At our November Holiday & Community Event, we sponsored a food drive for Operation Food Search and a winter clothes collection for the Division of Children Services "Warming Tree." This was a project sponsored by the People of Faith, a 501 (c) (3) organization that solicits donations to aid children currently in court custody. Our members dug deep into their closets and pockets to donate hats, gloves, scarves, coats, games/DVDs, etc., to benefit the teenagers currently in the State's care at the Division of Children Services. These efforts take a lot of "team work" and that is something that we definitely know how to do!!
And just when you don't think it could get any better…guess what???? IT DOES!! On April 26th, the Lindbergh Chapter celebrated its 45th anniversary as a chapter. Special thanks go to the St. Louis Chapter who chartered us on April 24, 1960. At that time we had 20 members and 2 charter members (Gladys Maeser and Alberta Gammon) of which Gladys is still a member. She was invited to attend our two-fold celebration of Administrative Professionals Week and the Lindbergh Chapter 45th Birthday but was unable to be with us. We were honored to have in attendance 7 of our past presidents to celebrate this occasion with us: Marsha Bright, Joann Digman, Joann Hailey, Joan Hardin, Jean Kelemen, Peggy Harber, and Irene Adams who also was honored for her years of membership (1975 - 2005). Also on hand was Susie Doerge, long-time member (1976 - 2005). Our Special Events Committee outdid themselves with providing a fun time for all with a wonderful Silent Auction (with over 60 items on hand) and a very talented entertainer by the name of Dean Christopher who put on a show entitled, "The Rat Pack & More." You know you've been entertained when you've been serenaded by "Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, and even Jerry Lewis"!!! A wonderful dinner was served along with our own Lindbergh Chapter Birthday Cake, and the evening ended with many members winning some great attendance prizes along with some "good deals" on the Silent Auction. It truly was an amazing evening…one we won't forget for a long time.
With that we come to the end of the year -- which could be one of the most important times of the year ... Nominations for Officers for the 2005-06 year. This is your chance to step forward and share your talents to help keep the Lindbergh Chapter going for another 45 years. I hope you all have been receptive to our Nominating Committee of Charlene Faulkner and Grace Bailey, who have been contacting you for your opportunity to share of yourself and commit to a leadership role in your IAAP organization. As I've said in the past, "you always get out what you put in to an organization or commitment," so I hope you all with think seriously about either serving as an officer or leading a committee for the 2005-06 year. I want to thank all of you for your hard work and dedication. This has been a "GREAT" year and one that I won't ever forget.
Patti Barton, CPS
President, Lindbergh Chapter
P.S. IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE PLANS TO ATTEND MO. DIVISION AND INTERNATIONAL...don't wait too long...time is drawing near for registrations!!! Once you've attended one of these events…you'll be "hooked" forever! Hope to see you all there!!
Below are the tentative programs for the remainder of the term.
May 24, 2005 Drew Stevens: The Results Doctor
St. Louis NSA President
NSA Strategic Partner Regional Director
MPI Platinum Speaker
Past President ASTD St. Louis
Drew Stevens works with companies that are experiencing low levels of motivation and high levels of attrition. He reduces attrition and gains better communication by enabling employees to become more empowered and productive. To get finish line results for your organization call Drew at 877-391-6821 today!
Author of 6 Books including:
Magnetic Leadership
Finish Line Selling - A manual for Results
Gold Medal Time Management
Little Book of Hope - Breaking the Hurdles of Mediocrity
Jun. 28, 2005 Installation of 2005-2006 Officers
July, 2005 No meeting
Administrative Professionals Day/Week Proclamation Signing in
Jefferson City, Missouri with Governor Matt Blunt (center), April 13, 2005
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Lindbergh Chapter’s 45th Birthday Celebration/
Administrative Professionals Week Celebration
Past presidents (back row) Marsha Bright CPS/CAP, Joann Hailey CPS, Peggy Harbor CPS, Susie Doerge,
Irene Adams CPS, Patti Barton CPS (front row) Joan Hardin, Jean Kelemen, JoAnn Digman CPS.
(L. to R.) Karen Jo Lakebrink – VP, South County Chapter,Entertainment: “The Rat Pack & More”
Kathy Myers CPS – President, St. Louis Chapter,Dean Christopher
Ruth Ann Norton CPS/CAP – VP, Lindbergh Chapter
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Nominating CommitteeUpdate
The Lindbergh Chapter IAAP Nominating Committee needs you….
that’s right, Y-O-U!!
As most of you heard at our March chapter meeting, at this time, we do
NOT have a full slate of officers for the 2005-2006 year. This is unfortunate,
knowing that we have many talented members who could share their knowledge
and skills to help our chapter continue in its success.
Below are the officer positions that need to be filled. A few of the positions have candidates that are interested in filling the office. A few positions are still empty. More than one candidate per office is welcomed and encouraged. Voting will take place at the May 24th chapter meeting.
President-(this position does not get voted on)
President-Elect- no candidates at this time
Vice President-one potential candidate at this time
Treasurer-no candidates at this time
Secretary - one potential candidate at this time
Here are a couple of things to think about…
If we all take a little piece of the puzzle, the more our chapter can do!
If we all take a little piece of the puzzle, more people will help and feel involved!
If we all take a little piece of the puzzle, it’s less work for everyone!
If you would like to jump right in there and take on a big piece of the puzzle, by all means, do it! But, we aren’t asking you to take a big piece of the puzzle if that’s not what you want to do. If everyone would take just one small piece, when we put all the little pieces together, we’ll end up with one big beautiful, successful, and fun puzzle!!
Please think about becoming an officer, committee lead or committee member. We’re all in this together and we’ll learn and grow from sharing our experiences. Remember also that serving as an officer or as a committee head has a two-fold purpose... one to serve your chapter and the other to earn recertification points for your CPS/CAP.
If you want to be an active member and do your part to keep our chapter heading in the right direction, please notify one of us on the Nominating Committee now. Most everyone in the chapter should have been contacted by one of us. But, if for whatever reason, you have not yet been contacted and you are interested or if you had previously been contacted but declined and have now changed your mind, once again, please contact us as soon as possible!!
Thank you and please give us a call to let us know where you would like to help.
Your Nominating Committee,
Grace BaileyCharlene Faulkner
314-523-8288314-694-6530
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Membership
DID YOU KNOW that you can renew your membership on line???
To renew on line: Go to the web-site
Click on "Members Place"...follow instructions for login if you haven't done it before.
Upper left hand corner: Click on Your name "profile"
On this page you can check out your personal "statistics"...and edit - phone, address, email, etc.
Upper right - there is a button that says "billing"
If you click on that, it will either tell you "nothing is due"...ORgive you instructions on how to pay on line.
The "line by line" instructions are on the iaap-hq HOME PAGE in the article "Bits and Bytes"
Jean L. Kelemen
314-274-7847
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RESOURCE INFORMATION
IAAP Headquarters Contact Information
IAAP
10502 NW Ambassador Drive
P.O. Box 20404
Kansas City, MO 64195-0404
Phone (816) 891-6600
Fax (816) 891-9118
Website:
E-mail:
MO Division Committee Chairs
APW/D CelebrationTeresa Rogers / Audit
Vicki Weingand CPS / Building Fund Ambassador
Pat Thompson CPS / Bylaws & Standing Rules
Carolyn Prather CPS
Communication & Internet
Leigh Anne Aston / Education
JoAnn Digman CPS &
Marsha Bright CPS/CAP / Membership
Antoinette Smith CPS/CAP
New Chapter Builder
Carol Stockwell CPS &
Kathy Sorrell CPS / Nominations
Vicki Scott CPS/CAP / Retirement Trust Foundation
Susy Billings
Scholarship
Liz Webb / Silent Auction
Barbara Mueller CPS / Student Chapters
Teresa Kirkwood &
LaRi Liberty
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Missouri Division
Date: June 3-5, 2005
Location: Ramada Inn, Jefferson City
Coordinator: Sharon Barnett
E-mail:
2005 International Convention and Education Forum
Adam's Mark Hotel of Denver
Denver, Colorado
July 17-20, 2005
Please check back periodically for updates.
Convention Registration Fees:
The convention registration fee includes the following events:
- Sunday Opening Session, Monday's keynote address and business session, Tuesday keynote address and business session.
- Sunday night Evening of Welcome with snacks.
- Sunday afternoon and Monday afternoon Office Expo.
- Tuesday night Evening of Entertainment.
- Wednesday night Awards Banquet
- Tuesday half-day and Wednesday full-day Educational Workshops that range from personal finance to computer program technology workshops.
Regular full registration (IAAP members) from May 7-June 24 is $475.
After June 24, full registration (IAAP members) is $525.
Registration for students/advisors May 7-June 24 is $200.
After June 24, registration fee is $225.
Registration for the 2005 Convention will open March 2005.
Regular registration is $575.
Late registration is $625.
Room reservation information:
IAAP Room rates for the Adam's Mark Hotel in Denver are:
Single/Double Occupancy:
$152 per night plus tax
Triple/Quad Occupancy:
$175 per night plus tax
Reservations can be made by calling 800.444.2326.
Reservations by telephone, fax, or mail.
You can fill the housing reservations form out on your computer if you have Adobe Acrobat Reader and then print it out. OR Print it out and then fill it in by hand and mail to the address below or fax to 303.626.2544. You may also call 303.893.3333 or 800.444.ADAM (2326) and ask for the IAAP Convention rate.
You cannot save the filled in form to your computer unless you have the full version of Adobe Acrobat.
Housing Reservation Form
Acrobat Required (85.6 kb)
Hotel address:
Adam's Mark Hotel of Denver
1550 Court Place
Denver CO 80202
Check this page of the IAAP Web site for latest information about the 2005 IAAP International Convention and Education Forum.
Questions may be directed to the IAAP Convention and Meetings Department, e-mail:
See you in Denver in 2005!
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LINDBERGH CHAPTER SCHEDULEChapter Meetings / Board Meetings
4th Tuesday – Held at: / 2nd Tuesday – Held at:
Sheraton Plaza Towers Hotel / Monsanto – “G” Building
900 Westport Plaza Drive / 800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63146 / St. Louis, MO 63167
314.878.1500 / 314.694.4519
5:30pm - Networking
6:00pm - Dinner
6:30pm - Program
7:15pm - Business / 5:30 p.m.
Missouri Division Information
2004 – 2005 Board
PresidentJoann L. Hailey CPS, Lindbergh Chapter
President-ElectAntoinette (Toni) Smith CPS/CAP, St. Louis Chapter
SecretaryPaula L. West CPS, South County Chapter
TreasurerLinda Adair CPS/CAP, Northland Chapter
Other Area Chapter Mtgs.
1st Tuesday – St. Charles
1st Thursday – St. Louis
3rd Tuesday – South County
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