Dear Stephanie,
Our first meeting on October 15 was a great
success! The student night at the RIT Inn and
Conference Center focused on business etiquette
and was presented by Maria Richart, Program
Advisor in the Office of Co-op and Career Services
at RIT. Special thanks go to Maria and all
of the IMA Board members who made this event
possible.
IMA Board Member Nick Sudano
coordinated a plant tour at Gleason on November 6,
with the primary focus being to introduce local
students to a manufacturing environment.
Robert DiPasquale and Jack Pysnack were gracious
hosts who gave an excellent presentation of the
company's history, industry and financial
practices, followed by a plant tour. The IMA
is very excited and appreciative to have had this
opportunity. Please let us know if you know
of a company that would open up its doors for us
in a similar manner, as we would like to arrange
for another tour Q1 or Q2 2009.
The
IMA's next event is our annual Tax Update
presented by Toni Spina, next Tuesday November 18
at the Pittsford Town Library. This event is
always well-received by participants, and I would
encourage members to attend. If you cannot
make it, please forward the newsletter to
professionals you know who work in corporate tax
functions. This would be a great way to
introduce them to the organization.
For details and to RSVP, visit the
imarochester.org website or call the reservation
line at 585.251.5194. Deadline to RSVP is
this MONDAY NOVEMBER 17.
I am hopeful everyone
received his or her yearbook. If not, please
contact us. Please support our
generous sponsors who made the yearbooks
possible. In addition, I would extend
sincere appreciation to Susan Glenz and Tate
Russell for such a dedicated effort to get the
yearbooks out the door.
At this point,
we are up to 37 LinkedIn members! Start a
discussion, ask a question, or get connected in
some other way with your fellow IMA members.
It is just as important to network when you are in
a solid position, as when you "need" to
network. Ideally, your network should be in
place before you are in the job
market.
Best regards,
David
Alkins
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November 18~ Tax Update with Toni
Spina |
This year's tax update meeting
will take place on November 18th at the Pittsford
Library. The event will run from 9AM until 12PM.
The update will include topics such as
the Economic Stimulus Act and
HR 1424 which contains the Emergency Economics
Stabilization, Energy Improvement and Extensions
and AMT Relief provisions. She will also address
what is coming from states in light of their
economic stress that will affect taxpayers.
Attendees will receive 3 hours of CPE Credit.
Register at www.imarochester.org today!
Toni received
her Bachelors of Science Degree in Accounting from
SUNY at Fredonia in 1981. She became a
Certified Public Accountant in 1984 and has over
30 years experience in Taxation and Small Business
Advisory. She is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and has
been very active in the Rochester Chapter of the
New York State Society of Certified Public
Accountants. She is on the statewide committee for
bankruptcy and is the chairperson for the
Rochester COAP (Career Opportunities in the
Accounting Profession for minorities) for the
NYSSCPA. She has served on a local, statewide and
national level for the Institute of Management
Accountants serving, for three years, on the
national board of directors. She is
currently serving a two year term as a National
Level Vice President. She is a frequent
speaker on various tax issues for a variety of
professional organizations across New York State
including the Monroe County Bar Association where
she served as a non-attorney member of the
bankruptcy committee for 6 years. Her
volunteer activities include serving on the board
of directors for the Center for Dispute
Settlement, Cimade (a women's prison project) and
acting as a Stephen Minister and finance director
for St. Bridget's (an inner city Catholic
church).
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Gleason Plant Tour 2008 |
 Thank you to Gleason Works
for hosting this year's Plant Tour! The event was
a success and we are actively trying to plan
another Tour for this season.
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What's being heard
around your Rochester IMA
Chapter?
- Join your chapter on LinkedIn!
- New jobs are posting all the time at www.imarochester.org
- We need you to help recruit new members!
- We want your articles for our monthly
newsletter. Submit them to [email protected]
- Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!
Sincerely,
IMA Rochester
Institute of
Management Accountants- Rochester Chapter
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