Dear Stephanie,
The first year of my presidency is drawing to
conclusion and I am extremely honored and humbled to be
elected to continue on as president of this tremendous organization
for another year! I am very excited about what lies ahead
for the chapter and its members. 2008-2009 was an amazing
year that culminated in several awards for the Rochester
chapter. I greatly appreciated all of the efforts of the Board
of Directors and you in coming out to events and supporting
the programs we put together. Special thanks to Board VPs:
Jody Allison/Paychex (also past president), Lisa Filio, and Allison
Beard/Robert Half for leading and motivating their directors
and associates! I would like to highlight the fact that the
effort this year from Susan Glenz/Sentry and Tate Russell/Robert
Half on the yearbook was well recognized by National, with a
First Place in the yearbook roster competition in our
division. There is a long-standing tradition of success for
the chapter in our annual roster book, and we look forward to Tate
and new board member John Siwicki of Johnson and Johnson going for a
repeat! In addition, the chapter placed 25th overall this year
in the Stevenson division which includes 92 chapters This
is now two years in a row that we placed and something we all should
be really proud of. Past President Toni Spina kindly
accepted our awards in person in Denver at the IMA National
Conference. The BOD for next year is included in the
newsletter. Please welcome our returning board members as well
as the following new additions to the board: John Siwicki from
Johnson and Johnson, Josh Stern from MWI, Kristen Lupinetti from
Garlock and Jessica Johnston from Datrose. We will be
working diligently over the summer to put together a slate of
programs that we are hopeful will exceed the expectations of the
membership. Please contact me directly with comments,
suggestions or questions regarding what we can do to continue the
long tradition of having a successful IMA
chapter. Regards, David
Alkins/Chapter
President 585.613.6427 [email protected] | |
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Sent:
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Subject: Re:Please verify wire details <VICTIM NAME>
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From: <VICTIM NAME>
<VICTIM E-MAIL>
Subject: wire transfer
To:
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