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September 2007 |
NCMA
2007-2008 Board of Directors
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President Emeritus/Graalman Chair |
Denver Chapter President 720-286-2552 |
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President-Elect 303-381-8000 |
Secretary and Registrar 303-634-4428 |
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Treasurer 303-707-8545 |
Newsletter Chair 303-676-3516 |
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Membership Chair 303-381-8000 |
Education Chair 303-939-7804 |
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Employment Chair 303-277-1444 |
Facilities Chair 303-445-2435 |
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NES Chair 303-676-3595 |
Scholarship Chair 719-579-9474 |
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Nominations Chair 303-445-2442 |
Program Chair & Volunteer Coordinator 303-391-8567 |
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Corporate Sponsor Chait 303-969-2114 |
Awards/Fellows Chair 303-391-8567 |
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Webmaster 303-937-6979 |
Publicity/Photographer/Historian Chair 303-445-2403 |
2007-2008
Board of Advisors
Sue Bienulis
CH2M Hill
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Leigh Ann
Bunetta GSA |
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Ken
Degenhart Kaiser-Hill
Company, LLC |
Brad
Duchein Northrop
Grumman Corp. |
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John Godzac Ball
Aerospace & Technologies Corp. |
Tom Hohman Lockheed
Martin Corp.(Retired) |
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Bill Ingram |
Kay
Kishline State of |
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Thomas A.
Lemmer |
C. Richard
Pennington |
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Karla
Smiley Bureau of
Reclamation |
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Membership |
Happy New Year
Monthly Meeting: Join us for the kick-off meeting for our
2007-08 program year at Braun's Bar and Grill, 1055 Auraria Parkway, on Tuesday,
September 18, 2007. Our Denver
Chapter Program Chair, Brenda Lopez, with Suncor Energy, will be advise
the chapter about Contracting within the U.S. Oil Industry. The cost for the breakfast buffet is
$15. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m.;
breakfast at 7:45; presentation at 8:15 a.m.; done by around 8:45, but no later
than 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP by replying
to this email (or calling Stacey Gustus at 303-634-4428) no later than COB on
Friday, September 14, 2007.
I want to thank last year’s Board of Directors and the Board of Advisors for their commitment, their vision and their work. As we are about to kick off the new program year here in the Denver Chapter, let me assure you we are in for some good changes. One is that Steve Peck is the new Chapter President. He was involved in very interesting discussions at our Chapter Board meetings last year during which Board Members generated extremely good ideas that may get started this year. I don't want to steal Steve's thunder of course, so let me just say that the Board discussed how to create more quality educational and job related learning opportunities for our membership, for our commercial contracting professionals as well as government contracting professionals, for beginners as well as more seasoned professionals. Things don't always happen as fast as I would like and I feel little progress was actually made last year; ideas get generated one year and implementation takes a year or two, but at least they are in the works. Please greet changes with enthusiasm and do what you can to help. Good changes are coming and all of us can benefit from them. Happy New Year!
Sandra Lintz, President Emeritus
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Every year, the Denver Chapter NCMA elects members to serve on the Board of Directors. Last year I was elected to serve for three years, one year in the position of President-Elect (last year), this year in the position of Chapter President, and next year as President Emeritus. Board members are elected to terms and their job is to set the direction of the chapter and oversee the performance of the organization. The Board term begins on July 1st each year; the incoming Board is listed in this newsletter. The chapter work would not get done if not for the numerous volunteers that make the work possible. I look forward to working with this year's volunteers for the program year. All members are encouraged to share their thoughts, ideas, interests and feedback about the chapter with any of the Board members.
Many Thanks to our long time Chapter Sponsor, McKenna, Long and Aldridge, LLP. Chapter sponsors are an important catalyst for our continuous chapter improvement. The financial resources these sponsors give provide a strong foundation from which the Denver Chapter can expand its services and try innovative things to enhance the value of the chapter for our members. Keep reading this newsletter from month to month to be up to date with what is happening with our chapter sponsors. If your Company is interested in sponsoring, please contact our Corporate Sponsor Chair. We have many open opportunities to sponsor this year.
Chapter Meetings for the new Chapter year will begin again in September. Please feel free to contract our Program Chair, with any ideas or suggestions for Speakers.
Steve Peck, President
Fellows and
Awards
The due dates for the first National awards for the Chapter year are upon us. Future Newsletters will provide additional information on upcoming awards with the associated deadlines for application as follows:
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October 15 |
Charles A. Dana Distinguished Service Award |
NCMA’s second highest award. Recognizes extended and distinguished service to NCMA |
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October 30 |
Arthur B. Muller Volunteer Award |
Recognition of exceptional volunteer contributions during the preceding program year. |
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November 15 |
Blanche Witte Memorial Foundation Annual Award |
Recognition of contract management professionals for exemplary achievements. |
From the Education Chair (SEPTEMBER 2007)
The Denver Chapter sponsors, free
of charge, Host Facilities for the various Audio Seminars. The site host information will be sent via
e-mail prior to each seminar. It is the member’s responsibility to contact
the designated Point of Contact in advance so that adequate materials,
certificate of attendance, security badges and facility entrance paperwork (if
applicable) can be prepared for the seminar.
To attend a specific audio seminar, please register with Stacey
Gustus at sgustus@mckennalong.com or 303-634-4428. Please note the topic, dates and locations
for the upcoming seminars.
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All audio seminars will be held at: McKenna Long &
Aldridge LLP and Ball Aerospace ( |
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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Blake Couture at dcouture@ball.com or 303-939-7804.
We are actively seeking a third Host Facility to sponsor the Audio Seminars that is south of the Mason/Dixon Line or more West. If your firm would be interested in being a Host Facility for an of the upcoming seminars, please contact either Blake Couture or Stacey Gustus.
Your Denver NCMA Chapter will reimburse the Host Facility for the expense of the seminar in exchange for providing venues for our membership to gather, hear and interact with one another over a seminar topic.
Lots of things
have been written in this section this program year and I would like to hear
back from the membership on area’s you would like to see me focus on for this
new program year. What are you
interested in and what are the topics of interest that you would like you hear
about? Please e-mail suggestions to
dcouture@ball.com
If I do not
receive any responses then I will begin the program year by focusing on the
following:
Certifications –
the process, materials and the importance.
Certification
Training Groups
Leadership – the
process, how to apply and benefits.
As reported during the last Chapter year, Past
President, Darlene Gonzales, was activated earlier this year with
her Naval Reserve unit and is now deployed to
Darlene’s
MySpace account has been closed due to security reasons. So you can just email her
at this address dmgonzales@viawest.net. The Chapter sends their collective best
wishes and thoughts for her well being and safe return for Darlene and all who
are deployed serving our Country.