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Chapter Officers for 2012
The following are the chapter officers for the 2012 term (January - December 2012).
Chapter Chair................................................................... Amy Stourac (
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Chapter Co-Chair ........................................................................ Marion Minke (
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Membership Chair ........................................................... Rosemary Vieira (
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Assistant Membership Chair......................................................... Sherry Bowles (
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Programs Chair.................................................................... Kathy Ansel (
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Assistant Programs Chair...................................................... Tonya Maurice (
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Publicity/Promotion Chair................................. Courtney Padgett (
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Assistant Publicity/Promotion Chair................................... Jennifer Mosier (
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Secretary................................................................... Meghann Lewis (
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Treasurer........................................................ Martha Bergweiler (BergweilerMartha@stanleygroup.com)
Tampa Get-Together
Although it's a virtual chapter, the Florida APMP Chapter played host to a face-to-face social/network event on September 28, 2011, at the Kona Grill in Tampa, FL. The event, open to APMP members and non-members, provided an opportunity for proposal professionals in the Tampa Bay area to meet and socialize with other proposal professionals from the area -- and to learn about the benefits of the APMP and our chapter. Thanks to our chapter Membership Committee for planning and conducting this event.
* $50 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 20 members) who passes the Foundation Level accreditation exam in 2011.
* $100 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 10) who attains Practitioner Level accreditation during the September 2011 - December 2012 period.
For info about the APMP Accreditation Program, see http://www.apmp.org/?page=AccreditationProgram.
On-Line Communication
In addition to our long-running chapter web site, the Florida APMP Chapter has two new on-line resources for chapter member communication:
* The Florida APMP Chapter group on LinkedIn.com -- distributes news about the chapter and the APMP, promotes communication among its membership, recruits new APMP and chapter members, and publicizes proposal job opportunities. It's an open group, and you don't have to be a member of the APMP or our chapter to join (although you're encouraged to be both if you join the group).
* The Florida Sunshine Chapter group of the Communities section on the APMP web site (www.apmp.org) -- provides access to a group directory, calendar, blog, forum, and photo gallery. To enter our group community section, sign in to the APMP web site, go to the Chapter Communities section, and select the Florida Sunshine Chapter.
Proposal Employment
If you're looking for proposal work (permanent or contract), check for available jobs posted in the Jobs section of our chapter LinkedIn group and the Jobs page of our chapter web site. Proposal consultants who are chapter members can (free of charge) post their work availability on the Consultants page of our chapter web site. If you're looking for someone to fill a proposal job in the geographic area of our chapter, you can post the job opening (free of charge) in our LinkedIn group and an our web site.
Accreditation Rebates
The Florida APMP chapter has two initiatives to help our members defray the cost of obtaining APMP accreditation. The chapter will pay a rebate of:
* $50 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 20 members) who passes the Foundation Level accreditation exam in 2011.
* $100 to any current APMP member affiliated with the Florida APMP Chapter (up to a maximum of 10) who attains Practitioner Level accreditation during the September 2011 - December 2012 period.
On-Line Communication
In addition to our long-running chapter web site, the Florida APMP Chapter has two new on-line resources for chapter member communication:
* The Florida APMP Chapter group on LinkedIn.com -- distributes news about the chapter and the APMP, promotes communication among its membership, recruits new APMP and chapter members, and publicizes proposal job opportunities. It's an open group, and you don't have to be a member of the APMP or our chapter to join (although you're encouraged to be both if you join the group).
* The Florida Sunshine Chapter group of the Communities section on the APMP web site (www.apmp.org) -- provides access to a group directory, calendar, blog, forum, and photo gallery. To enter our group community section, sign in to the APMP web site, go to the Chapter Communities section, and select the Florida Sunshine Chapter.
Proposal Employment
If you're looking for proposal work (permanent or contract), check for available jobs posted in the Jobs section of our chapter LinkedIn group and the Jobs page of our chapter web site. Proposal consultants who are chapter members can (free of charge) post their work availability on the Consultants page of our chapter web site. If you're looking for someone to fill a proposal job in the geographic area of our chapter, you can post the job opening (free of charge) in our LinkedIn group and an our web site.
Chapter Awards
At this year's annual APMP conference in Denver, the Florida APMP chapter was awarded the APMP Chapter Communications Award for 2010. According to the APMP Chapters Awards guidelines, this award is "given to the Chapter that shows outstanding performance in the content and value of their newsletter, website or other communications means to their members and community." This is the third APMP award won by our chapter, now in its fourth year of operation. Our previous APMP awards include the Chapter Programs Award for 2008 and the Chapter Special Events Award for 2009. The Special Events Award was shared with the Carolinas and Georgia APMP Chapters for co-sponsorship of the Southern Proposal Accents Conference (SPAC).
Attention Members of the Florida Sunshine Chapter of the APMP: You're invited to join the new Florida APMP Chapter group on LinkedIn.com. The group will be used to communicate among the chapter's members and to distribute news about the chapter and the APMP.
Chapter Pins and Membership
The Florida APMP Chapter is a virtual one. However, in the future, our members will have something physical to connect them to the chapter. Starting in 2011, the chapter will provide each of its members with an attractive and colorful membership pin. With a design based on the chapter's logo, the pins will be distributed to members by mail, or made available to members attending the Annual APMP Conference or SPAC. Pin distribution by mail is expected to begin in January.
