We are new at this so please bear with us while we learn the ropes. Our goal is to open up a new communications channel to maintain you, our members, current on what’s happening with our Chapter. 2008 was a remarkable year in many respects, not all of them positive. Happily, our Chapter had some great successes in 2008. These included supporting the greater community through participation in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and making donations to Centro NIA and La Clinica del Pueblo, providing personal and professional growth opportunities through our outstanding Women of ALPFA leadership program, hosting guest speakers and providing continued professional education (CPE) credits, co-hosting Career Night events with our corporate sponsors to bring job opportunities to our members, hosting social events to facilitate networking among our members, and representing the Chapter in national ALPFA events such as the ALPFA National Convention in Phoenix, AZ.
The Chapter’s new Board of Directors (BoD) closed 2008 with three important events: our participation in the ALPFA Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, a meeting with Chris Simmons, Managing Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a meeting with Manny Espinoza, ALPFA CEO. The Leadership Conference helped the new BoD come up to speed with the responsibilities of our new roles, establish personal contacts with other ALPFA Chapters, and learn from other Chapters and recognized Hispanic leaders. Our meeting with Chris Simmons, who also sits on the ALPFA Advisory Board, included several ALPFA DC BoD members and ALPFA co-founder Frances Garcia. The meeting was held at the Simmons’ elegant residence in McLean, VA. This was a unique opportunity to brainstorm and learn from these important business and Government leaders, which left us energized and challenged to put into action several initiatives in 2009, stay tuned! Finally, our meeting with Manny Espinoza helped us establish a stronger connection with the ALPFA National leader, which we hope will help us improve relations with our sponsors and give our Chapter more visibility in National initiatives.
2009 Outlook
The BoD has three main goals for 2009: to increase representation of the membership in our events, expand leadership opportunities for members at every academic and professional level, and increase our membership numbers. The desired membership increase includes attracting area students and helping sponsor student chapters. We can only achieve this with your active participation. Please contact the Events Committee if you are interested in volunteering. Some of the events planned for the next four months include:
January - Post-holiday celebration co-hosted by Freddie Mac. In addition to music, food, and drink, at this event you will have the opportunity to meet with Freddie Mac representatives to discuss job opportunities in Audit, Accounting & Finance, Internal Control, IT Risk Management, Six Sigma, etc. We are also planning a Financial Education event presented by Prudential.
February – ALPFA DC members will be helping community members needing help with tax preparation and filing through the 2009 VITA program in various locations. ALPFA members interested in volunteering should contact Edgar Jimenez (ejimenez@kpmg.com)
March – A second opportunity to participate in the 2009 VITA program.
April – Community service event at Bell Multicultural School in Washington DC. ALPFA members interested in volunteering should contact Edgar Jimenez (ejimenez@kpmg.com).
Details on these events will be provided on our ALPFA DC website (http://www.alpfawashingtondc.org/) and Evites will be sent to everyone on our members list and our Friends of ALPFA list as appropriate. Additional events will be announced soon!
Get Involved
We invite you to visit our DC Chapter website periodically. We will feature stories on ALPFA’s impact in the personal and professional lives of our members. We will initiate this series with stories by BoD members and we hope to soon expand this feature with stories by other members. Please submit your short (half page) narratives to the Communications Committee. Tell us why you joined ALPFA and/or what impact ALPFA made in your personal and/or professional life.
We are continuously looking for other ideas for new events and new volunteers interested in expanding their leadership skills and impact in the greater community. Please contact us at Communications@WashingtonDC.alpfa.org. Volunteers are needed in various committees at the Chapter-level.
Going Forward
Make a new resolution for 2009 to get involved and stay involved with ALPFA. Your DC ALPFA Chapter is open to all who share our goals and values and not limited to Latinos or to professionals directly involved in finance and accounting. Introduce us to your friends and colleagues, we want to meet them. Stay tuned for upcoming postings.
We wish everyone a great 2009!
The Chapter’s new Board of Directors (BoD) closed 2008 with three important events: our participation in the ALPFA Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, a meeting with Chris Simmons, Managing Director for PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a meeting with Manny Espinoza, ALPFA CEO. The Leadership Conference helped the new BoD come up to speed with the responsibilities of our new roles, establish personal contacts with other ALPFA Chapters, and learn from other Chapters and recognized Hispanic leaders. Our meeting with Chris Simmons, who also sits on the ALPFA Advisory Board, included several ALPFA DC BoD members and ALPFA co-founder Frances Garcia. The meeting was held at the Simmons’ elegant residence in McLean, VA. This was a unique opportunity to brainstorm and learn from these important business and Government leaders, which left us energized and challenged to put into action several initiatives in 2009, stay tuned! Finally, our meeting with Manny Espinoza helped us establish a stronger connection with the ALPFA National leader, which we hope will help us improve relations with our sponsors and give our Chapter more visibility in National initiatives.
2009 Outlook
The BoD has three main goals for 2009: to increase representation of the membership in our events, expand leadership opportunities for members at every academic and professional level, and increase our membership numbers. The desired membership increase includes attracting area students and helping sponsor student chapters. We can only achieve this with your active participation. Please contact the Events Committee if you are interested in volunteering. Some of the events planned for the next four months include:
January - Post-holiday celebration co-hosted by Freddie Mac. In addition to music, food, and drink, at this event you will have the opportunity to meet with Freddie Mac representatives to discuss job opportunities in Audit, Accounting & Finance, Internal Control, IT Risk Management, Six Sigma, etc. We are also planning a Financial Education event presented by Prudential.
February – ALPFA DC members will be helping community members needing help with tax preparation and filing through the 2009 VITA program in various locations. ALPFA members interested in volunteering should contact Edgar Jimenez (ejimenez@kpmg.com)
March – A second opportunity to participate in the 2009 VITA program.
April – Community service event at Bell Multicultural School in Washington DC. ALPFA members interested in volunteering should contact Edgar Jimenez (ejimenez@kpmg.com).
Details on these events will be provided on our ALPFA DC website (http://www.alpfawashingtondc.org/) and Evites will be sent to everyone on our members list and our Friends of ALPFA list as appropriate. Additional events will be announced soon!
Get Involved
We invite you to visit our DC Chapter website periodically. We will feature stories on ALPFA’s impact in the personal and professional lives of our members. We will initiate this series with stories by BoD members and we hope to soon expand this feature with stories by other members. Please submit your short (half page) narratives to the Communications Committee. Tell us why you joined ALPFA and/or what impact ALPFA made in your personal and/or professional life.
We are continuously looking for other ideas for new events and new volunteers interested in expanding their leadership skills and impact in the greater community. Please contact us at Communications@WashingtonDC.alpfa.org. Volunteers are needed in various committees at the Chapter-level.
Going Forward
Make a new resolution for 2009 to get involved and stay involved with ALPFA. Your DC ALPFA Chapter is open to all who share our goals and values and not limited to Latinos or to professionals directly involved in finance and accounting. Introduce us to your friends and colleagues, we want to meet them. Stay tuned for upcoming postings.
We wish everyone a great 2009!
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