Volume 17, Issue 7 February 2012 The ASMC TROLLER Newsletter A S M C President s Message February has been a great month for ASMC. It started with our luncheon. Ms. Sue Goodyear, SES, Deputy Director for AMC G8 spoke on Funding the 2020 Army and gave us some insight on how GEN Dunwoody works for our soldiers and our future. Also, we had a wonderful turnout of the newly transferred AMC ASMC members. I hope that our current members showed our southern hospitality and will encourage you to become more involved. Many have already moved their ASMC membership to our Redstone-Huntsville Chapter. And I look forward to meeting and welcoming more transferees from AMC, USASAC and other Commands who have relocated to Redstone. Inside this issue: President s Message 1 Local Chapter / Membership Information ASMC Luncheon Door Prize Winner s ASMC Cookbook Fundraiser / Board Minutes/CDFM News/Scholarship Mini-PDI Recapture/ National PDI Information 2-3 4 5-8 9-11 Corporate Sponsors 12 A Look Ahead 13 Our second great achievement this month was our ASMC Mini-PDI Leap Into The Future held at the Jackson Center on 22 Feb 12. In one word Outstanding! Martin Roggio and his Training and Education Committee put on a great program. LTC Diggs from the Defense Financial Management & Comptroller School started us off with a quote from Richard Paul, Thinking about your Thinking while you are Thinking, in order to make your Thinking better. And he ended with how to spell the plural of Why. You do so by repeatedly asking Why and you become Wise. Ms. Valisa Farrinton-Lynch informed us about the numerous training opportunities offered by the ASAFM Proponency Office. Congressman Mo Brooks gave us an update on our US debt level and took questions from the audience. Our afternoon was topped off by Mr. Steve Morgan who told us in a very fun, exciting, and emotional way how to deal with change. Check out Martin s article and pictures about the Mini-PDI further in this newsletter. There is a way you can help our chapter win when we get to Anaheim. There is a 2012 ASMC Online Questionnaire for Defense Financial Professionals sponsored by Grant Thorton. The Chapter with most survey takers wins cash. You can access the survey by going to the ASMC National Website (asmconline.org) and then going to their facebook page and you will find the link to the survey. Hurry and take it now and help your Chapter! One final note, we are still accepting recipes for our ASMC Cookbook, please contact Becky Lake for more info. v/r Lisa Lowry, ASMC President Redstone/Huntsville Chapter
LOCAL CHAPTER INFORMATION President Lisa Lowry Vice President Becky Lake Corresponding Secretary Michelle Cobb Recording Secretary Judy Smith Treasurer Dana Wilbanks Assistant Treasurer Karen Carden Ex Officio Member Deborah Chambers ASMC 2011-2012 COMMITTEES & CHAIRS Attendance Audrea Edwards Audit Jason McVey Awards Teresa Salmon CDFM Cynthia Brooks Chapter Competition Kim Jean Community Projects Tony McAdory/Gwen Davis Constitution/By-Laws Chris Harper Facilities Mary Ann Brown Membership Millie Reed Corporate Membership Jessica Dunaway Newsletter LaToya S. Sims Nomination Dennis Summers Philanthropy Vickie Compton Programs Judy Smith Publicity/Photo Rhea Paseur Scholarship Lindsey Harper Special Events Sherry Pool Training & Education Martin Roggio Ways & Means Michelle Cobb Page 2 The ASMC TROLLER Newsletter
ASMC MEMBERSHIP Information NEWS Welcome the New Year - renew, transfer, or join ASMC today, Members are friendly; will guide you along the way, At our monthly luncheons, we have good speakers, good food as well, There is knowledge sharing, credit for attending; so much to tell. We have special projects to volunteer for, Veterans Day, Salvation Army, Special Olympics, and so much more! The ASMC Mini-PDI and National PDI are great, Register to go now, so you won t be late. This poem is just a little taste, Of the good things we offer, so make haste, We invite you to come be our guest, We need YOU to make our Redstone-Huntsville Chapter the best! Millie Reed ASMC Membership Chair millie.j.reed@us.army.mil If you would like to submit an article to be published in the next Newsletter issue please email it to Mrs. LaToya Sims at latoya.s.sims2@us.army.mil. The deadline for submission for March Newsletter is March 16, 2012 Thanks, Mrs. LaToya S. Sims ASMC Newsletter Chair latoya.s.sims2@us.army.mil. 5 STAR Chapter Volume 17, Issue 7 Page 3
Page 4 The ASMC TROLLER Newsletter Lindsey Thompson, Marcia Hare, Jennie Gardner, Teena Moultrie, Teresa Salmon, & Bob Hirschbuehler, REMINDER: March s Luncheon will be held on Thursday 8 March 2012
ASMC Cookbook Fundraiser The Redstone/Huntsville Chapter of the American Society of Military Comptrollers is putting together another cookbook to raise money for local charities. The last cookbook we did was way back in 2003 and we got a really good response from not only our members but from people in the Redstone and Huntsville community. We are starting to collect recipes for this fun project, so if you have a favorite recipe you'd like to submit you have two ways you can do that. First, you can send your typed recipe along with your name to one of the points of contact below. Please be sure and add your name and organization or you can put in a name and just ASMC Member. Examples when submitting to recipe collectors are as followed: Mary Contrary ASMC Member Or Mary Contrary AMCOM Legal Office Have a family member or office mate that would like to contribute? Invite them to submit recipes as well! In 2003, we even had recipes from the Command Group! Everyone likes to show off their favorite recipes. Since this is a Redstone/Huntsville community effort we invite all members of the community to contribute. Recipe Collectors and your Points of Contact are: Judy Smith (Judith.smith4@us.army.mil) Michelle Cobb (michelle.cobb@us.army.mil Audrea Edwards (Audrea.edwards@us.army.mil) Lindsey Harper (Lindsey.harper@us.army.mil) Becky Lake (Becky.lake@us.army.mil) Stay tuned for more information on publication and sales! Thanks, Becky Lake Recipe Project Chairman Vice-President, ASMC Redstone/Huntsville Chapter Page 5 The ASMC TROLLER Newsletter
Volume 17, Issue 7 Page 6 ASMC Executive Board Meeting Minutes 7 February 2012 The monthly ASMC Board of Directors meeting was held in Building 5419, AMRDEC Guard Shack, 7 Feb 2012. The meeting was called to order at 1100 by President Lisa Lowry. Minutes from the January 2012 board meeting were approved. The following reports were given: Audrea Edwards Attendance We currently have approximately 100 signed up for Thursday s luncheon (29 of which are AMC employees). Becky Lake Vice President Still looking into ordering Chapter tee shirts to be sold to member before the PDI. Continue to do work on our Chapter cookbook, need more recipes. Would like to have the cookbook published before Mother s Day. Dana Wilbanks Treasurer Financials were sent to board members. Suggested that we advise winner of PDI trip that the member needs to pay for the trip in advance and the Chapter will reimburse. Judy Smith Programs Confirmed Thursday s speaker Sue Goodyear from HQs, AMC. March luncheon will be a joint luncheon with SOLE, speaker confirmed as Joy McKee from Operation Green Team, City of Huntsville. Martin Roggio Training and Education Continue to finish last minute details for the mini-pdi. Problems arising with registration. Need to send out notification to members to ensure they have a reservation in TIPS. Organization s credit card holder will need to register member in Jackson Center site. Currently have 124 confirmed in attendance. Sherry Poole Special Events Looking into possibly moving the venue and change menu for the May picnic. Will do research and revisit this issue next month. Teresa Salmon Awards Will be drawing for the winner of the PDI trip at Thursday s luncheon. Lisa Lowry for Tony McAdory and Gwen Davis Community Projects Needs volunteers to work Panoply. More information to follow. Need to ensure we are being credited for community service hours in order to maintain Chapter 5-star status. Lisa Lowry for Lindsey Harper Scholarships Scholarship application are due February 29 th. Lisa Lowry President Did a cost estimate for members who wish to attend the PDI in Anaheim. Current costs estimate if approximately $2114. This would include $125 per diem a day, $71 meals, $100 baggage and cab fees, and 4 nights stay. Note: Board made a motion to vote on giving away 2 trips to the PDI vs. 1. Board voted and approved. /s/ Judy Smith, Recording Secretary
Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM) News BECOME A CDFM (Certified Defense Financial Manager)! There are two Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training (EDFMT) courses being offered in Huntsville during FY12. These courses are an excellent opportunity to prepare you for the testing required to obtain CDFM status. The first class is scheduled for 19-23 Mar 12 and has open enrollment for everyone including contractors. To enroll go to the Graduate School USA website: http://www.graduateschool.edu/course_details.php?cid=finc7060d The second class is scheduled for 16-20 Apr 12 and is for Army employees with limited seats available for other DoD employees. The link for this course is: http://www.asmccertification.com/ under the Education/Training tab. The registration for this class has slightly more confusing navigation so please contact Rob Archer, rob.archer@us.army.mil, for assistance if necessary. GO ONE STEP FURTHER AND BECOME A CDFM-A (Certified Defense Financial Manager with Acquisition Specialty)! To enhance your CDFM status, why not consider taking Module 4 (Acquisition Business Management)? A class will be held for government employees in Huntsville on 3-4 May 12. The link is http://www.asmccertification.com/ under the Education/Training tab. If assistance is needed, please contact Rob Archer, rob.archer@us.army.mil. NEW CDFM CERTIFICATION RENEWAL REQUIREMENT. Effective 1 Jan 12, ASMC s CDFM certification renewal process will require that two of your 80 CPE s be obtained from ethics training. This new requirement applies to both existing and candidate CDFM s. If ethics training is already included in your organization s professional development program, it can be applied toward this requirement. Existing CDFM s should note that if their CDFM is up for renewal in 2012, they will have until 31 Dec 12 to attain the ethics training, but will only need one ethics-related CPE. They will still need to renew by the date on their CDFM certificate, but they will be able to renew with 79 CPE s as long as they attain the one ethics CPE by 31 Dec 12. ASMC members can take two ethics-related workshops from the 2011 PDI at no charge by visiting the ASMC Online Learning Center. Any questions regarding this new requirement should be directed to Lisa Deyo at deyo@asmconline.org or at (703)549-0360, ext. 109. Page 7 The ASMC TROLLER Newsletter
Volume 17, Issue 7 Page 8 For more information and application submissions info contacts: Ms. Lindsey Harper, Chairperson, Scholarship Committee, 256-842-6655 Mrs. Michelle Cobb, 256-842-0228 Mrs. Judith Smith, 256-876-6163
2012 ASMC Redstone/Huntsville Chapter Leap Into the Future Mini-PDI On 22 February the Chapter conducted a mini PDI at the Jackson Center in Research Park. 167 members, guests and sponsors attended. The event featured LTC Rick Diggs from the Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School, Ms. Valisa Farrington-Lynch from Assistant Secretary of the Army (ASA) Financial Management and Comptroller Proponency Office, Congressman Mo Brooks and Mr. Steve Morgan who spoke on the Challenge of Change. Throughout the day participants were treated to a series of informative, motivating, inspirational and thought provoking presentations. Participants left the PDI with a better understanding of how to "Think about Thinking", our eyes were opened to the many comptroller career development and training opportunities offered by DoD and the Army, we were given a sobering overview of the budget and deficit issues facing our country and we were inspired and entertained on how we should approach life and the changes in our lives. My personal thanks to our event volunteers and the members of the Education and Training Committee for the many hours of effort that they put into making this a productive and successful Mini PDI. Jessica Dunaway, Michelle Cobb, Pam Sutton, Teresa Salmon, Nicole Barnes, Debbie O'Neal, Dana Wilbanks, Judy Smith, Lori Elmore, Erin Fledderman, Tenna Moultrie, and Martin Roggio. Thanks, Martin, Chairperson, Training and Education Volume 17, Issue 7 Page 9
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Volume 17, Issue 7 Page 11 2012 ASMC Redstone/Huntsville Chapter Leap Into the Future Mini-PDI Speakers Handouts from speakers at the previous ASMC Redstone/ Huntsville Chapter Mini-PDI will be available at the next ASMC luncheon March 8, 2012 at the Trinity Methodist Church. 2012 ASMC National PDI PDI 2012, the premier training event hosted by the American Society of Military Comptrollers, will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center on May 30 June 1, with a theme of Professionalism in Action. Registration is now open! Our keynote speaker at Wednesday's opening session will be the Honorable Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and CFO; and the Honorable Sean O'Keefe, former Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Director of the Office Management and Budget and former Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) will be speaking at Friday's luncheon. This year's event will include more than 130 educational sessions and the ability to earn up to 24 CPE, with an additional opportunity for CPE at the Pre-PDI sessions. Workshops will cover topics such as budget and cost, acquisition, audit readiness and ethics. A full draft listing of session topics is available under Program Information. The registration rate for members who register by May 1 is $545, and housing rates will range from $125 to $145 per room night. To register or obtain a room, go to www.pdi2012.org. New this year!! Virtual PDI Registration Can't attend PDI 2012 in Anaheim on May 30 June 1 or want to learn from breakout sessions you could not attend? The ASMC will offer registration for virtual participation that will give you the opportunity to earn CPE from many of the sessions recorded at PDI. We know for many of you, a virtual platform may be the only means of experiencing PDI to satisfy your advanced education needs. A full pricing sheet is available on VirtualPDI.org. Volume discounts will also be available through VirtualPDI.org. May 30 June1,2012: Anaheim, California
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<<<<A LOOK AHEAD>>>> American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) Redstone/Huntsville Chapter March Luncheon Speaker: Ms. Joy McKee, Director of Operation Green Team, Huntsville Topic Keep Huntsville Beautiful When: Thursday, 8 March @ 1130 Where: Trinity United Methodist Church Menu: Salad, Barbeque, Baked Beans, Slaw, Rolls, Dessert, Coffee, Tea, Water For ticket information, contact: Audrea Edwards, 313-2382 or Lisa Lowry, 876-7086 Need reservations by 1000, Thurs, 1 Mar 12 Ticket Price - $13.00 members/$14.00non-members MAP TO MONTHLY MEETINGS