Committees

Chapter 8 Committees:

ADMISSIONS - Assists with Interviews of CPM® Candidates, monitors Candidates’ progress, meeting attendance, responds to inquiries regarding membership, and helps to contact members who have not paid dues. Also provides Candidate mentoring and guidance.
VP, Admissions
 David Barton
Director, Admissions 
 Kriszen Williams           
 
AMO® - Helps to keep track of AMO® firms within Chapter 8’s jurisdiction, keep updated on current requirements, applications procedures, and the rules and regulations governing the program.
VP, Admissions 
 David Barton
 
ARM®/ACoM - Helps to promote the ARM® and ACoM designations, helps to identify and interview potential ARM® and ACoM applicants, helps to plan and coordinate ARM® and ACoM seminars and events. 
VP, ARM®
 Solomon Bickersteth
Director, ACoM  
 Jason Lee
 
AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIP  - Helps to make recommendations for awards and scholarship in November.
CPM of the Year
 Renee Gibbs
 
NOMINATING – Solicits nominations for the Executive Council.  Works with Strategic Planning Committee.
VP, Strategic Planning
 Lynn Kiley  
 
COMMUNICATIONS- Helps to coordinate all communications to the members, including newsletters, web site, e-newsletter, social media. Also includes preparing press releases to the media of newsworthy events.
VP, Communications  
 Amanda Breziner
Director, Communications
 Chrystal Brown 
 
COMMUNITY ACTION – Helps to plan and coordinate all charitable activities within the community to promote the Chapter and IREM (falls within Member Services Committee).
VP, Member Services Jamie Weber
 
EDUCATION/SCHOLARSHIP – Participate on the Region 3 Education Committee, coordinating all locally-sponsored IREM education courses.  Also oversees the Howard University initiative.
VP, Education
 Renee Gibbs
Director, Education
 Bill Lehan 
Education Committee
 Jennifer Kenworthy 
Education Committee   
 Wayne Tyler  
 
FINANCE – Oversees all financial reporting for the Chapter.
VP, Finance Wayne Tyler
 
FRIENDS OF IREM – Helps to recruit and renew companies participating in the Friends of IREM program, coordinates Friends of IREM “three minutes of fame”, and helps to sell sponsorship for golf tournament, gala, and other events.>
VP, Friends of IREM
 Dan Orcutt
Director, Friends of IREM 
 Dave Peterson
 
GALA – Serves as Chapter representatives on the annual Regional Gala Committee, planning the event, coordinating the charity, soliciting sponsors.>
Director, Gala Committee
 Lynn Kiley
Gala Committee 
 Jennifer Kenworthy
Gala Committee 
 Victoria Kanevsky
 
GOLF TOURNAMENT – Serve on the golf tournament committee, helping to organize the annual event.
Director, Golf Committee
 Judy Agee 
Committee    
 John Whitt 
 
INCOME/EXPENSE – Helps to coordinate and monitor the participation by Chapter members in IREM’s collection of building operating expense data (falls within Member Services Committee).
VP, Member Services
 Jamie Weber
 
JOB PLACEMENT – Helps to maintain a local listing of members seeking employment, as well as employers with job opportunities (falls within Member Services Committee).
Job Placement  Astrid Steinhilber
   
LEGISLATIVE – Helps to monitor legislative issues of importance to Chapter members.
VP, Education  
Astrid Steinhilber 
 
 
 
MEMBER SERVICES –Oversees all member benefit programs, such as income and expense, and all charitable endeavors.
VP, Member Services 
Jamie Weber 
Director, Member Services 
Denise Vignola
 
 
 
PROGRAMS – Assists with the planning and coordination of the programs and meeting topics for chapter meetings for the year. Sets up the meeting calendar, contacts speakers, and works with Executive Director on reserving restaurants and meeting space.
VP, Programs 
Afi Edim
Director, Programs
Cheryl Belle-Deen
 
 
 
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS – Serve on committee promoting the growth of young professionals joining IREM. Plan special events for this group, encouraging participation.
IREM Young Professionals
Chris Swemba 
Kriszen Williams 
Alex Hope  
Jamie Weber 
 
 
 
STRATEGIC PLANNING – Oversees the running of the Chapter, assists with the succession plan, develops and adheres to strategic plan, coordinates past presidents luncheon, oversees Nominating Committee.
VP, Strategic Planning 
Lynn Kiley
Director, Strategic Planning
Judy Agee
Director, Strategic Planning 
Bill Lehan 
Director, Strategic Planning 
Dan Orcutt 
Director, Strategic Planning   
John Whitt      

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