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Sourdough NewsSourdough NewsSourdough News April 2015April 2015April 2015
PRESIDENT’S CORNER
Thanks to Tom Kretzschmar for organizing and facilitating the online elections for officers recently – we will have an official swearing in of these officers at our summer BBQ which will be held in early July. Please stay tuned for dates, time, and location. The online voting worked great this year – highly efficient and easy to do. Thanks again to Tom and our slate of officers which includes: Paula Brault (President), Fred Mortimer (Vice President), Claire Mueller (Secretary), and Louise Hooyer (Treasurer).
If anyone is interested in helping out as Vice-Treasurer and potentially assuming this role in the chapter please let me know. Also, as Claire assumes the Secretary position we are look-ing for someone to take over the newsletter – please let me know if you are interested.
The IRWA course Reviewing Appraisals in Eminent Domain (course #410) has unfortu-nately been cancelled.
In the future you may register and pay for the monthly chapter lunches and other events using PayPal – look at the Chapter 49 website as an example and see how easy it is to pay ahead for your lunch on the 15th of April. Speaking of the 15th please be at the chapter meeting to hear Dr. Katie Ringsmuth (from the Anchorage Museum) as she talks about the Anchorage Centennial and the associated Maps Project. Thanks also to Tim Trawver and Louise Hooyer for getting the PayPal account up and running.
The Alaska Land Titles class held on March 27th filled up so fast that we scheduled a second class for May 15th – if you are interested please see the chapter website (again) and pay via PayPal (if you are inclined).
THANKS!
Steven G. Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA
CHAPTER MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH
Board Meeting: April
Meeting Starts: 11:45 am
Speaker: 12:00 pm
The next monthly Chapter meeting will be place on Wednesday, April 15th at the MOA Permit Center. This month’s speaker will be Dr. Katie Ringsmuth, Senior Curator, Anchorage Museum, Alaska Gallery The presentation topic: Anchorage Centennial Maps Project
MOA Permit Center, Anchorage, AK
4700 Elmore Road
Please RSVP by Monday, April 13th by accepting the cal-endar invite or emailing [email protected].
DATES & EVENTS
UPCOMING MONTHLY LUNCHEON DATES:
April Monthly Luncheon: Wednesday April 15th, 2015 May Monthly Luncheon: Wednesday May 20th, 2015 Remember No Luncheons the months of: JUNE & JULY Monthly luncheons Resume in August: Wednesday August 19th, 2015
OTHER EVENTS:
May 15, 2015 Land Titles in Rural Alaska With Rick Elliot Vicki Gerken, SR/WA 343-8187 [email protected] September 24 & 25, 2015 Course 200: Principles of Real Estate Negotiations Matthew Burkholder 269-0701 [email protected]
APRIL 2015
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MAY 2015
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NOTES FROM THE EDUCATION CHAIR
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE NEWS
The 2015-2016 Chapter 49 Officers and Directors online election is underway. Members should have received an email from “Election Buddy” with an invitation to vote.
If you did not receive an email, please check your spam box for Election Buddy. Or contact Nominations and Awards Chair Tom Kretzschmar
([email protected]) to confirm your email address.
Once you have located the email, click on the link “To Vote”. The link provides you a list of our four nominees and a clickable voting block. The process takes less than one minute.
This election runs until April 13, 2015 at 5:03 pm, Alaska time zone. Your voting choices will remain anonymous. Your participation is appreciated.
Due to low registration numbers we have CANCELLED course 410. We are con-sidering rescheduling this course in the near future.
COURSE COORDINATOR NEEDED – We still need a Course Coordinator for IRWA C-
303 – Managing the Consultant Process, scheduled for October 15-16, 2015. This is a great opportunity to attend this course for free!
CSMA’s for all remaining 2015 courses are due by June 30, 2015. Please let me know
if you need assistance with finding instructors or completing the CSMA’s.
2016 Course Offerings – We need to add courses to our schedule for 2016. Please email or call me with your course requests!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
Certification Candidates:
Uniform Act Relocation Certification (R/W-URAC)
Donna Williams, SR/WA, R/W-RAC
Dave Williams, SR/WA, R/W-RAC
RWA Certification
Fred Thoerner
Claire Mueller has submitted completion paperwork for RWA Certification
SR/WA Candidates
Mychael Alfaro
Paula Brault
Nancy Cameron
Andrew Frazier
Jeri Ann Strand
Martin Hansen
Rick Kauzlarich
Douglas Mroch
Fran Murphy
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OTHER NEWS, EVENTS, AND THANK YOUS
At the Joint Luncheon in February we witnessed the changing of the guard for APWA! Thank you Jim Amundsen for all that you have done for APWA! Welcome and Congratulations Scott Hattenburg 2015 Chapter President!
A special ’Thank you’ to Karen Westenfeld for your update on the Alaska LNG project!
All Photos courtesy of Judy Hartley
About the IRWA
Since its inception as a not-for-profit association in 1934, IRWA has united the ef-forts of its members toward professional development, strong ethics, and improved service to employers and the public, along with advancements within the right of way profession. IRWA is the unsurpassed source of right of way educational pro-grams and professional services worldwide.
Our Members
Dedicated exclusively to the right of way profession, IRWA has nearly 10,000 members throughout the U.S. and Canada. Our members are multi-disciplined professionals employed by private industry and government agencies as Acquisition Agents, Appraisers, Environment Professionals, Engineers, Lawyers, Property Man-agers, Relocation Assistance Agents, Surveyors, and Title Experts.
Professional Development Focus
Billions of dollars are spent annually in the acquisition, management, and transfer of rights of way. With the technical skills required for proficiency in this complex activity, IRWA’s specialized education and training programs, leading to profession-al certifications and the IRWA’s designation, the SR/WA, provide an essential foundation for right of way professionals across the U.S. and Canada. Visit our website at www.irwaonline.org to review the descriptions of the more than 50 courses currently available and our credentialing program.
President International Director Steve Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA [email protected]; 343-8366 Vice-President International Director Paula Brault [email protected]; 644-2111 Treasurer Louise Hooyer, SR/WA [email protected]; 269-0713 Secretary Frederick Mortimer [email protected]; 646-5128 Immediate Past President Donna Williams, SR/WA, R/W-RAC [email protected]; 646-5167 Education Deanna Kilburn, RWA - Chair [email protected]; 644-2043 Professional Development Judy Hartley, SR/WA - Chair [email protected]; 688-5101 Bonnie Bailey, SR/WA-Vice-Chair [email protected]; 696-2163
Membership Karen Keesecker [email protected] Nominations and Elections Tom Kretzschmar, Chair [email protected]; 2017 Conference Pat Thayer, SR/WA-Chair [email protected]; 328-2233 Kathryn Schreckenghost-Vice-Chair [email protected]; 646-5169 Newsletter Claire Mueller [email protected]; 562-2000 Alaska Membership Directory Alan C. Trawver, SR/WA [email protected]; 346-2433 Website (Chapter 49 and Region 7) Timothy A. Trawver, SR/WA [email protected]; 346-2433
2014/15 CHAPTER 49 OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Picnic Coordinator Steve Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA [email protected]; 343-8366 Programs Vicki Gerken, SR/WA [email protected]; 343-8187 Dan Beardsley, SR/WA-Vice-Chair [email protected]; 646-5139 Lunch Coordinator Fran Murphy, [email protected]; 343-8283
Chapter 49: www.irwa49.org
Region 7: www.irwaregion7.org
International: www.irwaonline.org
