Please welcome the following members who joined the Central Florida Chapter in 2007:

Michelle Gerena, Billing Manager, Broussard, Cullen, DeGailler & Eagan, P. A.
Tom Gillmore, Controller, The Unger Law Group, PL
Patti Greber, Director of HR, Akerman, Senterfitt
Melinda Irvine, Firm Administrator, N. Diane Holmes, P. A.
Jennifer McCallister, Office Manager, Kingsford & Rock, P. A.
Martina Shaw, Administrator, Broussard, Cullen, DeGailler & Eagan, P. A.
Dorothy Sneed, Office Manager, Fowler White Boggs Banker P. A.
Sandra Velazquez, Firm Administrator for Stanton & Gasdick, P. A.
Selina Vinson, Administrator, Childress & Charpentier, P. A.
Jason Wilson, Administrator, Cabaniss, Smith, Toole & Wiggins, PL

 
Welcome to the Chapter!!  Please jump right in and join your peers at the next CFCALA meeting!  We look forward to seeing you (often)!!

ALA WEBINARS...
Several interesting ALA Webinars are on the Calendar.  Don't overlook the benefit of a quick 2 hour dose of education in some critical areas.  See the Calendar for more details.

MANAGING PARTNERS BREAKFAST was a success and we were able to offer CLE credits for our Partners. YEAH! This was a first for our Chapter and we hope to offer many more opportunities in the future.

PRESIDENTS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE...
The Central Florida Chapter has been recognized as a Platinum Chapter for the first time. Thanks go out to Melissa Corah and the 2007-2008 Board. This is a great accomplishment for our Chapter.

June Coffman won the early bird registration drawing and Michelle Gerena won the first time attendee drawing for early bird registration for ALA's 37thh Annual Educational Conference and Exposition in Seattle, Washington.

Tony Boni with Saxon Business Systems and his wife welcomed a beautiful baby girl on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 15 oz. Both Mother and Baby are doing great. Saxon Business Systems is the CFCALA Titanium Sponsor. See our Photo Gallery for a picture of the Proud Papa with Baby.

Our very own Stacey Barve has been selected by the ALA Board of Directors to serve as the Region 2 Education Officer for the two year term starting at National Conference in May 2008.

At the 36th Annual Educational Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, outgoing ALA President Dick Nigon passed the gavel to Patricia L. Groff, CLM to preside over our 10,000+ members in 2007-2008.  Wendy Rice-Isaacs is serving as President-Elect.

The following is our Region 2 Team for 2007-2008:

Kathy Scourby (Knoxville TN) - Region 2 Director
Sabine Curto (Washington DC) - Education Officer
David T. Kristy, CLM (Knoxville TN) - Communications Officer
Vicki L. Smith-Bilt (Miami FL) - Projects Officer
Joyce Patrick-Bai (Mesa AZ) - At Large Director

These folks are the link between ALA Chapters and the ALA Board of Directors and headquarters staff, and they stand ready to assist us at any time.