The InterConnection VOLUME 7
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ISSUE 4
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JULY/AUGUST 2019
Wichita and Kansas City Sweep the 2019 CFDD National Awards Karen Durante
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he CFDD Awards and Installation Luncheon was held at Credit Congress on Tuesday, May 21. NACM Connect is proud of all the honors our region received from CFDD National. We appreciate the hard work and dedication of every one of you involved to make our chapters such successes. In recognition of outstanding chapter monthly meeting programs, CFDD National presented one award for each member classification: Class A chapters have 25 or more members and Class B chapters have 24 members or less. The 2019 monthly meeting winners were:
• Kansas City Chapter for Outstanding Regular Monthly Meeting – Class B
• Wichita Chapter for Outstanding Seminar/Workshop – Class A
• Kansas City for Outstanding Seminar/ Workshop – Class B
Chris Birdwell (center, left) and Nacy Watson-Pistole (center, right) receive Achievement Awards at the CFDD Chapter Awards Luncheon during the 123rd Credit Congress.
This past year, the CFDD Executive Committee noticed there were some new programs offered by chapters which were highly creative, clever and exciting while still very relevant to members. The Committee voted to recognize an exceptionally creative education program, an individual who brings incredible
achievement to our organization and emerging leaders with a new Star Award. We are very pleased to announce these premier Star Award winners from our local CFDD Chapters: Continued on page 29>>
NACM Connect Wraps Up Annual Meeting Season Lillian Novak, CGA
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s NACM Connect grows, so does our opportunity for educational events. Each spring and early summer, in the form of our local Annual Meetings, the educational calendar has its kickoff. This year our season began in Rochester, New York on April 10th and ended in Cleveland, Ohio on June 20th. All in all, ten events were held in Rochester, Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee, Omaha, Wichita, Indianapolis and Cleveland. Each annual meeting is a day-long event
that blends education with a networking event. The exception is in New York where the event runs for two-days in place of an annual conference. Over the course of the ten events, 260 members attended. Agendas are set by the local educational committees, who also work with NACM Connect staff to secure speakers. Many of the speakers, particularly on panels, are NACM Connect members with a particular expertise in an area of interest. Phil Lattanzio, NACM President and Lillian Novak, Vice President of Education, attend all or most of these events which affords them an excellent opportunity to get to know our members
better. Joining them is also the Regional Director for each territory and in many cases the Credit Reporting Consultant for the area. “Giving the members face time to the management team and the regional representatives helps to build the relationships between Association members and staff. We get to hear first hand what the members are looking for through their membership; and do our best to deliver,” commented Lattanzio. Several local seminars and roundtables are on the horizon as well as our premier educational events, our three NACM Connect Conferences. Watch your email, the NACM Connect website and this newsletter for more information.■