SACRAMENTO CHAPTER

 

HOME
ABOUT US
RESERVATIONS
NEWSLETTER
EVENTS
EMPLOYMENT
BOARD
FEEDBACK
CONTACT US

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

 

Jacqui Anderson
2006-2007 President


Greetings!  Welcome to the official website for the Sacramento Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. I hope you take advantage of the resources available on this site to enhance your membership and involvement in IMA activities throughout the year.

When I was given the opportunity to serve as the Sacramento Chapter President from 2000 to 2002, I had no thought that I would be selected to serve a second time.  I am looking forward to building upon the successes we have achieved, and to strive to overcome the weaknesses which have existed.  The latter is a major challenge, since it will require that many more members volunteer time to chapter service.

Our successes resulted from the efforts of Linus Li, our immediate Past President and a core set of officers and directors who carried out their responsibilities above and beyond.  One measure of success was our position in National competition between chapters.  The Sacramento Chapter finished 13th in the Stevenson Division (for chapters with more than 125 members).  This was within the top one-third, and second only to Silicon Valley in the Golden West Council.  On the other hand a review of the specific areas of the competition reveals a weakness in professional education for chapter members.  

While we believe that we have obtained some good to excellent speakers for our dinner meetings (and this is our primary educational effort), the attendance at these meetings has been disappointing.  We will continue to seek speakers who can educate and entertain (recognizing that not all speakers are capable of both), and we encourage our membership to join us.  The meetings not only provide useful information about a variety of subjects, but also allow effective networking with accountants and financial officers with different levels of experience.  We have also made arrangements to meet with the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) for a few meetings this year to expand our networking opportunities to include this additional membership base.

We were enthused over the success of our "Student Night" held on the CSU Sacramento campus last year and will continue with meeting with them during both semesters.  Chapter board members provide training for the new officers each semester, and offer other assistance during the year.  We are also planning meetings this year to reach out to the student membership NOT associated with "The Accounting Society" from CSU Sacramento but, our members from National University and our local community colleges.

One of our weaknesses was in attracting new volunteers to serve on the Chapter board of directors, and one of my goals this year is to improve upon our efforts.  We must have new 'blood', to join those who have served for several years, if we are to continue as a successful organization.

Another goal is to encourage many of our members to attend the next IMA National Convention scheduled for Phoenix, Arizona next June 16-20, 2007.  In a period of four days a member can hear many interesting speakers, attend a variety of educational programs (about 18 hours of continuing education credits are offered), and network with other members from all over the U.S. and many other countries as well.

I am enthused about the future of the Sacramento Chapter, and look forward to greeting each and every one of you at a future meeting.

Jacqui Anderson

 

Regional Council | Headquarters Site  |  Life Long Learning Center  |  SCMS