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OCTOBER 2015 VOLUME 20 ISSUE 2

THE ASMC “TROLLER NEWSLETTER

Inside this issue:

President's Message

1

Local Chapter News 2-6

CDFM/EDFMT 7

Community Projects News

8-11

Corporate Membership

12

Mthly Luncheon 13

ASMC President Message

Board Meeting:

Thursday

01 Oct 2015

At 1100AM

Bldg. 5300 RM 5539

ASMC Monthly

Luncheon:

Thursday

08 Oct 2015

At 1130AM

Trinity United

Methodist Church

Wesley Hall

October marks the beginning of the new fiscal year

and FY16 will undoubtedly be a demanding year

for Comptrollers. The Budget Control Act and

Continuing Resolutions are challenges that engage our skills and

often stress our workforce. Staying connected to your

Redstone/Huntsville ASMC Chapter has never been more important.

We need to draw on the expertise of one another, keep our training

current, and network to be successful. I encourage everyone to play

an active part in ASMC.

Please plan to join us for the 8 October Luncheon at Trinity Methodist

Church. October is our "Retiree Roundup" and we want to see and

visit with all our retired members. I will be sharing important news

about "The State of the Redstone/Huntsville Chapter" during the

luncheon. Not all of our members have a clear understanding of how

the chapter works financially, what the status of our membership is,

committee opportunities, and how a successful chapter is measured.

You won't want to miss this month's event!

Christina Ridgeway

2015-2016 ASMC President

Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

FIVE STAR CHAPTER

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EXECUTIVE BOARD: OFFFICER NAME Email Address:

President Christina Ridgeway [email protected]

Vice President Debbie O’Neal [email protected]

Corresponding Secretary Lisa Lowry [email protected]

Recording Secretary Pam Sutton [email protected]

Treasurer Audrea Edwards [email protected]

Assistant Treasurer LaToya S. Sims [email protected]

COMMITTEE: COMMITTEE

CHAIR: Email Address:

Attendance Debbie O’Neal [email protected]

Audit Mark Lutz [email protected]

Awards Monica Harriger [email protected]

CDFM/DoDFMCP Christopher Paz [email protected]

Chapter Competition Kim Jean [email protected]

Chapter Fair (Philanthropy) Vickie Compton [email protected]

Community Projects Sandra Dargin [email protected]

Constitution/ByLaws Sandra Dargin [email protected]

Facilities Debbie O’Neal [email protected]

Membership Dana Wilbanks [email protected]

Corporate Membership Dana Wilbanks [email protected]

Newsletter LaToya S. Sims [email protected]

Nominating Theodora Bone [email protected]

Programs Rhea Paseur [email protected]

Publicity/Photo Maureen Trainor [email protected]

Scholarship Beth Hodges [email protected]

Special Events

Training and Education Stephen Elison [email protected]

Ways and Means Jennifer Stephenson [email protected]

Webmaster Derek Hartwig [email protected]

2015-2016 Volunteer for ASMC Committees

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UME ASMC September 2015 Executive Board Meeting

ASMC Board Meeting – 3 Sept 15

Attendees: Christina Ridgeway, Pam Sutton, LaToya Sims, Debbie O’Neal, Theadora Bone, Rhea

Paseur, Dana Wilbanks, Stephen Elison, Audrea Edwards, Sandra Dargin

Christina Ridgeway - President – Called meeting to order @11:05 am 3 Sep 15.

Minutes for August meeting were approved.

Christina Ridgeway – President

Tried to contact National about dollars from PDI but was unable to make contact. Will keep trying.

For Christopher Paz – Christopher is looking into offering some CDFM courses in the near future, possibly brown bag.

Christina plans to discuss ‘State of Chapter’ at the October luncheon. Will talk about memberships, officers and chairs and explain how the chapter operates. Will mention the upcoming luncheons and topics planned.

For Kim Jean – All chapter competition items have been submitted.

For Mark Lutz – Everything for audit has been completed.

Debbie O’Neal – Vice President

Only 8 reservations for Sep luncheon. Trinity was late getting her the menu so announcement was late going out. She has requested Trinity provide the following month’s menu at the current month’s luncheon so this doesn’t continue to happen.

November luncheon is too close to the holiday so proposed to move the luncheon to 5 November. Board meeting will be moved as well, tentatively to 4 November.

Special Olympics is coming up. Debbie has sent a tentative list of volunteers but people can still sign up.

Debbie will be putting information out soon for National awards nominees. Several categories are available for nominations.

Dana Wilbanks – Community Services and Memberships

Tut Fann Valentine’s Day Party is scheduled for 12 Feb. ASMC has been asked to bring candy. Will collect candy at the January and February luncheons.

Plans to send email to all members whose membership has expired. Audrea Edwards mentioned Na-tional was giving away 3 Amazon gift cards. Selections would be from any new memberships or mem-berships renewed before 1 Oct.

Dana will also work on obtaining new corporate members.

Continues on page 4


Cont. ASMC September 2015 Executive Board Meeting

Stephen Elison – Training and Education

Spoke with Martin Roggio regarding Mini-PDI. Martin provided him a list of people that sponsored the Mini-PDI last year. Stephen will contact those individuals but will also go after some of the bigger corporate sponsors and try to pull in more sponsorship.

LaToya Sims – Newsletter

Has compiled everything from July to Sep. We should see that newsletter soon.

Audrea Edwards - Treasurer

Received no feedback on budgets and financial statement reports. Assumes everything is in order.

Received membership rebate this week.

Will need to make decision in Feb on whether to roll over CD at First Commercial.

Tax forms have to be turned in by 1 Nov.

Rhea Paseur – Programs

Has received packets for this month’s speaker.

Plans to have a 2-part presentation on the DoD FM Certification program. Looking for someone who has completed their certification that would be willing to participate. Discussion topics may include courses cross-walk, demo of how to go through the process, issues people are having with the system, etc. LaToya recommended going out to the membership and seeing what issues people have had with working through the process. Part 1 of presentation is tentatively scheduled for the November luncheon.

Pam Sutton

Recording Secretary

Cookbooks are $5.00 please contact the below POC:

Debbie O’Neal, [email protected], 256-783-4724

ASMC Cookbook


September KUDOS CORNER

Door Prize Winners (Pictured L to R):

Monica Harriger, Doris Montgomery, Bob Hirschbuehler,

Debbie O’Neal, & Mark Lutz

September Luncheon Speaker:

Mr. Leigh Boothe ERP Support Specialist

AMCOM G8

September Luncheon Speaker:

Ms. Trudy Carpenter ERP Support Specialist

AMCOM G8


CDFM - Earned Value Management & EDFMT Offering RSA

Introduction to Earned Value Management (EVM)

By Christopher Paz, CDFM

Earned value management (EVM) is a performance measurement technique on measuring a program’s performance and process through combination measure-ments of the scope, schedule, and costs. The program EVM determines the fore-casts of cost performance (over budget or under budget) and schedule perfor-mance (behind schedule or ahead of schedule). The benefits of EVM provides con-tractors and program managers with similar data to critically assess the execution status of their contractors. The concept of EVM leads to the development of an In-tegrated Baseline Review (IBR). The IBR is collaborate baseline measurement be-tween the contractor and the program managers to analyze and evaluate their con-tract performance status.

Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training (EDFMT) Course

Enhanced Defense Financial Management Training Course EDFMT class from 21

March 2016 to 25 March 2016.

Registration is at https://www.atrrs.army.mil/edfmt/

Click on the Schedule.

The FY2016 classes are now loaded.

Christopher Paz

CDFM/DoDFMCP Committee Chair

Victory Day Celebration—70th Anniversary of

WWII Community Project


Name of Project Coordinator: Dana Wilbanks

Name of Project Supported: Victory Day Celebration--70TH ANNIVERSARY

OF ENDING OF WWII

Project Location: (Address) US Space & Rocket Center, One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, AL 35805

Mission (Description of Project): Recognition and Thank You Celebration for

WWII Veterans

Date of Activity/Service Provided: 10-Aug-15

Total Hrs Spent on Project: 117 Member Hrs: 95

Non Member Hrs: 22

ASMC Members Who Helped:

NAMES HRS

Kari Childress 8

Dave Egli 5

Chad Durrance 6

Kathryn VanScoy 9

Wayne Robertson 8

Carleen Stidham 8

Cliff Gordon 7.5

Brilliance Ugwuegbulam 8.5

Debbie O'Neal 10

Maureen Trainor 5

Stephen Elison 10

Dana Wilbanks 10

TOTAL MEMBER HRS 95

Non-Members who Helped:

Allison Marquardt 8

Nancy Talley 8

Candis Barentine 6

TOTAL NON-MEMBER HRS 22

TOTAL HRS 117

Photo Capture of Victory Celebration

Community Project Event


Cont. Victory Celebration

Community Project Event



2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS VOLUNTEERS

The Special Olympics will be October 20, 2015 at Milton Frank Stadium, from 8:00 till 1:00. Rain date is October 22, 2015. We need LOTS of volunteers because we have lost the Soldiers due to the School at Redstone moving. The Soldiers were always our escorts and without them we will have to have two civilians/students to replace one Soldier as escorts. We also have the other job assignment to fill. The event assignments and escorts jobs require the volunteer to be there the entire day which is 8:00 - 1:00.

Volunteers must be 16 years of age or older. Those volunteers under the age of 16 can assist in the activity tents, cheer sections and other areas as needed. This is a good way for your children to get volunteer hours for school. Please give me the name and age if you are 16 or younger.

If you are a returning Volunteer, please indicate the volunteer role that you would like to be re-assigned to or if you would like to have a new assignment. If you have a handicap that you need to do something special like a setting assignment let me know. Beth Middleton will do her best to put you were you request.

Events are East & West Track and Field, Shot Put, Soft Ball, Standing Long Jump, Running Long Jump, Job assignments could be Escort, Recorders, Timers, Stagers, Runners, Judges table, Award, Measurers, Huggers, Spotters and more. Escort duties are attached.

Please provide your name, e-mail address, if you are an ASMC member or not and if you have an ASMC blue T-Shirt or not. We have had great participation in the past and we certainly need your help again this year the rewards are well worth it.

POC: Debbie O'Neal, e-mail: [email protected],

phone: 256-723-2314 (H) or (256) 783-4724 (C).

MISSION OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year - round sports, training and athletic competition giving them continuing opportunities to develop physics fitness, demonstrate

courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the

community.

Thank you for volunteering.

Debbie O'Neal

Community Project Volunteers Needed—Special Olympics

mailto:[email protected]

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP


Chapter Website:

http://www.orgsites.com/al/hsv-redstone-asmc/

-FACEBOOK (like us on Facebook) American Society of Military Comptrollers-Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

Articles for the October Newsletter

are due COB 19 October 2015.

Please email Ms. LaToya (Fikes) Sims at

[email protected] to

submit your articles, photos, and other AMSC Local/National News

http://www.orgsites.com/al/hsv-redstone-asmc/

mailto:[email protected]

Monthly Luncheon Information

American Society of Military Comptrollers (ASMC) - Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

Speaker: Christina Ridgeway

Thursday, 8 October @ 11:30 amTrinity United Methodist Church Wesley Hall

Menu: Meatloaf, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans, Roll, Dessert and Drink

For Ticket Information, contact

Sabrina Cate 256-842-6649 and Daphne Turner 256-842-6790Please make reservations by COB, Wednesday, 30 September 2015

Ticket Price – Members $13, Non-Members $14

Topic: The State of the Redstone/Huntsville Chapter

“Retiree Roundup Month” Hope to see you

there!!!

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