APMP Mid-SouthChapter Meeting

Joe Yearta, CF APMPChapter CO-Chair

April 1, 2014

@billboggs www.linkedin.com/in/billboggs/

Mid-South Chapter Officersfor 2014

Name Position

Bill Boggs Chapter Chair

Joe Yearta Chapter Vice-Chair

Tonya Maurice Treasurer

Andrea Shetley Secretary

Ken Merwin Membership Chair

Roger Campbell Planning Chair

Jennifer Hamaker Webmaster

A. J. DePriest Marketing – Nashville Region

Whitney Dorning Marketing – Huntsville Region

Open Marketing – Birmingham Region

Mid-South Chapter Goals

• Provide education and networking through F2F and virtual venues– Host Monthly Chapter Meetings (10 meetings/yr)– Conduct one meeting/quarter outside of HSV– Conduct Monthly Officers Meeting– Government and Commercial focus

• Grow Membership– 2013: From 18 to 36– 2014: From 36 to 72– 2015: From 72 to 144

• Grow Corporate Sponsorships– 2013: From 0 to 5– 2014: From 5 to 10– 2015: From 10 to 15

• Establish partnerships with Universities & Associations– e.g., UAH, FIT, Vanderbilt, PMI, NCA

• Create, maintain, and grow a professional Chapter Website• Broaden awareness of APMP by issuing at least one Press Release per quarter

Membership – Ken Merwin

Current Membership 56

New members (plus five)• Leslie Meilhon• Julie Van Valkenburg• Heather Wood• Patricia Trotter• Andrea Canerossi

Currently have 40 members in the Linked-In Group (plus three)

Corporate Sponsors

Social Media(Stay Up-to-Date w/Chapter)

• APMP Web Site www.apmp.org

• Mid-South Web Sitewww.apmpmid-south.org

• LinkedIn Mid-South Chapter Group

• Twitter @MidSouthAPMP

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Upcoming Calendar

• 5/6 – Chapter Meeting (Nashville)– “Dynamic Duo: Teaming with a Graphic Artist to Increase Proposal

Impact”– Brent Bladwin

• 6/10 – Chapter Meeting (Huntsville)– “A Quick Overview of the NASA Source Evaluation Board Process”– Byron Butler

Chapter Meetings – First TuesdayChapter Officer’s Meetings – Third Tuesday

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