Orange County NCMA Chapter Newsletter
Frank Fabro, President
Derek Hahn, Vice-President
Tamara McMahon, Secretary
Tina Rizkallah, Treasurer
May 8, 2009
Volume 1, Issue 7
Chapter Announcements
Message from the President…I’m pleased to report our Chapter was well
The NCMA OC Chapter Election process
has officially started for the 2009-2010
program year! We are currently taking
nominations and now is a great time to
volunteer, get involved, develop
professional contacts & enhance your
resume with leadership experience!
Open Board positions:
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VP/President Elect (2010-11)
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Treasurer
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VP Education
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VP Website & Marketing
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VP Newsletter
Board positions with nominees:
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Secretary - Tamara McMahon
ITT Interconnect Solutions
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VP Employment - Dan Alfonzo
Rockwell Collins
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VP Facilities - Colleen Johnston
AECOM
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VP Membership - Yim Lincoln
Lincolnshire LLC
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VP Programs - Brian Cruz
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Established Board positions:
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President - Derek Hahn
Crowell & Moring LLP
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Education Director – Nancy
Salzman UCI Extension
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Chapter Advisor - Frank Fabro
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Chapter Advisor - Ed Velasquez
To nominate a member, please reply to
this email
no later than May 20th.
If no more than one candidate is
nominated for a position, all will be
seated by acclamation of the present
Board & those present at the 6/18
meeting. We look forward to welcoming
additional members to the Board for an
exciting new year!
represented at the Long Beach World Congress 2009. Many thanks to our members
Matt Plaxton and Yim Lincoln who volunteered their time to greet attendees and pass
out information about our NCMA Chapter. It was a wonderfully executed recruiting
initiative! Special thanks to Matt for the fantastic chapter brochure and to Ed
Velasquez who contributed “orange” tea light favors for handouts and assisted with
the greeting process.
At the April joint-chapter meeting hosted by the Beach Cities Chapter, Ed informed
me that he will continue be our National Director for the Southwest region for
another year! Collectively, the chapters were fortunate to have John Bishop, a
retired Boeing VP, present on "Careers and NCMA". His presentation was very
thought provoking and well delivered.
~ Frank Fabro, President
MAY Chapter Meeting
Topic: “Site and Study Contract Administration for a
Pharmaceutical Contract Research Organization (CRO)”
Guest Speaker: Eric Van Gilder (bio),
Contract Administrator, Integrium LLC.
Date: May 21, 2009
Time: 5:30 Social, 6pm Dinner, 6:30 Program
Where: Ayres Hotel & Suites (map), Costa Mesa
Menu: Guadalajara Buffet
Educational News
UC Irvine Extension announces new Summer quarter courses in international
contracting and doing business with the government. Registration and information
will be available on the website www.extension.uci.edu on May 6. Internship
opportunities now are available. For more information contact Nancy Salzman, VP of
Education at nsalzman@uci.edu or 949-824-5524 for more information.
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
By Colleen Johnston
We would like to welcome the
following new members to our
chapter:
Brian Cruz
Kunal Vibhaker
Service Pins are awarded every five
years. Please let us know if you will
be attending this meeting to receive
your service pin.
NATIONAL NCMA NEWS
Coming Conferences:
Aerospace & Defense Contract
Management Conference 2009
July 9 - 10, 2009
**AND**
Leadership Summit 2009
July 10-11, 2009
The Westin Tabor Center,
Denver, Colorado
UCLA Extension Summer Quarter 2009 classes begin the week of June 22.
Enrollment is now open. For more information, call 310-206-1548 or e-mail
ceisman@uclaextension.edu.
CERTIFICATION INFORMATION – NEWS FLASH! At the recent NCMA World
Congress, it was announced that the CMBOK (Contract Management Body of
Knowledge) will be reviewed and revised. Expect CMBOK v.3 to be rolled out in
2010. As soon as UCI Extension obtains the outlines on the expected revisions,
courses will be revised as needed. In addition, it is expected that certification exams
will be revised in order to conform. Visit the National NCMA Website for information
about certification. For more information contact Nancy Salzman, Vice President of
Education at nsalzman@uci.edu or 949-824-5524.
Employment Update
The recent presentation at the April Tri-Chapter Meeting by John Bishop was
very good, well presented and informative. John’s presentation provided a
lot of commonsense approaches to how to best position oneself to gain
more responsibility and an equally commensurate promotion. He touched
on why you should not overlook those that you mentor as you move up in
an organization. His talk did not focus on bulleted topics, rather he
discussed important concepts to folksy happenings to him as he got ahead
in Boeing. All in all a very good hour spent listening and learning. I advised
everyone there that the Air Force has started allowing people looking for a
civil service position in contracts, to go directly to the Air Force base that
they want to work at and apply directly with the CPO there. ~ Frank Fabro
Our Chapter web site continues to be updated with new opportunities. We
encourage everyone looking for a position to check not only our website for
Contract-related positions; but, also those of National and other local
chapters. Networking is one of the Best Ways to get out and test the
marketplace! For more information, contact Daniel J. Alfonzo, VP of
Employment at djalfonz@rockwellcollins.com or (949) 221-5614.
2009
UPCOMING
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
MAY 21 – CHAPTER MTG*
JUNE 18 – CHAPTER MTG*
JULY & AUGUST – RECESS
Questions? Comments?
We are always looking for new ideas
about how to improve your local NCMA
experience. Contact information for
each Board member is available on the
Chapter's intranet site. General inquiries
or comments can be sent to the VicePresident Derek Hahn at
dhahn@crowell.com
SEPT 17 – CHAPTER MTG*
OCT 15 – CHAPTER MTG*
NOV 19 – CHAPTER MTG*
DEC 17 – CHAPTER SOCIAL*
(*NOTE: CHAPTER MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS
HELD ON THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH)
Chapter Resources
Orange County Chapter Intranet Sites
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Home page
Please be sure to check out our
Link to local employment
opportunities
Board Member contact
information
Not a member yet? Join NCMA! If you
were forwarded this newsletter and
would like to join NCMA or are
interested in learning more, send an
email to our Membership Chair at
Colleen.Johnston@aecom.com.