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March 9 Chapter Meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 9
Location: East Memphis Hilton
939 Ridge Lake Blvd., Memphis
Chapter Luncheon: 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Luncheon Speaker: Catherine Austin Fitts
CPE Credit: No CPE Credit
Luncheon Fee: There is no charge for members or students to attend the lunch. There is a $20 fee for nonmembers. If you attend without a reservation, there is an additional $10 charge. If you make a reservation and fail to attend, there is an additional $20 charge. Please pay by check at the door.
Afternoon CPE: 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Afternoon CPE Topic: Strengthening Relationships: Dale Carnegie's Principles for Building Deeper Trust and Rapport
Afternoon CPE Speaker: Nathan Bell
Afternoon CPE Credit: 2 hours O
Afternoon CPE Fees: $20 for members and $40 for non-members. Please pay by check at the door.
CPE fees help support the Memphis Chapter Scholarship Program.



RSVP by noon on Friday, March 5

Late registrations will not be accepted

Register online at http://www.tscpa.com/Public/Catalog/CourseDetails.aspx?courseID=100503
or by phone to 1-800/762-0272

Please note that when using the online registration system you must click through several screens until the screen reads "Thank you for submitting your payment online! If you provided an e-mail address, you will be receiving an e-mail confirmation shortly." If you do not receive an e-mail confirmation after registering, please contact the TSCPA office at 1-800/762-0272 to confirm your registration.

President's Message

Dear Chapter Members,

It’s hard to believe, but March will be our last meeting of this fiscal year, and this will be my last president’s message. I am truly honored to have served as president of the Memphis Chapter. I believe we had a successful year and achieved our goals. I would like to thank our board members, committee chairs and committee members for all of their hard work in making this a successful year. There is a lot of behind the scenes work that is required to plan our activities, and I have admired how much everyone has been willing to sacrifice and volunteer their time for our chapter.

I am very excited about the future of the Memphis Chapter. Over the last year, we solicited your feedback through a survey and developed some new ideas for increasing the value of your membership. In April, the torch will be passed to a new board that will build on our success and set new goals.

We will have our strategic planning meeting in May to plan events for the upcoming year. Please let me or a board member know of any suggestions you may have.

Sincerely,

Brian
McCuller
Memphis Chapter President

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March Lunch Speaker

Catherine Austin Fitts offers her clients a unique perspective on how to navigate the opportunities and risks in the global financial system and political economy. Her background includes:

  • Investment Advisor: Founder and managing member of Solari Investment Advisory Services, LLC.
  • Entrepreneur: President of The Hamilton Securities Group, investment bank and financial software developer.
  • Government Official: Assistant Secretary of Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner.
  • Investment Banker: Managing Director and member of the board of Wall Street firm Dillon, Read & Co. Inc.

Fitts has designed and closed more than $25 billion of transactions and investments to-date and has led portfolio strategy for $300 billion of financial assets and liabilities. Her experiences on Wall Street and in Washington, D.C. are chronicled in Dillon Read & Co. and the Aristocracy of Stock Profits:

"Long ago, I made a promise that I would never act against the best interests or the excellence of my own people - that I would do my best to ensure that we were worthy of the stewardship of our world and that we did our best to leave a better world for generations yet to come. To make and keep such a promise is to understand that money and position are tools, not goals, and that death is not the worst thing that can happen. Some would probably accuse me of 'fighting the tape' and not being 'good at the game.' I would tell those people that now is not the time in the history of our people for a failure of imagination."

March Afternoon CPE Speaker

Nathan Bell is a corporate consultant with Dale Carnegie Training of the Mid-South. Bell brings an enthusiasm to his work that is based on daily practice of the Dale Carnegie principles. He assists organizations of all sizes in developing team leaders, enhancing management skills, team member engagement and improved customer relations. He is responsible for consulting and new business development for the Memphis and surrounding areas.

Bell earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from The University of Memphis. He is a native Memphian and currently lives in Collierville with his wife, Julianne.

Memphis Chapter Job Bank Welcome New Members!

New jobs and resumes posted!
Check out the most current Memphis Chapter Job Bank listings at:
www.tscpa.com/chapter/Memphis/job_bank.htm

Fellow Associate
Clay P. Adams
Charles N. Gardner
Beverly B. Brown  
Student  
Milira L. Dunn  
February Meeting Photos
The chapter awarded more than $21,000 in scholarship awards to area students during the February chapter luncheon. These scholarships are funded by the chapter golf tournament and CPE programs. Students from The University of Memphis, Rhodes, Christian Brothers and LeMoyne Owen attended the meeting to receive their awards. The chapter showed appreciation of the past presidents of the chapter by making a special recognition presentation for them at the February luncheon. Thirteen past presidents attended and were recognized during the luncheon.

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2009 - 2010 Memphis Chapter Officers
Officers
President - Brian B. McCuller - 685-5575
President-Elect - Ginny Szalay - 683-8899
VP Programs - Mark McBryde - 756-3975
VP Membership - Renee Patey - 759-7360
Secretary
- Sondra Harris-Webb - 761-0050
Treasurer - Michael D. Johnson - 544-1707
Directors
Carl Britton -246-8001
Fred Day - 748-9241
Sadie Hall - 399-2921
Carolyn Head - 276-1551
Frank Horrell - 722-0027
Shirley McCauley - 619-9288

Gay Myers -866-8036
Daniel Moore - 761-2720
Stephanie Roberts - 684-5660
Ted Showalter - 680-8309
Ryan Staner - 322-6775
Ruth Warren - 537-2217

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