March-April Newsletter 2006

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March-April Newsletter
Welcome to the March-April newsletter for the Houston Society of Association Executives. If you have an item for the May newsletter, please send it to pruth@houston.rr.com by May 17.

Have you registered to hear Cong. Ted Poe this Friday?

Change is the name of the game in associations. Come to the HSAE lunch on Friday and you may stay a step ahead as Cong. Ted Poe tells us what is brewing.

A representative of the 2nd Congressional District, Cong. Ted Poe was elected to Congress after serving as judge for 22 years. As a judge, Poe was often known for creative punishments. He made his name as a tough Harris County prosecutor and never lost a jury trial.

Date:      April 28, 2006
Place:    Hilton Westchase (Westheimer at Briarpark)
Time:     11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Register: Click here before 5 p.m., Wednesday, April 26, for online registration or call Julie George at 713-341-2747 or email jgeorge@absoluteplanning.com
Cost:       $25 for members; $35 for guests (last month for these prices)

HSAE Seeks Board Member

Josena Arquieta has retired from the Women Contractors Association and resigned from the board of HSAE to focus on her business. This creates an opportunity for a member who would like to contribute his/her skills to an organization of our peers. If you are interested, please contact Allison Kelley, HSAE president, at 832-717-5200.

HSAE Lunch Price to Rise

With the higher costs of hotel meals and the advent of credit card reservations, the board of HSAE has reluctantly decided to raise the price of member luncheons to $30, beginning with the May luncheon.

Use the HSAE Job Bank

Already this year, seven jobs have been posted in the HSAE job bank. For member postings, we also send out a newsletter alerting the membership that a job has been posted. However, you may want to check the job bank more frequently if you are in the market. A posting is $50 for one month of website exposure. Remember to use the HSAE job bank when you are looking for staff. The job bank is a benefit of membership enabled by our website, donated by Schipul-The Web Marketing Company.

CAE Study Group Resumes in May

By Jeff Tafel, CAE

Preparation for the CAE study course will pick up again in May. In the past few months we have studied membership, knowledge management and governance issues. The group has been meeting most Mondays at lunch and also has a listserve offered through International Facility Management Association. Participating in the group does not mean you have to take the test. To join us, contact me at jeff.tafel@ifma.org.

Try this question.

The answer will be given at the luncheon on April 28.

Q: Which of the following is NOT a term used to describe knowledge management?

a. Information systems

b. Managing people and managing knowledge

c. Intellectual asset management

d. Gardening

Member News

HSAE Treasurer Jo D. Miller Bressler, Institute of Real Estate Management, delivered a daughter, Andrea Nicole Bressler, on March 30.

HSAE Secretary Jeff Tafel, CAE, with his wife has opened "Grow with Me Toys," a toy store in the Sugar Land area.

The Houston CPA Society under former HSAE president Nancy Rutledge ran a series of online ads through KHOU.com with a tax theme that produced an overall 15% response to a special webpage established for the ads, extremely high for internet advertising.

Paula Ruth & Company Public Relations, which works with the Houston CPA Society in media relations and branding and Public Relations Society of America-Houston Chapter as chapter administrator has added a new client: First Methodist Houston-Westchase for whom they are working on the membership process and the marketing and branding effort. HSAE Board member Paula Ruth, APR, invites HSAE members looking for a church to come, bring their expertise and help her out.

In February...

At the HSAE February luncheon, (front, left to right) Laurie Wilson of New Home Guide, Tasha Cryer of On Target Marketing and Debra Higgins, The Loan Packager, greet (rear) speaker Scott Steiner of On Target Marketing.

Steiner has been working with the Greater Houston Builders Association to build their brand through advertising and a consistent image. As she introduced Steiner, HSAE President-Elect Toy Wood, CAE, GHBA, expressed her enthusiasm for the work the company has done to date for GHBA.

In March...

Photo by Mark Hiebert,

Houston Apartment Association

Amy Campbell (left), chapter resource manager for International Facilities Management Association, and Barbara Zlatnik, associate director, member resources, also for IFMA, chat prior to the March HSAE luncheon.

Photo by Mark Hiebert,

Houston Apartment Association

Lori Carper (left), Houston Association of Realtors, talks with Jeff Tafel, CAE, HSAE secretary and CAE study group leader, also of IFMA, and Lori's co-worker Rita Klein (HAR) at the March HSAE meeting.

Photo by Mark Hiebert, Houston Apartment Association

Former HSAE President Jay Hagins, CAE, (left) Houston Advertising Federation, welcomes March speaker Jackie Dryden, Kickerillo Companies, with Ralston Creswell, CAE, HSAE immediate past president, American Diabetes Association.

Photo by Mark Hiebert, Houston Apartment Association

Trey Rice (left), Frost Bank, talks with Nancy Rutledge, former president of HSAE and executive director of the Houston CPA Society at the March luncheon.

Mark Your Calendar

April 28: HSAE Luncheon, U.S. Rep. Ted Poe, "First Year Highlights and Association Law Update," Hilton Westchase (Westheimer at Briarpark)

May 25: HSAE Luncheon, Michael Garfield, the High Tech Texan, "Assocations and Technology"

June 8: TSAE Golf Tournament, Austin

June 29: HSAE Luncheon, Bill Crawford, Ph.D., "Unleashing Top Dog Potential in an Underdog World," Location TBD

July 20 or 21: HSAE Luncheon, Fred Lowe, "Dreamwork Teamwork," Staff Appreciation Day, Location TBD

Aug. 19-22: ASAE Convention, Boston

Sept. 17-19: TSAE Convention, Fort Worth

Sept. 29: Skip Wagner, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, HSAE Luncheon, Inn at the Ballpark

Oct. 26: HSAE Luncheon, Association Day, Courtyard on St. James

November: Nonprofit Day, Reliant Center

Dec. 5: HSAE Holiday Party, Four Seasons Hotel

2006 HSAE Officers

Allison Kelley, President

832-717-5200

Executive Director, Romance Writers of America

Toy Wood, CAE, President-Elect

281-970-8970 x 150

Executive Vice President and CEO of the Greater Houston Builders Association

Jeff Tafel, CAE, Secretary

713-623-4362

Director of Allied Services, International Facility Management Association

Jo D. Miller, Treasurer

713-783-9225

Executive Director, Houston Chapter Institute of Real Estate Management

J. Ralston Creswell, CAE, Immediate Past President

This is an electronic newsletter of the Houston Society of Association Executives. The deadline for the next newsletter will be May 17. This can be a tool for your association and your professional growth, so send your items generously to pruth@houston.rr.com. To opt out of this newsletter, please email Aaron Long at along@schipul.com.

713-977-7706 x 6083

Senior Executive Director, American Diabetes Association

For a complete list of board members and other HSAE activities, please visit the website at www.hsae.org .

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March-April Newsletter 2006