BKD, LLP is proud to be one of the charter members of EWI Colorado Springs. BKD, LLP is the 10th largest CPA and advisory firm in the U.S. We have approximately 2,000 professionals serving clients in all 50 states and internationally. BKD and its subsidiaries offer clients a variety of services in accounting, audit and assurance, tax, risk management, technology, corporate finance, forensic and valuation services and wealth management. We serve a wide range of industries, including financial services, not-for-profit, manufacturing, distribution, health care, construction, and real estate.

I provide tax services to clients, both individuals and businesses. The majority of my time is devoted to working with nonprofit organizations, including those in the health care industry, on their tax needs. The IRS has made sweeping changes to the reporting required by nonprofits in the last three years and I have been very busy keeping up with those changes along with the usual payroll, sales and property tax issues that arise.

Our family relocated to Colorado Springs in 2005 from Lincoln, Nebraska. I was born and raised in Nebraska and met my husband while attending Nebraska Wesleyan University. Alan and I have been married for 26 years. In 2003 we expanded our family with the addition of our son, Eric. We adopted Eric from Korea when he was six months old and he keeps us on our toes.

President Carol Bryant 

 It was a wonderful networking meeting we had last month at Joan Pierce’s home, thank you Joan (and Warren) for your hospitality.  It is great to visit with each other and have a relaxing time getting to know more about each of us and our businesses.  We try to pack so many things into our lives and sometimes it is good to stop and smell the flowers.  

August is a very busy month for a lot of us.  We are ending our summer, the kids are going back to school and we are trying to get in our last vacation trips.  In EWI we are getting ready to go to L-Cam (Leadership Conference & Annual Meeting). 

Ladies I feel compelled to give this push for the L-Cam event.  When you go you will get an educational experience that is phenomenal and you will see the grand scale of what goes on with International.  It is an opportunity to network and make contacts with other businesses across the country.  Take advantage of this training you get from EWI members to national speakers. You will come back from L-cam to EWI and your business with so much enthusiasm and knowledge you will start applying what you’ve learned immediately.  Whether you are sent by EWI or your own company it will be a huge benefit!  This month we want to remember to be prepared to have a wonderful fall season and we can do that with the tools that are available to us from EWI.

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CHAPTER MEETING INFORMATION:

It's time for our monthly meeting for AUGUST!!!

Wine Tasting at Motifs, Our EWI member Heather Darrigan owns Motifs
Date: August 10th, 2011
Location:   Motifs 2432 CUCHARRAS STREET, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80904

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Next Meeting Date: September 14
Location:   To Be Announced

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: 2012 Board

On behalf of this year's nominating committee, and as chairwomen of that committee, I am thrilled to announce the proposed slate of officers for the next fiscal year board of directors. The membership will vote on this slate at the August meeting.  A huge thank you and congratulations to each and every women who stepped up to serve. You all ROCK!!!!

Memorandum
TO:      Carol Bryant, President 2010-2011
FROM:  Audrey Shrive, Aflac – Nomination Director
DATE:  July 18, 2011
RE:      Proposed Slate for 2011-2012 EWI Colorado Springs Chapter | Board of Directors

It is my pleasure to announce the following proposed slate for our 2011-2012 Chapter Board of Directors:

Corporate Board Position          Nominee
President 2011-2012                Rita Worster, BKD, LLP
Vice President                         Joan Saucerman, LTC Financial Partners
Secretary                               Brandy Merriam, Ameriprise Financial
Treasurer                               Cathie John, Front Range Orthopaedics, PC
Sergeant-at-Arms                    Brandi Walters, Service Engineering, LLC
                                              CO: Eileen Wolff, Heritage Title Company
Membership Director                Robin Patterson, Interim Healthcare
                                              CO/Trainer: Christine Ressler, Pikes Peak Reg. Development    
Program Director                     Michele Pribble, Genesis Med Spa
                                              CO/Trainer:  Robin Patterson, Interim Healthcare
Hospitality Director                   Cheryl Kidder, Kaiser Permanente
                                              CO/Trainer: Eileen Wolff, Heritage Title
Scholarship Director                 Jennifer Doherty, Unlimited Bodywork
Ways & Means Director             Terri Flores-Brown, The Springs Funeral Services
                                               CO/Ann McNeill, Proforma Mark-It Pros
Publicity Director                       Patty Klase, Rockey’s Moving and Storage           
Historian Director                      Deb Haar, Enchanted Signs
Communications Director           Pat Cooper, Wallace Vision
Nomination Director                  Carol Bryant, Stanley Steemer
Advisor                                    Audrey Shrive, Aflac

PROGRAM COMMITTEE: 

Thursday the 21st of July we were invited by the Denver EWI chapter to join them in Sedalia at a wonderful old restaurant call Gabriel's.  The evening was filled with making new friends and we were honored to have the Corp President of EWI join us for the night.  She was very informative of what will be happening at LCAM this year and things to look forward to.  The speaker was a member of the Denver chapter and she spoke about the Empowering Women.  It is an event that we are going to try and do every year in the summer with them.
 
We are looking forward to the rest of the years programs.  August will be with one of our own members Heather Darrigan of Motif.  This is going to be a wine tasting and all should have a great time.
 
Looking forward to seeing all of the members there.
Robin  Program Chair
Interim HealthCare

SERGEANT AT ARMS (SAA): Meeting Requirements and RSVP

Everyone must RSVP Yes or No. No later than the Friday prior to the meeting date!
EWI Program Coordinators must confirm attendance numbers with the hotel or other catering company in advance.

• No shows are charged -- we need to have timely RSVPs into the Sergeant-at-Arms the Friday before the monthly meeting which is the second Wednesday of each month.

• It costs EWI to pay for those that RSVP and don’t show. Once our numbers are confirmed with the hotel or other catering company, any no shows and any late cancellations must be charged in full.

• EWI is required to pay for all of its registered guests, whether or not they attend.

Please remember to go online to http://www.springsewi.com/ and submit your RSVP or your Regrets. You may pay online if you like (this helps us tremendously too).  Please remember to do so NO LATER than the Friday prior to the meeting.

WAYS & MEANS COMMITTEE:

SUCCESS AGAIN!!

WAYS AND MEANS

Once again thank you all for your support and encouragement for the golf tournament held in June.  It was a big success because of all of our chapter’s participation.  I would like to send a very special thank you to Mary Good Forsythe for her amazing  work on securing corporate sponsors/fundraising, her diligence and follow-up are what made this year’s event exceptional!
Special kudos to the Ways & Means committee members for their great ideas, the dedication & time committed are very much appreciated.

The tournament netted $16,749 for our scholarship program which means we can help more college students.  We are ready to begin preparing for next year’s event, so please begin talking to companies you have contact with to encourage them to budget for sponsorships, ideally we would like to have them confirmed in time to include their company logos in our promo materials.

Terri Flores-Brown & Mary Good Forsythe
Ways & Means

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE: 

We found out at the Denver-Colorado Springs Chapter meeting from the corporate president, Sharon Bennett, about My EWI.  My EWI is on the corporate website on the home page on the left-hand side http://www.ewiconnect.com/   Many of the Colorado Springs chapter EWI’s were wondering what it is and had not heard about it.  So I am here to let you know about it.

My EWI is a SOCIAL NETWORK for members of EWI (social network like Facebook and Twitter but for EWI).  It’s a new tool for all members.  Go check it out.  It’s pretty easy to follow the directions.  It has a place for Groups which can include chapters, committees, membership, etc.  Forums is like a bulletin board to post a comment or ask a question.
 
I think My EWI will be helpful for our incoming board and to also help those who want to know and do more within our chapter and corporate organization.
 
Susan Davis
Membership Director
Colo Springs Chapter

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE:  No Report

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