CFMA - Valley of the Sun

CFMA or O’Leary’s cow!?!?! (This reporter is thinkin’ CFMA!) Welcome to CFMA on the river . . . the Chicago River; and a fantastic conference!! By David James, CCIFP, CPA FNF Construction, Inc.   This conference was extremely well attended with nearly 830 full registrants, 40 from VoS chapter!   In fact, VoS had the second highest attendance, only edged out by Chicago (and they really don’t count, since they were the host chapter - - so this reporter declares VoS #1!!)   VoS was the only   pilot chapter for the Young Professional Leadership Program to have representation by this group at the conference - way to go Nick, Jessica, Michelle and Drew.   You guys are a truly dedicated bunch (also cheap – taking advantage of the ½ price registration fee!!)   There were 24 very wise, career minded individuals who took the CCIFP exam on Saturday, including one VoS member (who shall remain nameless for fear of putting too much pressure on him/her - - bu...

VoS CFMA was awarded the Chairman's Excellence Award by CFMA Headquarters at the annual Conference held in Chicago. The Chairman's Excellence Award is the highest level award presented to a chapter in the achievement category of CFMA's annual Recognition Program. Way to go VoS CFMA!

In June, chapter members travelled to Chicago to attend the annual CFMA National Conference.   At the conference, the Valley of the Sun chapter was named Chapter of the Year, for scoring highest on a comprehensive ranking evaluating member participation, community involvement and industry impact. Way to go VoS!

9.13.15 - 9.15.15 Renaissance Long Beach Hotel   Dear Colleague, The San Diego, Orange County, Valley of the Sun, Las Vegas and Albuquerque CFMA chapters have joined together to provide our Inaugural CFMA Southwest Regional Conference. Together, we are committed to delivering the best networking, education, and training experience of any kind in the field of construction accounting and finance. We understand the challenges Construction Financial Managers face and we realize you do not have the time or resources to stay abreast of all aspects of what that job entails. That is why we created this annual event. This year’s conference will include two information-packed days, including expert keynote speakers who provide great insight about topics such as succession planning, banking and bonding, legal, technology, human resources and overall industry changes and updates. You have no-doubt been very aware of how changing market demands are forcing change on how you do busin...

Marj Weber - the 2015 Debra Hahn Memorial Award recipient David James - the 2015 Joe Quigley Memorial Award recipient