CFMA - Valley of the Sun

Please help to make this endeavor a success! Valley of the Sun will:                                                                  Collect funds for the donation; $500 donation per library Hold a book drive for gently used books Brainstorm ideas for our library design (color, decorations, etc.) Gather a group of volunteers to assemble and decorate the box Provide on-going maintenance See link on Valley of the Sun website for donations! After funds are collected we will need volunteers to help build the Little Free Library! We are excited and honored to provide a "take one, leave one" book ...

Application Deadline:  May 1, 2018      It is a new year... with new tuition bills. The CFMA VOS Fall'18 scholarship is accepting applications to help ease the cost. So, if you know any construction/business oriented student or construction-financial industry employed folks currently or soon to be undertaking a related education program, point them towards the below website. Application deadline is 5/1/2018.    http://vos.cfma.org/valleyofthesun/chapterresources/scholarship

From reflecting upon the importance of suicide prevention and mental health in our industry, to managing your company’s health insurance investment, to focusing on high employee engagement, check out the March/April 2018 issue of CFMA Building Profits for important HR issues that affect everyone on your team.

Pre-pay Monthly Lunch Meetings Option Now Available!      Application Deadline April 15, 2018   Click here to download application   CFMA Valley of the Sun  … … an organization of professionals committed to serving the construction industry      

There's Still Time to Sign Up to Attend and Still Time to Support this Year's CEoY Banquet with a Sponsorship! Awards Banquet:  Thursday, April 26, 2018   Thank you to our event title sponsor!   Sponsorships are Available:   Click here to download a sponsorship form.   Click here to register online  for the Dinner & Awards Banquet.   OR,   download the registration form here        Mountain Shadow Resort - 5445 E Lincoln Drive Scottsdale AZ  85253  

LUMBERJAXES Social Event Thursday, April 12, 2018 4-6pm   CFMA VoS Social Committee is hosting a First Annual   Lumber Jack and Jill Happy Hour 3109 S. Fair Lane, Tempe, AZ 85282   Wear your rugged jeans, woodsy plaid, facial hair and forest gear. (No open toed shoes or sandals)   Come join us for a lesson in axe throwing by axe-pert coaches in a safe and comfortable environment.  Take your best shot at hitting the dart board like target; it's a lot like bowling, but without the clown shoes.     Beer, wine and other non-alcoholic beverages will be provided along with Pizza for just $45/person.   Visit   www.vos.cfma.org for details and to register online  

2018 Pioneer Award Recipient Harold Ashton, Ashton Co. Inc.   Executive Of the Year:  General Contractor Doug DeClusin of Sunland Asphalt & Construction     Executive Of the Year:  Subcontractor  Dan Puente of DP Electric     Executive Of the Year: Emerging Professional Kimberly Davids of Weitz   Congratulations!!    Thank you to our title sponsor!       Click here to download a sponsorship form.     Click here to register online for the Dinner & Awards Banquet.     OR,    download the registration form here       Mountain Shadow Resort - 5445 E Lincoln Drive Scottsdale AZ  85253  

Doug Declusin, Sunland Asphalt   Doug DeClusin is the founder and CEO of Sunland Asphalt. An active participant in the construction industry, DeClusin was Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Arizona Chapter of The Associated General Contractors in 2013 and 2014 and has been a member since 2007 and is on the Board of Directors for Pantheon Enterprises, an environmentally conscious chemical company. He is also an active member of the Executives' Association of Greater Phoenix. Doug was finalist for Construction Executive of the Year in 2009 by the Construction Financial Management Association and won the CEO of the Year award presented by Phoenix Business Journal in 2012. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the Boys and Girls Club, Horses Help, the Ronald McDonald charities, as well as the ASU Del E. Webb School of Construction.   For over 38 years, Sunland Asphalt has been completing projects across the country, ranging fro...

Thank You CFMA Volunteers! The Bureau of Labor Statistics cites that volunteers spent a median of 52 hours on volunteer activities during the period from September 2014 to September 2015. Among those who volunteered, median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from a low of 36 hours for those under 35 years old to a high of 94 hours for those aged 65 and over. According to The Corporation for National and Community Service, in 2015, 1 in 4 Americans volunteered 7.9 billion hours, which equated to an estimated value of $184 billion! In fact, volunteering has increased by 60% since 1974, when President Nixon created the first National Volunteer Week! CFMA thanks you for all your volunteer hours and wishes you happy National Volunteer Month!   Volunteers LIKE YOU have made CFMA the construction financial professional's organization of choice.   YOUR time and YOUR expertise in: Serving on a...

2018/19 Season   It's a brand-new year for CFMA Valley of the Sun and we have a lot to look forward to!   We have a couple new officers, and a few new board members to start this new year. I'd like to welcome Lisa Sullivan as our new Treasurer and Randy Brammer as our new Secretary. I'd also like to welcome Melanie Clark, Bryan Eto, Kristen Otsuka, and Jennifer Jaeger to the board of directors.   I would like to thank our outgoing Secretary Jared Asay, as well as Directors Eric Pach and Terry Rubenalt for their efforts and support of our chapter over the last several years. I'd also like to thank Michelle Walker our Past President for all of her dedication and LOVE for CFMA. She has left some big shoes for me to fill! We made a lot of progress this last year with member engagement and I'm hoping to continue and build on that! We want our members to continue to receive the maximum benefit from their membership....