Spokane Chapter IAAP

Present: Pamela Keller, Helen Donier, TeriAnne Nahulu-Spivy, Clydene Franklin, Sue Lutz, Sherree Niepomnik, Edie Milanovich, Carla Stamatoplos, Romona Morris, LaRayne Conley and Jayme Hilsen

Guests:  Dyan (Dee) Thayer, Kathy Gurley, Shawnna Dye and Detective Stacey Carr.

Call to Order: The meeting was called to order by President Pamela Keller at 6:15 p.m. on November 18, 2009. 

Program: Detective Stacey Carr, from the Spokane Police Department Fraud and Identity Theft Division, spoke to the IAAP group about How Does Identity Theft Affect You? She stated that the economy is affecting the increase in identity theft and fraud. She handed out flyers on Fighting Fraud with the Red Flags Rule, plus How to Comply with the Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Rule of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. We were reminded that we should have a safe place within our homes where we put our extra credit cards and vehicle titles, preferably a locked place or one that is difficult to find. We should only have one registration and one insurance form in our jockey box.  Never leave your purse in the car, too easy for robbers to break windows and get it. Always carry your purse; never put in a shopping cart. Clean out your house of extra papers and old checks by shredding them. Too much personal information is on papers that a thief could use to steal your identity.

Business Meeting: 
       Board: Next Board meeting is December 3, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. at 1206 N. Lincoln, Spokane, WA.
       Committees: Menu for the Christmas Dinner, which will be December 16th at 1206 N. Lincoln, Suite 200, was passed out to members so a decision could be made on who would cater the dinner. 

New Business:
       Dues:  There will be an increase of $25 in dues effective January 1, 2010.  Renew before to end of the year and save. 
      Current renewal:  $91  After January 1, 2010:  $116 
      (There is a one-time processing fee of $15 for new members).

Upcoming Deadlines: 
     December 1, 2009
A $20 WA/AK gift certificate will be awarded to the winner of the contest to name the Division Newsletter.           Submit your suggestions to Celine Landauer Allen at clandauerallen@comcast.net.
     February 15, 2010
Name and qualifications of candidates for Division office must be submitted. Registration for the CPS & CAP Certification testing.  Testing is scheduled for May 7 for Part 4 of the CAP exam     and May 8 for Parts 1-3 of the CPS and CAP exams. E-mail your questions to certification@iaap-hq.org.
     May 14-16, 2010
WA/AK Annual Division Meeting
The annual WA/AK Division meeting will be in Tukwila, WA on May 14-16, 2010 at the Double Tree Suites in Tukwila, WA.  Friday speaker will be Gini Courter.  Evening of Welcome “Friday Night Fever” costumes are optional.  Contact Carrie Gehring CPS (carrie.gehring@comcast.net), or Crystal Cooper CPS/CAP (ccooper@russell.com) for more information.
     July 18 – 21, 2010
2010 IAAP Educational Forum & Annual Meeting (EFAM) will be in Boston, MA at the Sheraton Boston.  A 10% discount is being offered for full payment of registration fee and hotel package by December 15, 2009. (http://www.iaap-hq.org/events/convention/index.html).

If you hear of any job opportunities, we are asked to let Pam Keller know either by e-mail (pjkeller@msn.com) or phone (998-7174) and she will pass the information on to our members.
 
There are several committee positions open.  If any members are interested in helping on these committees please contact any of the board members.

Our drawing was for a $10 gift certificate to Bed, Bath & Beyond. The tickets sold for $2 each and our winner was Romona Morris.

The next meeting is December 16th, 2009 for our Christmas Dinner at the 1206 N. Lincoln, Suite 200, at 5:30 pm.  Our usual meeting date was moved due to the Christmas holiday.