Board Message - June 2025
Dear NCPMI Members,
As we welcome June, a month filled with sunshine, growth, and forward momentum, it's the perfect time to reflect on the incredible journey we share as project management professionals. June symbolizes mid-year progress, a chance to reignite our goals and energize our passions—both personally and professionally.
At NCPMI, the 14th largest PMI chapter in the world, we stand together in a global community of leaders, innovators, and changemakers. Project management is more than a profession—it’s a calling to deliver impact and shape the future with clarity, collaboration, and purpose.
This month, we invite you to:
🌱 Embrace the Spirit of Growth – Just like summer gardens thrive under the June sun, let’s continue nurturing our professional development. Attend local events, engage in learning opportunities, and challenge yourself to lead in new ways.
🤝 Give Back through Volunteering – Your experience can inspire and elevate others. Volunteering with NCPMI is a powerful way to pay it forward, expand your network, and contribute to the advancement of our profession. Whether it’s mentoring, supporting events, or serving on committees—there’s a place for you.
📅 Get Involved with Upcoming NCPMI Events – Our chapter offers dynamic sessions and workshops tailored to your growth. Don’t miss the chance to connect, learn, and lead alongside fellow professionals.
🎉 Save the Date: NCPMI Annual Conference – August 25, 2025
Mark your calendar for our biggest event of the year! The NCPMI Annual Conference is a premier opportunity to gain insights from industry leaders, earn PDUs, and experience the best of what our community offers.
📍 Learn more and register at: https://ncpmi.org/annual-conference-2025
🌟 NCPMI Elections Are Opening! 🌟
This June, step up and make a difference! Applications will open soon for key leadership positions within our chapter: President, President-Elect, VP of Marketing, VP of Membership, VP of Communications & Technology and VP of Professional Development. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to shape the future of NCPMI—your leadership can help propel our community to new heights! If interested and/or for more information. please contact
Let’s make June a month of intentional progress, collaborative spirit, and renewed passion for project management. Together, we lead. Together, we grow.
With gratitude and inspiration,
Regards,
Drew Hollander
Vice President – Communications and Technology
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Grow Your Skills
It is particularly important for Project Managers to maintain and improve their project management knowledge and skills to stay competitive in the market. PMP certification is a critical component. As, during the resent years, project management discipline took a step toward more flexible and dynamic project management methodologies, in addition to the traditional waterfall approach, several new emerging methodologies became in high demand. Thus, training and credentialing in these methodologies became highly sough after among Project Management professionals. It is especially relevant in today's economic climate.
Membership Statistics
Total Members | 4133 |
New Members This Year | 430 |
PMP® Members | 2758 |
CAPM® Members | 129 |
PgMP® Members | 12 |
PMI-SP® Members | 6 |
PMI-RMP® Members | 18 |
PMI-ACP® Members | 149 |
PfMP® Members | 6 |
PMI-PBA® Members | 8 |
Members with no Certification | 1261 |
Breakdown by type | |
Individual Members | 3942 |
Student Members | 166 |
Other Members | 25 |
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Members in Spotlight
- Rachel Overbey
- Andrew Friedman
- Allahquan Tate
- Evan Moller
- Julian Reynolds, CAPM
- Ashwin Srikanth
- saul gatica
- Petula Fraser-Davies
- Josh Wilkes
- MARY OHARA
- Vincent Rattini
- Isaiah Garber
- Erika Walker, PMP
- Crystal Collins
- Katelyn Buffett
- Lindsay Hoffman, PMP
- Randall Sweeney
- Craig Stremel, PMP
- Scott Swanson, PMP
- Raven Whitley
- Michele Holland, PMP
- Samuel Prime, PMP,CAPM
- Sarah Schoenrock
- Jaclyn Giroux, PMP
- Jessica Morris, PMP
- Thad Harris
- Seth Levkoff, PMP
- Michael Hager, PMP
- Minh Thu Tran, PMP
- Mary Akers, PMP
- Kevin Universal, PMP
- David Wright, PMP
- Steven Morefield, PMP
- Cynthia Pittman, PMP
- Christopher Bumgarner, PMP
- Lewis Durham, PMP
- Matthew Cummings, PMP
- Courtney Gulley, PMP
- Emily Hayes, PMP
- Jeff Chlebowski, PMP
- Kenya Maddox, PMP
- Helen Savage, PMP
- Brian Stanford, PMP
- Alexia Idoura, PMP
- Keith Martin, PMP,PMI_ACP
- Ann Murphy, PMP
- Nathaniel Hill, PMP
- Stephen Hulme, PMP,PMI_ACP
- Joan Clarke, PMP
- Selene Brent, PMP
- Belinda Jennette, PMP
- Alana Remke
- Carol Fisher, PMP
- Scott Rutledge, PMP
- Daniel Lah, PMP
- Kathy Gray, PMP
- Glenn Poplawski, PMP
- Jessica Cox, PMP
- Darrell Roberts
- Melissa Hyland, PMP
- Brian Blizil, PMP
- Abigail Poff, CAPM
- Maya Anthony
- Meu Hoon Baranyk, PMP
- Kekura Marah, PMP
- Kerry Mead, PMP
- Sabora Twitty, PMP
- Samantha Franklin-Ridgway
- Robert Marten, PMP
- Rodrick Gooch, PMP
- Beth Grosland, PMP
- Paula Shambach, PMP
- Coleen Harvey, PMP
- Adam Hill, PMP
- Katie Watkins, PMP
- Shannon Jones, PMP
- Chris George, PMP
- Stephan Opalka, PMP
- Courtney Gulley, PMP
- Brittany Robinson-Turner, PMP
- Jacob Parrish, PMP
- Nagabhushana Rao, PMP
- Yasmin Sadiq, PMP
- Walter Stone, PMP
- Richard Mueller, PMP,CAPM
- Joan Clarke, PMP
- Jennifer Williams, PMP
- Timothy Carroll, PMP,PMI_ACP
- Jeffery Taylor, PMP
- Michael Sarni, PMP
- Michael Martin Boyer, PMP
- Michael Dean Ervin, PMP
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The Project Management Institute, with members in 135 countries, is the world's foremost authority for the project management profession. PMI sets industry standards, conducts research, and provides education and certification opportunities designed to strengthen and further establish the profession. Our chapter proudly serves all the local and national professionals in the space of Project Management. We currently have thousands of members - over half of whom hold PMI’s esteemed PMP certification - and represent nearly 400 unique companies across the globe.
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Make your mark on our PMI Chapter and the profession. As a member, you can volunteer to work on and to lead activities that advance the profession and support the chapter business operations by joining our chapter volunteer community. All volunteer openings are managed by the PMI Volunteer Relationship Management System (VRMS). This system includes the ability to search for opportunities, view details about each role and apply online.
Earn PDUs by Volunteering
Volunteering Project Management Professional PDUs can be earned as part of Category E: Volunteer Service. Category E, along with Category D (Creating New Project Knowledge) and Category F (Working as a Professional in Project Management), comprise the Giving Back To The Profession Categories. You can earn PDUs in Category E (Volunteer Service) by providing volunteer, non-compensated project management, and many others.
Speakers for our Chapter's Events
Our PMI Chapter welcomes proposals from passionate speakers interested in sharing their experiences, knowledge and expertise on such topics as general business and strategy, leadership, project management, and technical or industry-specific specialties. Our Professional Development events provide professional development units (PDUs) of educational information necessary for those attendees maintaining certification designations. Speakers are also eligible to claim PDUs for their creation and delivery of the presentation material.
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