President's message - Jul 2022
Greetings fellow NCPMI members,
As of the end of this month, I will have 6 months remaining in my term as the VP of Finance & Administration. As I wind down my term, my and the finance team’s top priority and focus is to ensure the smooth transition of the finance duties and responsibilities, to the incoming VP of Finance & Administration.
My role on the board has provided me the opportunity to expand my network by engaging with members and volunteers within our chapter, other chapters, and within PMI Global. During this election cycle, the role of VP of Finance & Administration is open for re-election, and our Past President, Jessica Johnson is actively recruiting interested volunteer to run for this board position. The responsibilities managed in the Finance & Administration vertical in our chapter include:
- Mitigating the chapter’s risk by managing the its policies, contracts, and finance procedures
- Overseeing the preparation of the chapters annual operating budget
- Assisting the board in the fulfillment of their fiduciary duties by providing accurate, and timely financial statements
- Ensuring the completion of the functions that support the day-to-day business activities of our chapter and the annual strategic plans developed by the board
In addition to the networking opportunities, serving on the board allowed me to enjoy the many benefits offered to volunteers serving in an NCPMI board positions. The benefits includes the following:
- Free attendance to chapter meetings, and events
- Free attendance to Professional Development Days (PDD), and annual conferences
- Free attendance to virtual and in-person PMI Global Leadership Institute Meetings (LIM)
- Opportunity to hone your leadership skills
- Opportunity to be featured in a Monthly Volunteer Spotlight
Below is an excerpt of the volunteer spotlight comments from Thad Belfanti, our Director of Policy, and Contracts
- “My volunteer experience in the last year has been rewarding, it allowed me to learn new business and technical skills in support of the chapter operations.”
- “I expanded my personal network of like-minded professionals in the local area.”
- “It has been interesting to watch the chapter respond and calibrate to the changing needs of the chapter’s membership.”
- “I have derived personal satisfaction from contributing…behind the scenes.”
I would like to take this opportunity to thank and recognize the Finance & Administration’s current volunteers who have contributed to the accomplishment of our goals, through the gift of their time!
- Thad Belfanti – Director of Policy and Contracts
- Lionel Dorismond – Director of Finance Operations
- Nagabhushana Rao – Expense Analyst
- Tannu Gupta – Manager, Contracts
- Amber Mooney – Manager, Policy
If you are interested in learning more about the responsibilities of the VP of Finance & Administration, contact me at vp_finance@ncpmi.org, or reach out to our past president, Jessica Johnson at past_president@ncpmi.org.
To review the benefits of volunteering for our chapter, access the volunteer web page at: https://www.pmi.org/membership/volunteer.
Sincerely,
Beatrice Muganda, EA, CPA, PMP
VP of Finance and Administration
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