| President's Message - 2012-2013 |
I'm very excited to be serving the membership as President of SDIW this coming year. Every member is important to us and involvement is the key to getting the most and the best out of SDIW. My theme for this year is "BEE Involved". Bees are very social creatures and the survival of the bee hive is dependent upon each bee doing their part. I want everyone to BEE as INVOLVED as you can. Whether it's Bee-ing on a committee or just attending meetings I want to BEE sure you all feel just how important each of you is to SDIW.
I'm very excited about the incoming board as we have many New-Bees (newer members) who have agreed to be involved and almost every committee has a co-chair so we are really heading into a year full of team work. If you are not involved and want to be, it's not too late. We have many opportunities throughout the year that don't require a long term commitment or consistent attendance at the board meetings.
Community Action has a breast cancer walk in the fall. Ways & Means will be having a golf tournament that will need lots of volunteers. So if you want to BEE involved, there will BEE lots of opportunities throughout the year.
Our Joint Board meeting in June was great and this year we will be having a "new member retreat" in August. Everyone is welcome to come, so it will BEE a chance to come and learn more about SDIW. Watch for the flyer that will BEE emailed out in the coming weeks. We will also BEE expanding our mentor program to make it easier for new members to get involved and get their questions answered.
I so look forward to the coming year and if you have questions or I can assist you in any way, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
In Fellowship
Teresa Harrison, President SDIW
THarrison@tribalfirst.com
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| Outgoing President's Message - Gia Blanco |
 It has been a great year being president of SDIW. How time flies when you're having fun! We've had a great year of growth in so many ways. I look forward to our next year and all of the great ideas that our new board has. It's going to be a fun! Keep checking our website for what's ahead. I've passed my gavel on to Teresa Harrison, our new president for the upcoming year. I can't wait for what excitement she has in store for us. Thank you to everyone who's been so supportive of me this past year. I so appreciate it and will cherish my time as president of such a great association!!In Fellowship Gia Blanco |
| Community Action - Cathy Burkhardt, Sandra Richardson & Mechelle Smalley Co-Chairs |
We have a great year planned for SDIW members to make a big impact in our community!
With the help of Nancy Trejo, we will continue to serve lunch for our address-less neighbors at Rachel's Women Center. SDIW has been a proud Rachel's House supporter for over FIVE years. In addition to cash donations, clothing drives, food drives and contributing items from the shelter's extensive wish list we have been regularly serving lunch on Saturdays. If you can volunteer please contact Nancy Trejo.
Did you know that without us picking up the food, preparing the kitchen, and serving the meals to our friends at the shelter they would not have a lunch that day? Rachel's House has a small staff on weekends with very limited transportation to pick up the food from Father Joe's kitchen. Thanks to our dedicated and reliable efforts, anywhere from 30 to 60 women receive a warm meal - in many cases their only meal - that day.
Serving lunch at Rachel's House takes less than an hour out of our busy lives but makes an incredible impact within our community. We would like to encourage all SDIW members to keep Rachel's Women's Center, The Tomorrow Program, and OPT Invest in mind for donations of paper products, personal care items, and gently used clothing.
Another, more recent tradition we are continuing is our participation as a team in the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event in Balboa Park. Mark your calendars for Sunday, October 21, 2012 at 7 a.m!! Our SDIW Team page has been set up as SDIW - San Diego Insurance Women. Click the link to donate, register and to invite your friends! All of us have been touched by Breast Cancer in one way or another and this is a great opportunity to join the fight for finding a cure. Our fundraising goal is $3,000.00 - just a little more than double of what we raised as a team last year - and we're aiming for 30+ walking members! Will you be there? Look for more information throughout the summer!
In Spring of 2013, we hope to encourage you to reduce your carbon foot print by getting involved with a local environmental organization. To make up for all the paper we use in our jobs, we would like to participate as a team in another walk and/or participate in tree planting, trail clean-up, riverbed clean-up or any other fun event that enables us to enjoy the outdoors while making a difference and preserving our environment for generations to come. Please stay tuned for more information throughout the year. Meanwhile, Think Green!
We look forward to serving as your Community Action Team this coming year and we would like to encourage you to bring any of your community service involvements to our attention to be included as brief announcements in our monthly committee reports. SDIW is a very caring and highly involved group with a large network at our fingertips to make the world a better place. You never know who might join you in your efforts, walks, events and fundraising endeavors. We look forward to making a difference! Remember, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Winston Churchill
In Fellowship,
Cathy, Mechelle and Sandra
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| Rachel's House Schedule - Nancy Trejo |
I am taking over the scheduling of volunteers to serve lunch at Rachel's Women's Center. Many thanks to Nancy Ladd for organizing our efforts with Rachel's over the last several years!
Our schedule is filled for July, but I still need a few volunteers for August. Please let me know if you can help out. A big thank you to everyone who has already signed up to volunteer! Click here for the July/August schedule.
Lots of vacations are taken during the summer months, so if you will be staying in a hotel this summer, one easy way of helping Rachel's, is to save all of your unused amenities. You can give them to me at our meeting, and I will be happy to take them to Rachel's. If you're traveling for business with co-workers, ask them to save their amenities too. I collected a full bag at my last meeting!
I'll be reaching out to Antoinette Fallon, the Director of Rachel's Women's Center, to see what other things we can do to help this year. Times are tough for everyone; and with budget cuts, programs like Rachel's really have a hard time making ends meet. Everything we do, both individually and collectively, makes a difference for someone less fortunate. Let's keep making positive differences together!
As always, thank you for your continued thoughtfulness and support of Rachel's House!
In Fellowship,
Nancy Trejo
Nancy.Trejo@Safeco.com
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| Employment Opportunities - Julie Brown |
 Please feel free to take advantage of this FREE Employment section of the Newsletter to post current job openings you or your company may have open. If you would like to place an ad, please contact Julie Brown, and indicate you would like to post a job in the SDIW Newsletter at: julie@sdistaffing.com or call 888-528-8367. FREE Career Center, on-line at: www.insurancecareeronline.com. Sign-up and get free access to: "How to Write a Resume", "Interviewing Tips", "Review of Your Current Resume", "Personality Profile Tests", "Job Searches", and much more.
Click here to view current job postings Job Openings.
In Fellowship
Julie Brown
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Legislative Update - Sejal Thakkar-Friday, Esq.
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MEAL AND REST BREAK OBLIGATIONS CLARIFIED BY CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT
On April 12, 2012, the California Supreme Court issued its long awaited opinion in Brinker Restaurant Corp. v. Superior Court. Of prime importance to California employers, the Supreme Court held that with regard to the statutory obligation to provide non-exempt employees with meal/rest breaks, "an employer's obligation is to relieve its employee of all duty, with the employee thereafter at liberty to use the meal period for whatever purpose he or she desires, but the employer need not ensure that no work is done."
The Supreme Court held that substantial evidence of the employer's uniformpolicy with regard to rest breaks supported certification of a rest break subclass."The rest break policy was established at Brinker's corporate headquarters; it is equally applicable to all Brinker employees" and under "the written policy,employees receive one 10-minute rest break per four hours worked." The actual language of Brinker's policy read: "If I work over 3.5 hours during my shift, I understand that I am eligible for one ten minute rest break for each four hours that I work." Click here to read the whole article.In Fellowship,
Sejal Thakkar-Friday
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| Anniversaries - Congratulations Everyone! |
 Imke Blagg August 21, 2006
Katie Freeman July 1, 2009
Teresa harrison August 3, 2007
Suzanne Hartenstine September 15, 2003
Jennifer Hetzel August 24, 2007
Brenda Kennerly August 1, 2004
Kathleen Kerstenbeck August 25, 2005
Pam Legge August 19, 1988
Regina Lemanowicz August 29, 2010
Donna Lusignan August 31, 1997
Dani McBride July 2, 2003
Janice McCombs July 1, 1979
Mike Menegus July 23, 2009
Nancy Mosby July 3, 2006
Sharon Murray July 1, 2000
Elzabeth Willbond July 8, 2010
Jennifer Myers July 1, 2002
Tram Phan July 21, 2009
Carol Russell July 1, 2007
Jari Sutton August 30, 2010
Kay Wheeler August 24,1999
shannon Campbell July 1, 2009
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| Birthdays - Enjoy Your Special Day Everyone! |
Gia Blanco September 28 Julie Brown July 19 Elvira Chavez August 15 Suzanne Hartensine July 13 Jennifer Hetzel August 16 Brenda Kennerly August 2 Nancy Ladd August 8 Christine Laurino July 3 Gay Rowan July 28 Nancy Trejo July 4 Kay Wheeler August 8
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Meetings
Next dinner meeting is July 16th at AFCO for the CWC Speakoff. Flyer to follow.
Education Committee
As insurance professionals, education is not only required but critical in our personal and professional development.
The education committee would like to know what you would like to see from us in the coming year.
To that end, please click on the link below or copy and paste to your web browser to complete a quick 7 question survey. This will allow us to focus our efforts where they will be most useful to our members.
Katie Freeman
Jari Sutton
Education Co-Chairs
New Members Needing a Name Badge
Any new members (or old members) needing a name badge, please email Colleen Valters your request along with any designations you would like to appear
Membership
**RENEW your Membership. Renewal is due July 1st. You will incur a LAPSE in your membership if you have not renewed by July 29th.**
We are excited to be the membership chairs this coming year. If you have any suggestions about recruiting new members, please contact either one of us. Your ideas and suggestions are what make our association continue to be successful. If you know of anyone who is interested in finding out more about our association, please have them contact us. Please invite your friends and co-workers to join us at an upcoming meeting. The International Association of Insurance Professionals (NAIW dba IAIP, locally SDIW) is a professional association for individuals in the insurance and risk management industries. IAIP is best known for insurance education, skills enhancement and leadership development within the insurance industry. Review the benefits of membership online.
Click here for membership information. Jessica Haller Kay Wheeler
Memberhsip Co-Chairs
Hello Region VIII Members!
As RVP Kathleen Kerstenbeck's term winds down, please join me in thanking her for the fine job she has done representing Region VIII over the last year. Her efforts and dedication on behalf of Region VIII have been greatly appreciated!
RVP-Elect Lauri Oakden, will hit the ground running on July 1, 2012, ready to pick up where Kathleen left off. One of her first orders of business will be the planning of the 2013 Regional to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. She will be having a planing session in July and needs to know what role YOU would like to take in the conference.
If you plan to attend the conference and are willing to serve on a committee, please complete the attached volunteer form and send back to me, no later than July 18, 2012. Click here for volunteer form. This will help Lauri greatly in her planning efforts.
Thank you and we look forward to working with all Region VIII members in the year to come.
Tina Lee
RVP Assistant 2012-2013
tinatix1@yahoo.com
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