Summer/Fall 2011

ACADEMY ACTIVITY

A Newsletter of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals

 

In This Issue
President's Address
Duluth Annual Meeting
Clear, Bold Communication
Member Profiles
Promote our Mission
A Very Deserving Group!
Congratulations to our colleagues and mentors who received awards from the Academy at the 2011 Annual Meeting.

FERTILITYCARE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE
Diane Daly, RN, CFCE

OUTSTANDING PRACTITIONER/
INSTRUCTOR

Barbara Rose, RN, MSN, CFCP

OUTSTANDING MEDICAL CONSULTANT
Lynn Keenan, MD, CFCMC

HONORARY
Cardinal William J. Levada

HALL OF FAME AWARD
Professor James Boyer Brown (1919-2009)
Welcome New Members!
ACTIVE
LaDean Barnes, CFCP  
Kim Broussard, CFCP
Dr. Caroline Guindon, MD, CFCMC
Andrea Mack, CFCP
Mary O'Grady, CFCP
  
ASSOCIATE   
Kimberly Bigelow, MD, NFPMC
Annevay Conlee, MD, NFPMC
Michael Czerkes, MD, NFPMC
Melissa Emmerich, MD, NFPMC
Father Thomas Galarenault
Rebeccah Grady, FCP
Ann LaBar Hall, MD, NFPMC, FCP
Harrison Hanson, MD, NFPMC
Karla Hedgers, FCP
Amie Holmes, MD
Kendra Sacks
Diane Smith, FCP
Jeanne Smith, MD, NFPMC
Theresa Stigen, MD, NFPMC
Karen Swanson
Ira Winter, FCP

STUDENT  
Kelli Allison, FCPI
Kristin Blanchard, FCPI
Stephanie Buck, FCPI
Jennifer Chirdo, FCPI
Cynthia-Marie DeKuiper, FCPI
Sara Edwards, FCPI
Brie Anne Eichhorn, FCPI
Jenny Ellis, FCPI
Melissa Foley, FCPI
Kimberly Humm, FCPI
Ewa Koziol, FCPI
Allison Lamporte, FCPI
Vanessa Michel, FCPI
Catherine Mullen, FCPI
Jillian O'Connors, FCPI
Nora Ponder, FCPI
Amy Price, FCPI
Robyn Thornburg, FCPI
Laurie L. Weitzel, FCPI
Certifications
INITIAL PRACTITIONER
LaDean Barnes
Laura Haber
Lucy Harris
Diane Olson
Lisa Willis
 
RENEWAL PRACTITIONER
Sarah Aurit
Linda Cady
Vicky Delucchi
Diane Hale
Mary Johnson
Alia Keys
Linda MacKenzie
Mary Marquis
Elizabeth Martinez
Nancy McGrath
Christy Shoen
Michelle Sullivan
Mary Zablocki

RENEWAL EDUCATOR
Diane Hale
Nancy McGrath
Margaret Neale
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Nominate a deserving colleague or mentor! Have you been inspired by a colleague, medical professional, writer, educator or minister who works to advance the availability, understanding and use of FertilityCare and Natural Family Planning? New, updated nomination forms will be available on the Academy website in early 2012 for five Academy Awards. Plan to recognize a deserving colleague this year! 


Writers and contributors wanted.
Do you enjoy sharing a good story? The Academy Activities is looking for writers and contributors for future issues. Send your name, thoughts, and/or newsworthy items (including important personal or family events) to Denise Seeger at [email protected] Looking forward to hearing from you!
Letter from the President
Dr. Paul Carpentier, AAFCP PresidentPaul Carpentier
  It continues to be a great year in so many ways. Excitement Abounds! Members were very pleased by the Annual Meeting in Duluth.  The setting was beautiful, the facilities exceptional and the ground work by Kathy Blascyk and her team was outstanding.  The exhibits were well-appreciated.  It was great to visit with so many of you. Click here for full article.
Duluth Annual Meeting Recap
By Kathy Blascyk
  The Inn on Lake Superior treated participants to morning sunrises over the Lake, a boardwalk right outside the door, smores over the fire on the outside patio, and shops and restaurants in the Canal Park area. Click here for full article.
Six Words Enable Clear, Bold Communication
By Barbara Rose
  A conference favorite at the Annual Meeting in Duluth was the presentation by Lori Jacobwith, of Social Venture Partners Minnesota.  Ms. Jacobwith, who has been a communications and fundraising strategist and trainer for over 20 years, helps organizations increase visibility and generate more individual fundraising dollars. Click here for full article.
Member Profiles 
   Kathy Rivet has been teaching the Creighton Model since the first Practitioner
Kathy Rivet
Rivet
Bill Mueller
Mueller
training course in 1978. Dr. Bill Mueller received his training in 2003. Read more about these two AAFCP members in our new Member Profiles section. Click here for full article.  
Sponsors and Friends Promote our Mission
  Plan to make sponsorship a goal in 2012. Each sponsor message seen in the Annual Meeting Program book supports the work of the Academy. Academy members who solicit sponsors can also benefit by getting a rebate on their registration fees. Check the Academy website in early 2012 for more information.
Upcoming Events
Board Meeting (January 13-14 in Harrisburg, PA)
Board Meeting (April 19-20 in Omaha, NE)  

Board Meeting (July 8-10 in Salt Lake City, UT)

Annual Meeting (July 11-14 in Salt Lake City, UT)


Financial Report
Checking Account  $15,635.65
Savings Account  $50,189.41

Contact Us
American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals
11700 Studt Ave, St. Louis, MO 63141
Tel: 314-991-0327
[email protected]

Academy Activity, the newsletter of the American Academy of FertilityCare Professionals, is published quarterly. 
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