Ushering in a New Year!

January 30, 2013

Dear my GPA Colleagues:

Happy New Year!

Thank you for your continued commitment to the grants profession and to your chapter.
As your newly elected 2013 chapter president, I thank you for your vote and ask for your support. Please attend our chapter meetings and social events and share your thoughts on how we can add value to your chapter membership. Our first meeting for 2013 will be February 13th.

At our first chapter meeting, I would like attendees to come with business cards to share with your fellow chapter members and then commit to calling at least one of the persons that you received a card from to offer support or simply connect. We will also hear from our new chapter officers:

Vice President
Tom Nassief, President
Catholics United for Life of Northern Virginia

Secretary
Carrie Feehan, Grant Writer
DC Cancer Consortium

Treasurer 
Tara Davis, Grants Manager
United Way of the National Capital Area

Program Chair
Lynne Zaris, Grant Writer
Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care

At our second chapter meeting, I would like to have a peer knowledge exchange. At the exchange, I would like two chapter members to share on the topic, “I wish I had known this when I first started as a grant professional.” Please let me know, if you would like to be one of the exchange knowledge sharers.
To confirm your attendance at the chapter meetings, please email Tara Davis at tdavis@unitedwaynca.org.

Dr. Marilyn M. Aklin

Our Calendar of Events follows:

Chapter Meetings
February 13, 2013
4:00-5:30 pm
United Way of the National Capital Area
1101 15th Street NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005
Host: Tara Davis

June 12, 2013
4:00-5:30 pm
Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services 401 Hungerford Dr., Rockville, MD 20850 Host: Kathleen Sheedy

September 11, 2013 and December 11, 2013
4:00-5:30 pm
Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County
8757 Georgia Avenue, 10th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Host: Marian Goering
Social and Networking Opportunities
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Sequoia at Washington Harbor
3000 K Street, NW, WDC 20007
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Saturday, July 27, 2013
The Nationals vs. the NY Mets

I look forward to seeing everyone. Please contact me, if you have any questions. You can reach me at maklin@cpdc.org or at (202) 885-9574.

Sincerely,
Marilyn M. Aklin, D.P.A.
Chapter President
Director of Resource Development
Community Preservation and Development Corporation