American Society of Military Comptrollers

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American Society of Military Comptrollers
American Society of Military Comptrollers
SANDHILLS CHAPTER
Sandhills Chapter
XXXV YEARS
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POB 71759 Fort Bragg, NC 28310
1974 - 2009
EXcellence in Comptrollership EXcellence in
Community Service EXcellence in Professional
Development Constantly EVolving to Improve our
Chapter
JULY 2009
ISSUE IV
Contents
Presidents message...

I would like to open this months newsletter with
a sincere thank you to our 2008-2009 Chapter
President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary
and sub-committee members that have given time to
support our chapter. Your efforts were key to
our being named a 5 Star Chapter at the PDI this
past May. To our new Vice Presidents,
Treasurer, and Secretary, weve got some big
shoes to fill this next year and some great
opportunities to share with our members. We are
charged with maintaining our current 5 Star
status while we look for new ways to improve the
value and services we provide to our members. We
are also looking for new ways to support our
local communities. If you have ideas please
share them with your Vice President or better yet
volunteer for a sub-committee and ensure the
project is a success. The continued success of
our chapter will be measured by level of
involvement of our chapter members. I need each
of you to play an active role in our monthly
meetings and Mini-PDI. If there is something we
can do to improve our meetings or the Mini-PDI
that might attract more of our members to attend,
please let us know and we will do our best to
accommodate. Bottom-line, I need you all to
stay actively engaged in our chapter. I look
forward to serving as your Chapter President this
next year and will do my best to provide each of
you the opportunities and challenges we have all
earned as ASMC members.

Presidents Message Pg 1 Officers
Pg 2 Financial Report Pg
2 Committees Pg
3 Calendar of Events Pg 4 Membership
Pg 5 VP Article
Pg 6 Education/Certification Pg
7 Community News Pg 8-9 National
News Pg 10 Chapter Minutes
Pg 11-12
THE SAND DOLLAR
July Lunch Meeting
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WHEN July 16, 2009 TIME
1130-100 WHERE Pope AF Club SPEAKER Douglas
Couron , CACI International Inc TOPIC
Institutional Training Resource Model (ITRM)
LTC Rick Jellison President
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ASMC SANDHILLS OFFICERS
OFFICER POSITION
PHONE E-MAIL ADDRESS LTC
Rick Jellison President 394-1330
rick.jellison_at_pope.af.mil Shaune
Griffin VP Army
396-6827 shaune.a.griffin_at_us.army.mil
LT Karissa Walker VP Air Force
394-1330 karissa.walker_at_pope.
af.mil Laurie Per Lee
VP USASOC 396-0525
laurie.perlee_at_soc.mil LTC Mike Cook
VP JSOC 243-6558
cookd_at_jdi.socom.mill Donald Brocker
VP WOMACK 907-7364
donald.brocker_at_us.army.mil Aletha Sankey
VP USAR
432-4805 aletha.sankey_at_us.army.m
il Dianne Kemppainen VP AAA
396-5698
dianne.kemppainen_at_us.army.mil Vicki Cooper
Treasurer
243-2155
cooperv_at_jdi.socom.mil Ender Malloy
Secretary
396-0468 malloye_at_soc.mil
Dollar Cent
Available as of June 1, 2009 Checking
Account Balance 5,394.11 Savings
Account Balance 427.50
Scholarship Account Balance 610.81
 
The Sandhills Sand Dollar is published in the
interest of Comptroller personnel in the Fort
Bragg and Pope Air Force Base Area.
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SANDHILLS COMMITTEES
PRIMARY-COMMITTEE SUB-COMMITTEE
PHONE
E-MAIL VP LEAD Program Education
USASOC Lead Miriam Oates 432-5803
oatesm_at_soc.mil Dave Haney
396-5698x208
david.haney_at_us.army.mil
Mini-PDI Lead-Monica Sneed
243-2543
sneedm_at_jdi.socom.mil
Melina Ua
243-0531 melinda.k.ua_at_us.army.
mil
Jean Peoples
432-6314 peoplesj_at_soc.mil
Protocol
Lead-Shaune Griffin 396-6827
shaune.a.griffin_at_us.army.mill
Facilities
Lead-Freddie Williams
396-5017 freddie.m.williams_at_us
.army.mil Debi Schmidt
432-2718
schmidtd_at_soc.mil
Audio/Visual Membership Publicity
JSOC Lead Vickie Judd 243-1179
judd_at_jdi.army.mil Sandra
Johnson Debra Schmidt 432-2718
schmidtd_at_soc.mil
Newsletter/Publicity
Lead-Diane Powell 396-3117
diane.powell_at_us.army.mil
Freddie Williams
396-5017
freddie.m.williams_at_us.army.mil
Kathy Battle
907-4592 kathy.battle_at_us.army
.mil Registration
Rutha Phillips
432-7583
rutha.phillips_at_ar-usacapoc.soc.mil
Julia Jones
432-9041
jonesjul_at_soc.mil
Web Page Laurie Per
Lee 396-0525
laurie.perlee_at_soc.mil
Photographer
Rathelis Mobley
432-9056
rathelis.mobley_at_us.army.mil Scholarship
Awards Army
Reserve Lead Nell Watson-Crosby
432-0546 watsonca_at_soc.mil
Vickie Judd 243-1179
judd_at_jdi.army.mil Bonita Bouton
243-2201 boutonb_at_jdi.army.mil
Budget Finance
Air Force Lead-Yvonne Dixon
432-6078 dixony_at_soc.mil Valeri
e Jamieson-Hicks 432-1292
hicksv_at_soc.mil Ender Malloy
396-0468 malloye_at_soc.mil
Chapter Competition Army Lead Executive
Committee

 
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2009-2010 ASMC SANDHILLS CHAPTER ACTIVITY
CALENDAR
Date Activity
Newsletter Article Speaker



Responsibility
Responsibility
16 Jul 09 Monthly Meeting Army
USASOC 28 Jul 09 Executive Council
Meeting 11 Aug 09 Monthly Meeting Air Force
Air Force COLLECT SCHOOL
SUPPLIES 15 Aug 09 Street Cleanup 25 Aug
09 Executive Council Meeting 08 Sep 09 Monthly
Meeting USASOC WOMACK 22
Sep 09 Executive Council Meeting 10 Nov
09 Monthly Meeting JSOC
Army HOMELESS SHELTER 21 Nov 09 Street
Cleanup FALCON CHILDREN S HOME SKATING PARTY 24
Nov 09 Executive Council Meeting 08 Dec
09 Monthly Meeting AAA
JSOC FORT BRAGG/POPE AF CHARITY 15 Dec
09 Executive Council Meeting 12 Jan 10 Monthly
Meeting Army Reserves
AAA 25 Jan 10 Executive Council Meeting PRE-
MINI-PDI MEETING 09 Feb 10 Monthly
Meeting WOMACK Army
Reserves PRE-MINI-PDI MEETING 20 Feb 10 Street
Cleanup 23 Feb 10 Executive Council Meeting 09
Mar 10 Monthly Meeting JSOC 10 Mar
10 MINI-PDI ALL 11 Mar
10 GOLF TOURNAMENT 23 Mar 10 Executive Council
Meeting 13 Apr 10 Monthly Meeting OFFICER
NOMINATIONS Army
USASOC 22 Apr 10 Street Cleanup 27 Apr
10 Executive Council Meeting 11 May 10 Monthly
Meeting OFFICER VOTING AAA
Air Force 15 May 10 Street Cleanup 18 May
10 Executive Council Meeting (JOINT MEETING) 01
Jun 10 NATIONAL PDI NASHVILLE, TN 08 Jun
10 Monthly Meeting OFFICER SWEAR-IN Army
Reserves Army 22 Jun
10 Executive Council Meeting
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MEMBERSHIP ! !
Member Dues Individual membership dues are 26
per year or 75 for three continuous years. You
can now go online to renew your membership!
WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SUGGESTIONS ON BRINGING
NEW MEMBERS INTO THE ORGANIZATION! Contact the
following individuals Vicki Judd 243-1179,
Sandra Johnson 243-1179, or Debra Schmidt 432-2718
WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS Carmel
Benton John William Hill Darrell
Brimberry Coleman Johnson IaKeem V
Carroll Jillian Joy Mathis Nyesha L
DeMary Denise McMillin Msyslyhis T
Dunham Matthew Miller Mark Endsley Leslie
Odoms Angela Gray James Richard Parker Leslie
Haersham Linda Parker Nan Hutchinson Anthony
Pistella Tania Toney Margaret D Rene
Whitener Regina Williamson
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• TRAINING WITH INDUSTRY
• by LTC Mike Cook, Director, Resource Management,
  Joint Special Operations Command
• Training with Industry, its not just a job its
  an adventure! Tell a co-worker that youve been
  accepted to the program and along with whatever
  other comments you get, youre sure to hear the
  following TWI! Cool. So this means you get
  to wear civvies? And, TWI. Humph, sounds like
  a boondoggle. Participate in the program
  though, and youll find much more truth in the
  former than the latter.
• Per the Officer Personnel Management website,
  The Training with Industry (TWI) Program is a
  work-experience program to provide an extensive
  exposure to managerial techniques and industrial
  procedures within corporate America to
  competitively selected officers and
  non-commissioned officers note, while not
  typical, civilian employees are eligible to apply
  for this program. Training received is normally
  not available either through the military school
  system or civilian university system. The
  specific goals relayed to me when I participated
  in the program were to work in a partner
  corporation, GE in my case, where I would rotate
  through positions which would expose me to broad
  financial management operations. The intent was
  that I would be neither an intern nor just an
  observer, but an active participant and
  contributor to the company and would learn
  through hands-on experience. Among other goals,
  TWI seeks to build future resource management
  leaders who
• Will bring better business practices back from
  industry leaders for Army use
• Can benchmark Army performance against industry
  standards and identify areas needing improvement
• Can think out-of-the-box and challenge paradigms
• One might rightly wonder how the Army stands to
  benefit from the TWI participant learning the
  minutia of another organizations systems and
  procedures and frankly, it crossed my mind more
  than once as I progressed through the school of
  hard knocks. In hindsight though, I found that
  the process of adapting to, and learning the
  various applications and systems GE used to
  manage and control its business was critical to
  my understanding of how the business functioned
  and how its numerous pieces fit together. I
  didnt see all the lessons learned at the time,
  but have found the exposure invaluable in my
  subsequent assignments. Some of the key areas
  which were particularly insightful were
• Exposure to an integrated financial system
• Importance of computer skills and digitizing the
  business
• An effective cost control culture
• Six Sigma program
• Formal accounting (I kept a dog-eared copy of
  Accounting for Dummies at my desk all year!)
• The CFOs focus and methods to package present
  data

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SANDHILLS CHAPTER EDUCATION COMMITTEE
INFORMATION Ender Malloy, Lead, malloye_at_soc.mil
Cynthia Miller-Jenkins, CDFM(A) Jennifer
Holmes Miriam Oates, CGS
CERTIFICATIONS

• CERTIFICATION for Certified Public Accountant

• Accredited Financial Examiner
• Certified Book Keeper
• Certified Cash Manager
• Certification in Control
• Assessment Certified Cost Analyst
• Certified Defense Financial Manager
• Certified Financial Planner
• Certified Fraud Examiner

TESTING INFORMATION Uniform CPA Exam - NASBA,
AICPA and Prometric Centers
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS CPEs varies by State.
NC 40 hrs per calendar yr. Licensure
requires 150 hrs specialized coursework
Certified Government Audit Professional Certified
Government Financial Manager Certified
Financial Manager Certified Information Systems
Auditor Certified Internal Auditor Certified
Management Accountant Certified Public
Accountant Certified Public Finance Officer
RELEVANT BACKGROUND Four Sections Offered in 54
U.S. Jurisdictions Computer Based / English
only Testing -Eight months out of the
year Demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary
to protect the public interest in a rapidly
changing business and financial environment STUDY
MATERIAL INFORMATION AICPA http//www.aicpa.org
National Association of State Boards of
Accountancy www.nasba.org www.cpa-exam.org

• CERTIFICATION for
• Certified Defense Financial Manager

TESTING INFORMATION Prometric Centers
www.2test.com Fort Bragg Education Center J.
Harry 432-2537 National / Mini PDIs
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS CPEs 80 hrs every 24
mo. Exemptions Retirement or Foreign Residency
TEST SITES

• FORT BRAGG ARMY EDUCATION
• SERVICE
• Paper testing
• 910-432-2537/2947
• POC John Harry

RELEVANT BACKGROUND Three Module Examinations Two
Years Defense FM w/ Degree Three Years Defense
FM Four Years Federal FM. CDFM(A) Acquisition
Module available Military and Civilians involved
in the overall field of military
comptrollership. STUDY MATERIAL
INFORMATION Sandhills Chapter Website http//www.a
smccertification.com

• PROMETRICS TEST CENTERS
• www.2test.com
• Nearest Location Raleigh, NC

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LOCAL NEWS Fayetteville-Cumberland from the
Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce
I-295 BY-PASS The Fayetteville-Cumberland County
Chamber of Commerce is extremely pleased that
63.4 million was appropriated for the I-295 loop
project from the national stimulus package.  This
project is vital to the future development of
this community both from a security and economic
development/ business standpoint.  We believe
that the strong partnership of the City, County,
Chamber of Commerce, Fort Bragg and our local
delegation was instrumental in moving this
project forward.  We would also like to thank
Governor Perdue and her Administration for
their support of the project. Douglas Peters,
President and CEO, Fayetteville-Cumberland County
Chamber of Commerce Fayetteville Proves to be
Silver Lining in Economic Cloud Despite the
negative press and anxiety surrounding the
current economic turmoil, our very own
Fayetteville, NC comes out on top in a recent
fourth quarter Zillow Real Estate Market Report
surveying 161 metropolitan areas. While home
values across the U.S. collectively lost a
staggering 1.4 trillion dollars in the fourth
quarter of 2008, Zillow reports home values in
Fayetteville actually saw an increase in value of
6.9, the largest gain of any market surveyed.
Twenty other markets also experienced an increase
or no change in home values, including Yakima, WA
with the second largest increase at 6.2. This is
great news for individuals looking to sell their
homes, refinance, or thinking about making home
improvements. Doug Peters, President and CEO of
the Fayetteville-Cumberland County Chamber of
Commerce says, This is great news for our
community and should give our members and
residents the confidence boost they need to
persevere through these tough financial
times. Zillow.com is an online real estate
marketplace where homeowners, buyers, sellers,
real estate agents and mortgage professionals
find and share vital information about homes and
mortgages, for free. For more information on home
values and the full national report, visit
www.zillow.com/reports/RealEstateMarketReports.htm
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SOLUTION NEXT MONTH
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Some GREEN tips for staying cooler indoors
without AC - The use of ceiling and pedestal
fans. While a fan on its own doesn't reduce
temperature, the movement of air over your skin
evaporates perspiration causing a cooling effect
- making the temperature feel up to 8 degrees
cooler. You don't need to be sitting directly in
front of the fan to feel some benefit - it's just
a matter of getting air inside the room moving.
If you decide to install a ceiling fan, try to
buy one that has a reverse feature - it can then
be useful in winter too.- Gaps around doors and
windows should be sealed to prevent hot air
entering the house. Again, this will be of
benefit during winter too.- All electrical
appliances generate heat particularly
refrigerators and TV's. Plasma screens in
particular are known to create a great deal of
heat, to the point that some refer to them as
space heaters. If you're not watching the TV,
switch it off. Encourage your family not to have
the refrigerator door open for extended periods
and don't overload your fridge. Turn off any
appliance at the wall you're not using (this will
also reduce standby power consumption) - Switch
from incandescent bulbs to Compact Fluorescent
Lamps (CFL's) as 80 - 90 of the energy consumed
by incandescent lighting is wasted through heat.
CFL's will also save you money in electricity. -
Try to confine physical activity such as
housework to the early hours of the day or late
in the evening. Not only will physical activity
increase your internal body temperature, but your
body will generate heat, upping the temperature
inside your home. - Try to prepare foods that
require the least amount of cooking as possible
and use a microwave where you can. Ensure your
range hood exhaust fan is switched on while
cooking. - Wear clothing that breathes, such as
cotton. Avoid wearing shoes as our feet are also
designed to be efficient heat exchangers. In
fact, the less clothing you can get away with,
the better as our bodies have quite an effective
inbuilt cooling system.- Curtains and shades
should be a light color and of heavy material to
help reflect/block the heat. Blackout curtains
can also help keep heat in during winter.- Keep
rooms you don't use often closed off and vents
closed - Plant trees around your house to provide
a shade buffer between the sun and your walls.
Use deciduous trees on the northern or southern
side (depending on the hemisphere you live in) so
you can still take advantage of passive solar
warming in winter. - Discourage your family from
coming in and out of the house excessively. Each
time the door is opened, a substantial blast of
hot air will follow. - Drink plenty of fluids,
but steer clear of alcohol and sugar laden
drinks.  - A spray bottle full of water kept
close at hand can be a great way to get a bit of
relief, particularly if there's some air
movement. - A damp cloth applied to the back of
the neck can help take the edge off the heat

A S M C S T R E E T C L E A N U P
August 15, 2009 0900
Keep our Community Clean. Everyone is Welcome!!!!
Corner of Hay St Bragg Blvd
Solution to Junes Sudoku
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• PDI 2009 Online
• This year we recorded more than 30 workshops in
  addition to Service Day activities. These
  recorded sessions are available on PDI Online. As
  an added feature, these recorded workshops and
  selected Service Day sessions will be available
  on DVD. In addition to expanding the number and
  variety of recorded workshops, another of our
  objectives is to make as many as possible of
  these sessions Continuing Professional Education
  (CPE) creditable. More sessions with CPE credit
  will make it easier to attain and maintain
  current CDFM and other programs that require
  continuing education.
• We are always interested in hearing how we can
  improve the ASMC PDI Online and make it more
  valuable and useful to you and the work you do.
  Please contact our Project Manager, Mr. Tom
  Boland, with your ideas or suggestions. He can be
  reached at boland_at_asmconline.org or 571-214-1374.
• Module 4 Course - San Diego
• On August 6th and 7th, 2009, ASMC will offer a
  1-1/2 day intensive review of the processes and
  regulations associated with major system
  acquisition in the Department of Defense.
• Date / Time
• August 6th / 8 am - 5 pmAugust 7th / 8 am -
  1230 pm August 7th / 1230 pm (option to
  take paper version of Module 4 Exam at the
  reduced price of 50 (you save 45).
• Location Booz Allen Hamilton1615 Murray Canyon
  Road, 8th FloorMission Valley, San Diego, CA
  92108
• Cost of Course 200 All instructional materials
  are included in the cost of the course. Payment
  for the course will be by check. Space is
  limited. In order to confirm registration, please
  provide your interest in taking this course by
  sending an e-mail to Sandy Davis-Schiermeyer
  (619.725.6593) at daviss_at_bah.com and include your
  name, contact information (including phone number
  and e-mail address), and organization and the
  registration form and process for payment will be
  sent to you.
• Renew ASMC Membership Online Join Online
• Prospective members of ASMC may now apply for
  membership online at the ASMC website. This
  method decreases the processing time by up to a
  week, so please encourage anyone you may be
  recruiting to apply online. Also, current members
  may renew online and update member information
  (new e-mail, address, job title, etc). Please
  read the instructions at ASMC Online Renewal
  lthttp//www.asmconline.org/membership/renewal.shtm
  lgt on how to determine your default username and
  password.

NATIONAL NEWS
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June 22, 2009

• The ASMC Sandhills Chapter Regular Meeting met on
  Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 1130 a.m. at
• the Pope AF Club. Mr. Dale Schnabel, President
  called the meeting to order at 1145 a.m.
• The audience consisted of 31 members.
• NEW BUSINESS
• a. Mr. Dale Schnabel, outgoing President,
  thanked everyone for their continued support
• during his presidency. Certificates were
  presented to each outgoing vice president.
• b. Mr. Schnabel also recognized the following
  members as Co-Members of the Year. They
• were recognized for their outstanding services in
  the Sandhills Chapter. They were presented
• certificates and a coin.
• Ms. Laurie Per Lee Webpage
• Ms. Monica Sneed Mini-PDI Coordinator
• c. LtCol Rick Jellison was installed as the
  New President of the Sandhills Chapter by Mr.
• Schnabel. LtCol Jellison then installed the new
  officers. They are

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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MILITARY COMPTROLLERS SANDHILL
S CHAPATER FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF
June 2009 Operating funds Available as of 1
June 2009
3,425.39 Deposit

3,084.00


Total

6,509.39 Expenses

1,115.28
Balance

5,394.11 Saving Account Balance

427.50 Scholarship Balance

3,610.81 Moved to
General Account for 3/1,000 scholarships
(3,000.00) Scholarship
Balance

610.81 Submitted by Virginia
Kemp