Dear Fellow Members and Industry Colleagues,
I welcome you to the first newsletter of the new year, and what has all the makings of another incredible year of programs, networking and community service for all of us in and around the catering industry here in the Greater Atlanta area.
We have bitten off a lot for the year ahead, not the least of which is our Nace Gives Back 2010: Gala Fundraiser. It's coming up quick in June, and Event Chair Jennifer McDonnell will reveal some exciting details in this month's edition.
The Allies 2010--the annual awards event that pairs NACE and ISES--is now being chaired by Oscar Riddle and will be held at the brand new Loew's Hotel. Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 11th. It will be quite the special occasion.
Last, but not least, is the next program, which is always the most anticipated, best attended and most memorable event of our year--Event Design Trends and Cake Competition. Our hallmark industry competition and program on Tuesday, February 2nd will be another winner!
Also this year, we're going to be unveiling a new look and feel for our NACE website, and it will coincide with an evolution of our member and industry communications strategy empowered with social media tools that make sense for us. We will also be revealing a brand new quarterly digital publication to spotlight members, go behind the scenes at NACE related events and reveal tips and trends to help us all be the best that we can be.
As your new President, you probably recognize that I am certainly not new to NACE, nor am I new to the board, having served the past few years as Treasurer, and previously in my life, in this very same position, President.
I would like to thank all of the members who have made the commitment to volunteer as new or returning members of our 2010 Board.
President, Walter Nemeth, Director of Catering, The Georgian Terrace Hotel
Immediate Past President, Steven Eisenstein
Treasurer, Lori Goldblatt
Vice President, Secretary, Karen McGaha
Vice President, Membership, Janice Blackmon
Assistant Membership Director, Helen Taffet
Program Committee Co-Chairs Dee Lane Eades and Cate Morris
Hospitality Chair, Kim Crowder
Communications and Marketing Chair, Michael Shoer
Webmaster, Ted Crowder
Chapter Historian, Cathy Pennington
Nace Gives Back Chair, Jennifer McDonnell
There are two positions yet to be filled. The first is Community Service chair which we are close to filling, and the second is the First Vice President Education, which will remain unfilled until a qualified candidate emerges. We are requring this person be a CPCE (Certified Professional Catering Executive) and has completed a minumum of one year as a committee chair. While the responsibilities of this position--which include coordinating our involvement in national conferences and chapter liason with the CPCE chair--are being handled, the person in this position performs the duties of the chapter president should I be absent or otherwise unable to carry out my responsibilities.
I am very proud to say that our chapter is strong, in members and in finances as we begin the new year. Our current membership roster is 210, and our goal is to increase this to 225 before the second quarter of this year. If you know of a colleague who should be a member and isn't, or even if you know of someone in a new job, please contact our membership committee and pass the contact along.
Let's all work together to make this our best year yet, and show what hospitality is all about!
Walt Nemeth
President, Greater Atlanta Chapter of NACE
Director of Catering & Events, The Georgian Terrace Hotel
wnemeth@thegeorgianterrace.com
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