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President
Courtney Donato
President-Elect
Chad Harrington
Vice President
Liz LaGrange, CIC
Treasurer
Karen Crouch
Secretary
Debbie Lee
Immediate Past President
Amber Townsend, CISR
Officers
Volume 14 Number 2
September 2018
Meeting-at-a-Glance by Courtney Donato [email protected]
September is our Legislative meeting.
The meeting will be 9/13 5:45pm @
Andrea’s. Please send your reservations to
Marie Meyers.
Special points of in-
terest:
Contact Courtney Donato
if you are not receiving or
are having trouble opening
emails.
If you have any pictures
from any events, please
forward them to Angela
Falcone
([email protected]) or
Casey Darden
([email protected]) for
the President’s scrapbook.
September Board Meeting
9/10/18 @ 5:30 pm
IUL
2610 Edenborn Ave.
Metairie, LA
TIWOGNO Tattler
The Insurance Professionals of
Greater New Orleans
President’s Message by Courtney Donato [email protected] Our year has begun! Thanks to everyone who attended the August Budget
meeting. Overall I think our Board’s first meeting went well and set us on a good
pace for the year. Special thanks to the Budget committee, Amber Townsend,
Karen Crouch, Katy Green and Monique O’Neill. Your hard work showed with
the successful passing of the year’s budget.
Our September Meeting will be at Andrea’s. Leslie Sallean has arranged for Julia
O’Donohue to come and speak with us. She is a political reporter for the Times
Picayune and she will be coming in to discuss some of the latest law changes (not
just insurance law) that could be impacting our lives.
This year’s 26th Annual Golf Tournament is coming up quick. Our Golf commit-
tee is working hard arranging Sponsors and door prizes. Any help is welcome and
APPRECIATED!!!! Every bit of help received will make our event more
successful…remember, it takes a village. Please be sure to spread the word and
pass around the flyers attached in this Tattler.
Our wine raffle has been pushed back to our November meeting but if you are
interested in donating wine/baskets/wine accessories or if you are interested in
purchasing/selling raffle tickets, please let me know. The proceeds will go directly
to Cancer charities in our area.
Please mark your calendars for the upcoming events:
Legislative meeting, Thursday 09/13/18 at Andrea’s Restaurant
Golf Tournament, Wednesday 10/03/18 at Bayou Oaks Park South
Community Rebuilding Day – 10/06/18
Bylaws meeting Wednesday 10/17/18 at Porter & Luke’s
Membership Meeting (Wine Raffle), Thursday 11/15/18
Annual Christmas Party – 12/06/18 at The Pearl Room
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at
[email protected] or 504-831-8040. I am looking forward to our year!!!
We will be selling 50/50 tickets at our September meeting. 3 tickets for $1
September birthday will be drawn at the September meeting.
August Winners:
50/50—Cheryl Caillouet
Birthday—July—None
August—Karen Cottone
TIWOGNO Bucks— Liz Barker
THANKS to our birthday sponsors: August—Hull & Company
If your company would like to sponsor a birthday gift, please contact Niki Landry ([email protected]) or Tammy
Caro. We always mention the gift sponsor, so feel free to include a short “blurb” promoting your company that can be
read during the birthday drawing!
International Association of Insurance Professionals
General Mail:
3525 Piedmont Rd., Building 5, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30305
Phone: 800-766-6249
Local Phone: (404) 789-3153
Fax: (404) 240-0998
Website: www.internationalinsuranceprofessionals.org
NAIW (International) Staff
Beth Chitnis, CAE Executive Director [email protected]
Rebecca Clusserath Director of Education [email protected]
Amanda Hammerli Director of Member Services [email protected]
Betsey Blimline Director of Marketing [email protected]
Winners/Finance By Lorelei Augustine & Kristy Battistella
If you know of anyone who needs
TIPOGNO’s support – someone battling an
illness or grieving a recent death – please
reach out to Niki Landry
([email protected]) or Tammy Caro
([email protected]) so that a Get
Well or Sympathy card can be sent on behalf
of
TIPOGNO.
If you know of someone celebrating a joyous
occasion – a job promotion, a new marriage, a
new baby, etc. – please reach out to
Niki Landry or Tammy Caro so that
TIPOGNO can send its congratulations.
Personnel by Sheral Robinson [email protected] [email protected]
We currently have several listing for openings please contact me if you are interested.
Please let me know if you have an opening in your office as we do have several people looking. You may call
or email me.
Please note that all inquires will be held in strict confidence.
The Legislative meeting is September 13th and our guest speaker will be Julia O’Donoghue.
Ms. O’Donoghue is a political reporter, based in Baton Rouge, for the Times Picayune and
NOLA.com. Many new laws were effective 8/1/18 and she will talk about some important
ones.
As of Tuesday, August 16, we have 83 members total. I know we are losing several members to out-of-town
moves and job changes, so I have set my membership goal to get us back to 90 members.
Please help me reach my goal by talking to your coworkers and industry colleagues about the benefits of being
part of our organization. We’ve got something for everyone’s level of commitment – you can simply attend
the monthly dinner meetings during the year; you can join a committee to help keep our various programs
functioning; you can take a leadership role within the organization to determine where and how we use our
resources for our members’ benefit; or you can do all that AND attend conferences at the regional and national
level of our parent organization, IAIP.
While we will be having a New Member Social in March 2019, I ask you to encourage your industry friends
to check out our group in the coming months – invite them to attend a dinner meeting, the golf tournament, the
community rebuilding project, or the charitable giving event.
Feel free to pass along my name to anyone who is interested, or give me their contact information so I can
reach out to them with a prospect packet. Thanks for your help, and let’s have a great year!
Membership/Organization by Liz LaGrange [email protected]
Legislative by Leslie Sallean [email protected]
The Insurance Professional of Greater New Orleans
August 2018 General Meeting Minutes The August General Meeting of the Insurance Professionals of Greater New Orleans came to order at 6:07 pm. The meeting was held at Augie’s in Harahan, LA Attendance was 34 members of our 83 membership in attendance for which a quorum was present. All Officers were present except Chad Harrington. All Board Members were present except Karen Cottone and Pamela Geraci. Monique O’Neil led the Collect and Pledge of Allegiance The minutes of the May General meeting were published in the Tattler. Are there any corrections to the minutes? Hear-ing none, the minutes are approved.
Officers Reports Correspondence – None Treasurer: Karen Crouch presented the May, June and July treasurer’s report. Are there any questions concerning the treasurer’s report? Hearing none, the report will be filed for audit. President: Courtney Donato – Courtney welcomed everyone to her first meeting and recognized the past presidents in attendance. Courtney discussed a change in how TIPOGNO Bucks were to be handled this year. Instead of pulling for two $5 bucks at the end of the meetings, we are going to now pull for a free meeting at the next meeting. We are going to give it a try this way and if at the end of the year it is not working we can go back to the way it was previously done or come up with something new. Our Wine raffle which was to be held in October will now be held in November. The per-sons handling this event had a conflict with the date of the October meeting. Our October meeting will still be our Can-cer Awareness meeting, and she invited everyone to “Still Wear Pink”. Courtney also noted that she had updated copies of the Annual Calendar. President-Elect: – Chad Harrington – Courtney reported for Chad that the Summer Function was held on 07/28/18 at All Barn New. Had about 15 members in attendance and a good time was had by all. The date for the Christmas Party has been set. Chad has booked the date of 12/6/18 at the Pearl Room (where installation was held). He has made con-tact with a few “Casino” people and decided on Cocktail Attire.
Vice-President: Liz LaGrange – Liz advised that as of 08/16/18 we have 83 members. She hopes to get us back to 90 members. Treasurer – Karen Crouch - None Secretary: Bylaws/Parliamentarian: Debbie Lee – None Immediate Past President: Amber Townsend – Amber presented our 2018-2019 Budget. The budget was approved as presented. Amber thanked the Budget Committee for their hard work.
Standing Committee Reports Audit Committee: (Chairperson- Shelly Power/Mary Flowers) None Education Committee: (Chairperson – Katie Liljeberg) Day of CE will be held on 01/15/19 at Jefferson Orleans North. The venue is already paid for because of the cancellation of last years day of CE. We are planning on doing Flood & Ethics. It should be a good turnout since this will be a renewal year.
Other Committee Reports
Arrangements Committee: (Chairperson - Marie Meyers) Marie advised that they are looking into a couple of options for the September Meeting. She is also looking for ideas. The venue would need to hold 30-45 people Bulletin Committee: (Chairperson - Monique O’Neill) Please send reports to Monique by 08/21/18 Finance/Fund Raising Committee: (Chairperson – Lorelei Augustine/Kristy Battistella) None Historian/Publicity Committee: (Chairperson – Angela Falcone/Casey Darden) None
Host/Courtesy Committee: (Chairperson- Niki Landry / Tammy Caro) None
Legislative Committee: (Chairperson – Leslie Sallean) Leslie has arranged for Julia O’Donohue as our September Speaker – She is a Political Reporter from Times Picayune discussing latest law changes Personnel Committee: (Chairperson – Sheral Robinson) There are positions available. Please contact Sheral Robin-son Public Relations:
Charitable Giving (Chairperson – Debbie Harrington/Debbie Lee/Casey Darden) – None
Golf Tournament: (Chairperson – Karen Crouch/Marie Meyers) – Karen announced that our 26
th Annual Golf Tournament is to be held 10/03/18 @ Bayou Oaks Park
South – City Park. Karen has sent emails to those who sent sponsor letters last year. If anyone has someone on their list that they no longer contact, please let her know so she can re-assign. If anyone has contacts for door prizes, please work on it. We will have a grab and go type breakfast. We will then have lunch and then awards.
Youth Rebuilding Day: (Chairperson – Casey Darden) Courtney reported that our Community Rebuilding day will be held in October. We will be working with GEB and the event will take place on 10/06/18. We will need to know ahead of time because forms will need to be completed.
Safety Committee: (Chairperson - Jeff Rhodes) – None
Technology Committee: (Chairperson – Pam Geraci / Amber Townsend/Courtney Donato) – If you are not
receiving email blasts, please let Pam Geraci know
Liaison Reports National Alliance Amber Townsend CPCU Cindy Paulin IIAGNO Lynn Labus *09/20/18 Young Agent Event at Port Orleans *10/18/18 Company Appreciation
PIA Jessica Clayton *10/02/18 Northshore Chapter Meeting *10/25/18 Big Easy Bash LSLA Leslie Sallean, CPIW *Mid-Year – 10/10/18 @ Metairie Country Club – More info to follow YIPS Jessica Clayton *09/14/18 Bowl-A-Thon WSIA *09/23/18-09/23/18 Conference
Unfinished Business:
Monique O’Neil took a moment to remind everyone that this is a volunteer organization and thanked everyone for keep-ing this in mind.
New Business:
50/50 ($22.50 to the winner) was won by Cheryl Caillouet July Birthday – No Birthday Winner August Birthday was won by Karen Cottone (sponsored by Hull) TIPOGNO Buck was won by Liz Barker to be used for the September meeting. If there is no further business and hearing no objection, the August General meeting is adjourned at 7:17 pm.
Safety/Wellness by Jeff Rhodes [email protected]
Late summer is when hurricane season generally peaks, with major storms threatening the
Gulf Coast. Here are some tips from the National Hurricane Center to be prepared for the next
big one.
Keep a list of emergency contacts handy, such as : Emergency Management Offices, Parish
Law Enforcement, Parish Public Safety Fire/Rescue, State, Parish and City/Town
Government, Local Hospitals, Your property insurance agent
Check your hazards risks with FEMA's Map Portal.
Rate your flood risk with the FloodSmart.gov portal.
Protect yourself and family with a Family Emergency Plan
Be sure to plan for locations away from home
Pet owners should have plans to care for their animals. The Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention offer information on animal health impacts in evacuation shelters.
Prepare your boat and be aware of marine safety if you are on or near the water.
Review the FEMA Evacuation Guidelines to allow for enough time to pack and inform
friends and family if you need to leave your home. FOLLOW instructions issued by local
officials. Leave immediately if ordered!
Consider your protection options to decide whether to stay or evacuate your home if you
are not ordered to evacuate
Liaisons
PIA—New Orleans Chapter meeting 9/5/18 11:30am at Impastato’s. Past President’s Lunch 10/10/18. Big Easy Bash 10/25/18
Contact [email protected] for information.
LSLA— Mid-Year Meeting 10/10/18 at Metairie Country Club. Any questions please email Leslie Sallean
[email protected] or 1-504-834-1666.
Big I— Town Hall Meeting 8/15/18 11-1:30 at Southern Yacht Club. Young Agent Event 9/20/18. Company Appreciation
10/18/18. Contact Francine Berendson 225-819-8007
National Alliance— www.scic.com
CPCU— Contact Cindy Paulin, 504-836-9620 or [email protected].
YIPs— Bowl-a-Thon 9/14/18. Contact [email protected] for info.
WISA—Conference 9/23/18
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