Professor Elam

IMA April 16 Meeting

Saturday April 18 2020

San Antonio Chapter

We had an AMAZING event last night - sponsored by Wenzel & Associates CPAs - with 109 folks on the web meeting!  (For context, our previous best meeting in person was 52!)

We have had 9 new members join the chapter since the March meeting.  Keep sharing the value to your friends and colleagues!

Save the date for the next meeting:  Thursday, May 21st.  Still on line,  still FREE! and still starting promptly at 6pm.

If you are interested in donating to the tremendous wait staff at The Old San Francisco Steakhouse, you can do that till April 30th at https://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org and look for the April 30th event.

In addition to the awesome presentations, we held board member elections for the annual term beginning July 1st.  Here are your new board members:

President.............................Yolanda Solano
Secretary.............................Allie Medvecky
Treasurer.............................Farhana Khan
VP Administration................Jan Williams
VP Communications............Tim Christ
VP Membership...................Mike Lovelace
VP Professional Education
    (& CMA Advocate)...........Andrew Cord
VP Student Outreach...........Addison LePere
Dir., Analysis &
     Special Projects..............Brian Butler
Digital Ambassador..............Amanda Craig
Dir. At Large.........................Ira Copple
                                             Jennifer Larson
                                             Russell Gaines

Finally, IMA is making LOTS of great topics available to increase your value in the marketplace - whether you need the CPE or not (as well as a 90 day promotional membership for ZIP, ZERO, NADA!).  Details are available on our chapter website as well as www.IMAnet.org.  Here are several:

 

 

a.Non-Member 90 day promo membership:  https://www.imanet.org/career-resources/

 

b.IMA Strategy and Competitive Analysis Learning Series

Free for members through June 30. Enhance your knowledge of strategy and competitive analysis and improve your strategic partnering skills. Earn up to 21 NASBA CPE credits (valued at $525!).

 

 

c.  Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals Certificate

Free for members through June 30th.  This brand new course teaches how emerging technologies are driving change across business and develops new skills in data analytics and visualization.  Earn an IMA professional certificate, a digital badge and 9 NASBA CPE credits.

NOTE:  If you are interested in doing this with an informal discussion group on the side, email SanAntonioIMA@gmail.com.

 

d.  Coming later this month:  Block Chain 101

 

e.  Webinars on demand

Access convenient packages of highly rated webinars on key management accounting topics

    - Technology - 8.5 hrs CPE

    - Leadership - 6 hrs CPE

    - Leadership Academy (1 per month) - Next one May 5th - Using Social Media to Improve Workplace Leadership

 

Questions with any of this?  Contact the chapter at SanAntonioIMA@gmail.com. 

 

- Mike Lovelace, CMA

VP Membership, San Antonio Chapter

CMA Scholarship

Weekend April 12 2020

TAMUSA can award ten CMA 'scholarships' per year.  Learn the details here

https://www.imanet.org/cma-certification/cma-scholarship?ssopc=1

We Professors have discussed this and have set the bar a bit higher to qualify.

We do not want to award the scholarship and have the student  fail to follow through and take the exam.

We would like to see the student

Pay the $39 student membership fee

Attend meetings

Participate on line for example take and pass the Data Analytics Cert which is nine hours.

A couple years back a student here won a TSCPA Scholarship. He or she filled out the intent to take the CPA exam but never followed through with the promise.

Later someone from TSCPA contacted me. My reply was that they should have asked for completion before granting the money.

 

IMA Data Anlytics Cert

Thursday April 9, 2020

Paste this link into your browser

https://www.imanet.org/education-center/course-catalog-old?ssopc=1

 

IMA April 16 Meeting

Thursday April 9, 2020

San Antonio Chapter

If you have not already done so, please register now to attend the Thursday, April 16th web-only meeting at 6pm sponsored by Wenzel & Associates, CPAs!  Attendance will be the most of any chapter event in memory.

To help your budget, this meeting is offered completely free (even for NON members) - but you DO need to register at http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org!

Our speakers will be Neal Juern of Juern Technology presenting "IT Lessons Learned So Far from Covid-19" and incoming President of the IMA Texas Council Tanya Thirlwall presenting "Cultivating a Bias-free Workplace."  There are no pre-requisites for these 2 hours of CPE and you are not required to need CPE in order to attend.

We will also briefly discuss IMA's new, 9 hour self study course - IMA Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals Certificate.  The course is FREE to members!  It's a great way to become conversant in a hot topic across industries! 

The chapter is putting together a group of folks who would like to hear a little bit of explanation on the topics from a power user as a supplement to the self study content.  If you are interested, contact the chapter at SanAntonioIMA@gmail.com.
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Sincerely,

 

- Mike

Mike Lovelace, MBA, CMA, CPA, CISA
VP of Membership, San Antonio Chapter of IMA

Thursday April 2 202

San Antonio Chapter

Make plans now to attend the April 16th web-only meeting at 6pm sponsored by Wenzel & Associates, CPAs!

Our speakers will be Neal Juern of Juern Technology presenting "IT Lessons Learned So Far from Covid-19" and incoming President of the IMA Texas Council Tanya Thirlwell presenting "Cultivating a Bias-free Workplace."

To help your budget, this meeting is offered completely FREE - but you DO need to register at http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org!

We will also briefly discuss IMA's new, 9 hour self study course - IMA Data Analytics & Visualization Fundamentals Certificate.  The course is FREE to members!  It's a great way to become conversant in a hot topic across industries! 

The chapter is putting together a group of folks who would like to hear a little bit of explanation on the topics from a power user.  If you are interested, contact the chapter at SanAntonioIMA@gmail.com.

If you wish to no longer receive these messages, please reply with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject.

 

Sincerely,

 

- Mike

Mike Lovelace, MBA, CMA, CPA, CISA
VP of Membership, San Antonio Chapter of IMA

Cell: 281.216.2493

February IMA Meeting

Posted Monday Feb 10 2020

San Antonio Chapter Non Members:

​If you have not already, please take a moment to register now so we can get an accurate plate count to the kitchen. 

Meeting Sponsor: Smartbridge Enterprise Business Consulting

Topics:
- Tax Update by our very own Jennifer Larson (Tax Manager at Sol Schwartz) and
- How to Handle Robust Business Growth by Steven Amaya (VP of Finance at TaskUs)

 

(No pre-req's for the CPE)

Register now at: http://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org.  

 

Thanks!

 

- Mike

Mike Lovelace, MBA, CMA, CPA, CISA
VP of Membership, San Antonio Chapter of IMA

Students Learn About CMA CPA Exams

Friday May 17 2019

 

Saturday April 27 2019 I invited three guest speakers to my  ACCT 5308 Ethics Class.

Jennifer Larson CPA is the current President of San Antonio Institute of Management Accountants. She brought along Russell who is a CMA.

Jennifer Dirks is a TAMUSA graduate. She has passed two now three parts of the CPA and the first part of CIA.

Michelle Willis is a TAMUSA graduate who has passed the second section of CIA.

We had a lively discussion about the different exams and test taking strategies.

Russell and Jennifer Larson at right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jennifer Dirks above.

Michelle visits with students in right photo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Students  engage all four speakers after class.

The students agreed this was a helpful session.

 

IMA Presentation

Wed April 17 2019

am excited about the opportunity to present at the San Antonio Chapter of the IMA’s professional meeting next week, April 18^th.  My presentation covers all aspects of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exams and how to prepare for them.

 

As a benefit, I will buy dinner for the first 10 students to sign in at the event as well as cover the cost for all professors who attend. 

 

Please RSVP to Mike@Aquillix.com

Dinner: Thursday, April 18th

Location: Old San Francisco Steakhouse - 10223 Sahara Dr., 78216

Time: 5:30-8pm Speakers: Richard Foo "Change Management = Business Readiness"

Melissa Cruz "CMA Exam Content, Tips & Tricks"

Costs: Chicken Dinner - Students ($17), Non Students ($27)

Steak Dinner - Students ($30), Non Students ($40)

 

Hope to see you there!

 

Thanks!

 

Melissa Cruz

Regional Director - Texas
Wiley Efficient Learning

Mobile: 281.906.4943

mcruz@wiley.com

https://www.efficientlearning.com 

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

 

IMA Meeting

Tuesday Nov 6 2018

I am following up on the invitation to attend our meeting on November 15, 2018.   If anyone is interested please send an RSVP to Mike@Aquillix.com or josie.hernandez01@gmail.com.  The school with the most students in attendance will be showcased in our Linkedin Group, San Antonio Chapter of the IMA, www.linkedin.com/groups/2122350

 

Also, the CMA scholarship window is open through June 2018.  As a professor you can add your own requirements for your students.  If you decided to add your own requirements, please let me know what they are, to ensure I pass that information as students inquire.  

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.