Professor Elam

IMA Meeting and CMA practice exam

3/13/23

2 quick points! 

#1.  This is the last call for our dinner meeting on Wednesday, March 15th - from 6-8pm CT with networking beginning at 5:30pm.  (If you are out of the area, we have a virtual option as well!)

2 hour CPE topic is on ESG Reporting and what it means to each of us.  

It will be interactive with case studies and discussions.  

Details and registration link are at chapter home page:  https://SanAntonio.IMAnet.org.  

#2.  Here is info on 2 FREE prep sessions for CMA:

Free CMA MCQ & ESSAY Bootcamp 

Part 1 - April 01, 2023 from 8 AM to 12noon (CT)

and 

Part 2 - March 25, 2023 from 8 AM to 12noon (CT) 

 

It will be very beneficial for anyone taking the CMA exam or considering the CMA certification.

 

B Certified Pro link to register: https://bcertifiedpro.com/enroll/

 

For any additional information: [email protected]

IMA Panel

Wed Feb 8 20223

e IMA Student Series panel is back! IMA is hosting a virtual panel discussion webinar on February 28^th at 4pm PST/7pm EDT. During this event, students will have the chance to hear from a diverse group of professionals as they share their experiences and insights on the latest trends and developments in finance and accounting. Not only will students gain valuable insights into these fields, but they will also have the opportunity to ask questions and network with the panelists. This is a great opportunity for your students to enhance their understanding of the industry, learn from the professionals, and make valuable connections that can help advance their careers. This webinar is open to all students. We would appreciate it if you could send this to all of your students and colleagues that would find this beneficial.

 

 

To register for the webinar, please follow the registration link. You can also download the flyer with the panelists’ bios here.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.  I look forward to seeing you and your students at the webinar!

Best regards,

Tyler Skelton
Business Development Manager
IMA^® (Institute of Management Accountants)

SA IMA Feb Meeting

Monday Jan 30 2023

San Antonio Chapter

We've been having tech issues with the chapter home page in getting the February meeting set up to accept registrations.  Just as soon as we get that resolved, we'll let you know.  

For now, please keep open Wednesday, February 15th, 5:30-8pm CT in person & 6-8pm CT virtual.  

We will also be announcing at least one new annual sponsor to help underwrite our student scholarships.

In addition to CMA Recognition Night for all of the chapter's CMA's (as we have done the last few years), we will have 2 great topics this month for 2 hours of CPE:

Alexandra Graham from Gleim is going to talk about "CMA - Professional Value & Exam Content, Structure and Success Strategies."  (If you have ever wondered what the CMA could do for you or a colleague and what's involved in the process, this is for you!  Bring a guest with you!)

Learning objectives & Category:  To Be Announced
Pre-requisites:  None

Kelly Kljajic-Powers recently announced Director of Business Development with Badger CPAs is going to talk about "Hiring Trends, Retention and Burnout."  

Learning objectives & Category:  To Be Announced
Pre-requisites:  None

- Mike Lovelace, CMA
VP, Member Engagement

SA IMA Friday Night Oct 28

Monday Oct  247 2022

 

Michael Lovelace via Institute of Management Accountants <[email protected]>

To:[email protected]

 

Mon, Oct 24 at 7:42 AM

 

 

San Antonio Chapter

If you haven't yet, please get registered for THIS Friday's Bowling w/ Becker CMA Review Instructor Mike Brown!

We will meet at Bowlero San Antonio at 13307 San Pedro Ave at 6pm on Friday, October 28th.

This event is open to family, friends and non members of the chapter. 

Grab your bag, ball and shoes for this unique networking opportunity. 
Come a little early and get to know your teammates.  

We'll see YOU this Friday!

Mike Lovelace, CMA
VP, Member Engagement

CMA Scholarship

Friday July 29, 2022

Dear Professor,

Thank you for being one of the many educators who have nominated students for the CMA Scholarship program and provided your students the opportunity to pursue this valued global credential at no cost to themselves. The CMA Scholarship program has grown significantly since it was first launched in 2012. Since then, more than 20,000 students have received a scholarship, representing more than $35 million of total scholarship value.

As we strive to continuously improve the program, we will be updating the way student information is collected for their CMA Scholarship. Effective September 1, 2022, any student you nominate must first visit the IMA® (Institute of Management Accountants) website and create an account. This will help ensure they are actively invested in the opportunity and, for privacy purposes, that they are securely entering their own information on the site.

Therefore, the first step in the process is for each student you nominate to create their own account on the IMA website. No purchase will be required. If the student needs instruction on how to create an account, direct them here for instructions (see the paragraph titled “Where are the application forms?”). The second step will be that you submit a nomination form which will include the email the student used to create their account. This will allow us to activate the scholarship on our end.

To help you with this new process, we’ve drafted a sample email below for you to send to your students. Please feel free to edit as you see fit.

We strongly encourage you to continue to take full advantage of nominating up to 10 students per school per academic year. It is an incredible opportunity for students to be able to begin their certification journey while they are still in school, in their best test-taking mode, and with accounting and finance topics fresh in their minds. With the strong curricula in place at your school, plus the Gleim CMA review course materials the students will receive, it will be the perfect match to help them succeed! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Best regards,

The CMA Scholarship Team

IMA Panel Seminar Feb 23 2022

Tuesday Feb 8 2022

IMA is featuring an on line Panel seminar about the advantages of the CMA designation. The panelists are from CPA firm and industry.

It will take place from 5 - 6 PM CST.

Hi Dennis,

I wanted to send out a reminder for our upcoming webinar. The IMA Student Series: Finance & Accounting Professional Panel will be held on February 23, 2022 from 3-4pm PST (6-7pm EST). Your students will hear from four panelists from a variety of industries, to discuss their careers and why they decided to pursue the CMA certification. All of them have passed the CMA exam and were CMA Scholarship Recipients.

Panel Participants

Tori Heavey- KPMG

John Strasheim – Lumen Technologies

Nick Pereira- Tesla

Diane Isibor, CMA – Cummins Inc.

 

If you would like to pass share our flyer with your students, you can download the flyer here. This event is free to attend for all students and faculty.

To register visit www.myima.org/studentseries or scan the QR code below.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks,

Tyler Skelton
Business Development Manager
IMA^® (Institute of Management Accountants)

 

 

 

One woman's Journey to CMA

Monday Nov 8 2021

Read about Brigette's journey to become a CMA.

CMA Resources

Friday Nov 5 2021

Congratulations

on starting your CMA journey. We noticed that you accessed one of our free resources. You’re on the right track! Be sure to check out all of these free resources in our library. They’re designed to support you on your CMA journey: • The CMA exam study guide • CMA exam practice questions • Videos and webinars • A demo of our CMA exam review system Dr. Gleim is dedicated to helping candidates progress in their careers. We invite you to log in and learn more about certification, the exam, test topics, Gleim CMA Review, and more.

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TXCPA TAMUSA Student Meeting Nov 8 2021

Monday Nov 1 2021

TAMUSA TXCPA  Student group will meet Monday Nov 8 2021 at a to be announced location.

Here is the zoom invite.

Topic: General Meeting
Time: Nov 8, 2021 05:15 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89529495098?pwd=TXF0anh0SWIySDNwUEZvcjNQQkF6QT09

Meeting ID: 895 2949 5098
Passcode: 415121

 

The virtual speaker will be Mike Lovelace. Mike has multiple certifications. He will compare the CMA and CPA designations.

Here is his bio.

Since May, 2017, Mike Lovelace has been the VP of Engagement for the San Antonio chapter during which time monthly meeting attendance has increased from 12 to 65+. This year, he was named by IMA Global as 1 of 5 Volunteers of the Year out of a global membership of 140,000. He has been a member of IMA since 1996 and a CMA since 1997. He is also a CPA and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He has a BBA in Accounting from Baylor University and an MBA from UT Austin.

For the last 4 years, he has been a CFO Advisor with Vaco San Antonio.

He has presented to multiple professional associations and is an active member of the IMA Campus Presentation program. He has been selected to present at the Annual IMA conference the last two years on Business Intelligence and Data Analytics for Small and Medium Sized Businesses.

Prior to joining Vaco, he owned his own Management Consulting firm in Houston for 14 years, was the Executive Director of Corporate Financial Reporting for UT Medical Branch in Galveston (a $1B healthcare enterprise with multiple graduate schools) and was a Manager for Arthur Andersen Business Consulting in Houston.

He has assisted start-ups, family-owned businesses and Fortune 50 companies in industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution, construction and oil field services.

Download Speaker Bio_Mike Lovelace_TAMUSA_Nov 8th

CMA Exam Tutorial

Thursday Oct 7 2021

Help your students take the next steps in their careers—invite them to this CMA webinar! ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Don't most companies sell more than one product? Of course they do and that is why multi-product breakeven analysis is important for accounting and finance professionals. In this advanced CVP webinar, Professor Ford will explain the concepts and provide tips for multi-product problems. This webinar will also feature operating leverage and what-if scenarios.   Professor Ford will also walk through examples step-by-step and show you some tips and tricks for efficiently approaching these questions on the CMA exam.  ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­

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­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ OCTOBER 21 ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Office Hours with Amy Ford Episode 25 Advanced CVP ­ ­ Host: Amy Ford, CMA, CPA Date: October 21, 2021 Time: 1pm ET | 10am PT Topic: CMA Part 1 and CPA BEC ­ ­ Register Now ­ ­