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APWA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING October 18, 2014, St. Petersburg, FL
District Representative Report, District V, Amy Blaida
October 18, 2014 - Highlights for Central Florida Branch (as of April 29, 2014)
May 22 – We co-hosted with FES Central Fl Chapter an
APWA/FES Central FL Public Works Funding
Roundtable at the Turnpike Office in Ocoee, FL. We
offered 2.5 PDH’s. Close to 60 attended. Panelists
included John Anguilli (Volusia County), Dave Derrick
(City of Kissimmee), Rick Howard (City of Orlando), Jim
Stivender (Lake County) and Joe Kunkel (Orange
County). Chris Evers served as the Moderator for the event.
June 7 – the Branch participated in our quarterly Give Kids
the World Volunteer Landscape Day in Kissimmee, FL.
July 24 - ASCE Annual IceBreaker Event @ the Orlando
Science Center. Branch Chair Matt LaChance and Chair-
Elect Amanda Millirons attended this event. This was our
Branch’s 3rd time participating in the event.
Special Recognition
Amanda Millirons, our Branch Chair-Elect and recipient of the
2014 Randolph Jennings International Fellowship, attended the
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australia International Public Works
Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. We are VERY proud of her and are looking
forward to our lunch and learn will she will give a presentation about what she
learned! Congrats Amanda!!
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We are also very proud to have won the prestigious title of the Branch of the Year!!!
MailChimp as communication: We are still using MailChimp as our form of communication to
our members (started using it earlier this year) and it seems to be running smooth. It is much
easier than individuals sending mass emails out to all Branch members. Members also have the
choice to unsubscribe if they do not wish to receive emails. It is very user friendly and easy to
add graphics.
Upcoming Events to close out 2014
October 18, 2014 – TODAY!! – 14 CFB members are volunteering at the Give Kids the World
Property in Kissimmee, FL at the Quarterly Volunteer Landscape Day. We adopted GKTW
as our official charity in 2012 and haven’t missed ONE landscape day due to our Vice Chair
and Volunteer Chair Chris Thompson. GKTW is a 70-acre, non-profit resort in Central
Florida that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their
families. GKTW provides accommodations at its whimsical resort, donated attractions tickets
(Disney, Universal, etc.), meals and more for a week-long, cost-free fantasy vacation. With the
help of many generous individuals, corporations and partnering wish-granting organizations,
Give Kids The World has welcomed more than 85,000 families from all 50 United States and over
60 countries.
October 21, 2014- The Central FL Branch is hosting an APWA Accreditation Workshop at City
of Orlando City Hall. Ann Daniels, APWA National Director of Accreditation, will be running the
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meeting. We have 33 individuals registered as of October 16, 2014. Thanks to Matt
LaChance, Chairman, for handling coordination of this event with Tracy Quintana.
October 25, 2014: Joint APWA CFB/FES UCF Homecoming Football Social!! We sold 50
tickets and we will be providing 4Rivers to all those who purchase tickets through the group
thanks to our sponsors: ETM, Wade Trim, Universal Engineering Sciences and VHB. Thanks to
Mike McCabe and Amy Blaida for coordinating.
November 5, 2014- The Central Florida Branch is hosting another Lunch & Learn as a
continuation of our Concrete Series. Thanks to Mike McCabe, Branch Past Chair
and Education Chair, for continuing to coordinate our Lunch & Learns as well as procuring
the PDH’s from APWA National.
November 13, 2014- Amanda Millirons. Our Chair-Elect and Chapter YP Chair,
is coordinating our Annual Young Professionals Networking Event to occur in Brevard County.
December 19, 2014 – our Annual December Business Meeting at the Castle Hotel in Orlando, FL.
The Disney fireworks will be enjoyed by all at the end of the evening on the Rooftop Terrace.
Thanks to our Treasurer Althea Parrish for handling all the financial aspects of this
one!!
Newsletter
Recent newsletter was published in June 2014. Next one will be published in Oct 2014. Thank
you to our Newsletter Editor and Branch Director Christiane Nelson.
Our Branch continues to stay active on our Central FL Branch Facebook page. Come LIKE us!!
https://www.facebook.com/APWA.CentralFLBranch
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APWA CFB 2014/2015 Officers and Executive Committee Members:
Respectfully submitted, Amy Blaida District V Representative
Chairman: Matt LaChance [email protected]
District V Representative: Amy Blaida [email protected]
Chair-Elect: Amanda Millirons [email protected]
Vice Chair/ Volunteer Chair: Chris Thompson [email protected]
Secretary: Angela Lawrence [email protected]
Treasurer: Althea Parrish [email protected]
Immediate Past Chair/ Director (Brevard County)/
Education Chair
Mike McCabe [email protected]
Director (Orange County)/ Awards &
Newsletter Chair:
Christiane Nelson [email protected]
Director (Seminole County)/ Scholarship Chair
Paul Moore [email protected]
Membership Chair: Greg Kern [email protected]
Director (Osceola County); Rodeo Chair
Dave Derrick [email protected]
Director (Volusia County) Scott Martin [email protected]
