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CFDD Louisville, KY. Chapter |
ABOUT CFDD:
OUR MISSION: The mission of the National Association of Credit Management’s Credit and Financial Development Division shall be to promote active interest in the credit and financial profession, to develop and market educational programs that are vital to the development of the effective professional, and to be a viable force within the NACM network.
OUR VISION: To dynamically impact the National Association of Credit Management’s global vision by being the leader in educational programming and, thereby setting industry standards for professional excellence.
CFDD has been in existence since 1923. Our Louisville chapter was founded in 1927, making it one of the oldest chapters throughout the country.
CFDD is a financially self-sustaining division of NACM, directed by a National CFDD Board of Directors.
The purpose of CFDD is to promote education and professional development in the field of credit and finance
CFDD scholarships are offered both nationally and locally.
CFDD IS A QUALIFIED NON-PROFIT 501C-6 CORPORATION.
A little bit about some of our Members:
We have 41 members, which include 2 honorary life members who are retired: Dottie Kennedy & Lois Roemer, CCE.
We have 3 members who do not live in Louisville: Dinah Rhea and Gwenette Jacobson, Unit Structures Magnolia, AR. Also, June Lay of DelRoyal Industries, Knoxville, TN.
In October 2008 Susie Secuskie, CBA was presented with a 15 year membership certificate.
Ken Varon, CCE has also been a member for 15 years.
In 2009 Joyce Davis, CBA will be celebrating her 15th year as a member.
Lynn Kendrick, CBA is our National Area Director.
Rebecca Hammond serves on the NACM Louisville South Central Board of Directors.
Members who have their accreditation: 6 CBAs, 1 CBF, 6 CCEs.
We have had 3 successful Chili Supper/Silent Auctions raising about $1,000 plus each year for our scholarship fund.
We started our monthly newsletter , The Louisville Letter, October 2005 which we use to reach out to all of our members and keep them more informed. We are proud to have hosted the CFDD Conference East in Louisville in 1996 and 2004, which were wonderful and rewarding experiences for our Chapter. Our theme for the 2004 conference was "Investing In Your Career". We held our banquet at the famous Louisville Slugger Museum.
Our 2006 focus was "Dollars For Scholars". Our goal was to increase our scholarship fund to make education opportunities available to everyone in CFDD. Our 2007 focus was geared toward increasing membership creatively.
We are constantly looking for topics and programs that meet our member's needs; and we are constantly exploring new venues and locations to meet our price range and keep monthly dues down, food that meets everyone's tastes, and geographically accessible for all members.
NACM South Central and Connie Cheak, President, have always been supportive and helpful to our chapter in many ways.
CFDD & NACM have always been supportive to our members who have lost or changed jobs and helped with finding new employment.
We have always tried to abide by the different themes and quotes to keep us strong and to promote our CFDD chapter.
"Knowledge is an asset that no one can take away from you"
"Networking puts you in the know"
"Invest in yourself"
From our 2004 conference, with the theme "Investing In Your Career". You can't predict what may happen to you or your business, but it's never too late to build a foundation for the future. Invest in your career to help you reach your personal and financial goals for you and your business, not only for today but for tomorrow.
We look forward to celebrating another 80 years.