Our Mission

The mission of ASWA is to enable women in all accounting and related fields to achieve their full personal, professional and economic potential and to contribute to the future development of their profession.

The American Society of Women Accountants represents professional women in accounting and finance and provides them an opportunity for networking and continuing professional education (CPE) with peers at the local, regional and national level.

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ASWA News

Announcing ASWA Orange County’s
2012-13 Board Nominees

The 2012 nominating committee, comprised of Lynn Parker, Alison Aldrich, and Diane Randall, is proud to present the following slate of officers and directors for the Orange County chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants for the upcoming year. Congratulations to all of our nominees, and thank you for volunteering to guide our chapter in the coming year!

President: Millie Culpepper
President-Elect: Diane Randall
2nd VP – Membership: Open
3rd VP – Special Events: Kristina Diaz
Treasurer: Alison Aldrich Recording
Secretary: Karen Widener
Communications VP: Diane Randall
Past President / Director: Irene Mack
Director: Lynn Parker
Director: Dolores Lara
Director: Open

The proposed slate of officers will be presented for a vote by the general membership at our upcoming dinner meeting on Wednesday, May 16th. Additional nominations may still be submitted to the nominating committee in advance, and will also be accepted from the floor that evening. Upon acceptance of the slate by our membership, the formal installation of our new 2012-13 Board of Directors will take place during the June 27th dinner meeting.

 

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Presidents Message

There are seats on the Board of Directors coming up for next year, as well as open slots on various Committees. Karen Widener a new member stepped forward to accept current open position as Recording Secretary. Thank you Karen!

ASWA board and committee members get “paid” for the work they perform in lots of ways. In addition to education and networking opportunities, ASWA provides a safe, non-threatening environment for its members to develop the skills they need to move ahead in their own careers. If you are interested in serving, or would like more information about positions coming open, please contact either myself or the nominating committee.

Saturday, April 21st, 2012 is the day of our annual fun event.
After the busy tax season is over we deserve a break, please join us for tea at The Tea House on Los Rios in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Bring your colleagues, friends, clients or make an early Mother Day’s outing, let’s share the value of our organization and the diverse resource it has become for all involved. In any case we hope to see you there! Last day to signup is April 18th; for more information, visit our page.

Have you noticed it yet? The national ASWA website has been refreshed with new photos. Also, there is a new link to the People to People delegation to China that will be led by Cheryl Heitz, ASWA President-Elect November 3-12, 2012. It’s a great opportunity to travel and meet other accountants across the globe!

It’s official… ASWA is on YouTube…“Why Did I Join ASWA?” video was posted on national website and on YouTube. Filmed at the 2011 Conference in Charlotte, various members provided their reasons for joining ASWA. Check it out; the YouTube video is national latest initiative to market ASWA to potential new members. National is looking into doing more webinars and instructional videos to help chapters with their needs.

Have you read the ASWA Blog this month? This month’s blog discussed our Special Report that will be published later this month on Diversity in Accounting & Finance. Contributors included leaders of NABA (National Association of Black Accountants, ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, and ASCEND (Pan-Asian Pacific Leaders).

On Thursday, March 22nd, our chapter along with ten other OC professional organizations came together for networking mixer hosted by ALPFA at the Disneyland hotel, this was a FREE event for our members and guest (SOLDOUT over 225 attendees) we can thank Disneyland, as one of ALPFA corporate sponsors. This was a fabulous event and we will definitely participate again next year!

The Southwest Regional Conference is well underway, this year’s theme “Fun in the Sun” in Chandler, AZ on May 24-25, 2012 this is over the Memorial Day weekend. Earn 16 CPE. For more information visit the link below.
http://www.aswa.org/events/b2012-Southwest-Regional-Conferenceb?&Sort=&Archive=

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ASWA appreciates your support of our organization. Please consider a tax deductible donation to our scholarship fund that goes to help further the education of students interested in the field of Accounting. A donation of $10, $25, $50 or any other amount is suggested and will be used directly for our annual scholarship program.