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President’s Message: 2010-11 Initiatives for Your Association
 
Dear Fellow ICA Members:
 
I hope that your year has gotten off to a blazing start! That is what I am hoping to do as we start our year with your newly elected officers and board members for the Illinois Collectors Association.

 

To have a successful, active, and valuable association, we need the involvement of many members. One way to be in­volved in your association is to serve on a committee. Com­mittee chairmen have been appointed and are listed below. If you are interested in contrib­uting to the work of any of these committees, please con­tact me. Each committee will have at least one initiative forthe year.

 

If you have questions or concerns about your associa­tion, please do not hesitate to contact me. Here is my con­tact information:

Debra Ciskey, Director of Compliance, Afni, Inc.

Direct phone: 309.831.3410 Email: debraciskey@afni.com

Snail mail: Afni, Inc., 1310 Martin Luther King Drive, Bloomington, IL 61701.

Committee assignements:

Membership: Chairman Ron Snyder, H&R Accounts, Moline, IL Initiative: In­crease membership by at least 7 members (so we can retain 3 national directors). Talk to members who did not renew their memberships to deter­mine why.

Convention: Eric Mock (president-elect), Medical Busi­ness Bureau, Chicago. Initia­tive: Select site for 2011 An­nual ICA convention, plan

Grievance/Compliance: Daniel Burtis, Merchants Credit Guide, Chicago. Initia­tive: Receive and act on (in accordance with our Standard Operating Procedures) griev­ances lodged against members of ICA.

 

Education: Ken Arm­strong, Creditors’ Discount and Audit, Streator, IL. Initia­tive: Determine members’ need/interest for ACA Semi­nars in Illinois and schedule as appropriate. Work with ACA, if member interest justifies, to schedule state specific tele­seminar(s) on issues of con­cern.

 

Newsletter: Roger Medlin, Executive Secretary. Initiative: Publish quarterly newsletter

 

National Legislative: Sheila O’Leary, ICUL Service Corpo­ration, Naperville. Initiative: keep members informed of legislative issues at the federal level that concern our industry, represent ICA at ACA Fly-Ins and bring our needs and story to elected representatives at the federal level. Urge ICA mem­bers to respond to ACA Gov­ernment Affairs Calls to Ac­tion.

 

State Legislative; Rod Goodall, Creditors Collection Bureau, Kankakee. Initiative: work with ICA hired lobbyist to fight adverse legislation in Illinois state legislature, keep members informed of legisla­tive at the state level that con­cern our industry, organize and co-host (with lobbyist) state legislative strategic planning meeting in the Fall, 2010.


Public Relations: Irwin Bernstein, Allgate Financial LLC, Northbrook, IL. Initiative: coordinate and sponsor select events inde­pendently and in conjunction with ACA International’s me­dia and public relations pro­grams to promote public awareness, acceptance and appreciation for the collection industry and this Association.

 

ICAPAC/ACPAC: Ray Hollenbeck, American Collec­tion Corp., Schaumburg, IL. Initiative: solicit contributions from ICA members for our state political action  committee (ICAPAC) and for ACA Inter­national’s PAC (ACPAC). Our goal is to be able to influence legislation by gaining access through PAC contributions to key legislative races.

 

Budget: Tony Muscato (Treasurer), Creditors Discount & Audit, Streator, IL. Prepare budget recommendations for 2011 fiscal year (January – De­cember, 2011), present pro­posed budget to Unit Board of Directors for approval in De­cember.

 

Bylaws Review: Randy Gelb, ICS, Tinley Park. Initia­tive: Review the bylaws and Standard Operating Procedures of ICA, recommend amend­ments to make consistent with ACA Bylaws and to update to reflect direction. Determine need for bylaw changes to al­low ICA membership for other classifications of members, including MAP attorneys, ABD members, and CI members. Frank Bruno of Dependon Collection Service, Oak Brook; Karolyn Rubin of BCC in Chi­cago, and Ron Krech of CCB Credit Services in Springfield also serve on this committee. Advertising/Website: Con­nie Matrisch (Vice President), Pro Com Services of Illinois, Springfield. Initiative: suggest upgrades to ICA website, so­licit more vendor partners.

 

Annette and Russ Lawson Memorial Scholarship Com­mittee: Sheila O’Leary, ICUL Service Corporation Naper­ville. Initiatives: Finalize ap­plication and award process, fundraise.

 

Your officers for 2010 are:

 

President: Debra Ciskey, Afni, Inc., Bloomington, IL

President Elect: Erick Mock, Medical Business Bureau, Chi­cago

Vice President: Connie Ma­trisch, Pro Com Services of Illinois, Springfield

Treasurer: Tony Muscato, Creditors’ Discount & Audit , Streator, IL

 

We are here to serve you. Please let any one of us know if you have concerns or ques­tions. Please see page 4 for a summary of the actions of your board of directors.