FLORIDA CHAPTER APWA

Monday, April 27, 2009

West Palm Beach, Florida

Opening Session

Call to Order: President Elect Karen Johnson

The Opening Session of the Florida Chapter 2009 Annual Meeting & Trade Show was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by President Elect Karen Johnson.

Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance, & Invocation:

Presentation of Colors was performed by the Escambia County Road Prison Honor Guard with a tribute to Anthony Leffin, Past President Mark Juliano sang the National Anthem. District Representative Wayne Schooley gave the invocation.

Introductions:

President Karen Johnson welcomed all the past presidents in attendance.

Thank You to Sponsors, volunteers and the steering committee:

Karen Johnson thanked the Escambia County Road Prison Honor Guard for performing the color guard ceremony and their special tribute to Anthony Leffin. She thanked the following Steering Committee Members: Co-Chairs: Kevin Leo & Tom Ruiz; Registration: Jeff Stewart, John Lamb & Wayne Schooley; Technical Sessions: Frank VanPelt; Rodeo: John Alford; Sponsorship: Brad Kaine, Russell Ketchem & Cheech DeCelles; Exhibitor Representatives: Bob Patty & John Depp; Transportation: Daniel Spooner & Pat Byers; Student Expo: Jim Proce; Spouse Program: Joe Ares & Bob Nichols; Golf: Ron Ash, Cheech DeCelles & Raj Kirshnasamy; Fishing: Mark Juliano; Photographer: Katie White, Meeting Planners: Rose Shiflett & Thelma Ramey w/Corporate Events. She also thanked our co-sponsors for lunch CDM, Crowder Gulf and Waste Management. A special thanks to our co-sponsors of our keynote speaker, Choice Environmental Services of Broward, Jones Edmunds, PBS&J and Southern Waste Systems.

Jim Proce introduced the keynote speaker, Jerry Way, Director of Transportation, City of Sacramento, California. Jerry is currently serving as the President of the APWA Sacramento Chapter and in 2008 served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Sacramento Tree Foundation.

Meeting adjourned at approximately 2:30 p.m.

Respectfully submitted. Florida Chapter – APWA

Althea C. Parrish – Secretary

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