Leaders Blog

Director of Professional Development, Brendan Bernat, presented the last Programs Chair Meeting of the year on December 9! The agenda included:

Three new resources have been added to the Chapter Playbook this week! Check out the new resources at the links below.

The December 2021 Calendar of Events is here! The December calendar contains meeting dates and times for Chapter Staff and Chapter Programs Chairs. In addition, the calendar also includes the National Leadership Conference and NAIFA Live.

We are looking forward to a great week in Washington D.C. next week for the National Leadership Conference!

The Chapter Membership Chairs Monthly Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 1 has been cancelled. We hope to see all Chapter Membership Chairs at the National Leadership Conference (December 5-7) in Washington D.C.!

Alaina Faiello, DES, Vice President of Professional Development, and Director of Professional Development, Brendan Bernat, began this month’s Chapter Programs Chair Meeting with a welcome to attendees and a re-introduction of the NAIFA Professional Development staff.

Submit your 2022 Chapter Leaders today! All Chapter elections should be completed and reported by Monday, November 15. Each Chapter is required to submit this report only once. The form not only asks for 2022 Chapter Leaders, but also requests your Chapter mailing address, phone, email, and website. If you are a State Chapter, you will also need to provide information on your lobbyist. If you have any questions, please reach out to Justi Folladori at jfolladori@naifa.org or Zach Levin at zlevin@naifa.org.

The November 2021 Calendar of Events is here! The November calendar contains meeting dates and times for Chapter Leaders, Chapter Staff, Chapter Programs Chairs, Chapter Membership Chairs, and Chapter Presidents. In addition, the calendar also includes LECP Impact Week, NAIFA Live, Advisor Ambassador, and much more!

NAIFA’s Director of Professional Development, Brendan Bernat, led October’s Chapter Programs Chair Meeting. Brendan kicked off the meeting by giving NAIFA VP of Member and Chapter Services, Corey Mathews, CAE, the floor to speak about NAIFA’s upcoming National Leadership Conference happening December 5-7 in Washington D.C.! Corey spoke briefly about those leadership positions that are invited, as well as an overall concept for the meeting.

We are starting to build out our Chapter Presidents page for 2022 and we need your help! Will you be a State or Local Chapter President in 2022? If so, send your headshot to marketing@naifa.org!