Wichita Chapter of IMA

03/11/2020

"At this time, in accordance with the instruction set forth by the Global IMA leaders, all IMA events are postponed/cancelled until further notice. IMA’s number one priority is social responsibility for the safety of our global stakeholders, including staff, volunteers, CMA's, candidates and partners. On behalf of the Wichita IMA Board, we appreciate your understanding as we navigate the best practice during this time. As a chapter, we were also disappointed due to the exciting events we had in store the rest of the year. Our goal is to postpone these events, so that when to green light is given we can reschedule these events.

11/06/2019

11/29/2018

Happy Holidays everyone,

We have been a little under the radar as a chapter but our board is meeting this next month and going to be ramping up in the spring. We are working on ways to continue to add student and young professional members. We also want to deliver to you as members opportunities to network with other members and receive technical training. The board is going to be meeting December 17th. We would appreciate if you could take a moment to complete this survey below to give our board feedback that can help us plan with these areas.

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Thank you and have a Happy New Year!
Jennifer

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11/10/2017

Just a friendly reminder to RSVP by tomorrow noon to attend this month's meeting on Minimizing Your Risk in Cyberspace. Hope to see you there!

10/18/2017

Great tour for our members. If you weren't able to come tonight, it is worth a visit. Thank you to Hannah for giving is insight about the world of museum operations.

10/18/2017

Great museum tour for our members. If you weren't able to come tonight, it is worth a visit. Thank you to Hannah for giving us insight about the world of museum operations.

10/08/2017

October’s Meeting: Kansas Aviation Museum

Join IMA-Wichita Chapter on the evening of Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Kansas Aviation Museum, 3350 George Wash- ington Blvd, Wichita, KS 67210, for the opportunity to tour the museum with the friend/co-worker/intern/boss of your choice!

We’ll tour the indoor exhibits from 5:30 PM-6:30 PM and then a trained docent will be on hand in the bi-plane room to answer our questions.

The meal will be at 6:30 PM- 7:45 PM in the conference room. A speaker will talk on the finer points of accounting for museum collections and for NPOs in general.

LOCATION and TIME:
Where: 3350 George Washington Blvd, Wichita, KS 67210
When: Registration and Meal 5:30 PM, Presentation 6:30-7:45PM
Cost: $17.00, Checks payable to IMA-Wichita Chapter. We can take payment by debit/credit card as well. To RSVP for this meeting: Reply to: [email protected] by NOON on Friday, October 13, 2017.

10/08/2017

A Message From our President:

Welcome members and visitors of the Wichita Chapter of IMA!

This is my sixth year as Chapter President! I have found my experience to be wonderful and beneficial to both my professional and personal development. I have had the pleasure to meet some amazing members both locally, regionally, and nationally over the years. Each year this chapter strives to provide its members with opportunities to help advance their careers, increase their account- ing knowledge, and network with other accounting and finance professionals. This year will be no different.
For our new members, I hope you will come to one of our technical meetings, tour, or social events to get a chance to meet some incredible members. To our current members that haven’t been in a while, I challenge you to get re-connected with the chapter and come to a meeting. Bring a guest with you to let them experience IMA and the opportunities that can await them. Take a moment to remember why you have joined this great professional organization. To the devoted members that come to so many of our events each and every year, I look forward to seeing you this year as you keep me dedicated to our chapter.
Again this year we hope to increase awareness of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) designation and help our members accomplish their goal of receiving the designation. We will continue to help sponsor student members with scholarships and opportu- nities to network with members.
As always, I encourage all of our members to get involved with the chapter. Even if you can only help out with a small piece of the chapter operations or organization of events, please let a board member know as we appreciate the help and enjoy having members involved.
Please join us on our Facebook and LinkedIn sites to reach out to other accounting professionals as well as provide us with feedback or discussion on ideas for the chapter.
I look forward to another remarkable year and to see you all! Jennifer Dowell, CMA

05/05/2017

MAY SOCIAL!

WINGNUTS! WINGNUTS!

It's your big chance to support Wichita's favorite professional baseball team and to network with other IMA-Wichita Chapter members and their families.

Tickets for the May 25, 2017, game, 7:05 pm start, are available now by contacting Diane Miller ([email protected] or 620-585-2670; (okay to leave message) to get yours! They are only $10 per seat; food and beverage are on your own.

It's our last fun blast for this year's events, so if you haven't attended anything else, don't miss this one! If you know nothing about baseball but want to learn, we will have a total baseball fanatic with us, and he can explain it all to you, even teaching you how to keep score.

Lawrence-Dumont stadium has free parking, so GPS 300 South Sycamore, Wichita, KS 67213, and come on out for the game!

It's early in the season, so you could see almost anything--a future/former major league player on his way up or down, an inside-the-park home run, or even experience the invoking of the infield fly rule.

Or, like some of us, you could just enjoy a hot dog and a cold one sitting in a chair with a back, right above the team's dugout.

04/25/2017

Get Your Wingnuts Baseball Tickets & Join IMA-Wichita Chapter for a Fun Night Out!

To celebrate the spring weather, 20 seats have been reserved at $10 per seat for Thursday, May 25, 2017's Wingnuts game at Lawrence-Dumont Stadium, They are available to the first 20 members and their families who contact Diane Miller ([email protected]) to make a reservation.

Each of the seats has a chair back (YAY!), and we will be near the Wingnut dugout, so we can yell our support to our favorite players.

Since our jobs and attendance at IMA meetings take us away from our families, this is a great way to participate with your favorite professional association and be with your family at the same time.

04/15/2017

UPCOMING MEETING NOTICE!
DATE: APRIL 18TH

TOPIC: GROWING YOUR CAREER WITH AUTHENTIC PERSONAL BRANDING.

You’ve probably heard the term “personal branding” before, but what does it really mean? Too often, professionals equate personal branding with playing a part rather than bringing out the best of who they are. Join experienced brand- ing professional Emily Juhnke to learn more about the elements of an effective personal brand that will help you be- come more comfortable with yourself as a professional, open you up to new job opportunities, and help you win and retain more clients.
Emily is passionate about helping people connect with ideas and products that make their lives better. She has worked in brand management, corporate communication, marketing and public relations for more than 11 years for organiza- tions including INVISTA, The Salvation Army, The Wichita Independent Business Association, and Allen, Gibbs and Houlik.
She is currently the director of marketing and business development for corporate identity firm Gardner Design.
Emily earned her bachelor's degree in English from Friends University, and she also spent time in the Masters of Eng- lish program at Wichita State. She is a certified social media specialist.
In her free time, Emily enjoys reading, amateur gardening, and goofing around with her husband, two girls, and two cra- zy dogs. She serves on the elder board of her church and as the vice president of membership for the Wichita chapter of the American Marketing Association.

Details: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Location: AGH Training Room, 301 N Main (Basement of Epic Center),
Wichita, KS
Cost: $17.00 Members and Guests, $9.00 Students
Times: 5:15 Registration
5:30 Meal / Presentation
Please RSVP ASAP
Checks payable to: Wichita IMA
[email protected]

03/23/2017

Board Members Needed!
Want to be involved with helping make our chapter outstanding!!
This is a great way to improve your leadership skills and network with your peers! We would love to have you, interested? Or just want to help with small projects we have this year.
Contact Jennifer Dowell at [email protected].