Issue #4- 2017 – May
First Coast Administrative
Professionals , Inc.
P. O. Box 19931
Jacksonville, FL 32246
www.fcapjax.com
Note from your 2017 President
Inside this issue:
Note from the President
Administrative
Professionals
Of the Year!
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APD Event Overview
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Who Am I?
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Mother’s Day History
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Be My Guest Invitation
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Quick Quotes
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Birthdays, 50/50
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Know your Board
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Meeting Sponsors
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Meal Sponsor Menu
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Hello to all:
On behalf of the Board and the ADP Executive Committee, I
would like to personally thank all of you for our biggest APD
Luncheon in 2017. Many thanks to all APD express runners
who volunteered your time before, during and after the event.
We could not have done any of this without you; for all your
hard work, dedication and time I say thank you. We would
also like to thank the Salisbury Marriott and their staff for all
their hospitality. Thank you to all of vendors, sponsors and our
guests for participating in our event.
As we take a leisurely stroll down APD Memory lane we
would like to stop and take the time to recognize all our
members who donated baskets for our basket competition.
Great job ladies with your creativity and your basket themes.
Congratulations to all the winners of the basket competition
and a special shout out to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
Remember to read our newsletter at www.fcapjax.com for all
our upcoming events. We would like to thank our April
Speaker, Marilyn Feldstein, founder and President of Career
Choices Unlimited, Inc. on teaching us how to Build our own
portfolio. Be sure to join us for our next meeting on May 18th
at 5:45p.m. Remember to bring your business cards for our new
meal sponsor RiverFront Café and catering. The meeting will
adjourn at 7:30pm. Please RSVP to Julie at [email protected].
You may also email me at [email protected]
Remember to look for the secret word!
Felicia Brinkley
2017 President
Administrative Professionals of the Year®
Previous Honorees
Winona Goff is the reigning 2016 Administrative
Professional of the Year! She is a Supervisor/Office
Administrator with Publix, where she has been
employed for more than 29 years. When asked what
it meant to her to have been nominated and
honored as the Administrative Professional of the
Year, Winona replied, “To be nominated and then
receive this award from other wonderful people in
my field is an honor. Being a part of First Coast
Administrative Professionals, Inc. has allowed me to
network and grow as a leader with more confidence
both personally and professionally. I am looking
forward to what the future holds.”
Tammy Moore was the 2015 Administrative
Professional of the Year! Tammy’s been with Seaonus
for over 13 years. When asked what it meant to be
nominated and honored as the Administrative
Professional of the Year, Tammy replied, “I could not
believe it. I was so excited. First, that someone had
thought enough to nominate me and then to win…it
was GREAT! There are so many women out there that
deserve to be recognized that are far more talented
than myself. I am very humbled to have been chosen
for the honor of Administrative Professional of the
Year!! It is something I will cherish for the rest of my
life.”
Administrative Professionals of the Year®
Congratulations to our 2017 Honoree!
Suellen Brewer
Executive Assistant to CEO
YMCA of Florida’s First Coast
Please also join us in congratulating all our 2017 Nominees!
Deborah Coleman
Receptionist
Specialty Hospital Jacksonville
Marion Miller
Administrative Assistant I
Department of
Children and Families
Martha Dementev
Administrative Assistant
U F Health Jacksonville
Tina Moon
Administrative Assistant
Department of
Children and Families
Carmen Emory
Personal Secretary
Department of
Children and Families
Cynthia Moore
Administrative Assistant I
Department of
Children and Families
Mary Gordon
Administrative Secretary
Adult Protective Services
Pam Niemczyk
Administrative Assistant to
the Dean
University of North Florida
Brooks College of Health
2017
Administrative Professionals Day®
Winner of the Grand Prize technology package
was Leny Pasicolan of Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital!
A LOT of hard work and preparation took place for this event to happen! Our FCAP members did a great job with
all their basket contributions! 1st Place: Compliments of Women on the Move, 2nd Place Robin Henderson and
3rd Place Cathy Kilpatrick. Thank you to all our FCAP members who contributed!!!
Our dining room was beautiful.
Suellen Brewer, Exec. Asst. to
Eric Mann, CEO 1st Coast YMCA
Mr. Mann shared how extremely
Important Suellen is to him and the
YMCA organization!
Our nine (9) nominees!
Staci Spanos, our guest
speaker!
WHO AM I?
Linda Johnson
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
Case Manager Assistant
What is your personal philosophy?
Whatever you set out to do, you go out and conquer it like a lion. No fear just determination to
accomplish what has been set before you.
What does true leadership mean to you?
True leadership means that I should be able to put myself in another person’s shoes and do their job.
That you are able to get in the trenches and help your staff accomplish what is at hand. Lead in a way
that everyone feels like they are a part of a team moving in one direction.
What would I tell my 13 year old self?
Study hard and groom myself for three desired professions that I would like to pursue when I finish high
school. Pay attention to and preserve my culture and traditions. Never take your history for granted.
Take lots of pictures of family members to start a family tree to pass onto other generations.
What piece of advice would you give to a new employee:
Be the best you can be at the time. Take every opportunity to learn as much as you can. Make everyone
you come in contact with feel comfortable being in your presence.
Tell us something that might surprise us.
Currently I am working on my own non-profit – Ladies of Excellence Claiming our Future. I am working
with under privileged ladies between the ages of 7-18. My goal is to motivate academic success by
obtaining a high school diploma. We will provide tutoring and build self-esteem, moral character,
and nurture social and emotional skills. They will have the opportunity to participate in community
services, as well as promote a healthy and physically acceptable lifestyle through basic cooking
classes and craft skills.
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MOTHER’S DAY!
“A man’s work is from sun to sun,
But a mother’s work is never done.”
History of Mother’s Day
Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be
traced to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who
held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses
Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern
precedent for mother’s Day is the early Christian
festival known as “Mothering Sunday.”
Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and
parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth
Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time
when the faithful would return to their “mother
church” – the main church in the vicinity of their
home – for a special service.
Over time the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted
into a more secular holiday, and children would
present their mothers with flowers and other
tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually
faded in popularity before merging with the
American Mother’s Day in the 1930s-1940s.
Ann Reeves Jarvis and Julia Ward Howe
The origins of Mother’s Day as celebrated in the
United States date back to the 19th century. In the
years before the Civil Way, Ann Reeves Jarvis of
West Virginia helped start “Mother’s Day Work
Clubs to teach local women how to properly care
for their children.
These clubs later became a unifying force in the
region of the country still divided over the Civil
War. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mother’s
Friendship Day,” at which mothers gathered with
former Union and Confederate soldiers to
promote reconciliation.
Another precursor to Mother’s Day came from the
abolitionist and suffragette Julie Ward Howe. In
1870 Howe wrote the “Mother’s Day
Proclamation,” a call to action that asked mothers
to unite in promoting world peace. In 1873 Howe
campaigned for a “Mother’s Peace Day” to be
celebrated every June 2.
Other early Mother’s Day pioneers include Juliet
Calhoun Blakely, a temperance activist who
inspired a local Mother’s Day in Albion, Michigan,
in the 1870’s. The duo of Mary Towles Sasseen
and Frank Hering, meanwhile, both worked to
organize a Mother’s Day in the late 19th century
and early 20th centuries. Some have even called
Hering “the father of Mother’s Day.”
Anna Jarvis: The official Mother’s Day holiday
arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of
Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis.
Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna
conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring
the sacrifices mothers made for their children.
After gaining financial backing from a Philadelphia
department store owner named John Wanamaker,
in May 1907 she organized the first official
Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in
Grafton, West Virginia. The same day also saw
thousands of people attend a Mother’s Day event
at one of Wanamaker’s retail stores in
Philadelphia.
Following the success of her first Mother’s Day,
Jarvis, who remained unmarried and childless,
resolved to see her holiday added to the national
calendar.
By 1912 many states, towns and churches had
adopted it as an annual holiday. Her persistence
paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson
signed a measure officially establishing the second
Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.
Source: www.history.com/topics/holidays/mothers-day
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BRING A Guest!
WE ARE STRONG WHEN YOU BELONG!
Be sure to invite guests to our meetings!
We meet the 3rd Thursday night each month!
Where: Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
3599 University Blvd., South, Assembly 2
Jacksonville, Fl. 32216
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
6:15 pm
7:15 pm
AGENDA
Networking/Light Meal
Welcome/Introductions
Educational Program
Business Meeting
R.S.V.P. to Julie Smith via email: [email protected] or 904-610-2050
“Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start
having positive results.”
Willie Nelson, American Musician, author, poet, actor and activist
Visit our website and learn more, see past newsletters, etc.
www.fcapjax.com
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Quick Quotes!!
Don’t Quit
When things go wrong
As they sometimes will,
When the road you are trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and debts are high,
And you want to smile, but have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit –
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit!
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When you might have won had you stuck it out!
Don’t give up though the pace seems slowYou may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint of clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit!
If you think….
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost certain you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost,
For out in the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will –
It’s all in the state of MIND.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster one
But sooner or later the one who wins
Is the one WHO THINKS THEY CAN!
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Happy Birthday / 50/50 Winners!!
MAY!
Brenda Minier 5/4
Sharon Murchison 5/5
Linda Johnson 5/22
Carmen Simkanich 5/24
Peggy Barger 5 /28
DATE TO REMEMBER!
Mother’s Day - Sunday, May 14th
Armed Forces Day – Saturday, May 20th
Memorial Day – Monday, May 29th
All members and guests are welcome to participate in our
monthly 50/50 fundraising program.
Purchase one (1) ticket for $1 or six (6) tickets for only $5!
Winner of the drawing gets to take home HALF THE CASH!
Below are some of our 2017 lucky winners:
January
February
March
April
Josie Vasay
Cathy Kilpatrick
Robin Henderson
Linda Johnson
$16.00
$19.50
$13.00
$ 6.00
Purchase tickets for a
chance to win HALF!
2016:
2015:
During the year 2016, $174 in 50/50 winnings was redistributed
to 11 lucky members!! Congrats to our 2016 winners!!
During the year 2015, $224 in 50/50 winnings was redistributed
to 11 lucky members!! Congrats to our 2015 winners!!
Thank you for our May Meal Sponsor
111 Riverside Avenue
[email protected]
Manager: Karen Fritts
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Know your FCAP Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Robin Henderson, CAP-OM
Board Chair and Treasurer
904-334-1112
[email protected]
Robin is an Executive Assistant with Chase Bank.
She has held various positions in marketing, finance,
and
mortgage
banking
which
provided
opportunities to take on projects well outside the
scope of the traditional admin role . Getting
involved in an organization like First Coast
Administrative Professionals has enabled her to
develop leadership skills and build relationships that
will last a lifetime. She served as president of the
organization for two years before assuming her
current role. Robin is the mother of two boys and
Nan to two grandgirlies. Her hobbies include
reading, horseback riding, and traveling. Of course,
her four pups are not far behind either.
Julie Smith
Vice Chair and Secretary
904-610-2050
[email protected]
Felicia Brinkley
Board Member and
President
[email protected]
Felicia is the Wellness
Associate for the Employee
Wellness Program at UF Health Jacksonville. She is
a National Certified Medical Assistant and has been
in the health care field for over 20 years. In
addition, she loves to teach and educate the
community through Ministry as a Life and
Leadership Coach and Christian Counselor. Felicia
is currently working on her Masters in Family and
Marriage Counseling. She is a Tobacco Training
Specialist, and a Notary for the State of Florida. She
has been a member of FCAP for 2 ½ years, and has
grown, developed and excelled in the organization
by gaining valuable leadership skills within the
organization. She’s married with 5 children.
Carmen Simkanich
Board Member and
Vice President
[email protected]
In June 2006 Julie founded the Jacksonville IAAP®
Chapter and served for two years as President,
and held several other positions. In June 2014,
she and the existing IAAP Board formed the First
Coast Administrative Professionals, Inc. and serves
as Vice Chair. Julie retired after 13.5 years as
Executive Assistant to the CEO of Brooks
Rehabilitation. She’s been married 45 years; 1
son; 5 great-grandsons; 1 grandson and 1 greatgrand-daughter.
Carmen is the immediate past president of the
organization. She has been in healthcare administration for almost forty years, supporting
administrators, board members and department
directors. She currently supports the CEO and
CFO at Specialty Hospital, which is a Long Term
Acute Care (LTAC) hospital. Carmen is married
with two children, three stepchildren, four
grandbabies.
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Please remember our FCAP Meeting Sponsors!
3599 University Blvd. S.
(Meeting Space)
[email protected]
4347 University Blvd. South
904-731-1888
Beth Vaden, Mgr.
[email protected]
904-396-0528
[email protected]
1076 Hendricks Ave.
904-396-0528
[email protected]
1607 University Blvd. W.
904-732-7200
Jennifer Kline
[email protected]
8129 Point Meadows Way
904-493-7427
[email protected]
904-262-4187
Christina Canni
[email protected]
[email protected]
904-425-6637
Amy Terry-Barlett
[email protected]
904-400-2664
Jimmy, General Manager
4507 Town Center Pkwy.
904-645-3590
As you and/or your family and friends visit OR if your company uses any of our wonderful meal sponsors,
please remember to let them know you are a member of First Coast Administrative Professionals, Inc.!
This is the only lunches way they know WE SUPPORT AND RECOMMEND THEM!
Simply tell them you appreciate their sponsorship. Thank you!
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