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APRIL 2014
Presidents Corner
In This Issue
Submitted by: Bonetta Bond, FPC
Photos & MultiState APA Class
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Meeting Recap
3
Statewide
4
Making Sure The Tennessee Statewide Is “ALWAYS
ON YOUR MIND”…
Congress
5
As soon as last year’s conference ended, the Statewide
Job Opportunities
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Open Table
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NPW 2014
8-9
Officer Spotlight
10
Events & Officers
List
11-12
Birthdays
13
Board began to plan the 2014 Tennessee Statewide Conference.
It is to be held in Memphis, Tennessee on August 13 – 15 at the
Holiday Inn University of Memphis. The theme this year is
“Elvis – Always On My Mind”. The Memphis Chapter, under
the direction of their President, Rosa Dunlap, is feverishly working to make your Memphis experience an event to remember.
Registration material can either be filled out on the TSWB website at http://www.tswbapa.net or you may contact Butch Dwyer for additional information. This year you can
attend as a member of the GNC or any local chapter for $215.00. Also, if you decide to
invite someone to attend that is not a Chapter member…their fee will be only $280.00.
By attending this year’s conference, you can earn 13 RCH’s. A listing of classes and
speakers will be available shortly. Networking will be continuous with vendors throughout the conference. If you are not on a committee, please consider filling out our online
Volunteer form and begin work with us to meet our fun, educational goals.
Please make sure that you add these dates to your calendar and meet us in the big city of
Memphis for a monumental learning experience!
Upcoming Events
See page 11 or visit the
GNC website under
chapter calendar.
www.apanashvilletn.org/
HELP THE TENNESSEE STATEWIDE BOARD ENHANCE YOUR
PAYROLL KNOWLEDGE!!!
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Candid Pics from the March 20th Chapter meeting
Statewide Scholarship Winners!
PAYROLL ISSUES FOR MULTI-STATE EMPLOYERS—COURSE CODE 14MUL16C
Nashville, TN - April 9, 2014
Don’t miss out on the upcoming one-day seminar hosted in
Nashville by APA National. Highlights of this course include:
Regulations on Paying the Employee
State Wage & Hour Issues
State Income Tax Withholding Requirements
State Unemployment Insurance
State Disability Insurance & Paid Family/Sick Leave
State Creditor Garnishment & Tax Levy Withholding Rules
State New Hire Reporting Requirements
State Unclaimed Wages Rules
6 RCH credits for attending this one day class
This class is also offered as a four-segment webinar series.
You can register to attend each segment or all four segments.
1.5 RCH credits are offered for each segment attended.
Register online at: www.americanpayroll.org
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Moving from Being A Manager to Being A Leader
March 20, 2014 Chapter Meeting Recap
The new chapter officer year has started off with a fantastic meeting. If you missed the March meeting you missed a great treat! Fifty-four
chapter members were at 2nd Harvest to hear Dennis Danilewicz CPP, Sr. Director—Disbursements Services NUY Langone Medical Center, discuss how to be a more effective leader. Many people get stuck in the role of being a Manager and never truly develop their leadership skills. Dennis provided some great insight on what kind of activities are characteristic of a leader.
5 Critical Skills for Leaders
1)
Driving and Managing Change
2)
Identifying and developing future talent
3)
Fostering creativity and innovation
4)
Coaching and developing others
5)
Executing organizational strategies
“If you are leading and no one is following, then all
you’re doing is walking” - John Maxwell
“If you actions inspire others to dream more, learn
more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
- John Quincy Adams
This is a very short recap of the 34 slide presentation delivered on March 20th. Plan now to attend the next chapter meeting so you can
be a part of the learning opportunities provided through active membership participation with the Greater Nashville Chapter events!
If you were a Guest at the event we are so glad you chose to spend your lunch time our with us, and we would like to invite and encourage you to become a chapter member.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR—TN STATEWIDE AUGUST 13—15…
Are you Memphis Bound? Think of all the possibilities…...
You don’t want to miss out on this year’s TN Statewide Conference ,themed “Payroll—Always on my Mind” ,which will
be held at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis! The conference seeks to bring together all of the TN chapter members from Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, and Chattanooga into one gigantic learning experience. The registration forms
and additional conference information can be found by visiting the website at: http://www.tswb-apa.net
Memphis is a wonderful city to visit and you are
just a short drive away from Tunica!
But, there is plenty to do right nearby the hotel
such as visiting Graceland, Pyramid Arena, Beale
Street Historic District, the National Civil Rights
Museum, and Mud Island. Don’t miss out on all
the fun and training that will help you be prepared
for that next promotion or challenging job assignment!
Bonette Bond, FPC—TSWB Facilitator
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Attend Congress 2014—FREE National APA Membership—Just another great
reason to be a member of the Greater Nashville APA Chapter!
Congress is an incredible experience. More than 200 workshops are presented over a 4 1/2 day period with
opportunities to earn up to 30 RCH credits. The information shared at Congress will help you impact your
organization’s bottom line. Stay compliant with laws and regulations that govern payroll and network with the
most sought after professional speakers in the industry. More than 2,500 of your peers will be in attendance.
Don’t miss out on a once in a lifetime learning experience! You can download the full brochure complete with
comprehensive class descriptions and register immediately by visiting the National APA registration website:
http://www.americanpayroll.org/congress/
Hope to see you there!
SPECIAL INCENTIVE:
National APA has just announced that members from
a chapter who entered the COTY contest will be
eligible to receive a FREE APA Membership if they
register and attend Congress in Minneapolis this year!
GNC Entered the COTY so this offer will help save
you or your company $254 this year!
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Job Openings
One of the many benefits of being a member of the Greater Nashville APA Chapter is the ability to have access to job openings in the area.
These positions are posted in the Member’s Only portion of the chapter website. The opportunity listed below is just one of many listings.
If you are interested in the position below please apply on-line through the link provided:
https://hca.taleo.net/careersection/10147/jobdetail.ftl?job=10201-11758&lang=en
Bonetta Bond
Regulatory Compliance and Accounting Manager
HCA Healthcare, Inc
One Park Plaza, Bldg. I-3W
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2014 Community Service—Open Table Nashville
In 2012, the documentary “Tent City, USA”, aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network. This documentary tells
the story of Nashville’s Tent City before and after the devastating flood of May 2010. It also chronicles the
group of outreach workers and advocates who journeyed with the residents and formed Open Table Nashville out of that experience. You can view the trailer through this link:
http://www.oprah.com/own-doc-club/Tent-City-USA-Trailer_1
The entire documentary is available on Netflix.
The Greater Nashville chapter continually explores opportunities to partner and serve various organizations
within the Nashville Community. Donation cups will be placed on the luncheon tables throughout the year.
Your spare change and dollars will go a long way to help this population get back on their feet and receive the
necessary shelter, food, care, and services needed to disrupt cycles of poverty and provide education about
the issues of homelessness. Thank you in advance for your generous gifts of time, money and supplies!
Last Year’s projects included: American Cancer Society Hope Lodge and Wounded Warrior Project
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NPW 2014 (Sept 1—5) —Money Matters National Education Day
On this day payroll professionals from all over the world will be out in force helping educate local high school students on how to
understand their paycheck, electronic pay, direct deposit, paycards, tax withholding, and other deductions. You can be a part of this
exciting movement! National APA has already prepared the lesson plans and all you have to do is volunteer. National APA has
already published a volunteer form that can be found in the NPW section of the website. Once you complete the volunteer form
you will be able to download the materials. APA has even prepared a sample letter that you can use to start reaching out to your
local high school principals to inform them about NPW 2014 and request a time to teach the lesson. September 4th is designated as
Money Matters National Education Day; however, you can teach the lesson plan anytime during the month of September and still
qualify for 1 RCH credit.
High school kids generally do not receive this type of educational materials during the course of their high school career. As a result
there are many questions when they get ready to fill out that first set of onboarding paperwork. What is a W4 and how do I fill it
out? Why do I have to pay all of these taxes? What is the difference between gross pay and net pay? Let’s help educate our young
people by volunteering today.
Check out the quote on National APA’s website from our very on chapter member, Sherry Dwyer, Software Support and Training
Manager of Optimum Solutions “What a rush and a sense of accomplishment you feel after talking with students about their future
and understanding their paychecks. It was so interesting to see the students’ reaction when they realized the differences in a
paycheck based on the types of taxes and the number of taxes deducted.” Don’t delay in completing your volunteer form because
next year’s quote could be from you!
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NPW 2014 (Sept 1—5) —Article by Lisa Odom, CPS
Hello GNC Members!
As NPW Director, I just wanted to share the new 2014 Artwork with everyone. I think it looks really great this year. Please
visit the NPW website to learn about the artist,
P.E. Robinson. The NPW website address is: http://www.nationalpayrollweek.com
Start counting down the days for NPW week! This year NPW will be September 1st – 5th.
Our 2014 Community Service project for NPW will be announced very soon. We have enjoyed in the past preparing dinner
for the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge. We may continue our dinner preparation there, but we want to solicit ideas
of other organizations we could help out as well. If you have another organization that you think we should support during
NPW, please let me know. We all LOVE working with the Hope Lodge, but we can always branch out to other organizations.
Please begin to think of ways to celebrate NPW at your own office this year. Announcements will begin soon about ways
that you can help with our local chapter’s participation with NPW locally. You should be able to order NPW 2014 Gear
soon. The site as of 3/10 looked as if it were being updated.
In 2013, our chapter won the 2013 NPW Online Survey promotion contest award!
We will have more contests in 2014 for our members as well. We want to promote NPW this year in bigger ways!
More information will be announced in the coming months.
Please contact Lisa Odom, Director of NPW, at [email protected] or 615-481-5143 if you would like to assist with NPW
in any capacity this year.
Thanks so much for your assistance in 2013!
Sincerely,
Lisa Odom
NPW Director
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Officer Spotlight— Darlene Greer, CPP
Government Liaison
How long have you been a member of APA? At least 20 years!
What are some of the benefits you have received through APA membership both National and
Local? Networking, staying updated and educated on the changing laws and payroll practices
How long have you been working in the payroll industry, and how did you get started? 30 + years—
started out with a small payroll for a jewelry store then escalated throughout my career
Tell me about the key people that have influenced you or made a strong impact on your career
success? Different bosses encouraged me to sit for the CPP—great advice
How often do you process your payroll, and what system do you use? I process both weekly and biweekly payrolls—currently we use Inova
What has been your greatest accomplishment? Sitting for the CPP exam
If you weren’t in payroll, what career could you see yourself working? Beach Bum
What are your hobbies and/or personal interests? Our lake house, crocheting, reading, sleeping
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Events Schedule
Payroll Issues for Multi-State Employers
TN Statewide Payroll Conference
April 9, 2014
August 2014
Nashville, TN
Theme: Payroll, Always on My Mind
Location: Memphis, TN
Garnishment Forum
August 13, 2014
APA - 32nd Annual Congress
Nashville, TN
May 13—17, 2014
Preparing for Year End and 2015
Minneapolis, MN
November 7, 2014
National Payroll Week
Nashville, TN
September 1-5, 2014
Monthly GNC Chapter Meetings—2nd Harvest
February 20
September 18
March 20
October 16
April 17
November 20
May 22
December 11
June 19
July 17
Links
TSWB TN Statewide Board
National APA
http://www.tswb-apa.net
http://www.americanpayroll.org
Greater Nashville Chapter
http://www.apanashvilletn.org
2014 NPW Poster
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Greater Nashville Chapter
Officer’s
Title
Name
President:
Bonetta Bond, FPC
President Elect:
Michelle Bacher, CPP
Immediate Past President:
Lisa Wachter, CPP
Treasurer:
Machelle Morris, CPP
Secretary:
Wanda Nelson, FPC
Director Of Membership:
Beverly Hamilton
Director Of Education:
Antonio Ruiz
Director Of Public Relations:
Rebecca Ellis, CPP
APA Liaison:
Aaron Carr, CPP, SPHR
Government Liaison:
Darlene Greer, CPP
Director of NPW:
Lisa Odom, CPS
Director of Fundraising /Community Service:
Angie Sowers, CPP
Website Administrator:
William (Butch) Dwyer
Help Desk Administrator:
Valerie Phillips, CPP
News Letter Editor:
Lisa Wachter, CPP
Chapter Mission Statement:
To PROVIDE economical, quality education and networking opportunities to Middle Tennessee Payroll Professionals. PROMOTE excellence within our profession. MOTIVATE and EMPOWER our members by providing the tools
to be knowledgeable concerning the constantly changing
and complex federal, state, and local regulatory issues.
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Greater Nashville Chapter of The American
Payroll Association
P. O. Box 292937
Nashville, TN 37227-2937
Newsletter Published by Lisa Wachter, CPP
Phone: 615-855-4000
Cell: 615-308-3957
E-mail: [email protected]
April Birthdays
Apr 6
Rose Petty
Apr 9
Daniel Walker, CPA, CPP
Apr 14 Sherry Elaine Nichols, CPP
Apr 19 Janet McReynolds, CPP
Apr 20 Debra Neal, CPP
Apr 20 Lauren Moss, PHR, CPP
Apr 20 Wendy Bradley
Apr 24 Gwendolyn Jayne, CPP, SPHR
Apr 28 Suanna Harvey, CPP
Apr 30 Sara Monneyhan
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TN APA Chapters Region 7.
Regional Advisor: Rosemarie
Fraumeni, CPP
[email protected]
978-621-0270