August Newsletter 2016

SRRC August 2016
Message from the President
Greetings,
In this Issue
Message from the
President...
Registration Open
SRRC Fall Conference 16
Conference Fun
Member Spotlight
Of Note...
Summer Fun!
SRRC Board
Upcoming Events:
Happy summer! Even though it is the relocation world’s busiest part of the year, I hope
everyone is still able to get away and spend some quality time with friends and family. The
fall will soon replace summer, and our September conference will be here before you know it. Then it will be our chance to spend some time with our work friends and work family. Please
register for our conference and remember that we have an 80’s theme – so start working on
your outfits for our evening event!
See you all soon,
Neil Demond
SRRC President 2016
Premia Mortgage
Registration is Open –
SRRC Fall Conference 2016
Please mark Wednesday and Thursday, September 14th and 15th on your calendar for the fall
conference and click here to register now. We’d also love for you to join us for pre-conference
golf or painting on Tuesday, September 13th! You can also register for these events at the link
above. We hope to see you at The Biltmore in Coral Gables! Don’t forget to bring your door
prize donations. You can give them to any board member when you arrive at the conference.
See next page for our agenda of events.
2016 SRRC
Fall Conference
Coral Gables FL,
September 14-15
For More Information
Click Here
Contact us/ [email protected]
SRRC Fall 2016 Conference - I Want My MTV: Mobility, Technology, and Vision
Tues. Sept. 13th
4:00-4:35............ Educational Session
Evolution of Mobility
6:00-10:00......... Evening Event- 80’s Party – Hotel Ballroom
(Don’t forget to bring your 80’s wear. Prize for best outfit!)
Charity Golf Tournament
Painting with a Twist
Wed. Sept. 14th
10:00-1:00.......... Registration
9:30-noon........... Corporate Round Table Session
10:30-noon......... Service Provider Networking
Noon-1:15............ Luncheon
1:15-1:30............... President’s Welcome
1:30-2:30............... Keynote Speaker- Dr. Rick Goodman
2:50-3:40............ Educational Session
Tax and Compliance Thurs. Sept. 15th
7:30-9:00............ Breakfast
9:00-9:20............ Board Reports
9:20-9:30............ Scholarship Update
9:30-10:30........... Educational Session- Technology
10:45-11:45......... Educational Session- Corporate
Panelists Discussion
11:45-12:00......... Closing remarks
Conference Fun
This year we want to provide you with different options to get involved with other SRRC Members before the conference
starts. Please join us for a great time and we look forward to seeing you at one of these two events. Proceeds for both
events go to the SRRC College Scholarship fund!
Come and join us for the annual SRRC Golf Outing
Calling all Golfers! Come out and join us for our annual SRRC Golf Outing at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel Golf Course. There
will be prizes, refreshments, $5 Mulligans, an award ceremony and more! Come out and support our scholarship program
and have some fun! Click here to check out our website for golf sponsorship opportunities!!! Check out our website for college
sponsorship opportunities!! We cannot wait to see you there!
DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 2016
TIME: 12 noon start
PRICE: $100/person or $380 for a team of 4
(price includes green and cart fees)
Painting with a Twist SRRC Style with Kelly Fisher
At this event you will have the opportunity to paint an 8x10 canvas under the direction of artist Kelly Fisher! This thin compact
canvas allows us to paint a professional level painting in a very portable format! The 8x10 canvas will fit nicely into your briefcase
so you may have your art for years to come while benefitting a great cause! All materials are included! This event will be held at
The Biltmore Hotel. So come and join us for a fun-filled artistic afternoon!
DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 2016
TIME: 2pm to 4pm
PRICE: $55 per person
ALL MATERIALS INCLUDED
Hope to see you there!
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Member Spotlight
Vibeke Hahn Vadstein, CRP, GMS
Vice President Client Services
Brookfield Global Relocation
Vibeke (“V”) has worked in the mobility industry for over 15 years and has been
involved with SRRC since 2008. She currently serves as Vice President, Client
Services at Brookfield Global Relocation Services and is responsible for developing
and maintaining a portfolio of clients. V has been with Brookfield since 2005. Her
role entails leading multiple regional service teams in supporting clients from
implementation through the day-to-day support and service delivery to the client
and their employees. She has experience with managing clients whose needs range
from US domestic services as well as fully outsourced global mobility programs. V
is passionate about delivering strong service to her clients and fostering business
relationships on behalf of Brookfield GRS. V is the leader of Brookfield’s Houston
service center.
Vibeke was born in Norway and became a citizen of the United States in 2001. She has
lived and worked in Oslo, California, and Houston, Texas. She is married with two sons
(Adrian and Alexander) and lives in the Houston area. In her spare time Vibeke enjoys being outdoors, biking, reading and spending
time cheering for her boys at weekend soccer games.
V has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Intercultural and Social Studies as well as a Master’s Degree in English from the University of Oslo.
She has also earned the CRP and GMS designations from the Worldwide Employee Relocation Council (Worldwide ERC®).
Would you like to be featured in Member Spotlight? Or do you know someone who might like to be featured? Please send a bio and
headshot to [email protected].
Reminder
If you are looking for a new position or would like to post a vacancy within your organization please visit SRRC’s website here Job
Postings. Job postings may be sent to [email protected].
Socially Savvy
We have a new COMPANY LinkedIn page. Please navigate to the page by clicking on the LinkedIn logo below and FOLLOW us.
The LinkedIn “Group” page for SRRC has been deactivated, so please be sure to FOLLOW the COMPANY page going forward. To be
in the know you must follow us on Twitter, follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook, like us on Facebook… and contribute! We’d also
love for you to share your special recognitions, honors, awards, promotions, etc. with us through social media. Post away!
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Of Note...
Jodi Harris on the Move
Jodi Harris, SRRC Board Member and Solutions Consultant with MOVE Guides has relocated to the Northern Virginia area.
She will continue to participate as a board member of SRRC as she supports clients throughout the United States.
Gelaine Joachim Receives Second Distinguished Service Award
TROY, MICHIGAN, June 8, 2016 - GeLaine Joachim, Director of National Accounts for Premia Relocation Mortgage received
her second Distinguished Service Award from Worldwide ERC ® at the Americas Mobility Conference which was recently
held in Houston.
GeLaine is actively involved in regional ERC groups, as a member and on the Board of Directors of Southeastern Regional
Relocation Council, Charlotte Metro Area Relocation Council, Metropolitan Atlanta Relocation Council, and the Mid-South
Relocation Council. She is currently serving on the Worldwide ERC® Foundation Board of Trustees. Since 2006, she has
held her Senior Certified Relocation Professional designation. She has also been the recipient of a Meritorious Service Award
in 2001, and Distinguished Service Award in 2006.
GeLaine Joachim, based out of Atlanta, is responsible for business development in the Southeast along with an overall
responsibility for the satisfaction of Premia Relocation Mortgage’s current corporate clients in the Southeast. Founded in
1987 and headquartered in Troy MI, Premia Relocation Mortgage is the largest relocation-only mortgage company in the
nation by serving the home financing needs of over 3,000 corporate transferees each year. Premia Relocation Mortgage has
received numerous #1 customer satisfaction awards from Trippel Survey.
Woolf featured speaker at PAIMA
Media contact: Karen Mess Frashier, APR, Fellow PRSA
[email protected]
(Tampa, FL—Jul. 5, 2016) – Veterinarian turned pet transporter, Dr. Walter M. Woolf, has a novel’s worth of fun tales
gleaned from 40 years shipping pets all over the world. The founder and chairman of internationally respected Air Animal
Inc., will share his stories and expertise with the Pan American International Movers Association General Assembly, Oct. 20
in New Orleans, LA.
Woolf and his team live by the motto Pet Moving Made Easy®. Recent relocations included a dogs, cats, a quarter horse, a
turtle and several guinea pigs. Air Animal has moved over 100,000 pets for relocating families since it began as an off-shoot
of Woolf’s Tampa, FL veterinary practice. At PAIMA, he will showcase the confounding and changing details involved in
transporting pets in the U.S. and around the world. He’ll also share how snub-nosed pets such as bulldogs and Persian cats
can be safely moved by air.
Any exciting announcements? Honors/Awards? Promotions? Marriages? Births? Please share them with SRRC by emailing
to [email protected]. We want to include those in our next newsletter and celebrate with you!
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Summer Fun!!!
Enjoy these summer fun pictures from our membership.
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Mande Barden and family, Corolla, NC (Outer Banks),
Hummer Wild Horse Tour
Laura Matrisciano’s Grandkids, Reading, PA, mini golf
Mark Britt and son, Ocean City, NJ, boardwalk
Joe Dudek and son, Grand Rapids, MI, West Michigan
Whitecaps Game
Contact us/ [email protected]
Summer Fun!!!
Continued
Jason Paschel with his Dad (back right) and Uncles, Pittsburgh, PA - posing with the Stanley Cup after the Pittsburgh Penguins won this summer
Jimmy Murray’s children and niece,
Fredericksburg, VA, Delivery Day.
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Jodi Harris, Husband & youngest son, sipping shakes near
Washington DC
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2016 SRRC Board Members
Executive Board
President
Vice President/Membership &
Golf Tournament Chair
Heather Iden-Faircloth
MAHLE Industries, Inc.
828.650.0810
[email protected]
Secretary/Scholarship
Co-Chair
Laura Matrisciano
XONEX Relocation
484.955.6748
[email protected]
Treasurer/ Finance Chair
Vibeke “V” Vadstein
Brookfield Global Services
713.278.6359
[email protected]
Neil Demond
Premia Relocation Mortgage
248.641.2533
[email protected]
Member of Communication Committee
Board of Directors Committee Chairs
Communications Chair
Mande Barden
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
910.399.6256
[email protected]
Logistics Chair
Jimmy Murray
Hilldrup
407.816.6611
[email protected]
Scholarship Co-Chair
Mark Britt
PrimeLending
469.737.5734
[email protected]
Member of Membership & Golf
Tournament Fundraising Committees
Program Planning Chair
Natalie Smith
OneSource Relocation
813.992.2901
Board Members
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Advisory Board Members
Joe Dudek
Quicken Loans
313.373.4702
Keith Michelsen
NEI Global Relocation
800.533.7353 x 4708
[email protected]
Member of Communications
Committee
[email protected]
Member of Membership & Golf
Tournament/Fundraising Committee
Jodi Harris
MOVE Guides
443.910.0511
Jason Paschel
Champion International
724.873.8000
[email protected]
Member of Program Committee
[email protected]
[email protected]
Member of Program Committee
Past President/Sponsorship
Eve Seib
OneSource Relocation
678.581.2106
[email protected]
Member of Communications &
Program Committees
Past Secretary
Lorrie Bornick
Tupperware Brands Corporation
407.826.5050
[email protected]
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