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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MILITARY COMPTROLLERS

CHESAPEAKE CHAPTERABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MARYLAND

Patricia O’Shea, President Chesapeake Chapter19 May 2010



• GAO review in early 1950’s uncovered numerous materiel weaknesses at Aberdeen Proving Ground– At the time there were 16 violations of law (Anti-Deficiency Act) within DoD; 13 of the 16 were

in the Department of Army and 11 of the 16 were at APG!– Commanding general and the comptroller both retired

• New APG commanding general brought with him his own comptroller• New comptroller decided to establish a chapter of the American Society of Military

Comptrollers in order to enhance the professionalism of the staff– ASMC was established in San Antonio, Texas in 1948

• The Chesapeake Chapter was chartered in November 1958 – Included personnel from APG, Edgewood Arsenal and Bainbridge Naval Training Center– First chapter president was Walter Gibson, APG comptroller– One of the oldest chapters still active

Variety of Speakers & Topics – Local

– Baltimore City Comptroller, Hyman Pressman– Local television personality, Bob Turk (weatherman)– Community Resources Coordinator, Harford County Department of Community

Services & Volunteering– Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union (APGFCU) representatives

(personal budgeting)– Freedom Federal Credit Union (FFCU) representatives (saving strategies; identity

theft)– CPAC representatives (Benefits)– Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine (CHPPM) representative -

precautions and preparations regarding the Swine flu– History of Havre de Grace, MD (including stories of “spirits” who continue to

haunt the city)– Representatives from the APG GarrisonTransformation Office - BRAC update



Variety of Speakers & Topics – Career

– Acquisition Career Manager, Polly Merlo – splitting the BCEFM Acquisition workforce category

– Terry Placek, Comptroller Proponency Office – John Raines (CDFM information)– DFAS representatives (myPay; upcoming BRAC moves)– Army Budget Office representative– Ernie Gregory, from ASA (FM&C) – numerous times/various topics



Variety of Speakers & Topics – In the News/ASMC

– Ambassador Bruce Laingen, Executive Director of the US Commission on Personnel Reform (better known as one of the hostages of the American Embassy in Iran)

– new ASMC National Executive Director, Mr. Al Tucker –(selection announced in late February and we were the first chapter to book him as a speaker)

– Honorable Robert Hale - a number of times while he was the National Executive Director

– Current topics of interest presentations given by chapter members (Comptroller Accreditation Program; Defense Travel System-Limited; Travel Compensatory Time; panel Q & A on the CDFM; PDI )



Community Service Projects

–Adopted families for Thanksgiving and/or Christmas• Local Salvation Army referral• Local soldiers’ families



– Clothing drive for patients at theCamp Anaconda Air Force Hospitalin Balad, Iraq• Sent eight boxes of new clothing

for patients (about $3,000 worthof underwear, sweats, sandals, T-shirts, sneakers, and loose-fittingclothing)

• Local businesses willingly donatedmoney, shipping boxes, ordiscounted the purchases



CSM L. Dimpsey Lovell and SMSGT

Karen Loalbo unpack the boxes sent to

Camp Anaconda.


• “Sponsor a Soldier for Christmas”• Sent more than fifty boxes

containing 500 Christmas giftsto three camps in Iraq: CampTaji; Camp Ramadi; and CampTikirt

• Each gift contained a smallkeychain flashlight; 2 extrabatteries; a Christmas CD; beefjerky; two pair of socks; a DVD;a baseball cap; and hard candy

• Each camp also received anartificial Christmas tree;decorations; and a Christmas CD




• Provide two local community colleges with an annualscholarship– Coordinate one or more fundraising projects each year in order to fund these

scholarships

• Participate in or donate funds toward the annual PDIcommunity service project

• Participated in PDI Chapter Fairs and in current auctions aspart of fundraising efforts






• Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union

• Freedom Federal Credit Union



Corporate Members

When: Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 1130-1330

Where: Mountain Branch Golf & Grille, 1827 Mountain Rd, Joppa, MD 21085

Who: Mr. Davis Welch, SES, Director for Investments, Army Budget Office

Cost: $20 - Orders from limited menu will be placed upon arrival

(includes soup or salad; entrée; dessert; beverage, tax, & gratuity)

RSVP by 24 May 10



Next General Membership Meeting

President: Patricia O’Shea ([email protected]), 410-436-4262

1st Vice President (Administration): Lori Bayliss ([email protected]), 410-436-3522

2nd Vice President (Program & Education): Denett Rose ([email protected]), 410-436-9104

3rd Vice President (Membership): Connie Lucas ([email protected]), 410-436-4559

Secretary: Lisa Ryan ([email protected]), 410-278-0780

Treasurer: Doreen Ney ([email protected]), 410-278-0825



Chapter Officers



Special Committees

• Community Service

• Fundraising

• Historian/Scrapbook

• Newsletter

• Scholarships

• Website

POC's

• AAA

• AMSAA

• ARL

• ATC

• ATEC/DTC

• C4ISR

• CHPPM/MRICD

• CMA

• GAPG

• RDECOM/ECBC

ASMC National: http://www.asmconline.org

Chesapeake Chapter: http://www.orgsites.com/md/asmc-chesapeake/index.html

Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM): http://www.asmccertification.com/

Freedom Federal Credit Union: http://www.freedomfcu.org/

Aberdeen Proving Ground Federal Credit Union: http://www.apgfcu.com/

APG 2012: http://apg2012.apg.army.mil/



Links

http://www.asmconline.org/

http://www.orgsites.com/md/asmc-chesapeake/index.html



http://www.asmccertification.com/

http://www.freedomfcu.org/

http://www.apgfcu.com/

http://apg2012.apg.army.mil/

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