Hello Chapter 49 Members, We are excited to share with you a recap of our recent Region 7 meeting at the Fall Forum in Boise, ID and let you know about some of our upcoming Chapter 49 events. Besides myself, Kathryn Schreckenghost, our Chapter was also represented by our International Director, Danika Simpson, Vice President, Sterling Lopez and Claire Mueller as our International Nominations & Elections Region 7 Chair. Chapter leadership met under the guidance of Jim Lingeman, Region 7 Chair, to report on progress, review initiatives at both the international and local levels, and discuss challenges facing the IRWA. A brief summary of each topic is available below and more information is available at the Region 7 website: https://IRWARegion7.org/ A major effort was undertaken at the international level to independently review how the IRWA is organized and managed. Eleven outcomes were recommended that are now being reviewed and integrated into the organization. More information is available on the region 7 website at (https://irwaregion7.org/2019-fall-forum-handouts/). As a result, policies and procedures manuals are being re- viewed, refined and integrated into a sole source document outlining IRWA governance. A search for a new CEO is also ongoing with a new hire expected before the end of 2019. Many chapters have begun to bundle courses within a given certification path into discounted packages. This allows participants to achieve their desired certification in a more efficient and timely manner. Our Chapter plans to review how bundling courses may ben- efit our members. We are holding a Relocation Week, in February to help members get some of the needed classes to get their Reloca- tion Certification. Leslie Finnigan, Trustee for the Right of Way International Education Foundation (RWIEF) announced the “20 for 20” scholarship program that will be starting in 2020. This program is to help members obtain their RWA (Right of Way Agent) Designation or their RWP (Right of Way Professional) Designation. Stay tuned for more information to come. Our very own Dan Beardsley, SR/WA and Past International President, has revamped his Project Management for the Right of Way Professional seminar. We held this seminar in 2018 in Anchorage, and after receiving overwhelmingly positive responses from those who attended, he plans to expand the course and offer it in other regions. If you are interested in Chapter 49 hosting and would attend a second seminar, please let either myself or another board member know. You can take a class free of charge by becoming a course coordinator for that class. Every course we put on needs a Course Coordina- tor. Course Coordinators help our Education Chair, Deanna Kilburn and the instructors put on the class. For more information, please contact Deanna. Her information can be found on page 5. Our next Lunch Presentation will be held at 12:00 pm at the Municipality of Anchorage on Elmore Road. In November, Ryan Quigley, ROW Engineering with the State of Alaska DOT&PF will be presenting on their on-line ROW Research Map. As always, all members are welcome to attend our board meeting which goes from 10:30 am until the Lunch Presentation. Lastly, Sterling and I would like to thank all of the volunteers in our chapter to make all of our events go off without a hitch. Thank you. Kathryn Schreckenghost, SR/WA Sterling Lopez President, Chapter 49 Vice President, Chapter 49
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Hello Chapter 49 Members, We are excited to share with you a recap of our recent Region 7 meeting at the Fall Forum in Boise, ID and let you know about some of our upcoming Chapter 49 events. Besides myself, Kathryn Schreckenghost, our Chapter was also represented by our International Director, Danika Simpson, Vice President, Sterling Lopez and Claire Mueller as our International Nominations & Elections Region 7 Chair. Chapter leadership met under the guidance of Jim Lingeman, Region 7 Chair, to report on progress, review initiatives at both the international and local levels, and discuss challenges facing the IRWA. A brief summary of each topic is available below and more information is available at the Region 7 website: https://IRWARegion7.org/ A major effort was undertaken at the international level to independently review how the IRWA is organized and managed. Eleven outcomes were recommended that are now being reviewed and integrated into the organization. More information is available on the region 7 website at (https://irwaregion7.org/2019-fall-forum-handouts/). As a result, policies and procedures manuals are being re-viewed, refined and integrated into a sole source document outlining IRWA governance. A search for a new CEO is also ongoing with a new hire expected before the end of 2019. Many chapters have begun to bundle courses within a given certification path into discounted packages. This allows participants to achieve their desired certification in a more efficient and timely manner. Our Chapter plans to review how bundling courses may ben-efit our members. We are holding a Relocation Week, in February to help members get some of the needed classes to get their Reloca-tion Certification. Leslie Finnigan, Trustee for the Right of Way International Education Foundation (RWIEF) announced the “20 for 20” scholarship program that will be starting in 2020. This program is to help members obtain their RWA (Right of Way Agent) Designation or their RWP (Right of Way Professional) Designation. Stay tuned for more information to come. Our very own Dan Beardsley, SR/WA and Past International President, has revamped his Project Management for the Right of Way Professional seminar. We held this seminar in 2018 in Anchorage, and after receiving overwhelmingly positive responses from those who attended, he plans to expand the course and offer it in other regions. If you are interested in Chapter 49 hosting and would attend a second seminar, please let either myself or another board member know. You can take a class free of charge by becoming a course coordinator for that class. Every course we put on needs a Course Coordina-tor. Course Coordinators help our Education Chair, Deanna Kilburn and the instructors put on the class. For more information, please contact Deanna. Her information can be found on page 5. Our next Lunch Presentation will be held at 12:00 pm at the Municipality of Anchorage on Elmore Road. In November, Ryan Quigley, ROW Engineering with the State of Alaska DOT&PF will be presenting on their on-line ROW Research Map. As always, all members are welcome to attend our board meeting which goes from 10:30 am until the Lunch Presentation. Lastly, Sterling and I would like to thank all of the volunteers in our chapter to make all of our events go off without a hitch. Thank you.
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IRWA CHAPTER 49 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
AND NETWORKING LUNCHEON
NOVEMBER 20TH, 2019
Guest Speaker: Ryan Quigley ROW - Engineering State of Alaska, Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities Topic: ROW Research Map - On-Line Information
Location: Municipality of Anchorage Offices 4700 Elmore Road Main Floor Large Training Room #30 Anchorage Please RSVP when you receive your lunch invite Executive Board Meeting: 10:30 am Luncheon Begins: 11:45 am Speaker Presentation: 12:00 pm Cost of Presentation: $-0- Cost of Lunch: $15.00 ea (Pre-Ordered) Next IRWA Luncheon: January, 2020
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PAST LUNCH PRESENTATIONS
AUGUST LUNCH PRESENTATION Brad Sworts, Manager, Capital Proj. Pre-Design & Eng
Fred Wagner, P.L.S., Platting Officer Nicole Wilkins, Acquisition Officer
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
OCTOBER LUNCH PRESENTATION Jeff Stark
State of Alaska, Dept. of Law
SEPTEMBER LUNCH PRESENTATION Steve Evans, RAC, NAC, SR/WA
Electric Power Systems
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
SR/WA CANDIDATES
Sheila Armstrong Brittany Nuxall Norman Bailey Bettie Shelby, RWA Jessica Burnett, RWA Danika Simpson Nancy Cameron Matthew Walsh Andrew Frazier
If you have Professional Development questions, please contact Fred Mortimer, SR/WA, at 907-646-5128.
JOB OPENINGS
None Reported at This Time
OPEN COMMITTEE POSITIONS
Please consider being a volunteer for our Chapter. We are always looking for vice-chairs and committee members!
Please welcome our newest Chapter 49 members !
Roslynn Amsden, HDL Engineering
Ben Cohen, Mat-Su Borough
Lorrain Lehman, DOWL
Matt Walsh, State of AK, DOT&PF
91 Members and Going Strong!
NEW MEMBERS
RWA-GN APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED
Elizabeth Silvernale Nicole Wilkins
CO-CHAIR Deanna Kilburn, SR/WA
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INVEST IN YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LIVE IN ANCHORAGE
CHAPTER 49 PRESENTS
LAST IRWA CLASS FOR 2019!
Principles of Real Estate Engineering (C-900)
December 16-17, 2019
Course Tuition: Members: $415/Non-Members: $520
Tuition Includes: Participant Manual & Federal Register
IRWA Credentialing: 16 QUE/CUE
(Note for Industry credentialing: This core course is required for all 4 pathways in the RWP program.)
Chapter 49 offers a 10% discount on tuition to employers registering 2 or more employees. NOTE: Regis-tration with this discount is not available for online registration and the registration form on the brochure. Group registrants MUST contact IRWA HQ to receive the discount (Course brochure with registration form attached). For more information and assistance please contact the Course Coordinator.
Course Description: With the use of lecture, questions and answers, exercise methods and graphic illustra-tions, participants in this course will learn how to use engineering tools and will gain basic skills in reading and in-terpreting information contained on engineering plans. Participants will also learn how to read, understand and plot simple descriptions using the most common methods of property descriptions. Topics include: understanding the basic principles of engineering drawings; understanding and interpreting information on plans; using an engineer’s scale to determine distances; identifying types of highway curves; determining the effects of a project on a property; understanding the background of property descriptions; become knowledgeable of the basic features of property descriptions; become familiar with the most common systems and methods of property descriptions; writing and plotting property descriptions using various methods. Course Tuition includes: Participant Manual and Engineering tools (engineering scale, protractor and straight edge) Who should take this course: This course is designed for the novice or new non-engineer employee but is also a valuable refresher course for experienced agents. Course Instructor: Steve Schmitt, PLS, SR/WA is the Municipal Surveyor for the Municipality of Anchorage. Steve began his surveying career in 1983 and earned his Professional Land Surveyors License in 1993; he has previously worked for a number of surveying and engineering firms as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management as a field surveyor, contract inspector, and reviewer. He has an Associate degree in Surveying, a Bachelor’s degree in Management, and a Masters degree in Business Administration; all from the University of Alaska. He currently serves as Board Member of Chapter 49 of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA), is a certified instructor for the IRWA, is the Membership Chair of the Alaska Society of Profes-sional Land Surveyors and serves on the University of Alaska Anchorage Geomatics Advisory Board.
COURSE COORDINATORS NEEDED Becoming a Course Coordinator is quick and easy and it allows you to take a course for free! The Course Coordinator Training Pro-gram is online, takes about one hour to complete, and is free of charge. If you are interested in becoming certified, and have ques-tions, please contact the Education Chair, Deanna Kilburn: [email protected] or 907-865-1253.
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EDUCATION SCHEDULE LAST UPDATED: October 21, 2019
Future International Education Conferences: June 21 - 24, 2020 Minneapolis, MN June 6 - 9, 2021 San Antonio, TX June 12 - 15, 2022 Cleveland, OH
2020 EDUCATION SCHEDULE
Rescheduled! January 27-30
C-421 The Valuation of Partial Acquisitions Instructor: Bernard Lea
Danika Simpson, SR/WA Candidate 907-269-0687
Rescheduled! February 24-25
C-504 Computing Replacement Housing Pmts
Instructor: Brad K. Thomas, SR/WA, R/W-RAC
Sterling Lopez 907-269-0698
New! February 26
C-505 Advanced Resi. Relocation Assistance
Instructor: Brad K. Thomas, SR/WA, R/W-RAC
Brittany Nuxall, SR/WA Candidate 907-269-0348
New! February 27-28
C-506 Advanced Business Relo. Assistance
Instructor: Brad K. Thomas, SR/WA, R/W-RAC
Deanna Kilburn, SR/WA 907-865-1253
March TBD (2 days) C-700 Intro to Property/Asset Management
Instructor: TBD
Danika Simpson, SR/WA Candidate 907-269-0687
New! April 23-24
C-800 Principles of Real Estate Law Instructor: Dan Beardsley, SR/WA
Louise Hooyer, PLS, CFedS, SR/WA 907-269-0713
New! May 18
C-213 Conflict Management
Instructor: Tim Trawver, SR/WA
Claire Mueller, SR/WA 907-865-1172
New! September 14-15 18
C-801 U.S. Land Titles
Instructor: Dan Beardsley, SR/WA Course Coordinator Needed
RWIEF Vision Scholarship Soft launch announcement will go out in December that a new 20/20 Vision Scholarship from the RWIEF will be available for 20 members in early spring. Application to apply in the Jan/Feb issue of Right of Way magazine, website, spring forums and eBlast to Membership. Selected individuals will be notified by May 31, 2020 as funding for this scholarship begins July 1, 2020. Daniel M Stekol Interim Chief Executive Officer International Right of Way Association
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Dear Chapter 49 Members,
It’s time to nominate your Chapter Award candidates for 2019!
Professional of the Year
Project of the Year
Employer of the Year
Chapter award nominations are due by Friday, January 10, 2020 for evaluation and announcement at the Chapter Meeting on February 19, 2020. Winners of the three (3) previous years’ awards are not eligible.
It’s also time to begin building your nominations for the following national and regional awards:
Regional Professional of the Year deadline - December 1, 2019.
National award nominations deadline - February 1, 2020.
1. W. Howard Armstrong Instructor of the Year
2. Frank C. Balfour Professional of the Year
3. Young Professional of the Year
4. Website of the Year
5. Employer of the Year
6. Newsletter of the Year
7. Chapter of the Year
8. SARPA scholarship
Please email me your nominations or contact me for assistance. If you would like to join the 2019 Chapter Awards evaluation committee, please let me know.
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October Issue of Chair Chat -
Wow summer flew by and we are heading into Fall.
In the theme of moving forward. As mentioned in my previous Chair Chat, IRWA is moving into the future by embracing our grass roots by serving our members and educating our members. The International Governing Council (IGC), that I have the honor to currently be a part of, is taking the next steps to reimplement and embrace our fundamental values and purpose.
The IGC has received Strategic Plans from each of the International Committee and COP chairs and leaders, and reviewed them ahead of the September IGC meeting and conference call with these chairs and leaders. The overall focus of these plans is member outreach and inclusion as well as training and volunteer opportunities coinciding with the mission of our association and our ed program.
We actively seeking a CEO candidate to partner with us as the leading authority in our profession for education/training and networking. This CEO search is being facilitated in partnership with Sterling Search and the International Executive Committee.
The CLIMB session at the recent International Conference in Portland was hugely successful. Along with this success and the Partnership for Infrastructure Professional Education (PIPE) Committee has released a recertification program for our instructors, more to come on that soon.
The Governance Task Force (GTF) established September 15, 2018 by the IGC as a result of the unanimous vote to “pause the Association’s Governance Project and postpone the Board of Directors vote in Portland 2019. The GTF was assembled and given the mandate to review the Governance Project process and execution, in consideration of the objectives the 2017-2018 IGC identified for the Governance Project; Create a mid-range strategic plan, Identify the long-range issues that would need to be addressed, and Identify the structure that would best support and sustain the Association. They have brought back 11 recommendations to the IGC based on their review and findings contained within the GTF Document Packet (located in the handouts link on the Region 7 events website page).
As mentioned previously, we are going to continue to hold quarterly Education calls with our Chapter Ed Chairs (Cyndi Whelpley, SR/WA, Region 7 Vice Chair) and I will be continuing the Chair Chat communication and will keep all ap-prised to the collective agreement of the elected officers of our Chapters on holding additional leadership calls between our scheduled Forums and Caucus to keep our Region and Chapter leadership apprised of all goings on.
Stay tuned for more to come. As always reach out to us with questions and/or concerns
Jim Lingeman, SR/WA, ASA, IFAS Region 7 Chair
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