Welcome to our Chapter, the Northshore Chapter of the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants. On behalf of the Board of Directors of our Chapter, I would like to thank you for your membership and your interest in the activities of our Chapter.
Our Chapter is strong, thanks to the dedicated leadership of our prior Presidents, most recently Stella Helluin and Michele Avery, and their Boards. The current Board looks to maintain the momentum that has been established and quicken its pace throughout the year.
The overarching goal of the current Board is to continue to increase participation at Chapter events. The Board of our Chapter is also committed to remaining innovative in its service to you. Thus, we seek to:
• Make it easier for you to both receive information regarding our Chapter’s events and to register for those events.
• Offer Chapter events that are economical, educational, networking friendly and FUN by holding some events that are less formal and more social.
• Offer CPE events throughout the Northshore by holding events in Mandeville/Covington, Hammond and Slidell.
• Offer networking opportunities by hosting networking events between our Chapter members and other Northshore business groups.
• Make our events, including our wide array of Chapter CPE offerings, cheaper and more educational by finding value-added sponsors for our events.
• Continue to support Southeastern Louisiana University and its accounting department through scholarship offerings and holding a Student Night to expose students to a wide variety of CPAs and career paths.
• Increase participation by younger Northshore CPAs by supporting our Chapter’s newly formed Young CPA Board.
• Reach out to our members who have not previously participated in Chapter events
• Try new things!
Because our Chapter is no longer sending meeting notices via regular mail, please bookmark www.lcpa.org and check our Northshore Chapter page often for the schedule of upcoming meetings and events for our Chapter. Also, check your email for notices from the Louisiana Society of CPAs. If you are not receiving email notices, please contact LCPA Member Services at (800) 288-5272 or (504) 464-1040 or email Norma Berniard at nberniard@lcpa.org.
This is your Chapter so suggestions and comments are encouraged and always welcome. Please help us serve you better!
I look forward to seeing you at one of our Chapter functions.
Thanks,
Steven J. Toups
Northshore Chapter President '09-'10
