| PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE | |
Happy Holidays to everyone and your families. This year has gone so fast, it is hard to believe it is nearly 2006.
It has been a very exciting, busy and rewarding year. Your Board of Directors and Executive Board have worked very hard this year and achieved the majority of the goals set forth at the Planning Meeting in November 2004. Thank you for all of your very hard work and support this year. We have had a very successful 50th anniversary educational conference. It was a wonderful, impressive presentation. We began with an outstanding golf tournament at a “golfer’s dream” course. Opening Ceremonies has now become one of the sessions you can not miss with AnnaMarie Ibraham energizing the opening of this conference. Regardless of your experience level—the educational workshops were a benefit to everyone in attendance. The Academy Awards lunch, with our great video, was a stellar production. The Governors Ball was a marvelously elegant affair, Hollywood style. Thank you: Fran Butler, Vice-President/Conference Chair, Conference Committee members and Headquarters staff; all of whom made this conference worthy of our golden anniversary. A special thank you to all of our sponsors, your generosity and support of the escrow industry is truly appreciated and contributed to making the 2005 Conference a truly “Golden Opportunity”.This year has been busy - - - I was amazed when I totaled my driving mileage this year, at over 5000 miles, I enjoyed every mile. It has been a great pleasure visiting Associations throughout the State and meeting like-minded escrow professionals. Our members are very generous and wonderful people. I would like to extend a heartfelt “Thank You” to Jennifer Belvins, Mike Belote and all the staff at Headquarters. Your hard work continues to make CEA a successful organization and a driving force in the escrow industry. Your support has been “the hand on my shoulder” this year, when ever I needed it . . . Thank you. As I started this year, I will end---encouraging “Each One, Teach One”. Surprising, it only takes a few minutes, every week, and before long, you will have educated another successful escrow professional and launched another career in “Escrowland.” Thank you for allowing me to serve as your President in 2005, it has been an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life. Jill Mushaney |
From the President by Jill Mushaney, CEO, CSEO   |
