President’s Report - January 2012

I hope you all had a wonderful holyday season.  May your New Year be filled with love and laughter.  And may your professional life be prosperous.

We had a great meeting last month at our 2011 Naughty or NACE “Deck the Balls” Holiday Mixer at Lucky Strike at Belmar.  The 1980’s were celebrated with fabulous 80’s attire, lively karaoke performances, bowling and generous donations to support Project Angel Heart.

Our new Board was introduced and we are all committed to continuing our passion for NACE in producing informative and enjoyable events. Our Board will meet next week to update our 2012 goals.

I look forward to seeing all of you next Tuesday, January 10, at Tony’s Market and Bistro on Broadway where the Rosacci culinary team has designed an educational trip throughout the market to present sustainable quality local products.  A special highlight will be live Chef demonstrations.

See you there.

Mari Bradley

2012 Chapter President

 Off to the Market
January 10, 2012
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Tony's Market & Bistro
950 Broadway
Denver, CO
Passport through Tony’s

NEW MEMBERS - WELCOME!

 Kristin Collard                         RMC

Nicole Shortridge                     BBJ Linen

RENEWING MEMBERS

 Sarah Morris-Perez                   The Curtis Hotel

Jon Papineau                           Denver Merchandise Mart  

Nancy PostvanderBurg            UCAR

Mari Bradley                            UCAR

Jeffrey Kudsk                          UCAR

Cathleen Halvorson                 UCAR

MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:  Would you like to be part of a NACE Committee (maybe Membership) in 2012....Now is a great time to let us know. 

Dana and Terri welcome the following to the 2012 Membership Committee:

Kari Quinn, Lindsey Richardson, Angeline Jackson, Lisa Geisler, Heather Van Benschoten, Mark Paquette, Kari Lilley and Randy Glassman

• 100% ATTENDANCE....all NACE members that have attended eight meetings in 2012 will be entered into a drawing and the winner will be announced at the December 2012 meeting.
• NEW MEMBER WELCOME: All new members receive Starbucks gift card and a signed welcome card from the Membership Committee.

If you're a new member and have not received your gift card, please call Terri or Dana.

Enter to win a FREE 1-year membership

Anyone who joins NACE or renews their NACE membership this month will be entered into a raffle to win a FREE 1-year membership. One winner will be chosen from ALL new applications and renewals processed in the month of January. This membership can be used toward renewal or given to a new member.

THE FINE PRINT:

1. New members - those not previously a NACE member or those returning after more than one year of lapsed membership.
2. Membership to NACE national and one local chapter. Members can join additional local chapters for $50 per year per each chapter.
3. Offer valid for any and all member types - professional, students, business partner members, young professionals and corporate members.
4. No code required.

80's style garb...karaoke...great bar food...bowling...foosball...neon...big hair...and introducing a new NACE Board for 2012.  You missed alot of fun, just check out the pictures and video.

Name and Company:  Karen Tucker- The Food Guy Catering

Significant Other: Brett Tucker (General Manager of The Food Guy Catering)

Children's Names: I have one son, Gannon, who is 8 and 2 Stepsons: Will who is 12 and Andrew who is also 8

Pets:  Stella my Shih Tzu (yes, she was named after the beer) and Tash our cat (I’m not a cat fan, but she seems to love me and she is growing on me)

Hometown:Richardson,Texas(A Suburb ofDallas)

Education:  Go Longhorns!!  I am aUniversityofTexasGirl!!

 Catering Industry Experience (list all): Wow, this may take a little bit!  I started as an intern with an Event Production Company and then was offered a full time position with them.  I worked there until I had my son, Gannon when I decided to be a stay at home mom.  Well, that lasted 7 months and I went stir crazy.  As much as I would love to be a DIY mom all the time I had to see some adults every once in a while.  I went back to work for one of the largest catering companies inAustinand that is where my Catering career hatched.  I worked there and then went to work for a country club as the Event Planner/Assistant F&B Director.  I was with the country club until I moved toColoradowhere I was hired on with The Food Guy.  I have been here for 6 years and well the future should be exciting…

What do you enjoy most about NACE?  The people

• What is your favoriteDenverrestaurant?  This is a tough one… I love Fruition and FUEL Café
• What was the last book that you read? The Nazi Officer’s Wife: How One Jewish Women Survived the Holocaust by Edith H Beer and Susan Dworkin
• What do you do to relax? Get pedicures and massages
• What are 3 words that best describe you? Loyal, Passionate, and Chatty
• What is the craziest event story you have? My client’s bakery (a friend of the MOB) did not show up and I had to come up with a 3 tier wedding cake in 1 hour.  Luckily I have a great bakery that was able to make one for me.  I got back with a perfectly decorated cake and was informed by the bride that she was allergic to chocolate… What flavor was the cake?  CHOCOLATE!!  Well, luckily we had a sheet cake as well that was white cake that she could have instead.  Needless to say they were thrilled they had a wedding cake and I was thrilled it stayed together in my new car!  Oh, and the original “baker” was in a “car accident” on her way to the wedding aka she forgot about it!

Red or white wine? Red

• TLC, HGTV or Food Network channel? I love TLC but being married to a chef Food Network is on a lot
• What’s on your bucket list?  I have not really thought about it, I should probably start huh?
• What do you enjoy doing outside of the catering world? Spending time with the kids and friends, and sleeping!
• How long have you been in this industry? Almost 12 Years

NACE members Kevin and Betty Kay Becker of Allée Photography are among ten finalists worldwide from the 2010 International Photographic Competition of the Professional Photographers of America (PPA), and will be honored at PPA's annual Grand Imaging Awards this month (January) in New Orleans, LA. Trophies for first-, second- and third-place Grand Imaging Awards will be presented to photographers in six categories: Portrait, Illustrative, Commercial, Electronic Imaging, Albums, and Wedding. Allée Photography's entry is in the Wedding category.

With more than 22,000 members in 64 countries worldwide, PPA is the largest non-profit trade association for professional photographers in the world.