Welcome to the Southeast Area page of the NAEOP
website!
Southeast Area congratulates Dr. Rex Gandy (MS)
as the 2009-2010 NAEOP Educational Administrator of the Year and
Miriam “Mimi” Pike, CEOE (KY), Olive T. Ritchie Educational
Office Professional of the Year! Southeast was recognized as having
the third largest Area in membership during the NAEOP 75th Diamond
Anniversary Conference held in Bloomington, Minnesota July 20-24,
2009.
Our Area is well represented on the NAEOP Board.
Pam Posey, CEOE, is currently serving as President and Linda C.
Tribble, CEOE, as Immediate Past President. Other members serving
on the national board are Ruby B. Allen, CEOE, Honorary Presidential
Advisor/Past NAEOP President; Connie Bergeson, CEOE, Historian/Presidential
Advisor/Past NAEOP President; Melissa Carpenter, CEOE, Southeast
Area Director; Vivian Valentine Fulton, Honorary Presidential
Advisor/Past NAEOP President; Dr. Rex Gandy, Honorary Educational
Consultant; Patricia A. Huggins, CEOE, Honorary Presidential Advisor/Past
NAEOP President; Elizabeth McFall, Administrative Council Chairman;
Geraldine “Boots” Owens, CEOE, Presidential Advisor/Past
NAEOP President; and Mary Sumrall, CEOE, Presidential Aide.
We have several members that were elected to serve
on national committees as well. During general session the following
Southeast Area members were elected to serve on committees: Tijuana
Griffin (MS), Awards Committee; Pam Lehnen, CEOE (AR), Bylaws
Committee; Elizabeth McFall (TN), Professional Development Committee;
Linda Jones, CEOE (AR), Scholarship Committee; and Tina Griffin
(MS) as an alternate on the Nomination and Elections Committee.
Malinda Larey, CEOE (AR) was elected at Advisory Council to serve
on the Nomination and Elections Committee.
Southeast Area rotates between states hosting our
annual professional development seminar each year. Each state
takes turns in responsibilities and assignments such as attendance/host,
certificates, door prize coordination, evaluations, name badges
and Ways and Means. Our Area is looking forward to hosting a National
Institute in the near future.
President Pam Posey’s theme, “Shining
Brightly, Touching Lives Around the World” encourages each
of us to promote the four points of our national association—Information,
Recognition, Service and Fellowship when speaking to others. If
you are a new member, take time to explore the NAEOP website and
find out the many benefits they offer to you in your professional
growth and development. As a member of the Southeast Area, you
will receive at least four newsletters and updates from the national
office. As an active member in NAEOP, you will benefit from networking
with others across the states.
Join Southeast Area members during the Professional
Development Seminar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at the Sheraton,
March 19-21, 2010, and the NAEOP Annual Conference July 5-9, 2010,
at The Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
For more information about NAEOP or the Southeast
Area, please contact me at the address below. I would love to
hear from you.
Melissa Carpenter, CEOE
Southeast Area Director
melissa.carpenter@usm.edu
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5048
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0001
601.266.4403 office
601.266.5870 fax
601.310.9072 cell

May
2010 SE Area Newsletter (pdf format)
February
2010 SE Area Newsletter (pdf format)
November
2009 SE Area Newsletter (pdf
format)