TBPA PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE - 2023 Year-End
Dear TBPA Members and Guests:
Wishing you a warm season’s greetings and a Happy New Year!
I'd like to welcome our new 2024 Board of Directors, elected and installed during the TBPA 2023 November Annual Membership Meeting!
President: Melissa J. Cook, FRP
President Elect: Nita Serrano, ACP, FRP, AACP
2nd Vice President: Irene Hahn, CRP
Secretary: Emily Merlin, CP
Treasurer: Yvonne DeAntoneo
Director: Jeffrey Rizzo, CP, FRP
Director: Angie Hales
We wish to thank Katie Turley, CP, FRP, who conducted the Annual Meeting where the TBPA Members voted to approve all of the proposed Bylaw changes as presented. Once the updated version has been finalized, the Amended Bylaws will be uploaded to our TBPA Website should anyone desire to review.
During the upcoming January 2024 Board Meeting, Lance Cochran-LaFleur, FRP and Elizabeth Juszkowski, CRP will be installed as Directors. We do have other positions available, so if you are interested in being a part of this great group of leaders, please reach out to myself via president@tbpa.org.
TBPA is excited to announce that it will be hosting the 2024 Seminar on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the Hillsborough Community College – Ybor Campus. We will have a dual track with option for students and paralegals who have recently entered the field. An invitation to register will be released soon for those who are interested in attending either track.
CLE Event Sponsors are now welcome for 2024! TBPA is seeking Monthly CLE Luncheon Sponsors as well as Seminar Sponsors and Exhibitors. TBPA able to provide these quality CLE Events with the generous support of legal service providers. If you are interested in supporting the CLE Events of TBPA, please see our main website for the sponsorship forms (www.TBPA.org) or see the email invitations for each sponsorship opportunity being released. If you have any questions for either, please contact Nita Serrano at Seminar@tbpa.org or Emily Merlin at Monhtlycle@tbpa.org. Feel free to contact me as well at President@tbpa.org.
Upcoming Events:
Luncheon: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 – Christie Arkovich, Esq. will be speaking on Bankruptcy and Student Loan Debt. Please note this Luncheon will be held on a Wednesday this month. The following luncheon in February will be back to our standard 3rd Thursday of the Month – February 15th.
Wills For Heroes: These Pro Bono (Community Service) Events are held quarterly on Saturday mornings at the Chester H. Ferguson Law Center at the Hillsborough County Bar Association office on N. Tampa Street. We need notaries and witnesses to help with estate planning and medical directive documents for our Tampa First Responders. Events will be announced for registration for volunteers to join us early in the month of the event, so keep a look-out for the email announcement.
HCBA 5K Pro Bono River Run & Judicial Food Festival: Saturday, March 23, 2024. TBPA is planning on being a sponsor participating again this year. Please see announcement for registration for volunteers to join the board in participating as a sponsor during this event.
Have a wonder holiday season and looking forward to 2024!
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me via President@tbpa.org.
Thank you!
Melissa J. Cook, FRP
TBPA President
Email: President@tbpa.org
2024 TBPA Seminar
Friday, April 19, 2024
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