PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - IRWA Chapter 27€™S MESSAGE By: Julie Duchscherer, SR/WA This is my last newsletter announcement as ... and Best Practices Discussion session on Tuesday,

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REGION 1: CHAPTER 27 NEWSLETTERREGION 1: CHAPTER 27 NEWSLETTERREGION 1: CHAPTER 27 NEWSLETTER———SACRAMENTO, CASACRAMENTO, CASACRAMENTO, CA

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE By: Julie Duchscherer, SR/WA

This is my last newsletter announcement as your President! At the time I turn over my role to your incoming President, Yoli Matranga, it will have been an 18 month term serving you as President and with that amount of time, there have been many wonderful mo-ments and memories I shall cherish. In the last 18 months, the Board has begun a new tradition of a Scholarship Program to educate our younger professionals going in to college about the benefits of considering the Right-of-Way profession as a career option. Our first recipient, Rachel Gutmann, will graduate from UC Davis with a degree in Engineering. We have regularly utilized the Dante Club loca-tion for our luncheons and it has become a good venue for our speakers. Providing you with speakers that pre-sent relevant topics for our industry is a cornerstone of our Chapter mission and I believe that Yoli Matranga, our Vice-President and Program Chair has given us one of our better years of offerings. I know that many of you miss our journeys to different restaurants on a monthly basis, but we have tried to fill the void with maintaining our Christmas Luncheon at the Fire House and offering a River Cats game and Il Fornaio as our location for our Installation Luncheon and Past Presidents and Retired Members celebration. Our Education Chair has kept the pace of our offerings at 8+ courses and the SR/WA study session and exam for this year.

We had a Hot Topic Seminar in 2011 on an Emi-nent Domain Case Law Update and I can foresee another one in 2013. Thank you Yoli! Putting on these Seminars are time consuming for our entire volunteer group of dedi-cated Board officers and Chair holders. Paying the bills, taking the luncheon reservations and making arrange-ments for our luncheons, planning and organizing our spe-cial events, all these actions take hours of volunteer sup-port to make them happen for you! So what’s the nicest thing about being President? Well, I get to stand in front of each and every one of you at our Luncheons and get the glory when it really belongs to all our volunteers. I also get to attend the Education Conference, which this year was in Seattle, as your eyes and ears on the International Right of Way Association. You are in great hands with Yoli Matranga as President for the coming year (2012/2013) and this is the time to volunteer if you would like to help out the Chapter—we can always use new volunteers! All in all, it has been a worthwhile endeavor and I want every member to know that we appreciate your membership and your participation in this Chapter. We hope, that in return, you feel that you are getting your money’s worth as a member of this wonderful Chapter. Thank you for allowing me to serve you!

WHAT’S INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2012 Chapter 27 Board Officers & Chairs Schedule of 2012 Education Courses Calendar of Upcoming Chapter Events INTERESTING ARTICLES AND UPDATES….

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REGION 1: CHAPTER 27 NEWSLETTERREGION 1: CHAPTER 27 NEWSLETTERREGION 1: CHAPTER 27 NEWSLETTER———SACRAMENTO, CASACRAMENTO, CASACRAMENTO, CA 2011/2012 Chapter 27 Officers President…………. Julie Duchscherer 530-621-5922 [email protected] Vice-President ………….. Yoli Matranga [email protected] Treasurer………………… Sunny Lofton 916-654-3167 [email protected] Secretary………………… Dori Floyd 530-621-5937 [email protected] Asst Secretary/Treasurer Jason Andrews [email protected]

2011/2012 Chapter 27 Committee Chairpersons Education…………… … …...Jason Andrews [email protected] Professional Development…. Mike Pattison 916-714-3010 [email protected] Membership…………………. Vanessa Cothran [email protected] Newsletter Editor…..………… Julie Duchscherer 530-621-5922 [email protected] Retired Members……………. Ray Guenther [email protected] Luncheon ……………………. Christy Lambdin [email protected] Survey/Engineering………… Paul Enneking 916-788-8122 [email protected] Valuation…………….. Chuck Sellers 916-686-4541 [email protected] Local Public Agencies…… Vacant Communications/……….. … Vacant Marketing Program …... ……..………. Yoli matranga [email protected] Relocation …….…………….. Sunny Lofton 916-654-3167 [email protected] Utilities ……………………….Gretchen Hildebrand [email protected] Nominations, Elections… ….. Blandon Granger Chapter Historian [email protected] Transportation ………………..Jamie Formico & Website [email protected] Asset Management ………….. Vacant Environmental …………………Vacant WANT TO VOLUNTEER? Please contact: Julie Duchscherer at 530-621-5922 or [email protected]

Getting you from here to there since 1958 ACQUISITION RELOCATION

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

916-564-9980 Leslie Finnigan

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR LATEST SR/WA DESGINATION CANDIDATES:

MS. CHERYL ALLEN, MR. JASON ANDREWS,

MR. DELMAR ARMSTRONG, MR. SAM COOPER,

MS. VANESSA COTHRAN, MS. SHARON D. FULTZ,

MR. TOM GANYON, MR. KENRIC DEAN HANCOCK,

MS. SANDRA HEWSTON, MR. MIKE LAHODNY,

MS. SANDY LEE, MS. TRUDE SMITH,

MR. SCOTT THURSTON AND MS. JACQUELINE KEELER

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FIRST CHAPTER 27

SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT! She is

RACHEL GUTMANN of UC DAVIS!

A Civil Engineering Major

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Thurston Company Specialist in Governmental Real Estate

Craig Thurston, MAI 916-539-0554

Consultation on Best Practices for optimum organ-izational effectiveness, plus services including Ap-praisal, Appraisal Review, Acquisition, Eminent Domain Support, Leasing, Facility Development & Asset Management. Principal has experience as former manager of real estate for both a large city and a large county in California, as well as experience with Caltrans, and is licensed as both an appraiser and a real estate Broker.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OWN

JASON ANDREWS, EDUATION CHAIR

for Chapter 27! Jason recently became the recipient of the 2012 chapter Performance Rewards (CPR) Program Prize for Classroom Education! Jason received a complimentary registration to the 2012 Annual International Education Conference (June 10-13, 2012) in Seattle, Washington and will also receive a travel sti-pend of up to $525.00. He was asked to attend the Education Update and Best Practices Discussion session on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will fully participate by shar-ing ideas, tips and strategies which contrib-uted to the chapter’s success in Classroom Education. In the past 18 months, the chapter has offered $50 coupons to Chapter 27 members who take advantage of our Chapter 27 sponsored courses among other ideas for keeping our classes from being cancelled due to low par-ticipation. Please congratulate Jason should you see him at one of our upcoming Luncheons or else-where. This is another reminder of how you can be rewarded, as a Volunteer, for helping Chapter 27 be the best!

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IRWA Chapter 27

recognized Bender Rosenthal Inc. as Employer of the Year at our Christmas Party.

To all of our staff we thank you for making this possible. A special thanks to the following IRWA members.

Adam Bursch, MAI Derwin Davis, SR/WA Tom Ganyon, PMP Rebekah Green Mike Grinstead Bill Kouris, SR/WA Christy Lambdin, Luncheon Chair Mike Lahodny Yoli Matranga, SR/WA, IRWA Vice President, Programs Deryl Neal Tanita Neal Cathie Ormsby Steve Parent, MAI Cherie Petersen Tony Sierra Michael Regan, SR/WA Piper Wagner Madison Wiggins, SR/WA

SPRING FORUM - LAS VEGAS,NV. April 14, 2012

Yoli Matranga and I attended the Spring Forum on April 14, 2012 in Las Vegas recently. This is a Region 1 business meeting, of which Chapter 27 is a member. All Chapters share reports about what is working at the chapter level and what is not and needs attention. A State of the Association (IRWA) is presented along with budgets, strategic plans for future success of the organization, the proposed budget and by-law resolutions that will be voted on at the International Board of Directors meeting held during the yearly educational conference. International Committee Representatives give their reports to the Region and the Education Foundation reminds us of what is most important which is contributing to the education fund (RWEIF) so that it can continue to present updated and relevant courses for our members. The region 1 Officers were voted on. Vivian Howell, SR/WA, is our new Region 1 Chair and our Vice-Chair is Peggy Barnes, SR/WA. Both of the people are very active in our association and will carry us for-ward for the challenges a head. Awards were presented to the three finalists for our Professional of the Year Award. There is a picture in the newsletter of the three. Newsletter of the year was voted on and I am sorry to report that our newsletter did not win—but, there is always next year! Reported by: Julie Duchscherer, SR/WA President

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VOLUNTEER - WE CAN USE YOUR SKILLS!

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Get certified as Associate Right of Way Professional (ARWP)!

The Associate Right of Way Professional (ARWP) Certification is the second level in the four-level Generalist Career Path leading to theSenior Right of Way (SR/WA) Designation. Achieving the ARWP Certification will differentiate you from

other professionals and expand employment opportunities.

SIX EASY STEPS TO CERTIFICATION:

1. Become a candidate. 2. Complete your coursework by taking 48 IRWA approved units in any of the disciplines not previously applied at RWA

level. A maximum of 16 units of beginning and/or intermediate courses in the following disci-plines: 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800and/or 900 series.

3. Complete 8 units of Ethics – Course 103 or Course 104. The Ethics course which was completed for the RWA certifi-cation can also be applied if taken within the past 5 years.

4. Complete two years of Right of Way (ROW) experience. 5. Have your formal two-year degree, or an additional two years of ROW experience. For other options, please refer to

page 6 of the ARWP Program Guide. 6. Submit your ARWP Completion Application.

For more details please refer to the Program Guide. For any other questions regarding certification and designation, contact your local PDC Chair or Francis Vicente, Credentialing Manager, at [email protected] or (310) 538-0233 ext 123.

IRWA | 19210 S. Vermont Ave., Building A | Suite 100 | Gardena, CA 90248 | 310.538.0233

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Welcome to Sacramento IRWA Chapter 27

Incorporated in 1959, IRWA Chapter 27 serves nearly 200 active and re-tired members, and serves professionals throughout Northern California. The Chapter holds local monthly meetings September through June, IRWA education classes as scheduled and other events for the member-ship. Please contact a local chapter board member or attend a monthly meet-ing to find out more about what the IRWA Chapter 27 can do for you! For all the up-to-date news, please visit our website and learn about up-coming Events, Membership, Monthly Meetings, Classes, Programs and Services and so much more.

Visit the IRWA Chapter 27 website at:

TREASURER’S REPORT— available for members to view by request from any Board Member.

HEY, CHECK OUT OUR CHAPTER 27 WEBSITE - LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! www.irwachapter27.org

The following Chapters comprise Region 1: Chapter 1 - Los Angeles/Bakersfield Chapter 2 - San Francisco/Santa Rose Chapter 11 - San Diego Chapter 27 - Sacramento Chapter 28 - Phoenix, AZ Chapter 42 - San Jose Chapter 44 - Las Vegas, NV Chapter 46 - Reno, NV Chapter 47 - Santa Barbara/Ventura Chapter 50 - Fresno Chapter 57 - San Bernardino/Riverside Chapter 67 - Orange County

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NEW SR/WA and DESIGNATION RECIPIENTS:

BILL KOURIS, SR/WA,

JAMES P. HILTON, SR/WA and

JAMES HERNANDEZ, SR/WA

Vivian Howell, Region 1 incoming President and Chris Banks, outgoing President, announce the finalists for the Professional of the Year Award in Region 1—they are Kathleen West, Ch. 2 (stand in, Kathleen couldn’t come to the Forum) and Michele Folk . The winner this year is Michele Folk!

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HAVE A COURSE YOU’VE WANTED TO TAKE IN 2012

BUT YOUR EMPLOYER HAS LIMITED THE AMOUNT OF EDUCATION FUNDING THAT IS AVAILABLE TO YOU?

WE HAVE JUST THE ANSWER! Chapter 27 is offering a $50 discount for any

Ch. 27 sponsored course. Good for any member in good standing.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Please check out irwaonline.org

Past Recipients of the Chapter 27

“MEMBER OF THE YEAR” AWARD: 1991—Stanley Wilkining, SR/WA 2002-Susan Sears 1992—Charles Eddwards, III, SR/WA 2003-Blandon Granger 1993– Craig Thurston 2004-Linda Jackson 1994-William Hoy, SR/WA 2005-Blandon Granger 1995-Cheryl Allen 2006– Jamie Formic 1996-Wayne Lundstrum 2007-Gretchen Hildebrand 1997-Daniel Ketchum, SR/WA 2008-Julie Duchscherer 1998-Michael Pattison, SR/WA 2009-Sonja Bartley 1999-Julie Cline 2010-Vanessa Cothran 2000-Ronald Thorp, SR/WA 2011-Julie Duchscherer, SR/WA 2001-Michael Toyama

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Chapter 27 SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN REGION SCHOLARSHIP The Region 1, Chapter 27 of the International Right of Way Association (IRWA) Scholarship Program will provide a scholarship(s) to student(s) who plan on or are currently attending the California State University of Sacramento and/or the University of California Davis in pursuit of an undergraduate degree in one or more of the disciplines that are required of a right of way professional. These disciplines include: Surveying, Real Es-tate, Real Estate Law, Environmental Management, Engineering, Bargaining Negotiations, Planning and Ap-praisal Services. This scholarship is intended to assist the college/university bound student with the opportunity to consider the right of way profession upon graduation and to increase their education and value as a prospective right of way profession employee. The right of way profession needs to develop younger members and this is one way the IRWA can support and strengthen the right of way profession. Minimum Requirements: The Scholarship is available to individuals who reside in the Sacramento, Yolo, Placer, El Dorado, San Joa-quin, and Sacramento Counties who are: 1) graduating high school seniors or college or university students presently; 2) pursuing a degree and/or career in one of the disciplines of the right of way profession mentioned above; and, 3) attending or planning on attending University of California Davis and/or California State University Sacra-mento in the Spring of 2012 as a full or part-time student. The minimum cumulative grade point average for eligibility is 3.00. Scholarship Amount and Use: Scholarship(s) in the amount of $500 to $1,000 shall be awarded for use towards attendance at either Univer-sity of California Davis or California State University Sacramento. Application: The attached application form must be used exclusively. Applications must include the following: 1) A current transcript 2) A personal essay of 300 to 500 words in which you address such subjects as: a) What motivated you to pursue your current career goal? b) What do you hope to achieve upon obtaining your degree? c) Who are your “role models” and why? 3) At least two letters of reference, one of which is from a faculty member and the other from someone who is not a member of the applicant’s family. No preference is given to those Applicants who are family members or friends of an IRWA Chapter 27 Mem-ber who applies. No preference is given to an applicant of an IRWA Member of another Region or Chapter who applies. Applications must be postmarked no later than November 30, 2011. Applications should be sent to: Scholarship Committee IRWA Chapter 27 P.O. Box 162549 Sacramento, Ca. 95816-2549 (Con’t on Page 15)

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Dwight Pattison, SR/WA, IFAS Michael Pattison, SR/WA

Providing Professional Real Estate Appraisal

Services for Public Agencies and the Private Sector

Specializing in Public Acquisition, Right of Way Appraisals and Expert Testimony

(916) 714-3010 FAX (916) 714-3065

e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected]

8920 Emerald Park Drive, Suite G

Elk Grove, CA 95624

We are excited about the information submitted to the newsletter. Please continue to send in your

information to: [email protected] to be published in the newsletter.

Thank you for your support!

CONGRATULATIONS !

Joslyn McComas, State of CA.,

Dept. General Services

She is the winner of our first drawing for a

FREE Chapter 27 sponsored

One day IRWA Course.

Our next drawing will be at our

September,2012 Luncheon and we hope to see you

there!

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CHAPTER 27

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEWEST MEMBERS:

LEE A. SMITH

[email protected]

MATTHEW STRINGER [email protected]

STEVEN G. CHRISTENSEN [email protected]

JASON FRIES [email protected]

JASON GASSER [email protected]

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Chapter 27 SCHOLARSHIP (Con’t) Selection: Selection of the scholarship recipient(s) will be made by the Chapter’s Scholarship Commit-tee and approved by its Board of Directors no later than November 30, 2012. Notification will be provided directly to the recipient. Applicants shall be available for an interview if re-quested by the Scholarship committee. Criteria for Awarding the Scholarship Include: 1) Completeness, accuracy and neatness of the application. 2) Demonstration of the consistency between the proposed training/education and goals set forth by the prospective recipient. 3) The length of time the applicant has lived/worked within the Sacramento Metropolitan area. 4) Demonstration of the benefit to be derived by the recipient and prospective employers as a result of the proposed education/training. Payment of Scholarship: The scholarship(s) will be paid to the awardee’s respective institution(s) after verification of enrollment from the institution has been received by the Chapter. Scholarships may be used for tuition; registration and other training fees; books and materials. Proceeds not awarded within 6 months of notification will be put back into the scholarship fund and re-awarded in the next round. If you have any questions regarding the application form, scholarship program or ap-plication procedures, please send your questions to: IRWA Chapter 27 Board Members; P.O. Box 162549, Sacramento, CA 95816-2549.

APPLICATION IS ON PAGE 21 OF THIS

NEWSLETTER!

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Chapter 27 Program Schedule 2012

January 12th Dante Club Speaker: Paul Brunner, Executive Director Three Rivers Levee Improvement Auth. Topic: Highlights of Efforts Underway To Improve 29 Miles of Reclamation February 9th Dante Club Speaker: Scott Noya, Esq Partner at Daley & Heft, LLP Topic: California Water Boundaries March 14th Fairfield, CA Joint Luncheon with Chapter 2 Topic: Precision Simulation Demonstration April 12th Dante Club Speaker/Topic: Rick Liptak, Dokken Eng. Nominations for 2012/13 Board Officers April 14th Las Vegas, NV REGION 1 SPRING FORUM May 10th Dante Club Speaker: Jerry Way, DOT, City of Sac Topic: Project Highlights/Future Plans Vote on 2012/13 Board Officers June 7 IL FORNAIO Installation of 2012/2013 Board Officers Retired and Past President’s Celebration June 10-13th SEATTLE, WA 58th Annual Education Conference June 22 RIVERCATS GAME Against the Fresno Grizzlies - 7 p.m. July NO LUNCHEON/ NO MEETING August NO LUNCHEON/New Board Members Orientation September 13th Dante Club Speaker: Zachary Anawalt, ROW Agent PG&E Topic: Wind Energy Program Raffle for Free One Day IRWA Course October 11th Dante Club Speaker: Marcus Pigrom; Fixtures & Equipment Appraiser/Desmond, Marcello & Amster Topic: Loss of Goodwill/F & E November 8th Dante Club Speaker: Rob Born, FBI Special Agent Topic TBD December 13th The Firehouse Christmas Luncheon/ No Speaker Chapter Awards Recognition

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REGION 1 SPRING FORUM 2012 REPORT

2012-2017 Strategic Plan Summary

Vision: The IRWA creates awareness of and trust and confidence in right of way professionals, who contribute to building a better World. Mission: The IRWA is the central authority of the right of way profession, serving members, users and the public. Key Objectives: 1. Membership: Increase the value of IRWA membership. 2. Professional Development: Increase the impact of IRWA education and credentials. 3. Marketing: Increase the reach of IRWA marketing. 4. Structure: Strengthen the infrastructure of the association. Major Strategies: 1. Membership: Serve, retain and recruit members. 2. Professional Development: Develop high quality education courses and programs, along

with meaningful certifications and designations. 3. Marketing: Market members, certified members and designated members to the users of

right of way services. 4. Structure: Review and refine current structure and develop member engagement strategies

for communication and participation. What does this mean for you as a member? Education courses are being re-evaluated for their relevance in the profession today. New Facilitator Workshops are being produced so that our Course Facilitators (Instructors) are bet-ter qualified to teach our courses. There are now more stringent steps to becoming a Facilitator. As a result, your certifications and designations will mean more to you and your employers and oth-ers in the profession. Headquarters is working on a new Utility Relocation Certification for our professionals.

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1980 -Dwight Pattison 1981- Keith Shorey 1982 - James Finnegan 1983 - William Hoy 1984 - David Hulbert 1985 - David Hulbert 1986 - James Finnegan 1987 - James Finnegan 1988 - David Hulbert 1989 - David Hulbert 1990 - Dwight Pattison 1991 - Dwight Pattison 1992 - Patricia Jones 1993 - Ronald Throp 1994 - Joyce Lane 1995 - Charles Edwards 1996 - William Hoy 1997 - Robert Hicks 1998 - Keith Shorey 1999 - James Finnegan 2000 - Dwight Pattison 2001 - Wayne Lundstrum 2002 - Michael Pattison 2003 - Michael Pattison 2004 - Tammie Bedlington 2005 - Craig Thurston 2006 - James Finnegan 2007 - Jennifer Clausse 2008 - Yolanda (Yoli) Matranga 2009 - Yolanda (Yoli) Matranga 2010 - Sunny Lofton 2011 - Jason Andrews

Ch. 27 RECIPIENTS

of the PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR

AWARDS (1980 to Present)

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SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN REGION SCHOLARSHIP 2011

INTERNATIONAL RIGHT OF WAY ASSOCIATION

REGION 1, CHAPTER 27

P.O. Box 162549, Sacramento, CA 95816-2549

Deadline for submission: Postmarked no later than November 30, 2012

Name:________________________________Contact Number: ____________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________

City:__________________________ Zip: ____________________Email:____________________________

Current Occupation (if applicable):____________________________________________________________

( ) Student at:_____________________________________________________________________________

Current G.PA.:_______________ Cumulative G.P.A.:_______________

( ) Other:________________________________________________________________________________

A.) Major/Career Goal: ________________________________________________________________________

B.) What college or university do you (plan to) attend? ________________________________________________________________________________________

C.) What discipline of the right of way profession do you plan to major in?________________________________________________________________________________________

D.) In what activities and/or organizations have you participated while attending high school and/or college?

________________________________________________________________________________________

E.) For what other scholarships have you applied? __________________________________________________

F.) Will your family participate in financing your education? If so, how? ________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________

Please attach: 1.) A current transcript. 2.) A personal essay of 300 to 500 words in which you address such subjects as mentioned in the scholarship on Page 13/16. 3.)At least two letters of reference, one from a faculty member and one from someone other than a member of the applicants family. 4.) Anything that you needed extra room to describe from the appli-cation above. Please identify by letter of application question you are responding to. GOOD LUCK!

Send applications to: Scholarship Committee; IRWA Chapter 27; P.O. Box 162549; Sacramento, CA 95816-2549

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - IRWA Chapter 27€™S MESSAGE By: Julie Duchscherer, SR/WA This is my last newsletter announcement as ... and Best Practices Discussion session on Tuesday,