January Meeting
Date: January 19, 11:30 AM
Location: Des Moines Golf & Country Club
Speaker: Major Mark Stine

Major Mark Stine from the Iowa State Patrol will be speaking to us about driving safety.

If you have paid your 2022 CPCU Society dues, your registration is complimentary. If you have not paid your dues, it is $25.00 to attend. You can pay your dues by visiting https://www.cpcusociety.org/ or contacting member resources at (800) 932-2728.

Please register here.
President's Message
Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a happy and healthy holiday season and were able to spend some time with friends and family. As we transition into a new year, our Chapter leadership is also working on transitioning into new roles. I’d like to thank Brad Soma, our new Immediate Past President, for his dedication and support of the Chapter over the years. Brad has done a wonderful job of helping to keep the Chapter on track during the last year of the pandemic.

Our Chapter is fortunate to have an outstanding group of enthusiastic volunteers supporting our efforts behind the scenes. I’d like to thank them for the time and effort they put into the Chapter each year. If you’re interested in working with an amazing group of people and developing your leadership skills, consider joining the board. We have open positions so reach out to the Chapter at [email protected] for more information.

Our new Vice President, Abby-Jaye Larson, is working on developing an excellent series of meetings for you for 2022. We’re happy to be able incorporate in-person meetings back into our schedule. We continue to evaluate and evolve the content we’re bringing to the chapter with virtual meetings, new social events, and mentoring circles being introduced over the last couple years. We’ll continue to update our content in 2022. Be sure to connect with the chapter on our social media feeds to be up to date on the latest news and events.

If you haven't yet paid your 2022 CPCU Society dues, you can renew your membership online at www.cpcusociety.org or by calling the CPCU Member Resource Center at 800-932-2728.
We look forward to seeing you at a meeting or event in 2022!

Sara VanWyk
Iowa CPCU Society Chapter President
CPCU Member Recognition
Brooke Jeffus was promoted to Territory Sales Manager at Nationwide.

Abby-Jaye Dawson was promoted to Bond Underwriter at IMT.
 
Have an accomplishment, promotion or award you'd like to share with your fellow CPCUs? Email them to [email protected].
Current Member Spotlight
Name: Jody Ochsner

Hometown: Chadwick, Illinois

Alma Mater: Central College, Pella, Iowa

Employer: IMT

Title: Director – Commercial Lines

Insurance Designations: CPCU, APA

Have you achieved any recent promotions, awards, degrees, etc.? Promoted in September 2021 to Director – Commercial Lines

Area of study: Economics Major and Business Management Minor

How long been a member of CPCU? Received my CPCU designation in 2001

How as your involvement with CPUC influenced your career? Through my service on the CPCU Board as well as at CPCU meetings, I have enjoyed networking with other fellow CPCU’s and getting to know them and their role in insurance.

What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know? I am the only person in my immediate family who is left-handed and has blue eyes.

What’s the last book you read (personal or professional)? The Boys by Ron Howard & Clint Howard

Words you live by: Learn from every opportunity that presents itself. Take challenges as opportunities to better yourself.
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