Please join the Board for breakfast on November 15, 2007 and listen to this month’s topic: Closing 2007 & Getting Ready for 2008

Tracie Sawade, CPP is a Systems Consultant with Ultimate Software Group. She has been in payroll for more than 18 years and earned her CPP designation in 1996. As former President of the Denver Chapter Payroll Association, Tracie led the chapter in earning the prestigious Chapter of the Year award in 2006. She was also awarded the Kronos Education Grant in 2006.

Tracie currently sits on the APA’s Hotline Committee and is a member of the Board of Contributing Writers, providing articles for Paytech magazine. She has presented at the Rocky Mountain Regional Payroll Conference, the Texas Payroll Conference, CPP study groups in Denver and Chicago, the American Payroll Association’s Chapter Leadership Seminars, and the Minneapolis and Dallas Chapters of the APA.

Robin A. Murphy is the HRIS/Payroll Manager for Deluxe Corporation, headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota. Deluxe has facilities in the United States and Canada. Deluxe Corporation serves the following markets: Check printing and EFT for financial institutions, business forms and related products for small business and professional practices, and consumer specialty products.

Robin has 30 years with Deluxe and has experience in implementing many new systems (i.e. accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory, time and attendance and payroll). Her experience includes: Staff Specialist in Accounting, Regional Accountant, Accounting Manager, Regional Accounting Manager, Regional Operations Manager and Corporate HRIS/Payroll Manager.  Robin has also held the positions of Historian, Secretary, Director of Communications, Vice President and President of the Northstar Chapter APA. She facilitated a CPP study group and received her credentials as a Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) in the fall of 1995.  Robin was named 2002 Member of the Year by the Northstar Chapter Board.  Robin most recently was on the Board of Advisors for Region 2 with the National American Payroll Association. She is also a member of the Hotline Referral Service and CHAMPS.

The next meeting at the Metropolitan is on Thursday, December 13^th
The topic is: "Work / Life Balance"

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