President's Corner

Hello to all my fellow construction financial professionals!  My name is Diahan Ehasz, and I am the President of the Construction Financial Management Association – Colorado Chapter for the fiscal years of 2009 and 2010.  On behalf of myself, the officers, and the Board of Directors, I welcome those of you who are currently members of our organization and thank you for your continued participation and support.  For those of you who are inquiring about our organization, or perhaps have not been active in awhile, I want to take the opportunity to share how CFMA has enriched my life.

 I have been a member of the Colorado Chapter of CFMA for more than 12 years.  For the first 7 years I remained a silent member.  I paid my dues, received my magazine and occasional surveys and e-mails but I did not get actively involved.    About 5 years ago I was asked to help start a satellite meeting in Northern Colorado.  I agreed and have since then become an active member of the Colorado Chapter Board of Directors.  I have to say that in all those years of membership I have gotten more out of CFMA in these past 5 years than in all the prior years put together.  Getting “involved” has been the best thing I have done.  I have experienced personal growth and new relationships far beyond what I imagined.  I have been forced out of my “box” by having to lead rather than follow or sit back and listen.  The people I have worked with have been fun and stimulating.  It has been great talking with other financial professional people that I have something in common with.  I have been involved with other construction associations in the past but CFMA is different for me because it brings together people I can personally relate to because of our common positions in our companies.  Due to my regular attendance at our meetings and at local and national conferences I have learned a great deal from our speakers as well.  I think CFMA is a great association and I look forward to staying involved as much as I can.  Sometimes we all get busy and it seems overwhelming to take on more by volunteering for a committee, or a board position, but I can tell you from experience it is all worth it and everyone has something to offer.  It’s the old saying “the more you give, the more you get”.

 I encourage those that are interested in our organization to contact any of the officers and/or board members for more information, attend one of our meetings, or visit the national website of our organization at cfma.org.  We look forward to seeing you soon!