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Greetings to all Boise ISACA Members!

My name is Steve Ledbetter and I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you as
the incoming ISACA Boise Chapter President for your continued support and
membership. I am the Information Technology Audit Manager for Boise Cascade L.L.
C. It was my pleasure to have been part of the ISACA Boise chapter leadership team
for the past year in the position of vice president. During that time, I attended both the
ISACA Western PCM (Primary Contributors Meeting) last August and the ISACA
Leadership meeting in Dallas this April. Participating in these ISACA events, I have a
better understanding of the advantages to members who participate in chapter monthly
luncheons, seminars and national ISACA training events. Both at conferences and on-
line, members can improve their current skills and professional knowledge as IT
professionals.

For those of you not at the membership meeting in May, it is my pleasure to introduce
the rest of your 2006-2007 Board of Directors and Chapter Officers. You can email
board members by board position on our website. (Please look for detailed biographies
of this team in upcoming Chapter Newsletters.)

Vice President               Richard Brandon, SUPERVALU
Treasurer                      Christine Mariman, Washington Group International
Secretary                      Troy Torres, Idaho Power
Program Chair              Dawn Teply, Boise Cascade
Membership Chair        Jeremy Haile, Simplot
Academic Chair             James Cruz, Intermountain Gas
Webmaster                    Matt Pippitt, BMHC
Audit/Nominations         Brad Williamson, US Geo-Thermal
Newsletter Editor            Dennis McLaughlin, SUPERVALU (also Past President)
CISA/CISM Coordinator Andrew Richter, CISCO

The leadership team met in June to start planning for the coming year’s events.
Our current information and plans are below:

Discussion of the new Dues Changes for Members,
•        The National dues portion of membership is increasing for 2008,
•        The Chapter dues portion will not increase (remains $30).
•        The Fall Seminar on IT Audit Skills is set and communication flyers are being
developed.
•        The Winter/Spring Seminar remains TBD (If you have suggestions please email a
Board member).
•        The Board has agreed to continue working to co-sponsor seminar events with
the Boise Chapter IIA.
•        Meeting Locations & Costs for Chapter Luncheons remain TBD (probably
unchanged at the Boise Plaza)
•        The first Board of Directors Meeting will be August 1st.

I look forward to meeting all of you in person throughout the year and welcome your
comments and suggestions for how ISACA Boise can better serve you as IT
Governance, Audit and Information Security professionals in the Treasure Valley area.