June / July 2024 Newsletter

. . . On The Move!

Outgoing President's Message
​By Robbie Hechanova, R/W-RAC
​2023-2024

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Where did the year go? This time last year, I was sworn in as your Chapter President. It was an honor to be able to lead such a distinguished group of professionals. This past year I got the opportunity to sit down and pick the brain of our industries leaders and will take their advice to guide me through the rest of my right-of-way career. To those I called on almost weekly for advice and guidance, thank you. I wish the executive team nothing but the best and rest assured that your membership is here to support you. I’m looking forward to seeing most if not all of you in Long Beach. With Peggy and Hector as part of the planning committee, I can’t wait to see what they’ve put together.
Cheers everyone and I’ll see you at the next one.
Robbie ~

Incoming President's Message
By Darcy Mendoza, SR/WA-GN, R/W-NAC
2024-2025

For those of you I have not had the pleasure of meeting, I am Darcy Mendoza, your Chapter 57 President for 2024 and 2025. I began my career in the right-of-way industry in 2012 with Epic Land Solutions as an agent and am now the Regional Manager for our California RW Department. I have had some amazing mentors throughout my career, and I have crossed paths with many amazing and knowledgeable people who have shaped me into the person I am today. As an agent who knew very little about right-of-way, I started taking courses with IRWA to get more familiar with the industry. Over the years I was able to obtain my R/W-NAC and my SR/WA and learn so much more about right-of-way. As I continued to grow in my career, I also became more involved with IRWA. If you know me, you know I love to plan a great event. Party and event planning is a passion of mine. I started by volunteering at certain events and then slowly started to help plan them. I was asked to join the board as the Events Chair and have had the pleasure of working alongside and learning new things from some of the best in the industry.

I am looking forward to this upcoming year and all it has to offer. I hope to see you all at board meetings and chapter luncheons as well as events. Speaking of events, Chapter 57 will be hosting the Tri-Chapter Luncheon this year in December at the Fox Banquet in Redlands. We also have our upcoming 2024 Education Conference right here in beautiful sunny Long Beach and this is one of our major events, which many of us will be attending. For those of you who have already registered, I look forward to seeing you and for those who still have not registered, I encourage you to do so. At the conference I hope to talk with many of you and get ideas and pick the brains of those who coordinated the event in preparation for the 2025 Education Conference which will be held in Virginia Beach.

I am excited to be working with this years Chapter leadership and serving as your Chapter President for Chapter 57.
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Cheers!
Darcy