October / November 2025 Newsletter

. . . On The Move!

President's Message
By Ramie Dawit, SR/WA

FULL NEWSLETTER

Greetings everyone! Happy November! Halloween is behind us, Thanksgiving is fast approaching, and the holiday season is literally around the corner. With 2025 at its tail end, we still have so many things to accomplish.

I first want to thank everyone that was able to take the course interest survey that the chapter sent out in September. We have tallied up the numbers and will soon finalize the course that will be offered in Q2 of 2026. In addition, we are scheduled to offer course 700, Introduction to Property & Asset Management. This course is being scheduled for in person instruction in January of 2026. We will also be hosting an educational seminar in March of 2026. Please look out for additional details coming soon.

I was happy to see so many of our members and new attendees come out to our September luncheon to hear about how AI is impacting ROW. Big kudos to Bernadette Duran from Nossaman and Hector Casillas from RCTC on a wonderful presentation! Looking forward to seeing everyone again at our February luncheon, which will be held at the Victoria Club on Wednesday, February 11th 2026.  Nossaman will be presenting on the recent updates to the Uniform Act. This will be our first luncheon of 2026 so please come out and celebrate the new year with us​!

I wanted to also highlight a few events. IRWA Region 1 Fall Forum took place in Phoenix, Arizona this year from October 24-25, hosted at the historic Wigwam Resort in Litchfield Park.  Such a Beautiful place! I was in attendance, along with Paul Mim Mack, our Chapter Treasurer, Kelley Kelley, Region 1 Vice Chair, Peggy Barnes, Region 1 Nominations and Elections Representative, and Randall Blaesi, Valuations Committee Chair. The theme for the event was “Home Run in the Desert: Where the Diamond Meets the Desert”.  Obviously, I had to represent with my Dodgers gear 😉. Lots of fun competitive spirit! We discussed several topics including the creation of new task forces that focus on certain needs within the organization as well as a new and improved credentialing system that will be rolled out in the near future.

​We also have our annual Tri-Chapter Luncheon which will be hosted by Chapter 1 this year. It will be held on December 10, 2025, at the Huntington – Haaga Hall in San Marino. I hope to see you all there.

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All the best,
Ramie Dawit, SR/WA
​Chapter 57 President 25/26