Being organized and staying that way is difficult for some people and easy for others, but the benefits of being organized are countless.

At the Lake Communicators luncheon Wednesday, March 14, Marge Hogan Mackey,
president of Hogan Organized Living, will teach effective strategies and methods for staying organized.

Hogan Organized Living is a full-service professional organizing firm serving businesses and individuals in Northeast Ohio and beyond. The firm helps clients get a handle on things at the office or the home by physically organizing “stuff” and teaches useful methods for controlling clutter.

“I’m fully dedicated to helping clients lead better

lives through organization,” Mackey said. “It’s amazing how much more a person can accomplish when their desk and home are free of clutter.”

Mackey has applied her natural talent for organizing daily during her 30-year career with Fortune 500 companies and small businesses. She has supervised training and development at United Airlines; organized an engineering department at Rockwell Automation; and owned a women’s retail clothing shop.

The luncheon will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Comfort Inn & Conference Center, 7701 Reynolds Road, Mentor. Make reservations by March 9 by calling Diana Lewis at 440-255-8932 or e-mailing wolfeshirley@yahoo.com.

Guests are always welcome. Cost is $13 for members and $15 for nonmembers.

The Feb. 1 Marketing Communications Workshop & Luncheon was a huge success. Almost 90 people attended the seminar. Of those people, more than half expressed interest in finding out more information about Lake Communicators, the intent of which was to raise awareness of the organization.

Lake Communicators would like to thank speakers Judy Cerne, McKinney Advertising & PR; Tracy Smuts, Capstone Media; and Jeff Friedman, Webtego; as well as the Special Events & Programming committees for all their hard work on this event. Save the date - the 2008 event will be held March 12!

Click here to view photos from the seminar.

Lake Communicators welcomes associate members Melanie Majikas, Andrea McGovern, Joe Smith and Jessica Novak. They join several other associate members in the organization. Associate members are additional members from companies already represented in Lake Communicators by another member. Associate memberships cost just $25.

Melanie Majikas is director of fund development at the Lake County Council on Aging Foundation. She is responsible for donor relations, communications and marketing and gift solicitation.

Melanie has worked in nonprofit public relations and fund raising for more than 10 years. She is a Notre Dame College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in communications. She lives in Mentor with her husband and two daughters. Contact Melanie at 440-205-8111 or melaniem@lccoa.org.

Joe Smith – yes, that’s his real name - is an account representative at Villa Beach Communications. Villa Beach combines marketing, graphics and written communications for the print industry.

Joe graduated from the University of Dayton with a bachelor’s of fine

President’s Remarks: D. Fraser gave kudos to the special events committee, saying it was an outstanding event for the organization and that it accomplished our goals and then some.

Treasurer Report: K. Purmal is putting together a draft of this year’s budget. She passed out a profit and loss statement for the end of 2006. She said she was proud of the way the Apex committee held the line on expenses. We ended the year with $10,283 in checking account.

Committee Reports
Lake County Apex Awards: Held a follow-up meeting. J. Green will be the chair again.

Programs & Meetings: J. Venen reported a good first committee meeting. The committee has set a tentative schedule through June of next year and discussed the importance of having topics relevant to us as communicators. Ideas for future meetings include branding, improving online communications and a speed networking event. The group is considering a panel event for next year. D. Lewis will continue to get the trophies for the speakers. *Reminder: no more April or August breakfast meetings; no meeting in July.

Membership: Lake Communicators now has 63 members; we are still waiting for responses and expect a few new members.

Marketing & Promotions: The committee is working on surveys from the seminar, sending

Scott Tennant is a new member of Lake Communicators. He has been with The Cleveland Foundation since July 2006. He oversees media relations and Web site/intranet development for the Foundation, as well as writing/editing publications for donors and grantseekers.

The Cleveland Foundation is the nation’s first community foundation and the third-largest today.

The Foundation improves the lives of Greater Clevelanders in perpetuity by building community endowments, addressing needs through grantmaking, and providing leadership on vital issues.

Currently the Foundation proactively directs twothirds of its grant dollars to the community’s greatest needs: economic development, advanced energy, public school improvement,

Mar. 14
Join Lake Communicators for networking, a delicious lunch, and Marge Hogan Mackey will teach you how to be organized.

RSVP Deadline: Mar. 9