BY KATE WEAVER (OAKLAND) (OUTGOING PRESIDENT) & JANET MENDEZ (INGHAM) (INCOMING PRESIDENT)Thank you to all who attended our annual meeting on May 17, 2024. We had our elections and your new Board has begun their journey in supporting RAM for next two years. Each Board member has numerous goals for this great organization and will work hard towards achieving those goals.
Let us introduce you to the RAM 2024-2026 Board. Each member brings key experience, network connections, and leadership that are critical to ensuring our organization remains at the forefront of information, guidance, training, and expertise, as is required in our important work. Their service to this organization is so appreciated. President Janet Mendez works in Ingham County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2017. She served as the RAM Secretary from 2017-2022 and Vice President from 2022-2024. Vice President Tyler Martinez works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. He has been on the RAM Board since 2021. He is co-chair of the Communications Committee and also the Editor of the Referees Quarterly. Treasurer Michelle Letourneau works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2016. She serves as chair of the Finance Committee. She also served as a Past President and was a former chair of the Membership Committee. Secretary Melissa Sytsma works in Cass County as a Domestic and Juvenile Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2019. She has served in her current role since 2022. Members at Large Ilyssa Cimmino works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2023. She is the chair of the Social Committee. Dan Ferency works in Wayne County as a Domestic Referee. He has been on the RAM Board since 2024 and is on the Law and Court Rule Committee. Lisa Harris works in Oakland County as a Juvenile Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2022. She is chair of the Law and Court Rule Committee. Sahera Housey works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board for more than ten years. She is a Past President and current co-chair of the Conference Committee. Agnes Jury works in Mason County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2022. She is on the Communications Committee. Lynn Perry works in Kent County as a Domestic and Juvenile Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2016 and serves on the Child Welfare board. Kate Weaver, Past President works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2015. She is co-chair of the Conference Committee and formerly chair of the Law and Court Rules Committee. Stephanie Witucki works in Wayne County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2020 and serves as the chair of the Membership Committee. Thank you again to those who are serving on the Board for the next two years. We are excited to continue making RAM a vibrant and visible organization within the legal community! If any current RAM member is interested in serving on one of our many important committees, please reach out to a board member, and we will do our best to put you in touch with a committee best suited to your talents.
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BY KATE WEAVER (OAKLAND)Happy New Year Referees! 2024 promises to be an exciting year, and in many ways, represents a fresh start and advancement for our organization. To start the year off, make sure that you have renewed your membership. The 2024 RAM application is available now. Our small membership fee covers many benefits including our website: https://www.referees-association.org/ Membership fees also help to support the publication of the RAM Quarterly, organizing and maintaining a robust legal discussion on our listserv, and our annual conference. Being a member of RAM provides you with access to a network of colleagues across the state. The resources our organization provides help us provide support to one another.
In other RAM news, our organization has been approved as an accredited organization by the Michigan Continuing Judicial Education Board to provide required training to our members. Judicial officers are required to achieve twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education with two years, so our term runs from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025. 12 hours of the 24 hours are allowed to be virtual while the other 12 hours are required to be in person. Each judicial officer should have received an account log in to track their hours from CE Brokers. If you have not, please reach out to Jonah Sjoquist ([email protected] ). BY kate weaver (oakland)Thank You!
I would like to thank all members who attended the annual RAM conference at The H Hotel in May of 2023. We had record-setting attendance with 82 Referees from all over the state participating. The conference received rave reviews in evaluations complimenting the hotel, speakers, food, and content. With a look toward future conferences, Referees hoped for new content, including more juvenile-specific content, and suggested various new locations. We announced our conference location for RAM Conference 2024, at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, on May 15, 2024 – May 17, 2024. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us. I am excited for our membership to experience a new venue coupled with some great speakers and guests. Our Board is going into their second year of their terms and reflects as follows: by Kate Weaver (Oakland)Thank you to all who attended our annual meeting on June 3, 2022. We had our elections and your new Board has begun their journey in supporting RAM for next two years. Each Board member has numerous goals for this great organization and will work hard towards achieving those goals. Those goals include increasing participation with the membership, migrating the listserv to a Google Group, getting our new website up and running, getting our meetings and conference back in person, increasing information and participation for Juvenile Referees, becoming an SCAO-approved legal-education provider, and MORE. We will work tirelessly in these efforts. Please join us; you do not have to be on the Board to contribute!
Let me introduce you to the RAM 2022-2024 Board. Each member brings key experience, network, and leadership that is critical to ensuring our organization remains at the forefront of information, guidance, training, and expertise, as is required in our important work. Their service to this organization is so appreciated. |
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