Updates from the MAAPPS 2015 Annual Meeting and Election
- November 19, 2015
- by Kimberly Faber
- Associations
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Professional Process Servers (MAAPPS) held its annual meeting on Saturday, November 14th in Gaithersburg, Maryland. This is the organization's fifth year, and over 50 members were in attendance!
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Achievements
The meeting included educational speakers, but some of the most successful milestones of the organization to date are:
- Increased membership with over 130 membership certificates issued
- Integrated the State of Delaware as a preferred membership area
- Successfully fought two legislative bills in the State of Maryland
- Successfully fought one legislative bill in the State of Virginia
- Compensated a $60k lobbyist to defeat legislation through fund raising initiatives
- Obtained 501(c)(3) non-profit status Founded and produced MAAPPS newsletter “In Process”
- Developed basic process server educational component with state modules
- Built industry awareness of process serving through distinct marketing campaigns
New and standing members were in attendance, and enjoyed sessions with speakers from Planning Needs Financial Group, McCoy Consulting Group, LLC, and Capitol Benefits.
Election Results
The newly appointed Board of Directors were elected at the annual meeting. See the results below.
Special thanks to The Legal Process Lady Blog, Torri Schaffer, and Bruce Howard for sending in this update.