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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 13, 2006

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DAILY MONEY MANAGERS ELECTS OFFICERS AND BOARD

The Board of Directors of the American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM) has re-elected Marcia Turner, Y.E.A., LLC, North Branford, CT as president for 2006. Other officers re-elected include: Vice President - Patricia Morris, Esq. CFP, Personal Money Manager, Newton, MA; Treasurer - Fredlyn O’Hara, Money Matters, Audubon, NJ; and Secretary - Pamela Nielsen Brehler, CSA, Personal Finances Management, Chapel Hill, NC.

At its January meeting, the Board welcomed new members: John Bowen, Bookkeeping and Daily Money Management, Falls Church, VA; Liz Crystal, The LC Group, LLC, Green Brook, NJ; Karl J. Nielsen, CSA, Nielsen Associates, Milford, NJ; and, Patricia Purtell, Key Point Management, Inc., Milwaukee, WI. They were elected by the membership at its fall meeting, for service beginning January 1.

Continuing board service will be Barbara Hance, Barbara H. Hance Associates, Inc., Farmington, CT and Bridget Pendergast, CareGiver Resources, Inc., Virginia Beach, VA;

A long-time member of AADMM, Turner established her daily money management business in 1996 after a 22-year career in retail bank management with Fleet Bank and its predecessors. Marcia’s business serves individuals, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. She brings to AADMM her expertise in the management of nonprofit organizations, which she developed during 16 years of experience in leadership and financial positions.

Morris holds an undergraduate degree in sociology, a master’s degree in counseling, and a law degree and certificate in financial planning. She spends most of her time working as a personal money manager, assisting individuals with bill paying services and financial counseling. In addition, she maintains a legal practice devoted primarily to guardianship cases. For many years, she worked as an attorney for a state agency in Massachusetts.

O’Hara has been an AADMM Board member for four years, and provides daily money management services to seniors, busy working people, and businesses. Earlier in her career, O’Hara worked for the Social Security Administration for ten years focusing on Medicare. She first managed a branch office, then worked in the district office in Richmond, VA and the regional office in Philadelphia. After that experience, she managed a CPA firm for 16 years.

Nielsen Brehler has been providing daily money management services to her older adult client base for the last five years. She is a Certified Senior Advisor with a background in consumer banking.

Bowen began his DMM business in 2003, after a career as an economic/commercial officer in the US Foreign Service. In addition to providing bookkeeping for small businesses and non-profits, he also offers DMM service for busy professionals, including owners of small businesses.

Crystal has been providing daily money management services since 1998 and joined the AADMM in 2004. With a B.A. from Rutgers University, she worked in Human Resource Management for many years.

A Certified Senior Advisor, Neilsen joined AADMM this year. He enjoys helping people and volunteers at his church, where he has been the treasurer in addition to other duties for many years.

Purtell’s firm provides personal, financial and representative payee services for primarily the elderly - both privately (in Milwaukee and across the country) and thru the Family Care Program in Milwaukee County. She has over 20 years experience as a probate/ estate/bankruptcy paralegal prior to establishing her own business.

An AADMM Board member since 2004, Hance established her company, Barbara H. Hance Associates, Inc. to provide personal and financial management services to the elderly, the infirm, and people with special needs. The company now has offices in Farmington and Avon, CT.

Pendergast started her business in 2001 and became a member of AADMM the same year. A graduate of the LSU School of Business, Pendergast retired as a “Class A” member of the LPGA and then managed a multi-million dollar golf club for the world’s largest golf management company. She helped develop the program for the first “Introduction to Daily Money Management.”

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