PRESIDENT MESSAGE
GINI MARQUETTE, CMA (AAMA)
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"The bee is more honored than other animals, not because she labors,
but because she labors for others.” – Saint John Chrysostom
but because she labors for others.” – Saint John Chrysostom
Dear CSMA Members,
This is my last President message.
I will hand the gavel over during our CSMA Annual meeting on April 4-5, 2025, in Mt View, California. We hope that this meeting time will open doors for some and allow members who have not had the opportunity to attend in the past to meet us and see what CSMA is all about. We have “waived” the virtual CEU registration fee for the last 2 years and the annual meeting registration fee as well. We wanted to give back to our membership.
Hope to see you in April! Also 2026 will be a busy year. There will be several networking opportunities, the CSMA State Meeting in S. California in April, Southwest Regional (SWR) hosted by California in July and the AAMA 70 th National Conference In Reno, Nevada hosted by the SWR States. Save up and mark your calendars.
CSMA’s first annual meeting was in 1982. COVID-19 took our 40th Anniversary Celebration away-but now we are a more mature 43-year-old as an organization! Our small and mighty organization has learned so much over the last 5 years. Our Executive Committee has stepped out of its box and has gone above and beyond and become more flexible and open to new ideas. Yet we have learned there are more expectations from members than in the past and we require new thought processes while ensuring we stay within the rules and regulations of the organization and AAMA guidelines. CSMA wants to mentor our future leaders and ensure our organization continues and thrives. Membership is decreasing and many states affiliated with the AAMA are no longer, they have lost D.C., and states MD, MI, WV, VM, AZ, LA, WY, DE, RI. CSMA wants to continue to contribute our voice to the AAMA. There are many certification programs available to choose from. Some programs are as short as 4 months. Not all require the same learning standards. CSMA wants to protect the CMA (AAMA) credential and keep the standard of care.
It will take a lot of hard work and patients. Our world has changed. There are more changes around the corner. We have to be ready to reinvent, regroup and look forward to the future. It is not time to give up yet.
My question for those still reading is "what do you want to see or need?" CSMA is similar to a single provider office. Unfortunately, we do not have "float" staff. Our volunteer staff has to multitask if someone is ill. We get "paid" by the organizations ability to continue, feeling the satisfaction of helping another person, seeing success and making friends. Your attendance, messages, and involvement is our payment. We do this work
for YOU our member. We want to offer more, but we need your help. Like I said in the beginning of my term- do you have a "Superpower?".
I would like to thank all the members who corresponded with me and shared their stories, and I will continue to be a resource if needed. I work hard for CSMA as I do for my employer. Looking forward to our in person meeting in April 2025
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success
Gini Marquette, CMA (AAMA)
CSMA President 2024-2025, 2015-2017
President’s Message #2 November 2024
Happy Fall,
November is moving at the speed of light! I wanted to share a few updates from the AAMA National Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which the CSMA Delegate attended from September 20 to 23, 2024.
AAMA PODCAST- Don Balasa, JD MBA AAMA CEO
AAAM FLICKR- AAMA National Conference photos. See what happens at the conference.
NEW AAMA Website:
The CSMA Delegates, while in Grand Rapids, Michigan, got a sneak peek of the new AAMA website. So much work went into the finished product. Please be patient during the transition. Know that the IT Team truly has our best interest in mind. This is our website. Don’t hesitate to give your input. I tell my patients, “I can’t fix it unless you tell me.” “If I can’t fix, I will find someone who can.”
From the AAMA Website: Upcoming Planned Outage to Prepare for New Website! The new and improved AAMA website is coming soon! These big changes will require the current website to be down for a few days in mid-November. Please consider this if you are recertifying your CMA (AAMA) or renewing your AAMA membership in November.
MEMBERSHIP
Unless we say something, no one knows there is something wrong. I recently heard that many of our members were not aware that if you are a member of AAMA, you are also a member of CSMA. If your state has a local chapter, you are a member of that chapter and automatically a member of a local Chapter- if there is not a local chapter you are a Member At Large. At this time California does not have any active chapters. In the past CSMA had a very large chapter called the Greater Bay Area located in the SF Bay area and closed in 2015, our Southern California Chapters, Centinela closed prior to 2017 and Glendale closed in 2017. California is a large state with minimal active membership. Some AAMA States have up to 10 local chapters. One of CSMA's main concerns is that we do not have a local chapter- the chapters would have monthly meetings or schedule get-togethers for continuing education and would focus on leadership, the medical assisting profession, and networking. This is where we plant the seed for our future leadership. CSMA is trying to plan our future and how to cultivate new and future leaders. It isn't easy to encourage leadership when we meet once a year and do not have local chapters or other networking opportunities.
The AAMA Annual Dues are “due” December 31, 2024
Don’t delay! We want you to stay!
I noticed that AAMA is sending text message reminders this year to renew membership. The AAMA Membership Committee is working hard to improve benefits. Check the new and improved discounts in Beneplace.
ANNUAL MEETING 2025
I am happy to announce that CSMA will meet in person on April 4-6, 2025 in Mt View (Northern, CA) at the El Camino Hospital Pavillion, 2500 Grant Road. We met here in 2019. I am still negotiating hotel rates and finding speakers. Our online CEU attendees provided us with a good list of topics of interest. As president I want this to be a special event. We all have had many challenges along the way, some of us are still recovering and our lives are different. I hope to see many new faces. I will keep you updated on the dates and times soon.
Regards,
Gini Marquette, CMA (AAMA)
CSMA President
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.csma-medassist.org
This is my last President message.
I will hand the gavel over during our CSMA Annual meeting on April 4-5, 2025, in Mt View, California. We hope that this meeting time will open doors for some and allow members who have not had the opportunity to attend in the past to meet us and see what CSMA is all about. We have “waived” the virtual CEU registration fee for the last 2 years and the annual meeting registration fee as well. We wanted to give back to our membership.
Hope to see you in April! Also 2026 will be a busy year. There will be several networking opportunities, the CSMA State Meeting in S. California in April, Southwest Regional (SWR) hosted by California in July and the AAMA 70 th National Conference In Reno, Nevada hosted by the SWR States. Save up and mark your calendars.
CSMA’s first annual meeting was in 1982. COVID-19 took our 40th Anniversary Celebration away-but now we are a more mature 43-year-old as an organization! Our small and mighty organization has learned so much over the last 5 years. Our Executive Committee has stepped out of its box and has gone above and beyond and become more flexible and open to new ideas. Yet we have learned there are more expectations from members than in the past and we require new thought processes while ensuring we stay within the rules and regulations of the organization and AAMA guidelines. CSMA wants to mentor our future leaders and ensure our organization continues and thrives. Membership is decreasing and many states affiliated with the AAMA are no longer, they have lost D.C., and states MD, MI, WV, VM, AZ, LA, WY, DE, RI. CSMA wants to continue to contribute our voice to the AAMA. There are many certification programs available to choose from. Some programs are as short as 4 months. Not all require the same learning standards. CSMA wants to protect the CMA (AAMA) credential and keep the standard of care.
It will take a lot of hard work and patients. Our world has changed. There are more changes around the corner. We have to be ready to reinvent, regroup and look forward to the future. It is not time to give up yet.
My question for those still reading is "what do you want to see or need?" CSMA is similar to a single provider office. Unfortunately, we do not have "float" staff. Our volunteer staff has to multitask if someone is ill. We get "paid" by the organizations ability to continue, feeling the satisfaction of helping another person, seeing success and making friends. Your attendance, messages, and involvement is our payment. We do this work
for YOU our member. We want to offer more, but we need your help. Like I said in the beginning of my term- do you have a "Superpower?".
I would like to thank all the members who corresponded with me and shared their stories, and I will continue to be a resource if needed. I work hard for CSMA as I do for my employer. Looking forward to our in person meeting in April 2025
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success
Gini Marquette, CMA (AAMA)
CSMA President 2024-2025, 2015-2017
President’s Message #2 November 2024
Happy Fall,
November is moving at the speed of light! I wanted to share a few updates from the AAMA National Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which the CSMA Delegate attended from September 20 to 23, 2024.
AAMA PODCAST- Don Balasa, JD MBA AAMA CEO
AAAM FLICKR- AAMA National Conference photos. See what happens at the conference.
NEW AAMA Website:
The CSMA Delegates, while in Grand Rapids, Michigan, got a sneak peek of the new AAMA website. So much work went into the finished product. Please be patient during the transition. Know that the IT Team truly has our best interest in mind. This is our website. Don’t hesitate to give your input. I tell my patients, “I can’t fix it unless you tell me.” “If I can’t fix, I will find someone who can.”
From the AAMA Website: Upcoming Planned Outage to Prepare for New Website! The new and improved AAMA website is coming soon! These big changes will require the current website to be down for a few days in mid-November. Please consider this if you are recertifying your CMA (AAMA) or renewing your AAMA membership in November.
MEMBERSHIP
Unless we say something, no one knows there is something wrong. I recently heard that many of our members were not aware that if you are a member of AAMA, you are also a member of CSMA. If your state has a local chapter, you are a member of that chapter and automatically a member of a local Chapter- if there is not a local chapter you are a Member At Large. At this time California does not have any active chapters. In the past CSMA had a very large chapter called the Greater Bay Area located in the SF Bay area and closed in 2015, our Southern California Chapters, Centinela closed prior to 2017 and Glendale closed in 2017. California is a large state with minimal active membership. Some AAMA States have up to 10 local chapters. One of CSMA's main concerns is that we do not have a local chapter- the chapters would have monthly meetings or schedule get-togethers for continuing education and would focus on leadership, the medical assisting profession, and networking. This is where we plant the seed for our future leadership. CSMA is trying to plan our future and how to cultivate new and future leaders. It isn't easy to encourage leadership when we meet once a year and do not have local chapters or other networking opportunities.
The AAMA Annual Dues are “due” December 31, 2024
Don’t delay! We want you to stay!
I noticed that AAMA is sending text message reminders this year to renew membership. The AAMA Membership Committee is working hard to improve benefits. Check the new and improved discounts in Beneplace.
ANNUAL MEETING 2025
I am happy to announce that CSMA will meet in person on April 4-6, 2025 in Mt View (Northern, CA) at the El Camino Hospital Pavillion, 2500 Grant Road. We met here in 2019. I am still negotiating hotel rates and finding speakers. Our online CEU attendees provided us with a good list of topics of interest. As president I want this to be a special event. We all have had many challenges along the way, some of us are still recovering and our lives are different. I hope to see many new faces. I will keep you updated on the dates and times soon.
Regards,
Gini Marquette, CMA (AAMA)
CSMA President
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.csma-medassist.org
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