FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 22, 2007

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF DAILY MONEY MANAGERS ELECTS OFFICERS AND BOARD

The Board of Directors of the American Association of Daily Money Managers (AADMM) has elected John Bowen, Bookkeeping and Daily Money Management, Falls Church, VA as president for 2007. Other new officers include: Vice President - Fredlyn O’Hara, Money Matters, Audubon, NJ; Secretary - Patricia S. Morris, Esq. CFP, Personal Money Manager, Newton, MA; and Treasurer -Pamela Nielsen Brehler, CSA, Personal Finances Management, Chapel Hill, NC.

At its January meeting, the Board welcomed these new members elected by the membership: Gloria Froman, Let Me Get the Bill, Inc, from Chicago, IL; Phyllis Pawlovsky, Personal Financial Care, LLC, New York, NY; and Gina Pirrone, GCP Financial, LLC, Ho HoKus, NJ.

Also continuing board service will be Barbara Hance, Barbara H. Hance Associates, Inc., Farmington, CT; Karl J. Nielsen, Nielsen Associates, Milford, NJ, and Immediate Past President Marcia Turner, Y.E.A., LLC, North Branford, CT.

John Bowen: The new president of the AADMM began his daily money management 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 services for busy professionals, including owners of small businesses.

Fredlyn O’Hara: O’Hara has been an AADMM Board member for five years, serving as Treasurer in 2006. She 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.

Patricia Morris: Morris holds an undergraduate degree in sociology, a master’s degree in counseling, 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.

Pamela Nielsen Brehler: Nielsen Brehler has been providing daily money management services to her older adult client base for the last six years. She is a Certified Senior Advisor with a background in consumer banking. She helped establish the curriculum for AADMM Business Basics Workshop for beginning Daily Money Managers and has served as an instructor.

Gloria Froman: Froman has more than 20 years experience in financial accounts management. She holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois and attended a graduate fellowship program at Roosevelt University. Supplemental and additional coursework includes Accounting, Insurance, Human Services, Health Information Management, and Medical Billing and Coding.

Phyllis Pawlovsky: Pawlovsky has been providing money management services to the elderly, people with disabilities, career professionals, and small businesses since 1994. She became a member of AADMM in 2002. She has a Bachelor of Business Studies from Pace University and completed the Geriatric Care Management program at Brookdale Center for the Aging. She is a Director of the New York Chapter of Better Investing where she develops and teaches national and local investment education programs.

Gina Pirrone: Pirrone is a specialist in Personal Financial Organization and Records Management and a Certified Senior Advisor. She brings to AADMM over 20 years experience in accounting, operations, and benefits management from a career with M.J. Meehan & Company (former NYSE Member Firm) of New York City and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Barbara Hance: An AADMM Board member since 2004, Hance established her company 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. She is also author of the book “Don’t Buy Green Bananas -- A Humorous Journey Through the Sometimes Puzzling World of Aging,” a memoir of her years serving the senior and frail populations.

Karl Nielsen: A Certified Senior Advisor, Nielsen joined AADMM Board in 2006 when he was elected as the Associate Membership representative. He is the Board liaison for the Certification Committee, which is charged with responsibility for the development of criteria and procedures to implement a voluntary certification program for Daily Money Managers.

Marcia Turner: Turner joined the organization in 1997 and has just completed two terms as president. She 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. Marcia has also held various local positions with Financial Women International and served as New England District president for that group.

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