Guest speaker, Tom Shefchick, addressed a packed house with his electrifying talk on forensic electrical engineering in personal injury cases.

Electricity was in the air as the Valentine's Day crowd listened in to Mr. Shefchick's presentation.

Membership Committee members Kim Tamayo, Coast Construction; and Justine Bone, Data Safe, accepted numerous new applications for 2007 members.

2007 EBCA Greeter, Patricia de Rouen, of
Restoration Mgmt Company, welcomed folks as they arrived, along with Ken Ridings, of Engineering Design and Testing (not shown).

EBCA President Karen Cowan, of Restoration Management Company, was all smiles at the February luncheon.

Debbie Ginestar, of FRSTeam, and John Wetter, of California Emergency Services.

Frank Shaghafi and Kevin and Keven, of Blue Sky Cleaners, chat with Bob Tucknott.

Damon Conn, of DMA Housing Assistants, and John Stackhouse, EFI Global, chat before the February meeting.

Lisa Winn and Ed Melgoza, of Vanderbuilt Construction.

Justine Bone, of DataSafe; Kim Tamayo, of Coast Construction; and Kim MacFarlane, of PW Stephens - Valentine angels???

EBCA VP Kelly Sullivan introduced guest speaker Tom Shefchick.

Claudia Gerlach, of Unigard Insurance, wins a prize.

Frances Hewitt, of Tucknott Electric Company, listens in.

CSAA was well repesented, with smiles all around, at the February luncheon meeting.

Festive Valentine’s Day EBCA luncheon
By Bryan Harrison

The electricity in the air mounted on the walk down the hallway to the meeting room set for the February 14, 2007 Valentine’s luncheon gathering of the East Bay Claims Association. Patricia de Rouen and Ken Riding were there greeting folks, with EBCA Secretary Carol Valenzuela checking folks in, and Kim Tamayo and Justine Bone taking memberships. It was all quite festive stepping into the room. Decorations, raffle prizes, and table centerpieces set the tone.

EBCA president Karen Cowan welcomed the large crowd, and the meeting was under way. Secretary Carol Valenzuela read a list of paid members, each of whom in attendance received a cool little magnet-backed EBCA logo pin.

Speaker Committee Chair, Kelly Sullivan, then introduced guest speaker, forensic electrical engineer Tom Shefchick, who jumped right into his presentation, adding another electrical spark to the event.

Mr. Shefchick’s presentation on electrical issues relating to personal injury cases was thorough and enlightening. 12,000 volts can do some amazing damage when touched.

Tom covered a lot of ground, using slides and video as an integral part of illustrating the detail involved in investigating electrical claims. Obviously, the use of a qualified forensic electrical engineer can help make or break a case.
Reported meeting attendance included a full one-third adjuster representation, including a good number of folks from CSAA.

Raffle prizes abounded, and the 50/50 raffle prize was won by Jenna Testa of ServiceMaster of Livermore.

Each month in 2007, table center pieces are being hosted by various folks. Valentine’s tulips were presented at this meeting by Patricia de Rouen, of Restoration Mgmt. Company.

Thanks to all our January Door Prize Sponsors Pipe Pros Tucknott Electric Co. FRSTeam Pro-Tech Abatement Contractors Coast Construction Belfor Property Restoration CRDN Bay Area ServiceMaster Blue Sky Cleaners DMA Housing Assistants EFI Global TempHome Services Vanderbuilt Construction V and M Restoration, Inc. Restoration Management Co. PW Stephens Contractors DataSafe East Bay Claims Association

Congrats to our February 50/50 Raffle Winner Jenna Testa, with ServiceMaster of Livermore, pictured with EBCA Board Member Ray Depa, with Crawford and Company.