C. Alan Jennings, PRP
Professional Résumé
Professional Experience:
Parliamentarian - August 2007-present - Louisiana Mental Health Planning Council, Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Mental Health, Baton Rouge, LA
Consulting Parliamentarian - July 2006-present - Baton Rouge Recreation and Parks Commission (BREC), Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - September 2007 - Parish Attorney, City of Baton Rouge / Parish of East Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA
President, Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians, 2005 - 2007
Consulting Parliamentarian - October 2006-October 2007 - organizers of the West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals; West Virginia University
Parliamentarian - January 2007 - Quarterly meeting of the Louisiana State Board of Electrolysis Examiners - Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - November 2006 - Board of Directors, Brandywine Condominium Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - October 2006 - Louisiana Notary Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - June 2006 - National Convention of the Travelers Protective Association of America, Indianapolis, IN
Consulting Parliamentarian - May-September 2005 - Bylaws committee, Board of Trustees of Louisiana College, Pineville, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - November 2005 - 158th Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, West Monroe, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - July 2005 - Bylaws committee, Foundation for the Preservation of the Caroline Dorman Nature Preserve, Inc.
Convention Parliamentarian - June 2005 - National Convention of the Travelers Protective Association of America, Green Bay, WI
Expert Witness - Testimony as expert witness on parliamentary procedure - February 2005 - Townsend, et al v. Trustees of Louisiana College, Suit number 219,569, Ninth Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana; Refer: Townsend, et al v. Trustees of Louisiana College, 05-1283 (La. App. 3 Cir. 4/12/06); 928 So. 2d 715; Writ Denied 2006-1156 (La. 09/15/06); 936 So. 2d 1270.
Parliamentarian - January 2005 - Special meeting of the Louisiana College Board of Trustees, Pineville, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - January 2005 - Chairman, Louisiana College Board of Trustees, Pineville, LA
Author - Robert's Rules for Dummies - December 2004 / John Wiley & Sons
Convention Parliamentarian - November 2004 - 157th Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Alexandria, LA
Consulting Parliamentarian - September-December 2004 - Governance Document Revision Committee, Travelers Protective Association of America, St. Louis, MO
Consulting Parliamentarian - July 2004-September 2006 - Bylaws Committee, Jefferson Baptist Church, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - July 2004 - Chairman, Bylaws committee, Louisiana Republican Party State Central Committee, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - June 2004 - Secretary, Louisiana College Board of Trustees, Pineville, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - June 2004 - National Convention of the Travelers Protective Association of America, Peoria, IL
Parliamentarian - April 2004 - Council for Exceptional Children - Annual Meeting of the National Representative Assembly, New Orleans, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - March 2004 - Chapel on the Campus, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - December 2003 - South Carolina Republican Party State Executive Committee
Convention Parliamentarian - November 2003 - 156th Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Lafayette, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - October 2003 - President, Capitol Region Builders Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - June 2003 - National Convention of the Traveler's Protective Association of America, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - February 2003 - Director, Lake in the Clouds Property Owners' Association, Canadensis, PA
Parliamentary Consultation - January 2003 - President, Brandywine Condominium Association, Inc. - Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - November 2002 - 101st Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - November 2002 - 155th Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Bossier City, LA
Instructor - October 2002 - "Minutes and the Agenda" - seminar presentation to the Louisiana Municipal Clerks Institute, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - October 2002 - House of Delegates, American Health Care Association, New Orleans, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - August 2002 - President, Isaiah Ministries, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida
Convention Parliamentarian - November 2001 - 154th Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Westwego, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - September 2001 - President, Louisiana Notary Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - September 2001 - Special Meeting, House of Delegates, Louisiana State Nurses Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Consulting Parliamentarian - September 2001 - Bullock & Johnson, A Professional Law Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - April 2001 - Biennial Convention of the Louisiana State Nurses Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Consulting Parliamentarian - January-March 2001 - Ms. Lorri Burgess, President Pro Tempore, East Baton Rouge City Parish Metropolitan Council, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - March 2001 - President, Louisiana Notary Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Meeting Parliamentarian - February 2001 - Annual Meeting, National Senior Games Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - November 2000 - 153rd Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Alexandria, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - October 2000 - President, Third District Volunteer Fire Department, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Meeting Parliamentarian - June 2000 - State Central Committee meeting, Republican Party of Louisiana; Consultant to bylaw revision committee chairman
Convention Manager - May 2000 - Louisiana Notary Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Meeting Parliamentarian - March 2000 - State Central Committee meeting, Republican Party of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA
Instructor - March 2000 - "Parliamentary Procedure & You" - workshop for officers and directors of non-profit associations
Parliamentary Consultation - February 2000 - President, Capitol Heights Civic Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - December 1999 - President, Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations, Baton Rouge, LA
Convention Parliamentarian - October 1999 - Biennial Convention of the Louisiana State Nurses Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Meeting Parliamentarian - October 1999 - Annual Session of the Board of Governors - National Association of Electrical Contractors, New Orleans, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - June 1999 - Vice Chairman - Louisiana Republican Party, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - June 1999 - Louisiana State Nurses Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Convention Manager - May 1999 - Louisiana Notary Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - December 1998 - Vincent, Roth, Berndtson, & Toepfer, P.C. Law Firm, Galena/Warren IL
Meeting Parliamentarian - December 1998 - Regional Meeting, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, New Orleans, LA
Meeting Parliamentarian - August 1998 - Annual Meeting, National Association of Enrolled Agents, New Orleans, LA
Instructor - August 1998 - Leadership Conference/Louisiana Notary Association, Alexandria, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - July 1998 - American College of Cardiology, Washington DC
Convention Manager - May 1998 - Annual Convention/Louisiana Notary Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentary Consultation - September 1997 - Governor M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - June 1997 - Annual Meeting, Louisiana Credit Union League, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - May 1997 - Annual Meeting, Louisiana Notary Association, Alexandria, LA
Parliamentarian - March 1997 - for the organization of the Florida Boulevard Development District, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - October 1995 - Annual Meeting, American Folklore Society, Lafayette, LA
Parliamentarian - June 1995 - for the organization of the Baton Rouge High School Alumni Association, Baton Rouge, LA
Parliamentarian - Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations 1993-1995, Baton Rouge, LA
Chairman of the Committee to Revise the Bylaws of the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations 1993, Baton Rouge, LA
Community service organization affiliations:
Current Service:
- Legislative and Governmental Affairs Liaison, Louisiana Notary Association
- Secretary - Archdiocese of Louisiana/Diocese of Baton Rouge Universal Life Church
- Senior Chaplain - Louisiana Notary Chaplaincy
Previous service:
- President - Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians 2005-2007
- Secretary - Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians 2003-2005
- Member - 19th Judicial District Court Notary Examination Policy Advisory Committee - August 2003-August 2004
- Chairman - President's Standing Committee on Bylaws, Louisiana Notary Association 2002-2003
- Member - Louisiana Secretary of State HCR81 Notary Study Committee, 2002
- Chairman - Legal Research Committee, Louisiana Notary Association 2000-2001
- Chairman - Uniform Examination Standards Development Committee, Louisiana Notary Association, 1999-2001
- Executive Director, Louisiana Notary Association 1997-2000
- Chairman, Audit Committee - Louisiana Association of Parliamentarians 1995-2001
- Consulting Parliamentarian - Melrose Civic Association, Inc. 1998-2000
- Treasurer - Baton Rouge Unit of Parliamentarians 1998-1999
- Consulting Parliamentarian - Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Associations 1996-2000
- Vice-president - Baton Rouge Unit of Parliamentarians 1997
- President - Louisiana Notary Association 1995-96
- Founding President - Louisiana State Notary Association 1992-93
- Founding Director - Capital Area Notary Association 1992
- Chairman - Melrose Security Committee 1994-1996; 1998-2000
- Member - Board of Directors - Melrose Civic Association 1992-1995
- Member - Metro-6 Advisory Council 1992-1996
- Chairman of Metro-6 Advisory Council 1996
- Member - Board of Directors - Louisiana Notary Association 1992-1997
- Founding Director - Diocese of Baton Rouge Universal Life Church 1989
Business:
- Author and managing editor, Fundamentals of Louisiana Notarial Law and Practice - The Louisiana Notary Public Examination Official Study Guide
- Author, Robert's Rules for Dummies - December 2004
- Special consultant - LSU Center for Assessment & Evaluation
- Managing editor - Louisiana Notary - The Notary's Newsletter
- Publisher - Louisiana Notary Forms - Forms for Louisiana Notarial Transactions
- President/CEO - Acadian Business Services Corporation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, serving businesses nationwide with subsidiaries providing; corporate fleet vehicle titling and registration services; accounting, tax, and business management services; professional support services for new and established non-profit organizations
- President/CEO - The White Horse Corporation - Real Estate Holding Corporation
- President/CEO - Louisiana Notary Network, Inc.
- Practicing Louisiana civil law notary -- specialties in corporate documentation for business and non-profit corporations and organizations, and in preparation and execution of instruments for constituents' contractual arrangements and property dispositions
- Owner, Acadian Notary
- Owner, Acadian Income Tax and Accounting Services
Contact Information:
5633 Government Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70806
Phone 225-923-3300
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