MEMPHIS CHAPTER OF AMERICAN PAYROLL ASSOCIATION
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Meeting information

When:  Thursday, April 14, 2022 11:30 am CST

Where:   Offices of Adams Keegan, Inc.
                6750 Poplar Ave. Ste 400
                Memphis, TN 38138

Cost: 
  • Members - $25.00
  • Non Members $35.00
Guest Speaker:    ASAC Jeremy Baker, FBI Memphis Field Office
Topic:  Cyber Security

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Mr. Baker was raised outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin but earned a B.S. in Accounting and a B.A. in Spanish from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Following graduation, Mr. Baker worked as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Oklahoma and Virginia for a Big Four accounting firm where his audit clients included Fortune 500 companies primarily from the oil and gas, retail, and aerospace/defense sectors.  Mr. Baker also held an internship on the U.S. Senate Finance Committee and was a Rhode’s Scholar state finalist prior to working as a CPA.

Mr. Baker entered on duty with the FBI as a Special Agent in July 2004.  Following New Agents Training, he was assigned to the Memphis Field Office, where he investigated Violent Crime (VC), Gang, and Public Corruption (PC) matters.  Mr. Baker also served as a Special Agent Accountant and member of Memphis’ Evidence Response Team.  Mr. Baker earned his Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certificate in 2006 and became an FBI Crisis Management Coordinator in 2010.

Mr. Baker’s FBI supervisory experiences have included Acting Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) for Memphis’ White Collar Crime/PC and VC/Gang Squads.  He has also served as SSA of Memphis’ Civil Rights/PC Squad and the office’s Counterintelligence (CI)/Cyber Squad.

In February 2013, Mr. Baker was promoted as Assistant Inspector in the Inspection Division at FBIHQ.  During this time, he participated in performance reviews of FBI programs in field offices, overseas Legal Attaché offices, and FBIHQ divisions, as well as responses to Agent-involved shootings and serious accidents.

In January 2015, Mr. Baker was selected as Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC).  His roles have included oversight of Memphis’ Criminal/Administrative, National Security/Cyber/Intelligence, and Intelligence/Partner Engagement/Tech Branches.  In 2018, Mr. Baker was one of five FBI Senior Leaders selected to participate in a CI Leadership Program with Australian and British counterparts, and he was selected in 2020 to participate in a similar program with global counterterrorism leaders.  Mr. Baker’s other FBI executive leadership roles have included Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Jackson and Memphis Field Offices, and Acting Section Chief of the Counterterrorism Division’s Strategic Partner Engagement Section.    
In 2020, Mr. Baker earned his Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation to complement other cyber certifications he has earned through the FBI’s Cyber Division, Carnegie Mellon University, and SANS.  In August 2020, Mr. Baker began work on a Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity Risk Management through Georgetown University, and in 2021 he became a member of the FBI’s Adjunct Faculty Program, instructing on behalf of the Cyber Division.

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How we can help you

Our website is a source of payroll related information including over 120 payroll related website links and forms. A page for Job Openings in Memphis and surrounding area is offered free of charge. To submit a payroll related employment opportunity send an email with the content to [email address].

The Memphis Chapter of the American Payroll Association is a great place for payroll professionals seeking a place to network and train. Our monthly luncheon meetings are approved by the American Payroll Association to provide 1 Recertification Credit Hours (RCHs).

If you are in the payroll profession and seeking a place to network and train - please take a moment and join our chapter.  We also encourage you to join the American Payroll Association --it's a great source of valuable information for all payroll professionals.

Membership Information

Director of Membership
Tujuana Douglas
Membership@memphisapa.org
Join us today!  Just click the link below and complete the membership form.
​​Member Application Form for New or Renewing

National Payroll Week
September 2-6, 2019

Chapter members attended Payroll Congress in Nashville. Our state received the 1st Place Best Statewide Conference trophy!
Welcome to the Memphis Chapter of the American Payroll Association website.  Our Chapter serves Memphis, TN and surrounding counties, providing Payroll Professional networking and training opportunities for our members and chapter friends. The chapter is part of the Region 7 of the American Payroll Association.

We host monthly luncheon meetings and other educational training events each year that are open to both members and non-members.

For more information on membership benefits, click here.

Our Mission

To PROVIDE economical, quality education and networking opportunities to Memphis & Surrounding area Payroll Professionals. PROMOTE excellence within our profession. 

MOTIVATE 
and EMPOWER our members by providing the tools to be knowledgeable concerning the constantly changing and complex federal, state, and local regulatory issues.

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Memphis Chapter is an affiliated local chapter of the American Payroll Association. 
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Memphis Chapter
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