Incoming President's Message By JoAnn Borden, Associa Minnesota
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can’t believe another year has almost gone by. The 2016 Vision Awards and Annual Meeting is coming up and the reality of my role as incoming president is starting to set in. I have large shoes to fill as I replace Joel and take on this responsibility. Before I get into the standard stump speech of my goals, how fitting in light of the political environment we all are experiencing right now, I would like to thank Joel for his volunteerism, leadership, and friendship this past year. Even though Joel’s term is up I know he will continue to be a part of the CAI-MN chapter and CAI member; he is passionate about the growth and success of our Chapter and CAI on the whole. A little bit about me, well… I don’t like writing about myself. Let’s be honest, who does? So let’s all struggle through this together, I promise I’ll be brief. As I started this lovely article, I mentioned my disbelief in how fast this year has gone. Personally, there have been many changes and milestones in my life; the most exciting being the engagement of my oldest son. By the time this article comes out I will have added to my brood of four sons a lovely and beautiful daughter-in-law. I am definitely blessed. Professionally, I have been in the industry since
1999 and a member of CAI since 2006. I have truly benefited as a member of CAI, first and foremost being the education and training opportunities. The knowledge I have received has definitely helped me in the advancement of my career. The networking opportunities has not only forged great and long-lasting working relationships with many business partners but also many friendships. Back to the aforementioned “stump speech”…there has always been a common goal of increased membership and increased involvement; growth. This still stands and yes, this is a goal of mine for our chapter, as it should be. On the board we are always looking at last year’s numbers, membership, event attendance, was this event/education session successful, bottom line chapter revenues and expenses, etc… That’s why we volunteered, why I volunteered; to help guide our chapter, to grow the chapter for the benefit of all the members. I have really enjoyed working with the board the last two years as well as my years volunteering and chairing the CAVL Committee. I am committed to taking on this new responsibility and excited at the challenge. I am looking forward to working and volunteering to make (continued on page 34)
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