organization. The Sponsorship and Advertisement Committee will play an active role on this project. This year the Committee is chaired by Akbar Rohanifar, SI Boston and Andres Hayes SI Washington DC. Our VP of the Finance Alton Hagen is the liaison. This committee has already started to work actively on very exciting projects and sponsorship opportunities for Skål USA to achieve our goal. As you know Skål USA EC has finalized the details of the 2018 Committees. Below you will find the list of the committees along with their EC Liaison/ Committee Chairmen; You can still join any of the above listed committees. Everyone is welcome to join. Please contact the listed EC member listed as liaison to serve on these national committees. • • • •
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Industry Relations Committee – Lisa Conway, SI NY / Holly Powers SI Boston Membership Committee – Dave Ryan, SI Sacramento Young Skål Professional Development Committee – Richard Scinta, SI Orlando Sponsorship & Advertisement Committee- Alton Hagen, SI Kansas City – Committee Chairman Akbar Rohanifar SI Boston / Co-Chair Andres Hayes, SI Washington DC Advocacy Committee – Steve Richer, SI Washington DC Social Media Committee – Jim Dwyer, SI New Jersey Website Committee – Tom Moulton, SI Tucson Standards & Processes Committee – Art Allis, SI Tucson
WECM that will add direct value to Skål USA membership; - Skål USA will create a job board for members only where they will be able to list any opening within their companies at no cost. Skålleagues who are in transition, changing jobs etc. will be able to benefit first hand as being a Skål member to apply to these jobs •
Skål USA will highlight the membership benefits for Skål USA members at the website; before initiating the project, we will conduct a survey to identify the number of additional benefits (discounts for Skål USA members) that members and member establishments would be willing to provide.
We hope to have your support and input for each of these projects. Thank you again for the honor of serving as your President. Your Skål USA Executive Committee will be at your disposal welcoming your ideas, proposals, and constructive criticism. We look forward to seeing you ALL at the North American Skål Congress (NASC) in May! Yours in Friendship & Skål!
Burcin Turkkan President
Next two months Skål USA EC will focus on realizing the two projects approved at the
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