president’s message
Thank you.
Amelia Hodges, CMM, CMP North Carolina Association of CPAs, Morrisville, NC
Wow, what a year this has been. When I committed to the role of President I never imagined that we would face the challenges we all have experienced this year. I was excited about the in-person travel, networking, dancing all night during event receptions, but my year tuned out a little different. I have learned so much over the past year, and my biggest lesson was “change”, and how can I lead this chapter by turning challenges into opportunities. I also deepened my understanding of the word sacrifice, and quickly learned that I needed to push through and create a healthy mental and work life balance to lead this chapter during a challenging time.
I would like to personally thank you all for your dedication and support during a very tough year, and even more specifically for our meeting industry. This chapter would not remain in business without our members, partners, and sponsors, who continue to dedicate their time to keep our chapter in business. No task was too small this year, and we all were forced to come together as planners and suppliers to share best practices and support each other. If you took the time to like a social media post, attend a virtual meeting, write an article, serve on a committee, check-in on a member, share a word of encouragement, sponsor an event, or teach a session…THANK YOU. Also, I must give a HUGE thank you to the most amazing and dedicated board of directors that took time away from their families and day jobs to serve our chapter. I appreciate you all so much and look forward to our continued work together as a team. Christine, Sarah, and Vince you all are top notch, and we could not ask for a more dedicated Management Office. We appreciate all your continued hard work and service to our chapter. I would also like to extend my congratulations again to Ricardo, as he steps into the President’s role and leads our chapter through a successful year together. The work is not done, as our 2021-22 board is ready to hit the ground running and lead this chapter to great leaps. Thank you for trusting me this year, and I am happy to serve as Immediate Past President with our incoming board to continue to work hard for our members. I look forward to networking with you all this year at an upcoming in-person event, and please know you can call me at any time, as I find so much joy in connecting with my industry peers. Be well friends. n
Carolina Blitz | June - July 2021 |
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