Secretary
James Voth
Red River College
We Need to Hear from YOU! Most of us have experienced changes in our day-to-day lives over the last 15 months. Some of these changes will probably endure, as there is no need in going back to the way things were. Others, I hope they revert soon. NACAT too has seen changes. The most obvious change for NACAT has been the lack of an in-person conference in two years, with no conference at all this past summer. This has caused us to lose contact with many of our members. While we still send out the NACAT News electronically to our members, we need the two-way communication in order for us to know how we can help our members. We have endeavored to host a mini-conference over the last year with the same great quality of presenters that you have become accustomed to from NACAT. We also have hosted numerous Round-Table discussions. These discussions have centered on topics of interest to our members and auto instructors in general. More of each of these webinars, and round-table discussion will be coming up quarterly. NACAT has always be an organization of Instructors for Instructors. We originated as a grassroots organization for the betterment of our profession. The following was taken from the Articles of Incorporation and spells out our guiding principles. The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are: • To encourage and promote the sharing of knowledge by its members; • To promote enthusiasm for the instruction of automotive students; • To seek and communicate new methods of teaching; • To promote effective communication between the Automotive Service Industry and educators in that field; • To work together for the solution of common educational problems; and, • To maintain a high level of fellowship among members and with all interested parties. I believe that this is what NACAT has done for all the years that I have been part of the organization! We started out member run, and over time have taken on a part-time manager. The manager over the years has taken on more responsibility for day-to-day operations, as well as our finances. The manager now does the majority of what was previously the treasurer’s role. We have been blessed with managers that have been able to further our goals as an organization, and reduce the workload of already busy Auto-Instructor/Officers and Board.
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