2015: THE NEW YEAR HAS THE PROMISE OF CHANGE
By Jessica Lowrance
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irework displays, parties and champagne usually help us usher in the new year. As we continue to make our way through 2015, it will be no different. But the fireworks and parties will be centered on new chairmen and retirements; on an era of new postal leadership and saying goodbye to old friends. Change is not always slow, and it is not always bad. New leadership could bring a fresh perspective that could revive a mature industry through meaningful reform. Active listening, positive engagement of all interested parties, and partnership are foundations to building a secure postal infrastructure that meets the nation’s needs, while continuing to grow business communication and commerce through the mail.
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The challenges the postal industry faces in 2015 are no less significant than those of 2014, but with new leadership in place at the Postal Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and Senate and House committees, the industry has the opportunity to do something it did not do in 2014 — CHANGE. Regardless of whether change is openly accepted or thrust upon us, it still happens. The ability to manage our reactions to this inevitability is what sets us apart from others. So let us celebrate the accomplishments of those that are leaving us this year: } Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe of the U.S. Postal Service } Chairman Darrell Issa of the House Oversight Committee
} Chairman Thomas Carper of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs } Chairman Ruth Goldway of the Postal Regulatory Commission . . . and roll out the red carpet to welcome these new leaders: } Postmaster General Megan Brennan of the U.S. Postal Service } Acting Chairman Robert Taub at the Postal Regulatory Commission } Chairman Ron Johnson of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs } Confirmation of Commissioner Nanci Langley and Commissioner Tony Hammond to the Postal Regulatory Commission