Instead of having an Ohio meeting that is open to members, non-members and prospects, the chapter board has voted to use this meeting as a closed strategic planning session for the future of the chapter. We are currently poised to do great things, with meetings happening at two points within our boundaries.
We want to make sure to maximize these opportunities in order to make the chapter stronger and prepare ourselves for a highly successful future.
A couple of the agenda items include creating a list of all Ohio meetings for 2008 and brainstorming ways we can utilize the tremendous enthusiasm of the members in the Delaware Valley area to make us even better.
How exciting is it to be a part of a chapter that is on the move?! I told previous AICI president Marion Gellatly as well as current president Karen Brunger that it is my goal to be the preeminent small chapter in all of AICI. (For those of you who don’t know me well, my plans are always quite grandiose!) Let’s face it, we will never be as big as San Francisco or Southern CA or Atlanta, and that’s fine. But if we can be an exemplary chapter in our own right, I think that is pretty fabulous. Wouldn’t you agree?
With your participation, I am so pleased that we are already making it happen!
We will have a productive planning session on Sunday and we look forward to 2008, where we will continue to flourish in both Ohio AND Pennsylvania!!
All my best,
Kristen Kaleal
President
AICI OH/PA Chapter
kkaleal@aol.com
(440) 742-0385
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