2010 EXITING PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

I am pleased to inform everyone that our fall annual meeting was another smashing success.  Our keynote speaker Jody Urquhart presented an exciting, interactive and humorous introduction to ‘Building Your Team” on Thursday morning and by 1:30 Carol Trexler and Michelle Frederick had us building bridges and creating our own cultures.  Friday morning Mark Showers got a crash course on presentation skills (just in the nick of time) from Graceworks Inc.

On May 7, 2010 at our spring meeting I will hand over the virtual presidential gavel to Mark Showers our current President Elect.  Social Networking will be our educational program on May 7 so come out and learn why and how to “tweet”, use Facebook and other social media to keep your constituency informed.  We will also be electing some new board members at this meeting.  If you are interested in serving on our board, contact Ken Olsen, (Past President) kolsen@ocean.edu for details.

We urge you to visit our state of the art web site http://www.erappa.org/NJAPPA, to learn about our upcoming offering on May 7, 2010 in more detail and find registration information and directions to Rowan University our host for the spring meeting.  
For the past four years we have offered timely, cutting edge programs and provided opportunities to educate you and your staff inexpensively and locally.  We are inviting all of you to come to our May 7, 2010 meeting and bring an educational representative who has not attended before.  If you sign up and bring an educational representative to our May 7, 2010 meeting at Rowan University you and your guest will be admitted free.
Lastly I want to take a moment to thank all of the board members who have worked so hard to continue to make the New Jersey Chapter of APPA a strong and vibrant organization.  It has been an honor, and fun to work with all of you.
Hope to see you soon on May 7, 2010 at Rowan University.
Sincerely,
Dianne Gravatt
President, NJAPPA