Executive Vice President
Doug Holland — [email protected]
Joyce Hager has another chance to get out of the "hot seat." She gave up the acting Executive Director position on December 1, 2006. Joyce is now the Staff Director. She will serve directly under the Executive Director and be available to share with him the expertise and knowledge of AMA's operation that she knows so well. She should continue to be a tremendous asset to AMA.
AMA's new Executive Director is Jim Cherry. He comes to AMA from Florida; therefore, the balmy 20–25° weather that Muncie, Indiana, often has in the winter is not exactly his idea of time to take off and go swimming! Jim said he had seen snow three times in his life before coming to Muncie, and he has already surpassed that record.
Jim is looking forward to meeting and working with the staff to solve the problems that might arise at AMA.
The current membership drive is going well. Renewals and new memberships are ahead of last year. This may be partly because of the option of renewing online. We hope to improve that service in the future. Our website is constantly being reviewed and improved to better serve the membership.
AMA's financial condition is excellent. We have more money than was budgeted at this time last year, and the stock market is doing well. The books are closed at year-end, and when the auditor's report is available, we will post it on the website.
As I write this, I am planning to attend the AMA Convention in Ontario, California. I hope I had a chance to speak with many of you there. For those who were unable to attend, the event will be featured in MA.
Thought: Tact is the ability to know when you're about to go too far.
A-B-C: Always Be Courteous.
Until later ...
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
