President-Elect
Janet Sain

President-elect Gets Busy

As President-elect, I have spend most of my time sneaking peeks over Ron’s shoulder and absorbing all the wonderful things he is accomplishing as your SASFAA president. Acting as his able-bodied assistant, I have assumed the fun task of visiting several states for their fall association meetings. In October I will be visiting VASFAA in Richmond and GASFAA in lovely Lake Lanier. Thanks to Sherwin Hibbets and Lenora Jackson for their assistance and making me fell so welcome.

At the national level, I will be sitting in on the NASFAA Board meeting coming up in the SASFAA region in Florida. This will be in November immediately following the SASFAA board meeting. As a member of the “peanut gallery,” I am excited about attending and learning about all the activities and issues that occur on a national level. Along with attending board meetings, I am also invited to attend a regional board meeting as the SASFAA representative. Those plans have not been solidified yet, but it looks like I may be attending the WASFAA meeting in Portland, Oregon. Also in November I, will be attending my own NCASFAA fall meeting in Greensboro and presenting the SASFAA update on the last day of the conference. Many thanks to Bruce Blackmon for his invitation.

Currently, I am working on a subcommittee that our SASFAA President created to formalize our site selection process for the annual conference, new aid officers workshop, intermediate aid officers workshop, board meetings and various other committee meetings. As we grow so does the entire scope of securing sites for the association. This will assist future site selection committees when they are looking into different hotels and states for meetings. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Past-President
Karen Koonce

SASFAA Needs Your Nominations for Elected Officers

The Nominations and Elections Committee will be meeting in October to bring forward a slate of candidates for consideration by our membership. The positions that will be available are: President-elect, Vice President and Secretary. The committee is made up of the immediate state past presidents: Anita Kammer, SC; Cara Suhr, TN; Nancy Melton, KY; Dewey Knight, MS; Leonard Gude, FL; Rose Mary Stelma, NC; Barry Simmons, VA; Mike Reyholds, AL; and Julia Perreault, GA. The slate will be presented to the board of directors for their approval at the November board meeting.

Contact your immediate past state president if you would like to be nominated for one of these positions or if you would like to nominate someone else. Your participation in this nominating process is very important for the continued success of SASFAA.

Vice President
Freida Jones

What’s in the Works for Training

Things are shaping up for the New Aid Officers Workshop (NAOW). The contract is being draw at this time. If there are no unforeseeable complications, the workshop will be help at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The workshop dates are June 15-25, 2004. We plan to work hard and have fun while doing so. Mark your calendars—it’s going to be a blast!

We are also looking forward to a robust one-day workshop in conjunction with the 2004 SASFAA Conference. The workshop will be held on Sunday, February 15, 2004 at the Sheraton Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama.

The Mid-level Workshop is scheduled for June 26-30, 2004 at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. I know that we will experience another great workshop there as well.

I look forward to working with a lot of great people and having a great year! Join me for great training.