Message from the President-Elect
Janet Sain

President-Elect Janet Sain is busily preparing for her year as President and thus she requested SASFAA members to volunteer to be on various committees for the 2004-2005 during her various visits in the Fall to state associational meetings and during the state visits as part of the conference in Birmingham. The new volunteer form has been submitted to the electronic services chair for inclusion on the website as well as to the newsletter editor to be included in the April edition. She encourages all to be an active part of the association and to volunteer! The completed volunteer form can be sent via email or snail mail or fax!

As the SASFAA representative on the NASFAA Nominations and Elections Committee for 2003-2004, Janet is able to give the membership an update on the recent slate presented for the membership’s consideration. Included in that slate are several SASFAA members:

For NASFAA Chair-Elect:	David Gelinas, TASFAA
For Representative-At-Large:	Karen Fooks, FAFSAA
For SASFAA Nominations & Elections representative:	JoAnne Carreras, Suntrust Bob Godfrey, SCASFAA

Good luck to them all and many thanks to those SASFAA individuals who submitted their names for consideration.

Janet is currently working on the SASFAA Management Institute Committee under the direction of Karen Fooks who is the chair for the committee. The Management Institute will be held on December 10-12, 2004 at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. The registration will be limited to approximately 100 participants and promises to be informative, interactive and thought-provoking! More specific details will be forthcoming as the committee plans to meet in late March and information will be posted on the website and on the listserv. A bit of information about the Grove Park is included below.

The Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa is one of the American South's oldest and most famous grand resorts. Built in 1913 overlooking the Asheville, North Carolina skyline and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Inn is a favorite year-round destination for both leisure and business guests. Its splendid views, old world charm, peerless amenities, and a long tradition of exceptional service and hospitality make it a place to savor as one of the most enduringly original and exciting resorts in America. ...See The Details

The current plans are for Janet to visit several states during their Spring conferences and conduct the SASFAA updates on behalf of the President, Ron Day. After that, she travels to Rapid City, South Dakota for the NASFAA Board meeting, then to Scottsdale, Arizona for the WASFAA board meeting as part of the inter-regional visits, then over to St. Pete for the transitional board meeting in June, followed by the New Aid Officers workshop in Tampa and the Mid-Level workshop in Jackson, MS.

Any suggestions or ideas for the 2004-2005 year are welcomed! Please feel free to email them to Janet at jsain@ecpi.edu.