Greetings,
It is now July and how time is flying by. Your State Assembly Board has been hard at work getting our next Workshop ready for you. We have also added two new members to our board. We welcome from Yuma member Donna Mitchell, CST, CFA and from Lake Havasu Dr. Robert Goodrich, MD, CST from Mohave Community College Program. We had a very intense board meeting which these new members where welcomed to. This meeting was very productive and we are moving forward for you our members.
In the past meeting and workshops there has been comments about our Web Page and we listened. Karen Saliski, CST, took on this as a board member project and created our new web page! You can check this out at: www.azsa-ast.org and our new e-mail is: cst@azsa-ast.org. Each Officer now has their own e-mail address at our web site, so you can contact any officer directly or use the above link for a general question. Karen did a fantastic job and it was worth the wait. I designed the last web page so I know the hard work Karen has put into this and I can not thank Karen enough.
Karen not only took on the web page but she is the committee chair for our October 4th workshop. Karen and her team consisting of V.P. Monica Cervi, CST and Treasurer Saundra Holmes, CST have been working hard to make this workshop as good if not better than our past ones. The Topic is on Women’s Health: “It’s not so Scary”. This is one you will not want to miss. We are sending out several mailings this year including a “Save the Date” card, and this year we are also planning on having on-line registration. We will be using Pay Pal to allow for online payment for this purpose.
As we are planning our workshop, we also need your help. Due to AST State Assembly Rules and Regulations, officers can only serve two consecutive terms. This means that several of our officers have filled their terms and can not run for the same office. We need your commitment to run for an office. See article in this newsletter on positions available. We will need your paperwork in before the meeting so we can ensure you are able to fulfill the requirements set forth by national. You must be current with your membership and certification to serve on the Board or be an officer. Serving as an officer or board member may seem scary or to big of a commitment, but once you try it you will be surprised how much you enjoy it. This is your State Assembly so get involved and help us move our state assembly forward.
Sharyl Fields, CST, our Secretary, has done a great job in being our Parliamentarian as well as secretary. She also publishes our newsletter and keeps me in line by reminding me of due dates for reports and has been a great asset to me. I could not function without a great secretary.
Linda Morey, CST, Board member has done a great job on the board. Linda put the State Assembly in contact with EVIT secondary education program for surgical technologist, which led to our request to sit on the Advisory Board for the State of Arizona’s secondary education Surgical Technology Programs. Linda also did a fantastic job with the Lake Havasu Workshop.
I could continue on with all the wonderful things that your Board members have done, BUT, I do not have enough space to list them all. If I even tried to mention all that Saundra Holmes has done it would take a volume just on her. She has in the past been Secretary, Treasurer (twice), Committee chair, and has done many other projects for you.
Now it is your turn. Please consider what position you would be willing to fill. You will not be left stranded. Your present board along with your State Assembly Leadership Committee Member and the State Assembly Leadership Forum at the National conference is there to help you in your new position. Jump in the waters fine.
See you in October!
Robert Bush CST, CFA
AZSA of AST President