A message from your GKC ARMA President
Our election for the 2012-2013 term takes place in May. This means that now is a great time
for you to “throw your hat in the ring”. Any member in good standing is eligible to run for the Board.
And this reminds me of a conversation I had just last week.
A member was telling me that he thought about running for the Board, but hesitated to put his name
on the ballet. Why? Simply because he perceived that others are more qualified. He looks at certain
members and views them as industry leaders. How can he, in good faith, consider that he has as much to offer the Chapter?
That’s a fair question. What can he offer the Chapter? And is he as qualified to be on the Board as other members?
I can say without a doubt that he has a lot to offer. And yes, he is most qualified to be a Board member.
Every one of us who are “the experts” started in the same way. We volunteered and grew in the profession. In fact,
for many of us, it was the volunteering that led to the perception that we are experts. No one just determines one
day that we are experts. This is something others bestow upon us.
I shared with this member that I too had little experience when I first volunteered to run for Membership Director
for the Central Kansas Chapter. Somewhere along the years of filling positions on the Board and volunteering for
other opportunities through the International office, others started seeing me as a leader in this profession.
The difference was my involvement. Is this your time to get involved?
Please send me an email (president@gkcarma.org) if you want to run for an office. The only positions that are not
eligible are Immediate Past President and President. These are both automatically filled by the current President
and President Elect. Otherwise, the rest are open for candidates.
Let me recommend that you reach out to any current Board member if you want to know more about a particular position.
I also welcome your email messages or phone calls (816-983-8860). Either way, you are welcome to learn all you can
about the opportunities. Oh yes, it might also be good to ask Chris Hohman about her vision for the future of the
Chapter as she is poised to become President in June. Her email address is presidentelect@gkcarma.org.
David B. Steward, CRM
20111 -- 2012 GKC ARMA Chapter President
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