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Another Life Change

It has been an entire month since my last post, and some things have happened. The biggest is that I will be changing jobs come Dec. 7. I will no longer be the Executive Director of the Arlington Soccer Association. I will now be the Foundation Manager and Director of Industry Relations for the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association.

I am excited about this new change. It was a tough decision to make, as I have enjoyed my time at ASA and would like to see the fruits of my labor. But at this point in time, it was a move I had to make for family reasons.

Anyway, I hope this will mean I will get back to blogging a bit more on association issues, especially trade association issues. I look forward to seeing and talking to everyone through blogs, twitter and association events!

Comments

Cecilia Satovich said…
Congratulations! I'm sure it will work out great, and that you'll continue to have many wonderful things ahead. :-)
November 20, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Lisa Junker said…
Congratulations! I completely understand how important it is to have the job that makes sense for your family as well as yourself. I'm sure you'll miss ASA, but I hope you really enjoy your new position and new work. And I think it would be great for the association blogging community to see more blogging going on from the trade association perspective, so I'll look forward to that!
November 20, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Ben Martin, CAE said…
Congrats on the new job. This headline from the org's home page made me chuckle like I was in 8th grade again: New Pole Height & Escort Rule.
November 23, 2009 at 9:31 PM
Tony Rossell said…
Glad to hear about the new position and that you will be blogging more. Tony
November 24, 2009 at 4:12 PM
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