LuAnn Berry
It is hard to believe that it is July already and my 2 year president/co-president term has ended. Time flies when you are having fun. Reflecting upon our goals for the 2002/2003 year, it has been another successful year.
WPADE. Org is up and running, and I can’t thank my partner, Louise, enough for all of her hard work in seeing that project through. If you have any ideas regarding the Website, please contact us.
One goal for the year included continuing education programs. WPADE has provided four informative programs this year but, the board has decided on a new direction for WPADE education programs. There will be two programs a year, fall and spring, both offering continuing education credits. Keep your eyes open for notification of those opportunities. This will allow the board to focus on offering the members excellent education programs.
We are still working on achieving another goal of acting as a voice for Senator Orie’s Training of School Employee’s legislation. We still need your help. Please check the website for updates. The senate is in recess for the summer, but will be starting again in fall when our grass roots effort will begin again.
Another goal we are still working on is increasing member participation. We hope our new continuing education programs schedule will help to achieve this. WPADE’s mission includes not only continuing education programs, but also providing a network and resources for diabetes educators. The board of directors would like WPADE to promote a positive atmosphere in which this can occur.
I want to thank my co-president and the entire WPADE board, past and present, and those members who volunteered. The success of this organization is a result of your commitment and hard work.
Louise DeRiso
I agree with LuAnn, the time has flown by. I have enjoyed my year as co-president of WPADE, and want to thank my “partner” LuAnn Berry. Because of her previous year’s experience as president, it was easy for me to learn the role of president. I also want to thank our hard working board members who provided the management of programs, scholarships, memberships, legislative issues, budgets, newsletters, and web site assistance. I would encourage WPADE members to consider a position as an officer or board member; it is a very rewarding experience and it is a great way to get to know other members.
I am happy that WPADE.org is up and running; I think it will help make our organization more efficient and will allow for timely news regarding programs and legislative issues to reach the members quickly. I have to thank Deb Kulbacki for her assistance with the web site development, but most of the credit goes to our webmaster, Ellie Heidingsfelder. Ellie graduated from Woodland Hills High School this year, and is off to Duquesne for college. She has agreed to continue to be our webmaster, and we all appreciate her hard work throughout this past year.
Best wishes to the new officers and board of directors of WPADE!
