Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n
Greetings from Northern Virginia, where spring has sprung early this year and, after a very mild winter, the daffodils are already in bloom. Even the world-famous Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms are scheduled to peak in mid-March!<\/p>\n
The New Year is already several months old and I hope everyone had a great start.<\/p>\n
ATA57 is also a fond memory by now. Almost 200 GLD members attended the San Francisco conference. During the Annual Meeting, Michael Engley handed over the Administrator duties to me. I appreciate your trust in me and will do my best to meet your expectations. You\u2019ll find more on the Annual Meeting and the current Leadership Council later in the Winter 2017 issue of our biannual newsletter\u2014interaktiv<\/em>.<\/p>\n Here in Washington, D.C., we witnessed the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States in January and now, other big happenings are on the horizon\u2014most notably, of course, ATA58!
\nBecause the 2017 ATA Conference is practically on my home turf my comrade-in-arms, Melissa Field<\/strong>, and I are eager to make it a memorable event for everyone. We\u2019ve already taken some basic steps in that direction.<\/p>\n