T. Will Newman, President FY 2006-2007
Dear LAMAAA Members,
Monday will mark the beginning of the term for our new LAMAAA Officers. Thank you to the many who have pitched in to help make the 2006-2007 LAMAAA year as successful as it was.
Thanks to our many presenters and helpers at our training meetings. Thanks to our supervisors & our employer for recognizing LAMAAA as a worthwhile organization. Thanks to each of you for your participation and your desire to grow together.
Special thanks to our LAMAAA officers who have given of their time and talents in behalf of all of us. I very much appreciate how each of them has made an effort to pull together and plaster over some of my weaknesses.
I think it was Dickens who said “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . . .” in A Tale of Two Cities. To each of us, Los Angeles is a tale of two cities: the one we see from the inside in our daily work, and the one we learn about from various news sources. For me, we live in the best of times. Opportunities are everywhere, and every challenge is an opening to serve better.
One of the reasons I enjoy participating in LAMAAA is that I find so many of you set high standards for yourselves—you are civil servants. When we were organizing the recent all-day training, it gave me great pleasure to hear from so many of you who really appreciated the message and workshop approach of Dr. Turrill and David Beard. They truly touched us with a message of working together and staying steady in the storm.
On behalf of all of your 2006-2007 LAMAAA Officers, thank you for allowing us to serve you. We offer our best wishes to the new Officers.
Best regards,
Will
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T. Will Newman, President FY 2006-2007
Dear LAMAAA Members,
Welcome back from a long weekend—or even a vacation! You are probably opening this email on Tuesday morning as your co-workers arrive one after the other. Today, Monday, it’s quiet. The copier is quiet. The door is quiet. The phones are quiet, and I don’t hear any of the familiar voices I’m accustomed to. It’s just Quiet. I came in to have a few quiet minutes to share a few thoughts with you. I hope you don’t mind if I wax a little philosophical.
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T. Will Newman, President FY 2006-2007
Dear LAMAAA members & colleagues,
Thank you for the many expressions of support we received from you, both in person and via email. Please forgive me for using this format to thank you on behalf of the LAMAAA board for your kindnesses. We express our joint commitment to honor the trust placed in us by you and by our employer. I invite you to search out the LAMAAA bylaws and to measure our performance according to the Objectives found there.
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Alma Anderson, President FY2005-2006
Hello everyone!
As we near the end of the 2005-2006 term, the officers and I would like to reiterate our commitment in delivering continuous learning opportunities to you.
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Zeny de Jesus, President FY2003-04
Leading LAMAAA in 2003-2004 was a very satisfying and fulfilling experience. Our administration proved one thing: people will move and be willing to make sacrifices for lofty purposes. Those purposes must be well defined and people must actually experience the comfort of teamwork otherwise a task may be too daunting for any one.
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