Welcome to the Summer issue of the VASFAA Voice – the last issue of 0506 and a farewell issue for President Brad Barnett, as well as a Welcome issue for President Erik Melis. We hope that you will join the Editorial staff of the VASFAA Voice in congratulating Brad on a productive year. It has been a personal pleasure to work with Brad this past year. It has been a very productive year for VASFAA and fulfilling year for me personally. I’d like to publicly thank Brad for his personal support of me at a critical period in my family’s history.

This issue is a Transition issue between the incoming and outgoing VASFAA Board’s. It has been a personal period of transition for me and my family in many ways as well. My wife’s battle with cancer is going better and we hope to see the light at the end of the tunnel as her last chemotherapy treatment is scheduled for August 15th and then on to the transition of radiation therapy. We would like to thank everyone for your good wishes and particularly to that one member who sends her a wonderful card of encouragement each and every week. We are in another transition with a move to a new home just completed and the settlement scheduled of the old home. We moved to New Market, just two doors from our son, his wife, and our grandson. That has been a wonderful transition. I hope that your personal transitions and your school transitions with the incoming Fall class are positive and successful.

Well are you ready for the Wild Man? Or didn’t you attend the VASFAA conference in May and know what I mean? Our incoming President was in full bloom. It looks like a no-holds-barred leadership style, or is that an all “hands” bared leadership style? As I wasn’t able to attend the board retreat personally, we’ll all have to wait and see.

This issue will list the new incoming board and committee chairs along with reports about year-end efforts and plans for the coming year. Now is a great time to volunteer to participate on a committee and get some exposure to a great organization. Contact any member on the list and volunteer today!

The Newsletter Committee is still seeking a willing participant from the Private Career School sector to join our committee. If you are interested, please contact me directly at 301-942-9525 or via my email address below.

The next issue of the newsletter is scheduled for publication on Oct 1st. Please send your input by Sept 1st to me at gary.a.spoales@bankofamerica.com.

Advertising is now a part of the Sponsorship program. Thank you once again to everyone who provided material for this newsletter. The entire association appreciates your efforts. As always, this issue’s contributors are listed at the end of the newsletter.

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