Indian Trails Chapter IAAP
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2006-2007 International President’s Address – Excerpts
Sandy P. Chandler CPS
August 10, 2006
Reno, Nevada
As a child (just a few years ago), I always enjoyed putting puzzles together. You remember those days, don't you? How exciting it was to connect that "last piece to the puzzle." And now, Zachary and I love to put puzzles together, and guess what? That last piece is still the essential piece - connecting and linking it all together.
With these thoughts in mind, I have chosen as the 2006-2007 IAAP theme/logo, "Shaping the Future".
Each of us is an essential piece in IAAP, and the puzzle is NOT complete, unless all of us are actively involved and linked together in building a stronger association.
In many businesses and organizations, the administrative support staff often serves as "linkers" among the different divisions or departments. As administrative professionals, we are the ones that often hold everything together at work, especially in times of chaos. Top-notch administrative professionals who are effective linkers also bring greater value to their employers by using their professional network to ask for and quickly receive a wealth of ideas, best practices and workable solutions to problems.
Which valuable professional network can administrative professional always rely on? IAAP, of course! Within IAAP, we are blessed with many outstanding linkers. Individually and collectively, the members of our association are a powerful force for positive change. Throughout the 64 years that our association has existed, the efforts of our past and present leaders and membership HAVE had a positive influence on how our profession is perceived in the business world.
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