WSRID Seeks Conference Committee Participants

As the WSRID Board looks to 2012 we realize we are in great need of a WSRID Conference Committee. This email is an effort to gather names of members that are interested in chairing and being members of the 2012 Conference committee. We hope to help you get started as soon as possible to make the process as seamless as possible.

WAIT! There's more! I know that some of you read the introduction and almost closed this email. We would like to offer to you some thoughts and incentives. Leading a conference can appear to be a daunting task; however I have chaired two conferences and will be honored share what was so freely given to me through mentorship by in-turn mentoring you through the process of chairing a conference. We will also help recruit a team for you to work and share ideas and responsibilities with. Additionally, Melissa Klindtworth has been the registration guru for the East Side Professional Development Committee and two conferences and has volunteered to mentor the registration chair. The board will be offering support in different ways this year including a budget, guide book, and direction with topics like the conference theme. 

As you will find in any volunteer organization there are usually a handful of members that volunteer many hours. Often they become absolutely burned out or frustrated and leave; it is the members of the organization that lose out most. There are also generally a handful of folks that would love to volunteer but are intimidated or afraid. We would like to see a shift in this paradigm and for our organization to be strong and full of many leaders lending their strengths, showing their support, and volunteering their time. We believe this happens one person at a time. If our organization is to thrive we must be constantly growing leaders in our profession.

If you are interested or would like more information please contact me at 509-999-5326 or " href="javascript:void(0);">

Donna Walker, WSRID VP