“When I’m old and dying, I plan to look back on my life and say ‘wow, that was an adventure,’ not ‘wow, I sure felt safe.’" —Tom Preston-Werner, Github co-founder As I sit here thinking about what to write in my final newsletter as your Chapter President, I can’t help but reflect on the past year.  [...]

“Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning.”—Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder Thank you to everyone who filled out our Annual Chapter Survey.  While we did not have as many responses as we would have liked, we are eager to review the results and incorporate them into our planning for the upcoming year.  If [...]

Presidents Message “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”- Winston Churchill As I begin my last quarter as your Chapter President, I’d like to take a minute to reflect on the year we’ve had so far and thank a few people.  We’ll be busy the [...]

Presidents Message “Like the warmth of the sun and the light of the day, may the luck of the Irish shine bright on your way” ~an Irish Blessing   Happy March!  March has always been a great month for my family!  We are very fortunate to be celebrating many successes this month in our home, [...]

February 2015 Presidents Message “You just have to pay attention to what people need and what has not been done.” —Russell Simmons, Def Jam founder  Our focus this late winter and spring will be on bringing chapter members what they want and need.  We will be hosting our 4th Annual Mega Networking Event at the [...]

Presidents Message “To strive for excellence is admirable. To strive for perfection is a character defect.” -Tony O’Brien First of all, let me wish everyone a Happy New Year!  I hope the holiday season was enjoyable and you are rested and ready to start off 2015 on the right foot!  I know I wasn’t thrilled [...]

Presidents Message While I am at home on maternity leave enjoying my new little one, I would like to take the time to introduce our new Chapter Administrator, Candi McDowell. You may have seen her roaming around at the Chapter Appreciation event in her cowboy boots and many of you may recognize her as she [...]

Presidents Message “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” —Steve Jobs, Apple Inc. co-founder, chairman and CEO As we [...]

Presidents Message “Ah, September! You are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul… but I must confess that I love you only because you are a prelude to my beloved October.” ― Peggy Toney Horton  Fall has always been my favorite time of year!  Maybe it’s because I was born in the fall, [...]

"To give away money is an easy matter ... and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it, and how large and when, for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter. Hence it is that such excellence is rare, praiseworthy and noble." - Aristotle [...]

“No matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.” —Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-Founder The Greater Triangle Chapter of IFMA Board is a great team!  There are 18 people that I rely on daily to run the chapter with me and 56 more people [...]

President's Message July 2014 “To every person there comes that special moment when they are tapped on the shoulder to do a very special thing unique to them. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared for the work that would be their finest hour.” - Winston Churchill   I want to take a [...]

Presidents Message Greetings IFMA Family,   Today I write my last letter to you as President of this great chapter.  Looking back, I am thankful for so much, and proud of everything we have accomplished and continue to do.   We have achieved monumental successes this past year.  There is so much all of you [...]

Greetings Chapter Members, Spring is definitely in the air.  Spring reminds us of new life and new beginnings, positive and constructive change and movement in the right direction.  The famous adage ‘Spring Cleaning’, ‘Spring Forward’, ‘Spring Into Action’, all feed off this great time of year. Three key messages from me this month: 1)      SPRING [...]