December 2017 President’s Welcome -January 2018 Newsletter

The end of the year is a good time to take stock. How was your year? Were disappointments balanced by successes? Did you experience growth in your knowledge and skills? Were you able to ask colleagues for help and forge new relationships? How did you contribute to your professional community and help develop others? As you reflect on 2017, how will you plan for 2018 so that when you take stock next December, you are able to feel satisfied and fulfilled?

At TAICEP, we are taking stock, too. Outgoing and incoming leaders are using lessons learned from the last year to set a course for 2018 and beyond. We are building on the successes of the year and learning from the feedback and requests from members.

At this time of the year we want to acknowledge the hard work and contributions of our colleagues. We thank Natasha Sawh for her service as TAICEP President through the early part of 2017. Thank you to all the volunteer leaders who run committees, organize the conference, provide webinar training, send effective communications, represent and promote the organization, and complete numerous other tasks, large and small, that are building a strong association. We are grateful to Peggy Bell Hendrickson for her monumental work in producing a professional and engaging newsletter. Both members and leaders are indebted to Robert Prather who serves as Executive Director with dedication, skill and diplomacy.

Finally, we can thank one another for the collegiality and professionalism that all members bring to our Association. Without the commitment of being a member and encouraging others to join, we could not have accomplished so much this year.

I wish you all health and happiness in the New Year.

Margit Schatzman, President, Educational Credential Evaluators

2017 TAICEP President