PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE


The End of My Presidency


Nancy J. Wolverson, CPG-11048 nancyjeanw@aol.com


It is early August 2021, and this will be my last President’s Message. It seems odd writing my final message in the middle of the year, but that is the way it is set up. The 2021 Executive Committee will have another meeting in October and a final hand-off meeting in December.


It has been an honor representing the membership of AIPG as we slowly recover from the “pandemic year”. The National Office has been returning to in-person work and all members, and the public, should have full access, as they had prior to the pandemic.


Late last year I put together a list of activities I hoped to implement during 2021: 1. Create a Plan to Increase Membership, 2. Set up a Mentoring Program for AIPG Members, 3. Modify the Executive Committee Meeting Format to Encourage Discussion, 4. Update and Expand the Executive Committee Handbook, and 5. Complete Numerous Tasks Initiated in Previous Years. These seemed like reasonable goals before the year began, but at this point in the year, seem like daunting tasks. With several months remaining to work towards these goals, I wanted to update the membership on the status of each and explain what is planned before year end.


Create a Plan to Increase Membership: This has turned into the most daunting task initiated during 2021. The Membership Committee has been formed and will be a Standing Committee of the Institute. Matt Rhoades, 2021 President-Elect, has agreed to Chair the Membership Committee and will add additional members and initiate creation of a multi-year plan. The committee will focus on increasing membership in all member categories, outreach and enhancement of member benefits. Please contact me (nan- cyjeanw@aol.com) or Matt (rhoadesgeo1@gmail.com) if you would like to join the effort to increase membership in AIPG.


Set up a Mentoring Program for AIPG Members: After discussion with the Executive Committee regarding the type of program we want, we are well on our way to setting one up by the end of the year. We have previously asked members if they want to be mentors, and we will encourage those volunteers to continue as we begin with the new format. The program will be for members only and accessed through the member’s portal of the website. We are still working on how the details of how the program will look on the website but hope to have it set up and running by the end of 2021.


Modify the Executive Committee Meeting Format to Encourage Discussion: I have been on the Executive Committee for the last five years and the meeting format has been the same throughout that time. My goal was, and contin- ues to be, adding more topics for discussion into each meeting.


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The modified format includes all of the previous items plus discussion on topics important to one or more of the Executive Committee members. Additionally, all Standing and Ad Hoc Committees will present updates of their activities.


Update and Expand the Executive Committee Handbook: Keri Nutter, 2019 AIPG President, put together an Executive Committee Handbook that is used as a guide for the members. In early 2021, I added several things to the book, and have asked each Executive Committee member to review and suggest changes to the descriptions of their offices by November 1, 2021. My plan is to incorporate all the edits/additions/suggestions and present an updated version to the incoming 2022 Executive Committee at our final 2021 Executive Committee meeting in December. It should continue to be reviewed and updated yearly, as necessary.


Complete Numerous Tasks Initiated in Previous


Years: There were several tasks initiated in previous years that I hope to have finalized by the end of 2021. Position papers on various topics that were last updated over ten years ago are being reviewed and some have been finalized with revised versions posted to the AIPG website. Updating the website to be more user friendly is critical to increasing our membership. Several changes are being discussed and will be incorporated by year-end. This should be an ongoing process, with suggestions passed along to the 2022 Executive Committee. Coordination and follow-through for the Ad Hoc Committees is needed to avoid repetition of activities. Ad Hoc Committees are created by the President of the Institute to conduct specific activities. To facilitate coordination, a sum- mary of activities for each Ad Hoc committee will be given to Matt Rhoades, 2022 President, at the end of 2021.


AIPG was created to promote the profession of geologists and that is still what makes the organization great, and the CPG membership category is our primary distinction from other geoscience organizations. If we solely take our lead from other organizations, we lose what makes AIPG special. I will continue to work with the 2022 Executive Committee, as necessary, in an effort to make the organization more efficient, responsive and current.


I encourage everyone to consider joining the Executive Committee. If you are interested, you can contact me (nan- cyjeanw@aol.com or 775-770-4615) or your State Chapter for more information. AIPG will be best served with all voices being heard.


Hope to see you at the Annual Meeting in Sacramento, California October 23-26, 2021.


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