STEP RIGHT UP, FOLKS! By R.V. Baugus
IAVM and its volunteer leadership remain committed to seeking diverse and inclusive leadership for committee posi- tions. Our chair, Michael Marion, CVE, continues to lead the charge and follows this goal that was set by his predecessors, Mark Mettes, CVE, and Doug Booher, CVE. -
- mittee is one group of serious volunteers ready to stand at the forefront to help push the initiative. Behind our committee chair, Julia Slocombe, and vice chair, Robyn Williams, CVE, the committee is engaged to work with IAVM leadership and road and better represent not just our membership makeup, but that of the diverse range of individuals who come into our member venues from event to event. Most recently, committee members Troy Thorn, CTA, and
As a grizzled relic who still subscribes to the daily print news- paper and recently posted on Facebook of a misadventure with said paper in which yard men mowed over my precious reading (which elicited some humorous IAVM member comments, by took place in an episode involving those zany knuckleheads, the 3 Stooges (Google it if you don’t know, I’m too lazy to share more).
Seems the boys were serving in the military, or at least thought
they might be called to duty. The drill instructor measured up Moe, Larry, and Curly, as the trio stood in a straight line, and asked for one of them to volunteer. Moe and Larry each took one step back, upon which the instructor thanked Curly for his willingness to step up and volunteer. Nyuk, nyuk, nyuk. How many of us are like Moe and Larry? Maybe we don’t take a step back but rather just stand in place until someone else actually does step forward. We are now in a new year and with it comes, of course, reso-
lutions. Why not let one of yours be to step up within the ranks - ready give of their time and talents in this capacity and they will tell you a lifetime of friendships and networking opportunities that often lead to other promoted positions within the industry. and the Association.
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- them in future board leadership positions. a steadfast resolve such individuals. As with locating any indi- vidual to volunteer for committee service, there are often some legitimate hurdles to overcome, including the targeted individ- ual not having the available time required for service, a simple lack of interest, or not having the resources at the member fa- So, what do we do? IAVM has created a Path to Leadership document that spells
- teer leadership. This document should alleviate many fears and concerns that individuals might have about serving. The IAVM Committee Call for Volunteers opens January 24 and closes on March 11. Visit the web site and get your name on the list! We often (rightly) hear that our volunteer ranks need to rep-
resent a much broader scope of individuals. IAVM wants to do its job in making that happen. It sits very high on the pri- ority list of our president and CEO, Brad Mayne, CVE. We also need for our membership to take ownership in making this happen by stepping forward and volunteering. - unteering to serve. Once people are on a committee, they want - cause they are not interested. No, it is just the opposite. They to do and they feel they can better allocate their time elsewhere. The ball is actually in both of our courts. IAVM seeks
diverse and inclusive representation while at the same time we ask you to consider placing your name into the volunteer pool. Let’s make it happen together. FM
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