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AICC’s Dynamic Leadership Team: Our Home Field Advantage

Steve Young, AICC President

As I write this we’re in the start of the NFL playoff season, and we’re hearing a lot about great players, effective communication and commitment to the team. This talk reminds me of AICC’s own great home team, our 2013 Board of Directors. On page 8 of this issue, we list the officers and directors elected at the 2012 Annual Meeting to serve your Association throughout this year. They are, to a man and woman, all volunteers. There is no compensation and they pay their own way to participate in meetings, conference calls and the various other tasks to which they’re called. This spirit of “giving back” has animated the AICC leadership since the founding days of the Association, and it is, in my opinion, what makes AICC such a dynamic and meaningful organization today. Yes, being a member of the AICC Board of Directors is more than just an honor. It carries with it the expectation of work – a lot of it – on behalf of AICC’s goals and objectives. Take our officers: the Chairmen and four Vice Chairmen are elected in due rotation, meaning that once a member steps into a Vice Chairman position, there is a five-year succession to the position of Chairman. If this time commitment weren’t enough, these members also serve previously as Regional Directors and/or Directors at Large, and in both these positions there come responsibilities for overseeing one of AICC’s 14 Regions, or chairing one of our 12 standing committees. AICC’s Associate members also have representation on the Board in the form of a voting member and two observers. This hard- working group is involved in the many aspects

of our membership recruitment and retention as well as our national meeting planning. Regional Directors are especially busy throughout the year, preparing for regional meetings, golf tournaments, ski outings and other events – business and social – that knit together the fabric of AICC’s tight membership network. Our Chairman for this 2012-2013 year, Chuck Fienning, has emphasized Dynamic Leadership as his point of emphasis for the year. His column in this issue tells us that great communication is a trait of great leaders, and our officers and directors are also charged with this responsibility. With all that’s involved you might ask, “Steve, why would anyone want to serve if there’s so much work involved?” Well, my answer to that is but a faint reflection of what I have heard members of the board say to anyone who asks: that serving AICC, serving the industry, in this way pays back tenfold in contacts, knowledge, insight and friendships that have a lasting impact on the success of our members’ companies. So when you hear from one of your AICC Regional Directors, Directors at Large or Officers, take notice. They are your peers; they have stepped up; they are committed to the team. Just like a winning home team, they deserve our appreciation and thanks for the hard work they do on behalf of AICC and you, the members. Now what about you? Are you willing to step up and become part of the team?

Steve Young President, AICC

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