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AICC’s Dynamic Leadership Team:
Our Home Field Advantage
Steve Young, AICC President
THE FINAL SCORE
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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