Tuesday, November 4, 2008
TCSA Annual Conference a Success
It was good to see many of you in Memphis last week for the TCSA annual fall conference. We had a number of good meetings and informative workshops. During the conference, our association selected its new slate of officers for next year. We recognized out-going president Phil King of Greene County for his service this past year as our president and welcomed in Wallace Austin, White County commissioner as our new president for 2008-2009. Jim Westbrook of Weakley County who had been serving as association treasurer was selelcted as president-elect. Houston Naron of Williamson County was named to replace him as treasurer. Most of the board members are continuing to serve, but we have two new members: Scott Gillenwaters of Anderson County and Robert Barnwell of Williamson County. I look forward to working with all these good folks during the upcoming year.
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David-
I too enjoyed the conference, and would like to say thanks to you and all the other folks at TCSA for all the hard work that went into planning such an event.
I do have one thought about future conferences. As a relative newcomer (I've only been in public service 2 years), I was conscious of the institutional memory so many long-timers have at these meetings. While that helps in terms of history and stability for the organization, there is a tendency to assume everyone there is on the same page.
When planning future events, it might help to think about how we can link the different experiences- and needs- of people who've been in office for 20 years and have much to share with those who come with fresh perspectives and new questions.
Many conferences ask attendees to fill out an evaluation form at the end in order to plan for the future. Perhaps we could use a similar tool to figure out how to bridge this gap.
Just a thought. Thanks again for all you do.
Wendy Pitts Reeves, L.C.S.W.
Blount County Commissioner
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