Message from the EMFA President, Chuck Morris

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF EFMA Chuck Morris

Thank you to our membership. I have been speaking with a number of you since elected and can confirm we are a talented lot! Pat yourselves on the back folks; the comments and dialogue I have witnessed from around B.C. serves to remind me of the professionals serving our school districts.

A few of our members are working hard on setting up educational opportunities for our members. These will be located within the members only section of the website when ready. This is one of my goals this year as it has faltered over the years as differing ideas come forward only to find the end game changed for us. This year we are on track, so check the site often. We do host a variety of Ted Talks and other sources on education, leadership, and management within the education area. Check the dropdown box and select each topic to view. Each video is interesting and you may be able to glean something useful from them. I will be sending out notification once we are ready with the online education offerings.

Our executive director is working to attract operations and facilities staff from other districts and from private schools, universities, and colleges. We have been looking at facilities in the Yukon as well, and Glenn has made contact several times. I believe if we share information, we can learn a lot from each other.

We have been seeing an influx of new members from around the province in the past few years mainly because of retirements, but also due to growing operations. Our zones are the place where new members familiarize themselves with our association. I applaud each zone as they work very hard to bring in speakers and education pieces to keep each zone learning.

We remain focused on providing value to our members while staying current with industry standards and requirements. I look forward to a productive and successful presidency and invite each of you to participate and become more involved in the association.

Until next time, thank you and I look forward to continued dialogue with all of you. n

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