MESSAGE from the Outgoing
Chair
Thank you to Bruce Hendricks for suggesting I write a short message to include in this issue as the outgoing Chair. After 16 years on the Atlantic Regional Board, (formerly the Maritime Professional Photography Association est 1933) and 6 years on the National Board, with 3 of those as National Chair, it is bittersweet to step down off both. My children were only 9 and 6 when I went to my Louise Vessey, MPA, SPA first Board regional meeting, they are now 25 and 22! I PPOC National Chair traveled 2 hours to Moncton, took part in meetings that often went up to 5 hours long, then drove 2 hours back home on the same day. This was done monthly! I’ve been a rookie website designer, webmaster, regional chair, convention chair multiple times, archivist, communications, membership plus I am sure other jobs and positions.
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It’s quite mind-boggling to think about just how much has changed with technology, communication, and the photographic industry from 2004 until now. Currently, we can easily have our meetings online, although nothing beats in-person meetings. Having the technology to communicate and be together virtually is a huge advantage now more than ever. I have worked with many members over the years and sadly witnessed some of them leave the Association. I am proud to have stuck it out through thick and thin, even though I felt like quitting occasionally due to personality clashes and differing opinions on contentious issues. The benefits won as I made it through and have many amazing friends who I got to know on a personal level that I never would have otherwise. I’ve learned many things and surprised myself at the things I could actually do (like be the actual national CHAIR!) I got over my paralyzing fear of public speaking, gained organizational and leadership skills, patience, and so so much more. I don’t think the general membership has any idea of the amount of passion, time, work, and mental energy it takes to be responsible at the board level of our association. Kudos to all who preceded me and to the current board members who are dealing with so much more than ‘usual business’ right now. I have to say that our office staff is incredible and without their continued support and knowledge to keep things consistent as board members change, things could fall apart quickly. New board members tend to have wonderful ideas (like monthly payment plans :) that may cause additional work and confusion, yet they always oblige and rise to the occasion. I will really miss working with them. PPOC owes a lot to all the members who walk the walk, do the work, and sacrifice time and energy volunteering for our Association. Without those people, PPOC would not exist. It’s a real shame that I didn’t get to greet and hug all my PPOC friends in Saskatoon this year and congratulate the many member successes. It would have been nice to have had an in-person send-off, although the online Salon Awards did make me feel very special and appreciated! Thank you to everyone who believed in me and supported me while I was your Chair. I believe in the value of what we do as professional photographers now more than ever. PPOC is still very relevant in this era offering guidance, support, opportunity, education, and community in these trying times. I have the utmost confidence in your new Chair, Ross Outerbridge MPA who will guide the Board and PPOC into the next era! In time the COVID-19 Pandemic will be behind us and we can physically gather and be together again. I very much look forward to that time! Until then...
Louise Vessey, MPA, SPA PPOC Past Chair
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