SLA President-elect Pam Rollo this morning called on leaders to get more involved in association activities -- and to get others in their units to get more involved too.
In her "Guide to the Big WOW" at the Leadership Development Institute session, Rollo said she wants to center the association's talents on its role as a member advocate, and everyone can be involved.
"If somebody wants to have an impact on the association, they're going to have an opportunity," she told the group of about 100 unit leaders.
"We can only want it to be grand and to investigate what 'great' looks like to us as an organization," she said.
In addition to continuing the task forces on professional value and natural disasters, Rollo announced her plans to form several more. They will focus on:
- Research Now. Working with the SLA Research Committee, this group will collect both empirical and anecdotal information and make recommendations on topics for more study.
- Allies and Partners. This body will investigate ways to expand membership by acknowledging values and identifying others who share them.
- Executive Growth. This group wil define the skills leaders needd to reach their goals and means to provide training in those skills.
- New Visions. Recruiting and retaining new members -- and concentrating on future issues -- will be this group's charge.
- Recognition. This task force will look for new ways to recognize and reward members for advancing the work of SLA.
- Chapter Models. The goals for this group wil be to boost local networking an bring more "fun" into chapter activities.
In the photos. Top: President-elect Rollo rehearses her speech for the Wednesday closing general session; Rollo, right, and President Ethel Salonen take a moment from rehearsal to smile for a photographer. (Photos by John T. Adams III)
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