President's Message

My Dear ARMA Madison Members,

I'm honored to step into the role of President for our ARMA Madison chapter. Having served on the board since the 2020-21 program year and now beginning my tenth year with the chapter, I'm excited (and nervous) to serve the chapter in this capacity. 
This year, I'll be working alongside the fantastic Board you’ve selected that includes many new officers serving as Members-at-Large. We'll be meeting in the first week of September for strategic planning to map out our resources and programming for the year ahead, and we would love your input, as always! If there are specific topics, speakers, vendors, use cases or types of sessions you'd like to see this year, please reply to this message with your suggestions.
As we continue to strive to grow our program reach and meet your expectations for your invested time and membership fees, please think ahead about colleagues who would benefit from participating in our programming. Did you know that ARMA Madison consistently draws 90+ attendees from around the ARMA International membership?! If you're interested in learning more about being a board member, we'd love to have you attend a board meeting. We meet monthly, and our schedule will be shared after strategic planning - members are always welcome to attend.
I look forward to working together to make this a memorable and impactful year for ARMA Madison.
This photo is from my recent visit to the Overture Center (for the first time! La Crosse is a bit of a hike from Madison 😊) to see Wicked for my birthday this July. What a beautiful venue and the energy of the musical theatre lovers is just unmatched! I had a great weekend. Looking forward to getting back to town again soon!

Take good care,
Beth Thomes
President ARMA Madison

P.S. If you caught the Wicked reference, you've got to let me know next time you see me or drop me a quick message letting me know I'm not the only musical nerd here...