president's welcome

Welcome to the 2020-2021 Chapter Year—and what a year it’s been so far!  I joined ARMA Madison 37 years ago when I started working at WPS Health Solutions.  In all those years of membership, I’ve seen a lot of changes.  I’ve also served in every position on the Board, except for President.  Either I never felt I was ready for it, or I must have been waiting for just the right time to assume that role.  That time is now, and during a pandemic, no less. 

Just as many businesses, restaurants, and even churches have had to adjust how they do business, so will ARMA Madison.  The results of the recent membership survey overwhelmingly support the move to offering our monthly meetings and seminar virtually this year.  This was something that we had often discussed as a Board long before the pandemic but didn’t know how to pull it off.

It’s going to take some adjustment, but virtual meetings will allow us to serve more of our members who can’t attend a meeting during the middle of the workday, especially those members spread out in cities all across Wisconsin, from Appleton, LaCrosse, and even Stevens Point, to name a few.  Another upside is the ability to “bring in” really knowledgeable and talented speakers from all across the country, that we would never be able to do for in-person meetings.

We’ve got a strong Board that is hard at work scheduling monthly programs that will cover a wide range of educational topics that we hope will offer something for everyone.  So as daunting as the coming year looks, we’re all going to work together to keep this Chapter strong and vibrant, and more importantly, connected.  With them behind me, I think I’m finally ready to be President!

Yvonne Subak,

with her co-worker, Addison