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Three cheers for Auntibellum

Started by yellowhousejake, October 31, 2012, 09:09:24 PM

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yellowhousejake

I can honestly say that AB has been a valuable sounding board for me as State Coordinator. If you have had the pleasure of working with her you know her dedication to the program. I think she is the instructor I have worked with the most in the past 30 or so months, and I am pretty certain that she has worked more events with a wider variety of SBs than any other instructor in the program. Her depth of experience is beyond most, and she has the enviable ability to see that the forest is made up of individual trees. Most of us see one, or the other.

That is why I am certain that she will do an outstanding job as the next State Coordinator. As of today, AB is SCIT for Indiana and she will take over sometime between now and 2013 (when ever she says "get out of the way").

This announcement is not a cry/sad/it's been great post. I am still here and I have no plans on leaving. I simply have a new job to help push the program forward, and to do it correctly does not allow me to fully focus on the tasks a SC needs to focus on.

I have been very fortunate to have received much encouragement, advice, and help from so many people within the program. Not just Hoosiers, and I ask that everyone give AB the same support as you have all given me. Every SC finds the thing they are passionate about, the thing they want to see the program excel at, and I am sure AB will find that thing for her. When she does, grab on and pull like you have pulled for me. Do that and we cannot go wrong.

Thanks,

See you on the trail...

Yellowhousejake


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Most heartfelt thanks to YHJ for shouldering this job and to AB for taking it on next!   :bow:

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Niecie

WOOOOOO HOOOOO  :bow: :bow: :bow:

In other words, thank you for taking this on! You are the best!

Niecie

brianheeter

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Just 3 cheers?  AB deserves more than that!  I look forward to your enlightened leadership, Amy!  Thanks for taking on the job.  And thanks to YHJ for all that he has done.  I'm sure there's plenty more....
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Many thanks to you Jake for your unwavering support for your southern neighbor.  And congratulations and thanks to you Auntibellum for taking the huge job of Indiana SC.

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DaveD

Wow to both of you!  :bow: 

YHJ for the tremendous  job you (& Niecie) have done.  AB, what you have done before -  with what the future holds.
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Edheler

HUZZAH! HUZZAH! HUZZAH!

You're both an inspiration to all of us.

I look forward to seeing you both again at Atterbury next year. Hopefully Domino's still honors the pizza's they owe us. :)

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Congratulations AB I look forward to helping expand N Indiana and working to enhance the great job YHJ has done.
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AuntieBellum is an excellent instructor and Shoot Boss, and she will be an outstanding State Coordinator.  I look forward to continuing to work with and learn from her in the future.  And while we're at it, a big huzzah for the job YHJ has done in this role.  It's safe to say Indiana is in good hands.
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Congrats AuntieBellum!!  Congrats YHJ!!  We've got such great leaders (past, present, and future) in Indiana.  Makes me proud to be a Hoosier Appleseeder.  (Wipes tear from eye...)

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TruTenacity

Wonderful news! 

Congratulations AuntieBellum.

YHJ, new job?  I'm sure you'll do well whatever the new job entails.
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yellowhousejake

Quote from: TruTenacity on November 01, 2012, 12:51:56 AM
YHJ, new job?  I'm sure you'll do well whatever the new job entails.

Senior Instructor. I expect Auntiebellum, Rimshot, and SPQR will keep me busy.

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Huge THANK YOUs to both of you.

I know each respective job will be in great hands!!!
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Amy you have come a very long way since this shoot

Good form though

Congratulations on the SC gig.  Indiana is in good hands.
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A northerner running the show....   ^:)^ ^:)^ ^:)^


Well...kinda...she's still south of Lowell.

Congrats.

HQ

Awesome!  Let me know what you need help with!

A huge thank you YHJ and Niece as well for getting me into this program and all of your work!

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Well done Indiana  O0 O0 O0 O0

Congrats Amy  :bow: O0 O0 O0

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AB has been our XO here for a while, and darn good at it.  For those of you wondering, it takes more than one person to run a state well, and this is one of the people that helps us roll right.
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Barbie

Congrats AB!  Looking forward to working more with you   :)

YHJ and Niece, thank you for all you do, and will continue to do.   O0
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Congratulations Auntiebellum  O0 

YHJ has done a great job as SC so far and congratulations to YHJ for his new role.  Its the commitment of folks like you two that make Appleseed in Indiana what it is.  We've got a long way to go across this nation, and our local leaders will help pave the way to get us there. 
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congrats ab and yhj. looking forward to continuing to working with you. amy, i know you will do a great job.
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Quote from: yellowhousejake on October 31, 2012, 09:09:24 PM
That is why I am certain that she will do an outstanding job as the next State Coordinator. As of today, AB is SCIT for Indiana and she will take over sometime between now and 2013 (when ever she says "get out of the way").

Dude, what'd she ever do to deserve this?!

J/K (sort of)

AB, I'm sure you'll do fine, you've got a great team to lean on!
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AuntieBellum

Quote from: ItsanSKS on November 03, 2012, 10:12:13 AM
Dude, what'd she ever do to deserve this?!

He waited until I was 1200 miles away and with intermittent power and cell service to announce this...coincidence?   ;)

I'm excited and terrified.  It's a big job, and I've got big shoes to fill.  YHJ has led Indiana well, and I'm eager to keep this state moving in the right direction.  I'm sure I'll be keeping in touch with each of you - and keeping YHJ on speed dial.   >:D
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