Hello fellow members of the Lower Hudson Valley Chapter of the NPA NYS!

I am writing to keep you informed about our chapter. During the past year our chapter has been

undergoing a transformation. These changes came about as a result of leadership resignations and

appointment times served. We are in the midst of rebuilding our chapter's leadership and anticipating

an exciting year ahead. We are developing a dynamic leadership team. The slate of chapter positions as

offered ran unopposed- therefore the following Board Officers and Chairs of the Lower Hudson Valley

Chapter are as follows:

President: Rochelle Kepes

Vice President: Marietta Api

Secretary: Mary Ellen Ryan

Treasurer: Renee Sevcik

Bylaws Chair: Ralphene Matuszewski

Community outreach/Volunteer Chair: Connie Serafin

A brief summary of our leadership responsibilities are:

President- Coordinates chapter programs and events, schedules and coordinates meetings, oversees

ongoing chapter needs, communicates important information from NPA Board of Directors to local

chapter members and from chapter members back to the Board. Other officers report to the President.

Vice President- Assists President as needed. Steps in to serve as President, if needed.

Secretary- records meeting minutes, posts meeting dates, maintains correspondence

Treasurer- Keeps accounting of funds, pays bills, reports on funds at each meeting, maintains records of

taxable items.

In addition to the above elected positions we are in need for member involvement in the following

committees:

Informatics Specialist (we are looking for someone with computer savvy to assist with posting events on

the ENP network)

Special Electives (to assist with special events ie: BP screening, CME/CEU's, etc

Recruitment/Retention (New members outreach)

OUR VISION for the FUTURE includes:

Organizing meeting localities that are accessible to our members in all 3 counties (Putnam, Rockland and

Westchester).

Increase our chapter's community involvement and volunteerism.

We would like to hear more ideas from our membership, and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming

meetings.

SAVE THE DATES:

March 4, 2014 (Dinner presentation on Schizophrenia at Ruth Chris in Tarrytown @ 6:30pm)

April 10, 2014 (Dinner presentation on COPD at Ruth Chris in Tarrytown @ 6:30pm)

Annual Membership Meeting will be held in May (Date/place to be announced)

More information will be forthcoming