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6 WAC Magazine | wac.net from the Chairman and President & CEO Letters BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2018–2019 RESIDENT NON-RESIDENT BOARD OF GOVERNORS PROGRAM BOARD 2018–2019 Michelle Abbess Shirley Beard Landry Christofferson Karen Coe Lila Hughes Jason Jenks Sarah Krueger Katie Larson Brianna McDonald Nanette Nelson Pam Nord Raymond Phillips Rich orvilson Phil Abbess, Chairman pabbess@wac.net Rose Mitchell, Chairman Elect rose_bowl_@yahoo.com Rick Page, Vice Chairman rickp@officelease.com Courtney Meyer, Treasurer courtneyameyer@outlook.com Jason Hamilton, Secretary jasonh@richmondpr.com Doug Seto, Immediate Past Chairman dougseto@comcast.net Verne Benedict Gregg Blodgett Dail Bodziony David Carlson Grace Chien Kimberlee Connell Julie Cook Miles Craigwell Maria Finlayson Brian Hayden John Hoverson Duane King Nick King Michael Kirkham Jeff Lounsberry Shawn McWashington Lisa Noji Amy Pieper John Platt Jennifer Porto Jill Scheuermann Chris Sheeks Bettina Stix Liz Wilson Tom Wolfe Roger Wylie Forrest Aldrich Tom Anderson William Burg Tom Campbell Amy Esary Tracy Garrett Peter Goldsmith Mark Harriman Jeff Hogan Tom Kenney Andrew Naugle Robin Sahnow Richard Small Robert Wallace Amy Pieper, Chair Adam Volkman, Vice Chair James Williams, Immediate Past Chair The promise of spring Every year as the season turns to spring, I get the sense that our city and our club awaken with a commitment to what becomes a beautiful Seattle summer—with picture-perfect sunrises and sunsets, lake days, and plenty of memories to carry with us. Spring has had extra importance for me since graduating college and becoming an accountant who specializes in taxes. Aer April 15, I leave long days at the office behind and spend my newfound time striving to enjoy everything Seattle has to offer. Each year, the WAC ritual that parallels the arrival of longer days and warmer weather is our budgeting and planning process. e work by the executive team and member leaders over the winter comes full circle. In March, the Board of Governors approved the updated Five-Year Strategic Plan. e 2019–2020 Operating Plan & Budget, which will cover the Club's 90th year, will be presented to the Board for approval in May. As part of the planning process, your leadership team and the respective departments strive not only to keep the Club current but also forward-looking and innovative. Replacing fitness equipment, upgrading dining spaces, remodeling hotel rooms, bolstering member leadership … all of this and much more is an integral part of the planning process. In addition to the planning that happens at the executive level, the Program Board is full of individuals who spend every year developing and putting on events for members and their guests. Many of the members volunteering on the Program Board's event-planning committees are just starting their leadership experience at the Club, and you can join them (see page 31). No matter how you and your family celebrate the warmer weather and longer days, I encourage you to see how the WAC can take you somewhere you haven't been before. All the best! Phil Abbess Chairman of the Board of Governors pabbess@wac.net