Page 5 - NCISS Your Advocate December 2019

From the Vice Presidents…

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– Wes Bearden, 1 Vice President

Another year is upon us. NCISS has lots in store for 2020. As planned, we will be spending much
needed time with our state association members. Please come to visit us in South Carolina and
Arizona to participate in our annual and mid-term board meeting. If you come, I promise you will learn
something new, meet someone new and build relationships to last a lifetime.

We are excited to push a number of legislative outreach programs to our members and to our supporting associations.
Programs such as the advocate, list serve, legislative advisory board, hit the hill events and legislative monitoring are the
value of your hard-earned membership dollars. NCISS is always looking for volunteers. If you have an interest in
participating in NCISS, please reach out to me or another officer. We want you to be part of the team that advances all
of our collective interests. Thanks, and see you in South Carolina!

– Lisa Turley, 3 Vice President
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As 2019 is coming to a close NCISS has been busy preparing for the upcoming Legislative Roundtable
Conference Call on December 11, 2019, noon EST. This call is the last one for 2019 but a great
opportunity for state association ACTIVE members to learn from other state associations about active
legislative issues facing our profession. If you need more information, please reach out ASAP to get
the details.

In communications with Regional Directors around the country we are learning about professional concerns and matters
as it relates to ways NCISS can offer support when needed, refer needs to best resources, and find the best way to
organize the information in to useful ways so we can quickly communicate call to action (i.e. current Colorado legislative
issue). We are excited about the relationship-building opportunities with state associations and the great team building
is infectious. As we consider other ways NCISS can assist state associations and individual members of obtaining greater
engagement and involvement in the association and communicating to legislators the importance of our profession and
requirements necessary to effectively execute our duties and responsibilities to our clients, stay tuned to 2020! It’s
going to be a great year to be a member. Renew today!! Stay safe, healthy and wise!