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| Message from the President |
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2009 VA-ASLA President’s Message from Nancy Rodrique, LA Dear Virginia Chapter ASLA Members, I would like to thank you for allowing me the opportunity to serve as your President for the next two years. We have several new members on the Executive Committee that I would like to welcome and several returning members that are to be applauded for all their hard work. The current "economic downturn" that has been the focus of our nation has had a devastating impact on our profession in the last year. Although the prediction for the future is good, the market turn around for design professions usually lags behind the construction industry. Now more than ever we need to take advantage of this time to forge new relationships with other landscape architects and strengthen our ties to related professions. We need to share our knowledge and look at ways of increasing our flexibility for the future. We need to look for opportunities as a profession to take the lead in the political arena and to vocalize our opinion on new initiatives such as CLEAN TEA, Complete Streets, Safe Routes to Schools, Transportation Enhancement funding, and funding for NPS to administer and manage the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). The passing of licensure to replace certification in Virginia is reason for celebration but will bring with it the responsibility of maintaining continuing education credits. The Virginia Chapter is going to strive to meet the following initiatives this upcoming year to better serve you as members:
I welcome your feedback and thoughts on ways that VA ASLA can better support you. I am looking forward to meeting each one of you and working with you to make our organization stronger. There will be great opportunities and accomplishments in the upcoming year as we work together. Thanks, Nancy Rodrique |
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