President's Message

By Joyce Doakes Smith, CPM
Joyce.Smith@opm.ok.gov

It has been a year to remember!

It passed quickly and left me needing more. More time to work on some of the ideas and plans I brought to this office. More time to communicate with members, officers, and committees. More time to promote the “wonderfulness” of certified public managers serving their societies throughout this nation.

But I have no more time. In the words of Langston Hughes, I am about to “lie down in the shadows.”

I promised accountability and efficiency. The Board has been open and transparent in our communications and actions. We have been fiscally responsible and stayed within our budget. Treasurer Reva Tisdale has shared financial and tax opinions with the Academy and the Societies. We implemented the suggestion from last year of adding a parliamentarian to the House of Delegates. This allowed us to perform more efficiently and cover a lot of business effectively.

We have provided proclamations to graduates of state certified public manager programs in Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

Board members were invited to and attended Society conferences and participated in the programs for New Hampshire, Texas and Washington. I was a guest for the Nebraska CPM Program graduation and was privileged to be a part of their program.

We held a town hall meeting with the Florida Society, believed to be a first, and it greatly helped with membership reporting.

Society presidents were recognized for their service with a lapel pin provided at no cost to the Academy.

We worked well with the Consortium. Our Academy voice was heard and our input was valued...read more>

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