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Chapter President’s Message – May 2008
Dana K. Worthington, ASLA
To my fellow Florida Chapter members,
It is important that we thank Richard Rome for his service to our organization, most
recently as our President. He has given untold hours of his personal time to this
Chapter over the course of many, many years. We wish him well with his health now and long into the future.
Thank you, not only for voting for me last Spring, but also for your most recent phone
calls and emails of encouragement and support. I did not expect to step into the Presidency until October, but am able and willing to take on the challenge early as your
Executive Committee has asked me to do.
I would like to take this opportunity to remind you of three initiatives that I put forth while running for office and encourage you to help me see them through to completion.
Initiative: Lead the effort to engage each and every one of our members to give
just four hours of their time each year. That?s only one hour per quarter, towards
a Florida Chapter/section event, activity or initiative.
Update: Not only do we need members to volunteer locally (contact your Section
Chair), but also at the State level. If you are interested in being appointed to one
of the following committees, please let me know. Your help and input is needed!
- Membership Development, Public Relations, Sponsorship, Leadership
Development, Strategic Planning, Emerging Professionals and HALS
(Historic American Landscapes Survey)
Initiative: Lead the development of and fund-raising for an educational brochure
that will encourage membership through information on licensure, sign & seal
legislation, the Board of Landscape Architects, the FLACCE (Friends of
Landscape Architecture Committee of Continuous Existence) and the Florida
Chapter ASLA.
Update: This effort is in need of a small group of volunteers. Please let me know
if you are interested.
Initiative: Lead the drive to research the number of municipalities that currently
require a Landscape Architect to sign & seal; enlist volunteers to petition
additional municipalities with the goal of a 10% increase per year until we have
100% compliance.
Update: Thanks to Pam King, FAMU MLA student, who is researching this topic
for the Florida Chapter. Soon we will ask for volunteers to petition their
municipalities.
In April, I travelled to Tallahassee to participate in the recognition of National Landscape
Architecture Month. Representative Chris Dorworth (R), District 34 (portions of Orange
and Seminole Counties), brought a Resolution to the House floor for us and, that same
day, Shawn Kalbli, your Tallahassee Section Chair, organized a Landscape Architecture
display in the entry of the Capitol. Many members of the Section were at the display
throughout the day greeting legislators and educating them about Landscape
Architecture.
The first week of May I will travel to Washington, D.C. along with Jeff Caster, your Trustee, and Sue
Fern, your Association Manager, to represent you at the National ASLA Chapter
Presidents Council and Board of Trustee meetings. Jeff and I will update you on this
trip in the June NewsLine.
Lastly, our Annual Conference & Expo is quickly approaching. The Conference
Committee, led by Mary Bates and Michael Kidde, is working tirelessly to plan an
excellent conference for you. I hope you take advantage of their efforts and look
forward to seeing you July 31 - August 2, 2008 in Jacksonville.
Sincerely,
Dana K. Worthington, RLA, ASLA
President, Florida Chapter ASLA
president@flasla.org
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