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New Challenges
I’m sure everyone remembers the movie The Matrix. You probably also remember the scene where Morpheus asks Neo if he wants to take the red pill or the blue pill. Almost 19 years ago I was Neo and I chose the red pill. For me that pill was Verizon. Back then it was WorldCom (We…
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My First PASS Board Meeting
Let me start off with a disclaimer that these thoughts on the January PASS board meeting are my own as I do not speak on behalf of PASS. I have been on the PASS Board of Directors for about 4 months now and we had our first in person board meeting in late January. You…
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Thank You Community
All I can say is, “Wow…Thank you!”. I won a seat on the PASS Board of Directors and it’s very surreal. I am beyond excited, but not for what happened. I’m excited and energized for what is to come. PASS is young and our industry is in constant flux so I know there are some…
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Lessons Learned
In an effort to be transparent, as I promised I would in my campaign, I want to explain my actions regarding the email sent out through the PASS Virtual Chapter. As part of my campaign, I reached out to my personal network and asked folks if they would be willing to send out a note…
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PASS Election Questions Answered 2
Today I am going to continue with my PASS Election Questions and Answers series. Here is where you can find the rest of the series and my campaign landing page. Election Landing Page My Board Qualities PASS Election Questions Answered Question 1 If elected, what would prompt you to step down before the end of…
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PASS Election Questions Answered
As we continue through the campaign period for this year’s PASS Board of Directors Election (Voting opens tomorrow morning), I want to continue to show our community members the type of board member I would be by asking myself some questions. You can find my first questions post here. I also want our members to…
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PASS Election Changes
The 2014 NomCom made some changes to how the election process works and it’s something you need to pay attention to. It was posted on the PASS blog, but not really advertised that much so I want to highlight those changes and their importance. I served on the NomCom in 2013 and we knew changes…
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My Board Qualities
I’m going to hopefully show examples of some qualities I have that will benefit me if chosen as a board member. I’m going to do that by pretending you folks asked me some questions. Here we go! Here are the other posts in the series. Election Landing Page This Post PASS Election Questions Answered…
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PASS Summit 2014 Day 2 Keynote Live Blog
We are back in the keynote room with Adam Jorgensen talking to us about the financial state and health of the PASS organization. It’s currently very healthy with over $1 Million in reserve. Thomas LaRock is back and thanking those folks who are rolling off the PASS board and have dedicated so much time and…
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PASS Summit 2014 Day 1 Keynote Live Blog
This morning I will be live blogging the PASS Summit 2014 Day 1 keynote so those at home can follow one. Thomas LaRock hits the stage and welcomes everyone to the Summit. He thanks Microsoft as the makers of the best data platform on the planet along with all the volunteers and leaders in this…