I chose my position, because I really enjoyed being Historian last
year, but it just didn't feel like enough for me. I wanted something
more. I wanted to feel like I was able to interactive with people at a
much higher level.  I wanted to be a better leader.  One of the things
that inspired me the most was when I went to my first regional
conference in Atlanta in February of 2006. I was surrounded by
people who were much more successful than me and much more
intelligent than me.  There were a number of workshops that I
attended while I was in Atlanta and they were all very educational.
Some helped me to better prepare for the GRE (or at least know what to expect) and some helped me know, on a much deeper level, what it took to be a great leader.  I was in awe and it was almost a bit depressing at first... until I realized that I could be in that same position!  From that day, I wanted to be at that top and to know what it felt like to have that kind of power and to be able to use it in a positive way.

    I expect great things for Golden Key this year!  I expect to maintain our Gold Status, but I also expect people to be able to make connections in our organizations.  Not only do I expect these "connections," but I hope that people will be able to further form friendships from these very connections.  I hope that Golden Key will be a place for people to turn when
there may not be anyone else there.  I hope that Golden Key will be an outlet for people to share there thoughts, feelings, and concerns about anything.  As busy as people are, I hope that they understand that any event they can make it to means involvement.  I never want anyone to feel as if they cannot show up for an event or social because they didn't show up for a meeting or some other event that they simply could not make it to.  We welcome everyone to be involved as much as their schedule permits!