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2023 Message from the President

Hello Fellow Society Members,
I am still very honored to serve as President of the North Carolina Society of Certified Public Managers. I hope we continue to work well in this era.
Last year I had five goals for the Society:
  • Increase membership while retaining existing members
  • Hold volunteer events for members to provide opportunities to network
  • Increase communication with and among members
  • Host webinars throughout the year
  • Mentorship between seasoned members & new members
I think we were able to reach 2, possibly 3 of those goals (membership, member communication, seminars). We can always do better. With our new President-Elect, I’m sure we can reach all of them, and can probably create new goals as well.

As a part of the Society’s leadership team, we have several events and goals planned for the coming year: a Lunch & Learn webinar per quarter, 2 volunteer events, the Fall Conference, increasing & retaining membership, and mentorship between seasoned & new members. We are considering other events & goals as well.

I am very appreciative of working with you and for you as Society members. As a team, please feel free to reach out to your Society Officers and Board members for ideas, information, and requests. We hope you will be willing to join (or even chair) a committee and find ways to help the Society grow positively. I look forward to continuing serving you as we embark on this journey together!

Sincerely, Kim Gillespie
2023 Officers
PRESIDENT, Kim Gillespie - NC DOT
PRESIDENT-ELECT, Wayne Randolph - NC DEQ
PAST PRESIDENT, Joel Jordan - NC OSHR
SECRETARY, Karen Morrow -  NC DOJ 
TREASURER, Debora Chance - NC DIT
2023 Board Members
Amy Chapman (Chairman) NC DEQ
Bill Bailey, Town of Boone (retired)
Danny Bell, NC DIT
Terry Bell, (retired)
Nancy Astrike, NC OSHR 
Reed Altman,  (CPM Program Director), NC OSHR
Clayton Heath, NC DOT (retired)

Thank you for your continued interest and membership.  Please let us know if you have any questions.
Working hard for something that we don't care about is called stress. Working hard for something we love is called passion.  ”
- Simon Sinek