Did you know that there are 143 days until Christmas? Have you started shopping for gifts? I haven’t but plans are starting to take shape for December.

December 2022 I was diagnosed with Stage 0 breast cancer. I didn’t know there was such a thing as Stage 0 and I certainly didn’t want cancer to be part of my journey.

When I started working at Armstrong McGuire, I was asked to submit a professional bio and answer a few questions for our website. I made the connection recently that, at the time, I noted my favorite vacation spot was New Bern, NC.

My father was raised on a farm. While he has never been a professional farmer, farming, working the land, and producing something of value is in his DNA. What he was not born with is patience!

I am beyond excited about my upcoming retirement in the year 2043. In fact, according to my current calculations, I now have 20 years, 5 months, 3 hours, and a few seconds on the clock before I can go fishing every day.

In the field of geographic information systems (GIS) mapping, there is a term for verifying data and images collected at a high, macro level. The term is Ground Truth.

As many people in the nonprofits world know, making friends and maintaining relationships is important for a number of reasons. Having connections and networking is essential in talent acquisition as well.

As I sat down to write this week’s blog post, I realized the topic I had in mind was one I’ve already written about – the challenges of being a nonprofit executive director or CEO.

Back in college, I occasionally found my way to a friendly poker night with a few buddies.