ATRA's Employment of Lamar & Kelly is a Good Move
ATRA has distributed an announcement regarding employing the services of Lamar and Kelly Evans' Association Managment Systems (AMS). This should be a good move for ATRA. I got to know Lamar and Kelly when I was an ATRA Board Member and Officer and found them to be fine people with whom to work. The ATRA announcement follows:
We Asked, You Answered, We Listened...........
The ATRA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that a 2-year contract has been signed with Association Management Systems, Inc. (AMS). The transition of membership services will begin immediately but will take at least 60 days to complete. The ATRA Board, National Office Staff and AMS will work closely together to assure that the transition is as seamless as possible to avoid any disruption to membership services. Regular and timely updates on the transition will be forwarded to the members.
The decision to transfer membership services to an association management company was based on extensive research by the ATRA Board, recommendations from the Organizational Task Force and results from the recent SWOT Analysis performed by ATRA members. All of these sources indicate that by making this change ATRA will be in a better position to meet member needs. We Asked, You Answered, We Listened...........
The owners and managers of AMS, Lamar and Kelly Evans, are no strangers to ATRA. Those of you who are long-time ATRA members will recall that AMS managed ATRA Membership Services from 1986-2000 before ATRA operations were moved to the office in Alexandria, VA.
While ATRA operations were managed by the staff at the office in Alexandria very effectively, the ATRA Board is confident that a move back to an Association Management Company will allow the association to provide enhanced services to members in a more cost-effective manner. Members will not notice any changes in their services during the transition and will receive the personal contact that they have come to expect from the national office. In addition, services will be enhanced to include a long awaited electronic membership mall which will allow members computer access to all of their individual membership services such as conference registration, CEU information, membership renewals, and numerous other electronic services. As requested repeatedly by members, the ATRA website will be redesigned and enhanced over the coming months to make it more informative and user-friendly.
ATRA's national presence will be maintained during this transition and after it is completed. The State and Federal Public Policy issues which affect ATRA members and the profession will continue to be addressed at the state level and in Washington DC. These efforts will in no way be abandoned.
Once the transition of the national office from Alexandria, VA to AMS in Hattiesburg, MS has been completed, members will be notified. In the interim, if you have questions, please feel free to personally contact any member of the ATRA Board of Directors. See the ATRA web page for their contact information. Transitioning operations to AMS will afford ATRA the opportunity to enhance membership services and ensure that ATRA continues to represent our members, as well as promote the profession on local, state and national levels.
We Asked, You Answered, We Listened...........
The ATRA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that a 2-year contract has been signed with Association Management Systems, Inc. (AMS). The transition of membership services will begin immediately but will take at least 60 days to complete. The ATRA Board, National Office Staff and AMS will work closely together to assure that the transition is as seamless as possible to avoid any disruption to membership services. Regular and timely updates on the transition will be forwarded to the members.
The decision to transfer membership services to an association management company was based on extensive research by the ATRA Board, recommendations from the Organizational Task Force and results from the recent SWOT Analysis performed by ATRA members. All of these sources indicate that by making this change ATRA will be in a better position to meet member needs. We Asked, You Answered, We Listened...........
The owners and managers of AMS, Lamar and Kelly Evans, are no strangers to ATRA. Those of you who are long-time ATRA members will recall that AMS managed ATRA Membership Services from 1986-2000 before ATRA operations were moved to the office in Alexandria, VA.
While ATRA operations were managed by the staff at the office in Alexandria very effectively, the ATRA Board is confident that a move back to an Association Management Company will allow the association to provide enhanced services to members in a more cost-effective manner. Members will not notice any changes in their services during the transition and will receive the personal contact that they have come to expect from the national office. In addition, services will be enhanced to include a long awaited electronic membership mall which will allow members computer access to all of their individual membership services such as conference registration, CEU information, membership renewals, and numerous other electronic services. As requested repeatedly by members, the ATRA website will be redesigned and enhanced over the coming months to make it more informative and user-friendly.
ATRA's national presence will be maintained during this transition and after it is completed. The State and Federal Public Policy issues which affect ATRA members and the profession will continue to be addressed at the state level and in Washington DC. These efforts will in no way be abandoned.
Once the transition of the national office from Alexandria, VA to AMS in Hattiesburg, MS has been completed, members will be notified. In the interim, if you have questions, please feel free to personally contact any member of the ATRA Board of Directors. See the ATRA web page for their contact information. Transitioning operations to AMS will afford ATRA the opportunity to enhance membership services and ensure that ATRA continues to represent our members, as well as promote the profession on local, state and national levels.
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