Congratuations Susan Lind :
An Industry Legend Retires !
Nearly 25 years ago - literally in my first hour of my first day as Executive Director at AAMDsomebody told me “ you have to call Susan Lind , she knows everything and everyone ."
I did , and they were right ! Susan had so much knowledge about the Association and industry , and most keenly she knew how to gather people and recruit new members . She was monumentally important to AAMD then and has been for several decades .
In that time , Susan won the Paul Novenshansky Award ( 2010 ), Jack Shapiro Tribute Award ( 2011 ), and was in the inaugural class of the AAMD Hall of Fame ( 2014 ). While these awards are well deserved for so many reasons - Susan was a worldclass ambassador for AAMD . She constantly engaged with new members to help them feel comfortable and confident grow their business .
Susan most likely served on every single committee and served in so many leadership roles on the AAMD Board of Directors including the
Networking and Suppliers Councils . But Susan was more than a leader , she was a believer !
It ’ s hard to imagine anyone more enthusiastic about this industry and this Association than Susan . She is one of the most valuable educators at AAMD - volunteering to teach classes essential to the career development of thousands of individuals .
Susan never asked for anything in return , except the opportunity to be a part of this great association and amazing industry .
With all that said about Susan ’ s acumen of business , the association , etc . her greatest asset is her personability – Susan never failed to ask me how I was doing and genuinely took interest in our staff , their families and their lives .
She is one of a kind and we ’ re so proud of her accomplishments and wish her the best as she moves onto retirement . Thank You Susan !
Mark T . Williams AAMD Executive Vice President