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sure working with you during your first year as Executive Director. Your humor, new ideas, and dedication to taking WASBO to the next level has added a new dynamic to our board meetings and will continue to impact WASBO positively. I look forward to seeing WASBO grow under your leadership. Board members, you have been some of the greatest human beings I have ever worked with. Your level of professionalism, comradery, and dedication to doing the right thing for WASBO is amazing. Kent, thank you for your leadership as past president. You set a great example with your calm and thoughtful leadership. Stelly, I’m looking forward to seeing you take on the president’s role, and I know that you will do the position justice and you will do good for WASBO. Your theme of “Building the Future Together” is perfect for the work ahead of us. Colleagues at DeForest, thank you for being patient with me while I was away at WASBO events and board meetings. You are also a great group to work with, and I am able to do my job better because of the leadership qualities you all bring to DeForest. Finally, thank you to the WASBO members as a whole for entrusting me with our wonderful organization. Your service and dedication to our organization is what makes WASBO the best professional school organization in the state and one of the best of ASBO. It was an absolute honor to serve as the 2019-20 WASBO President. Sincerely, Kathy Davis-Phillips Building their future Your students deserve the best. The best teachers. The best programs. The best facilities. Hoffman will help you create the best learning environment for your students to thrive and grow. Your students deserve first-rate facilities. You deserve a partner ready to make that happen. Visit us at hoffman.net June 2020 • Taking Care of Business • WASBO.com 5