As we end 2022, I hope that you are in good health and have plans to celebrate the Holidays with your family and friends. On behalf of the JASAN group, I wish you the very best Holiday Season.

Our committees have been busy making sure that we live up to our mission: to provide a network for staff alumni and to further the mission of JA USA. We have exciting news on both fronts.

Happy New Year! I hope you and your family enjoyed the Holiday season. The older I get, the more I cherish the past and enjoy the memories we are creating with our children and grandchildren. 

Our next newsletter will include detailed information concerning the Annual Meeting at the JA USA National Leadership Conference in Louisville, KY. Our meeting days are not yet set, but they will be sometime during the week of July 24, 2023.

WOW – JASAN had our Annual Meeting July 13-14 in conjunction with the JAUSA National Leadership Conference in Fort Worth, TX. Both JASAN members and JA area participants said it was the best one ever.

As you may remember, JASAN provided 75 area staff people with scholarships to attend the conference.  With our help, nearly 300 professional staff attended the conference – the most in several years! For meeting highlights, visit the website.  



I trust this newsletter will find you and your family well. As we move into our second quarter, we have several exciting things taking place for our members.

Please consider joining a committee. Your participation and expertise are vital to JASAN. You should have received a survey last week inviting your participation. You can click here to access that survey. Committee

descriptions can also be found on our website. Most committees meet monthly for about an hour via Zoom.

Big News – JA Worldwide has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize! This is an incredible honor for the entire JA network, which includes over 340 local offices in 115 countries.

Nominations may only be received from heads of state and certain elected officials, university professors in selected fields, past Nobel laureates, and a few other notable individuals.

Welcome to spring! Spring means that our annual meeting is not too far in the future! I hope you will join us in Fort Worth, Texas for our Annual Meeting at the JAUSA National Leadership Conference from Wednesday, July 13 through Friday, July 15.

This will be a very special meeting as we will meet the 75 JASAN scholarship recipients at breakfast on Thursday morning!