CEO Update, Fall 2023 -Winter 2024
“But time, keeps flowing like a river….on and on to the sea” Alan Parsons Project 1980 The Alan Parsons Project may have been on to something when they wrote a song lamenting the power of time. It seems every day…
“But time, keeps flowing like a river….on and on to the sea” Alan Parsons Project 1980 The Alan Parsons Project may have been on to something when they wrote a song lamenting the power of time. It seems every day…
By Jami Lucas, AAOA Executive Director/CEO Connecting really is a human need. People want to feel like they belong. And everyone seems to be looking for new ways to connect and feel a part of something bigger this year. To…
2020 has reminded us to be thankful. Thank You for your support through this year. We wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Sincerely,Jami Lucas, AAOA CEO/Executive Director
Chamberlain’s often-used quote about living in interesting times used to sound trite, but today it does not seem to say enough to help describe how the world has changed. There are days it seems like we are climbing up the…
by Jami Lucas, AAOA CEO/Executive Director Over 500 AAOA members were engaged, learning, and networking with each other in New Orleans. This is fabulous! Your AAOA leadership and staff team embarked on an Annual Meeting Re-Design effort for Chicago 2017. …
2019 New Orleans was an outstanding success? With over 500 participants, our AAOA members left New Orleans re-energized, re-freshed, and re-engaged. The program offered something for everyone — from cutting edge clinical content to every day how to’s for practice…
re·im·ag·ineverb reinterpret (an event, work of art, etc) imaginatively; rethink Reimagined, Reinvented, Reinvigorated….these are all fervently used terms to help define how our world and our day-to-day activities are challenging us to rethink relevancy and how to make even simple…
Having just finished our weekend effort to plan our annual meeting, like our leadership, our staff is excited about what we are offering. As Dr. Damask notes, this year celebrates a number of firsts. In addition to being our first…
In Malcolm Gladwell’s schema, innovation requires: Pure thinkers Builders Improvisers In some cases, and he cites Apple, one needs to be both creator and innovator. The AAOA spent the last several months blending the role of creator and innovator. The…