Jami Lucas

Can you believe we just celebrated Memorial Day and are heading into summer? I am still wrapping my head around that. It has been a busy year with the launch of our new member Affinity program offering group purchasing savings,…

I am writing this with The Beatles, “Here Comes the Sun,” streaming in the background. Ironic, given the grey skies outside and slow start to Spring for so much of the country. Yet, Spring does always come with a sense…

March is such an optimistic month. (Although some may wonder this year with the extension of Winter in some parts). It offers a great opportunity to Reflect, Review, and Refocus. As I reflect on the AAOA during Women’s history month, I am…

Funny how there are so many metaphors for life in some of our day-to-day activities.  Skiing recently, I was reminded of that age old Gretzky quote, “I go to where the puck is going, not to where it’s been.”   While…

“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 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. …