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AreaXVIII Presidents

Meeting Dates2013-2014

August 17- 8:30 am Billy

Reeds Resturant- Palm Springs

October 26

Jan/Feb TBD

March 22 Founders Day

May 17

We have much to celebrate--

our first successful Area XVIII

Founders Day last April and

the beginning of our 5th year as

Area XVIII. As your new area

director, I am excited to be at

your service for the

2013-2015

Biennium. With the

theme- Set Our

GPS to Excellence

- our Chi State

leadership (see page

3) is challenging us

to focus on what works best for

our chapters. CHI State

President Judy Kearns, in her

blog, writes our key focus is

membership.

At our first Presidents meeting

on Sat., Aug. 17 at 8:30 AM.,

Billy Reeds Resturant --be sure

to bring your Presidents packet

that you received via email. If

you have a lap-top bring the

packet already

loaded.

Dee Simpson, ChiState Membership

Committee, and Janet

Benavidez, Chi State

Awards Chair, will

make presentations about their

respective Chi Sate

Committees.

At your service,

Christine Fuller, EdDchistateareaxviii@gmail.com

Website: http://

zGreetingszAND WELCOME TO AREAXVIII

V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E I A U G U S T 2 0 1 3AREAXVIII

D E L T A K A P P A G A M M A S O C I E T Y I N T E R N A T I O N A L

Vision Statement: Leading women educators impacting education worldwide.

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personalgrowth of women educators and excellence in education.

Area XVIII Newsletter Editor- Christine Fuller chistateareaxviii@gmail.com

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F O C U S O N A R E A X V I I IAs Delta Ka a Gamma members, we seek to im rove the rofessional and ersonal growth of women

educators and excellence in

education. Present day

technology enables us to stay

in touch and reach out to a

large audience. Our new

Area website (http://

chistateareaxviii.weebly.com

has an interactive calendar

with both Area XVIII

chapter and Chi State

meetings dates. Check it out!

The website used Weebly, a

free web-design program

promoted by both Chi State

and DKG International. The

nextWeebly trainingwill

be on October 26 in Costa

Mesa. This is a great

opportunity for chapters to

develop web-design skills.

For the more artistic --

the Chi State Education

Center Management

Committee is in the process

of locating the next group of

artists who would like to

display their artwork at the

Chi State Education Center.

Interested members need to

contact Mary Lou Willett

louwill@comcast.net prior to

October 1, 2013.

And of course, our yearly

Chi State Convention

provides us with many

opportunities for growth-- be

sure to mark your calendars

now- May 2-4, 2014 in

Santa Clara.

AREAXVIII

CHAPTERSDELTAMUCo-Presidents- Debbie Knight

Carol HallinonETAEPSILON President- Diane LaChapppa

GAMMATHETA Co-Presidents- Janna Duffy

Gwen SchlangeIOTATHETA Co-Presidents- Diane Pittman

Sharon Sanchez

THETAEPSILON Co-Presidents- Lisa Bohan

Karen Dorn

THETAZETA Co-Presidents- Cathy Seeger

Beth Anne Thornhill

Important Dates toRemember

October 1

Member Artwork applicationOctober 15

Member Dues Incentive

November 1

Convention Member Mall application

Intersession application

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CHI STATE UPDATESSET OUT GPS TO EXCELLENCE

2013-2015 CHI STATE

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President- July Kearns1st Vice Pres.- Julie Drysdale2nd Vic Pres. Janis BarrExec. Sec.- Sue NoyesRec. Sec.- Sharri Le PageCorres. Sec.- Daphne CagleTreasurer- Marylu MesaParliamentarian- KathyOLearyPast Pres.- Sandy Rushing

CHI STATE

COMMITTEES

Society Business

Finance

Financial Development

Leadership Development

Membership/Expansion/Necrology

Nominations Education Center

Management

Communications/Marketing

Bylaw

Society Mission &

Purpose

Educational Excellence/Program

Legislative Law/ Policy

Awards & Recognition

Global Awareness

Early Career Educators

Music/ Arts Scholarship

AREAXVIIIBOARD MEMBERS

Area DirectorChristine Fuller, EdD

chistateareaxviii@gmail.comSecretary

Diane LaChappadlach4@hotmail.com

TreasurerLouise Zaki

Louisezake3@verizon.net

Programs

Janna Duffyjduffy@hemetusd.k12.ca.us

LegislativeMary Rust

maryflies@roadrunner.com

MembershipDr. Kris Drake

kkdrake@earthlink.netPast Area Directors

Janet BenavidezJaCaBen@aol.com

Dr. Kris Drakekkdrake@earthlink.net

Newsletter Editor

Christine Fuller, EdDArea XVIII Director

chistateareaxviii@gmail.com

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A P a r a b l e o n L e a d e r s h i pby Michael Josephson

A student assigned to write an essay about an effective leader wrote this story:

Ive been taking a bus to school for years. Most passengers keep to themselves

and no one ever talks to anyone else.

About a year ago, an elderly man got on the bus and said loudly to the driver,

Good morning! Most people looked up, annoyed, and the bus driver just grunted.

The next day the man got on at the same stop and again he said loudly, Good

morning! to the driver. Another grunt. By the fifth day, the driver relented and

greeted the man with a semi-cheerful Good morning! The man announced, My

name is Benny, and asked the driver, Whats yours? The driver said his name wasRalph.

That was the first time any of us heard the drivers name and soon people began

to talk to each other and say hello to Ralph and Benny. Soon Benny extended his

cheerful Good morning! to the whole bus. Within a few days his Good morning!

was returned by a whole bunch of Good mornings and the entire bus seemed to

be friendlier. People got to know each other.

If a leader is someone who makes something happen, Benny was our leader infriendliness.

A month ago, Benny didnt get on the bus and we havent seen him since.Everyone began to ask about Benny and lots of people said he may have died. Noone knew what to do and the bus got awful quiet again.

So last week, I started to act like Benny and say, Good morning! to everyoneand they cheered up again. I guess Im the leader now. I hope Benny comes backto see what he started.

http://whatwillmatter.com/2013/07/commentary-765-2-a-parable-about-leadership/