Dr. James Long

Foundation of the Pierre Fauchard Academy
From the Desk of the President, Dr. James Long

Dear Fellows,

Your Board of Trustees had a very productive mid-year meeting in Chicago last June. The main item of busi-ness was to interview candidates for the Executive Director position. After three very good interviews, the Board elected to offer the job to Mrs. Laura Fleming Doyle, Certified Association Executive (CAE), of Hern-don, Virginia, who has subsequently accepted the job. Laura will begin work on August 1, 2009, with Dr. David Campbell, our Interim Executive Director. Dr. Campbell has worked hard and diligently for your Foundation as Interim Director. His help has been invaluable to me and words cannot express my thanks. Laura, we look forward to working with you in the years to come,

Up until now our Executive Director has always been a Board member. Last year your Board of Trustees voted to go "outside the box," so to speak, with its search for someone with Foundation and fundraising expe-rience. Mrs. Doyle is a very outgoing and energetic person; in fact, she challenged the Board regarding our participation in fund raising before we even hired her. This year should be an exciting one for the Foundation, which has exhibited tremendous teamwork on the part of its members.

Foundation Trustees and Officers. (L-R) President Jim Long, past President David Campbell, Larry Barrett, William Kort, James Englander, Gary Lowder, Howard Mark

In closing I would like to thank all of you Fellows who have responded financially to Dr. Larry Barrett's fundraising letter with a record-breaking response. This is very heart-warming to your Board to know you care enough to share with others less fortunate than we are.

Take care - I look forward to seeing you in Hawaii and introducing Laura to all of you.

Sincerely,

Jim