Amy MarshMessage From the President

I am really excited to begin my year as President of our Oklahoma chapter of HFMA. We have a great chapter because our past presidents and officers have worked hard to continuously strive to improve our chapter. We are benefiting from their hard work and great ideas. I plan, during my year as President, to continue to work toward the goals they have established for quality education programs, increased certification of our members, and growth in our membership.

If I were to have a theme for my year as President, it would be “Get Involved”. As with most of our past Presidents, I started volunteering because someone asked me if I would like to get more involved. I started with being a member of our Social Committee, which was a lot of fun.  continued my involvement, first as a Board member, then as an officer. 

I have found that the benefits you get from volunteering in our chapter greatly increase the value of your HFMA membership. Through my involvement, I have made some great contacts in the healthcare industry that I can call with questions as the need arises. I have enhanced my leadership skills, become more comfortable speaking in front of groups, and developed skills to help me work better in a team environment.  I have also made some really great friends!

At the mini Leadership Training Conference we held May 29, the group of volunteers attending came up with some really great ideas for the upcoming year. If you did not attend, you missed a great opportunity to get involved in our chapter. You also missed a lot of fun! Our next mini Leadership Training Conference (LTC) will be held in November during the Oklahoma Hospital Association annual meeting. I encourage you to make plans now to attend. I challenge each of you this year to get more involved.

If you would like to volunteer, but don’t know where to start, talk to me or one of the officers in the chapter. Here are a few suggestions:

• Join a committee                                                            
• Attend the November mini LTC                                       
• Share your experience by making a presentation
• Write an article for the newsletter
• Get certified

We have some great members who have stepped up to volunteer. What we really need tomake our chapter great is You! I encourage you to attend our summer meeting July 30th and 31st at the Renaissance Hotel inTulsa. We have some outstanding educational topics lined up for you, great networkingopportunities,
and a lot of fun!

Amy Marsh

President OHFMA 2009-2010