Pacific Northwest Chapter Annual Report 2021

submitted by Bob Tangney

Current Roster

  • Bob Tangney, Chair (2023)
  • Emily Vickers, Past Chair, Webmaster (2022)
  • Dylan Burns, Vice Chair/Chair Elect (2024)
  • Bill Blair, Secretary/Treasurer (2023)
  • Cate Gerhart, Publicity & Outreach Coordinator (2022)
  • Reed David, Newsletter Editor (2023)

List of Previous Goals and Progress Made

  • Continue PNWMLA oral history project
    • There were no new interviews done this year due to the challenges of the ongoing pandemic
  • Continue work on getting the chapter archives delivered to University of Washington
    • much of this work had to be postponed due to the pandemic

List of Future Goals

  • Continue PNWMLA oral history project
    • Strategic Plan: Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association
    • The hope is to complete an interview at the 2022 annual meeting
    • Also aiming to host interview transcripts on the PNWMLA website, as well as in the UW archives
  • Migrate PNWMLA website to Wordpress
    • Strategic Plan: Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association
  • Investigate options for future meeting formats
    • Strategic Plan: Expand Membership Opportunities at All Levels of the Association
    • The virtual meeting format has allowed more chapter members to attend who otherwise may not have been able to due to a variety of factors (e.g. time, available funding).  In reconsidering how annual meetings are conducted, there’s an opportunity to increase membership involvement and a sense of community within PNWMLA