President's Report
Date: November 2002

I would like use this Report to say "thank you" to a number of people. First, I want to thank all of you who have paid your dues in a timely manner. We have collected almost exactly the amount that we expected to receive. We can now focus our attention on providing you services and programs without worrying about whether we have the funds.

Second, our most recent social event, the happy hour for Law School Dean Heidi Hurd, was quite a success. We could not have provided such a nice event without the help of Pam Burnside and Betty Jang. I also want to thank our co-sponsor, the East Central Illinois Women's Attorney's Association. I am confident that our December 19 Holiday Dinner Dance will be an equal success (Please return the enclosed form).

Third, I want to thank CCBA members who came to our Retreat last month. It was a great opportunity to talk about issues that we never seem to have time to discuss. Throughout the coming months, the Board may take action on some of the ideas that were discussed. These include having semi-monthly lunch talks on topics of interest, speaking at local schools, etc. (See attached notes). If we follow up on any of the Retreat ideas, I would appreciate if you would volunteer your time.

Finally, I want to welcome Roger Holland to the Board of Governors. Roger replaces outgoing Board Member Bill McGrath who has accepted employment out of county. I want to personally thank Bill for the years of service that he has provided to the CCBA and to the Board in particular. It is sometimes difficult to recruit officers, particularly secretary and treasurer. For a period of time while on the Board, Bill held both positions. His energy and commitment will be missed.

As always, I am open to suggestions as to what the CCBA can do to help our members and the community. Feel free to contact me at any time. If you are interested in attending our next meeting, it will be Dec. 4 at noon at Beckett and Webber.

RANDALL ROSENBAUM
PRESIDENT