Message From the President

Dear Members, Officers, Trustees, and Committee Chairs,

Greetings!! It is with great excitement that I post my President's Page message on our newly-redesigned website, courtesy of our very talented webmaster, Mr. Alan Jechort. He has been working diligently to update our site to make it not only more up-to-date, but user-friendly, and with better connectivity between our activities at the constituent level, and those of our national association, ADHA. You will also notice our branding is in line with our national association and its fellow constituents. We are proud to be updating our logo as well. You will also find that it will be easier to find component and statewide continuing education activities, meetings postings, and job opportunities. Everything has been streamlined and we will have our very own Public Relations Council Chair and MnDHA member, Ms. Paige Christiansen, to monitor website postings and make updates in a timely manner. It is a vast improvement to our previous site, and I hope you enjoy all of the resources that will now be at your fingertips! Please don't hesitate to contact myself, or Ms. Christiansen, should you have any questions or concerns about what is posted on our website.

I would like to mention a few upcoming activities that I hope you will attend as valuable members of our association. Please contact the following individuals should you have any questions:

Ms. Paige Christiansen, Public Relations Council Chair, paigechristiansen@gmail.com

Ms. Laura Schmitz, Member Services Council Chair, mndha.members@gmail.com

Mr. Alan Jechort, Webmaster, ajechort_14@yahoo.com

• Hu-Friedy Continuing Education course, details sent to members via e-mail, September 10, 2011, 9 a.m.-12 noon
• The first-ever MnDHA sponsored Oral Cancer Awareness Walk, held in conjunction with the Oral Cancer Foundation, details sent to members via Constant Contact e-mail, October 22, 2011, at Lake Harriet, 7:30 a.m. registration time; please contact Laura Schmitz at the e-mail provided above with questions or to volunteer for this worthwhile event
• MnDHA Annual Session and House of Delegates, November 5, 2011, to be held at Lake Superior College, Duluth, MN; we welcome members, prospective members, and student members

Remember, we welcome you to any event and strongly encourage you to bring non-members who may be interested in membership in our association. As I heard many times at the ADHA Annual Session in Nashville this year, we are "better together".

Very best regards,
Michelle L. Sensat, RDH, MS
MnDHA President
msensat@msn.com