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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello Everyone:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I hope everyone is enjoying their wonderful holiday season. From the ATHEN leadership team, we wish each and every one of you a joyous and happy New Year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a reminder we wanted to put this prior communication at the top of your mailboxes for your consideration.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>We continue to except nominations for secretary on the ATHEN executive board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>For a general overview of the job responsibilities, please see the following web page under the heading "ARTICLE V--EXECUTIVE OFFICERS":<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><a href="http://athenpro.org/node/3" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>http://athenpro.org/node/3</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>You are welcome to nominate yourself for these positions. If you are nominating another individual, it is highly recommended that you check with that person as to their availability. The secretary role is a member of the ATHEN Executive Council and does require some participation. You would be serving in this role as secretary for one year to fill the vacancy by the resignation of the former secretary, that being RaLynn McGuire, who is now ATHEN’s vice president. We would like to thank RaLynn for her service as secretary and wish her well in her new role as vice president of ATHEN.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Please submit all nominations via email to the Board at <a href="mailto:election@athenpro.org" target="_blank">election@athenpro.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Nominations will close on Monday, January 15, 2024 at 5PM (Pacific).</span></b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Voting will become available shortly thereafter.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Thank you for your time.</span><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Jeff Bishop<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>ATHEN President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>