Sharon Hutcheson Virginia Community College System 101 N.14th Street, 15th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 Telephone: 804-819-4910   Fax: 804-819-4761 Email: shutcheson@vccs.edu

Last year the VCCA celebrated its first 25 years. This year it is a new season, a time when we look to the future, for new growth; new enthusiasm; an awakening; a chance to refresh and renew our mind and spirit. Some may say that each of us is like a ripple within the river of the world. Together we are like a wave that washes on shore. The VCCA members, each a ripple, will come together as a wave at the 2008 Annual Convention, Turning Ripples into Waves! Be a part of that wave.

Despite the difficult budgetary times experienced across the Commonwealth and at our colleges, I urge you to come to Virginia Beach in October to be renewed and refreshed. Together we are an amazing force moving like a wave that carves a channel into rock. At the 2008 VCCA Annual Convention, you will join other VCCA members in a wave of renewal and professional development, and gain new perspectives and new practices. Be a part of that energy, Turning Ripples into Waves!

The VCCA Convention will be at the beautiful Founders Inn and Spa, located at 5641 Indian River Road in Virginia Beach. With free parking, the Founders Inn and Spa also offers the finest accommodations and has a reputation as being one of the best Virginia Beach resorts. It is centrally located with the Virginia Beach oceanfront, the nightlife of Norfolk and the historical triangle of Williamsburg all nearby. http://foundersinn.com/

Dr. Harriette Arrington, storyteller extraordinaire, will be our opening speaker. Her presentation at last year’s convention was excellent and she has agreed to get us started on a positive note this year. From Paul D. Camp Community College, Dr. Arrington will enlighten, motivate and entertain you.

Following a day filled with extraordinary concurrent sessions, the VCCA will present the 2008 Showcase and Excellence in Communications awards on Friday afternoon. Join us as we salute these outstanding individuals who have been selected by their colleagues to receive these awards.

Donna Tyson will be our entertaining banquet speaker Friday night. Residing in South Carolina, she is an author and renowned motivational speaker. Her Riding the Crest presentation compares the cycles of our professional and personal lives to that of a wave’s natural cycle. She will motivate you with her unique, enthusiastic and dynamic style.

On Saturday, we conclude with the award-winning Richmond columnist and author of How to Work Like a CAT (Willow Creek Press, 2006), Karen Wormald. A successful entrepreneur, she left Corporate America in 2002 and has put her feline strategies into practice by launching Kew Publications.

Make your plans now. Submit that travel request. Send in your registration. Make your hotel reservations. Grab your sunglasses and sunscreen. Join us at the Founders Inn and Spa on October 2-4, 2008 for the 26th Annual VCCA Convention!

Catch the wave with the VCCA as we TURN RIPPLES INTO WAVES.

Sharon Hutcheson, VCCA President

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