Farewell, Amanda Stillings!
If you've ever called the FPRA State Office in Sarasota, you've probably heard -- "FPRA, this is Amanda" -- on the other end of the line. Just who is this Amanda? Why, it's Amanda Stillings!
Amanda serves as office administrator for FPRA as well as office administrator for KSC, Inc., a Sarasota-based advertising, public relations and marketing agency.
I learned today that our beloved Amanda is leaving us next week for a new job opportunity in Sarasota. As you all know, Amanda has been the glue behind FPRA these past six years… answering the phones, processing new members, processing conference registrations, preparing and mailing out annual conference packets, processing Golden Image entries… the list goes on and on and on.
I hope you will take just a moment to thank Amanda for her many contributions to our organization. She is an important part of the FPRA family and will be greatly missed.
Amanda’s last day is January 11. Her email until then is stillings@kscadvpr.com.
Visitor Comments
Say WHA-A-A-AT-T-T?!? No-o-o-o, you can't go. What the heck will we do? No one else will put up with my tardiness, special requests, whining, complaints, suggestions and neglect. I'm doomed, doomed I say.
Well, OK, if you MUST go … take me with you! J
Chris Gent's suggestion to take "a moment to thank Amanda for her many, many hours of contributions that have helped make our organization a success." doesn't begin to cover it. Saying that you are "an important part of the FPRA family and will be greatly missed" is an understatement. You are amazing, kiddo, and I'm truly sorry to see you go. In addition to expressing my appreciation for all you've done for the association, I want to thank you for all you've done to help me – and so many of our colleagues – make the most of our membership and navigate the rapids. It's been great to know you and to work with you. I hope that wherever you're going (spill!) is a wonderful opportunity and I know you will find happiness and success. I truly hope our paths cross again … and perhaps we'll even have another opportunity to work together (or for you to again save my pitiful butt on something).
I'll leave you with one last thought: "All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think, we become." (I’ve always appreciated this tagline to your emails. No matter what the issue or concern, it made me take a deep breath … before resuming my panic.) J
Drop a line every now and then.
All the best, always,
Rick
Posted by: Rick Oppenheim | January 4, 2008 05:54 AM
Thanks for all you've done, Amanda. You will be greatly missed.
Posted by: Chris Gent | January 4, 2008 06:05 AM