On Saturday, January 23rd I attended the Northeast Region Development Conference in Green Bay. First of all, I would like to thank all of the participants for attending--I hope you got a lot of insight out of the "Ask an Alumni" Session, as well as the competition itself. I look forward to continue to work with all of you throughout the year, and hope to see many of you at the State Conference. Although I wasn't able to attend the entire conference, it was great to see so many enthusiastic and passionate students. A special thanks to Mae J Laatsch, Nick Bretl, Alumni, Judges, WMMA Advisors, State Officers, and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College for all of their support during the conference. I hope to see many of you at the Western Region Conference on February 13th at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire!

Please feel free to e-mail me with comments/critiques about the NE Conference, as well as any questions about upcoming conferences.

Emily