Thursday, September 14, 2023
Hello!Thank you for electing me as your President for the 2023-2024 term. It will be my honor to serve! When Gary Patrick persuaded me to join CSI, he encouraged me to join a committee stating this would be the best member benefit. I joined the Membership committee, and the rest is history.Boy, was he right; I have made so many friends, both personal and professional, who have guided me along the way. I encourage everyone to volunteer and receive that same benefit!“The CSI-MSP chapter is a network of dedicated building professionals striving to ensure construction projects are delivered with industry accepted standards, specifications, and materials.” This purpose statement developed in our strategic planning is a reminder that CSI is a great home for all in the construction industry, and I am proud to be a part of it!Over the next year we have a few items we will need help with from our membership:
The National convention is coming to the Twin Cities October 4th -6th. Please check your inbox from Institute for registration. There will be lots of educational opportunities available!Over the course of the last few years, we undertook a deeper look into our chapter and developed strategic initiatives. We found areas needing improvement, but with our limited volunteer capacity we will tackle a few at a time.First, we must balance the budget. Last year’s signing of the affiliation agreement with Institute left us with shortfalls from previous years. Thanks to our sponsors and a handful of cost cutting methods we are addressing these issues, but financially, additional volunteers help us most right now so we do not have to outsource as much to Jaffe Management.Secondly, we need to strengthen our numbers in the committees, especially in the programs committee. Educational programs are a key offering to our membership!Third, we need to enhance benefits to each one of membership classes, hence why we restarted the specifiers breakfast. We welcome all suggestions for improving benefits. This is something we will be working on over the course of the year.I would also like to thank all our volunteers for their time! Your service is invaluable and much appreciated.I look forward to serving you while also helping expand the CSI forum for research and education to all our partners. Please do not hesitate to reach out should you have any questions.Thanks for your time!
Pat Oneal, CSI
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