Cheers to 100 Years

This is my last column as the Chair of the Council Operations Committee, and it has been an immense pleasure to serve in this role. Together we have worked on an initiative I launched at the beginning of my tenure in July 2022. An initiative to take up the mantle personally and recruit new members to join us in the work and mission of the AHA; an initiative called “Each One, Reach One”. While my role as Chair of COC ends, the initiative will continue until the end of 2024 so I would like to take this opportunity to challenge you once again to do your part and try to recruit at least one new professional member. As we celebrate the centennial year of the AHA, I cannot think of a better way to commemorate the organization’s purpose than to bring others in on the life-changing goals. I invite you to watch this video as an example of how you can reach those in your sphere of influence by “sharing your why” to motivate them to join.

In closing, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you who help make this organization a pillar of innovation and a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, for 100 years and beyond. It has been my honor.