THE WAELA WIRE: Information and Updates from the WAELA Board of Directors

January 2022

THE WAELA WIRE

Information and Updates from the WAELA Board of Directors

WAELA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

We would like to thank everyone who attended the WAELA Virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) held December 14, 2021.

At the meeting 2021 President Jim Brown highlighted WAELA’s continuing accomplishments in the areas of virtual educational programming, website and information development, organizational financial stability and involvement in legislative advocacy at the state and federal levels. Jim also expressed gratitude to the Officers, Directors, Executive Director, staff, and members who worked to create a successful year for WAELA in 2021.

CONGRATULATIONS VAL OHLSTROM!

WAELA 2021 MEMBER OF THE YEAR

At the meeting we announced that WAELA members selected VAL OHLSTROM as the WAELA 2021 Member of the Year. Her past and continuing contributions to WAELA are appreciated!

At the AGM we voted on the WAELA officers and directors for 2022. We are happy to welcome the continuing and new members to the Board.

Officers:

Joshua Pops: President
Jim Brown: Immediate Past President
Bryana Cross Bean: Vice President/President Elect
Karen Webber: Secretary
Jerrica Pierson Seeger: Treasurer

Directors:

Elected for a continuing term:

Newly elected:

WAELA ANNUAL BOARD PLANNING MEETING

Each year the WAELA Officers and Board meet the last Friday in January to review the previous year and make plans for the upcoming year. This year the planning meeting will be held virtually on January 28, 2022.

PLEASE PROVIDE US WITH YOUR IDEAS AND COMMENTS SO THAT WE CAN PLAN A YEAR THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND YOUR PRACTICE. Contact Carissa Linnane or Joshua Pops with your input.

WAELA WEBSITE

Updated by Steve King, Committee Chair

Now that the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act (RCW Chapter 11.130) has come into effect, I wanted to remind everyone of the presentation Mark Vohr gave at the Fall 2020 CLE “Notice Provisions for Guardianships/Conservatorships/OPA.”

The paper from this presentation is available in the Member Resources section of the WAELA website: https://waela.org/cle-written-materials/

To access the Member Resources section of the site, you will need to set up your member profile.

To Set Up Your Profile:

Go to WAELA.org.
Click on the Member Login link at the top of the page.
Click on the register button on the Login page. You will then receive an email with your password (your default login ID is your email).

2022 UNPROGRAM - SAVE THE DATE!

The 2022 Unprogram will be held April 22-24 at Campbell’s Resort in Chelan, Washington. We hope you will join us! We will, of course, closely follow any issues with the COVID-19 virus and pivot to a virtual platform if necessary.

SHORTLY YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL SURVEY ASKING YOU TO PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE COVID PROTOCOLS FOR THIS MEETING.

YOUR RESPONSE TO THIS SURVEY IS APPRECIATED AND WILL HELP US PROVIDE A SAFE AND COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT AT THIS EVENT.

PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING A WAELA COMMITTEE

WAELA is YOUR organization and its goal is to provide you with the events, activities and resources that support you in serving your clients. Please take a look at the list of committees at the end of this newsletter and consider joining the one that aligns with your interests and expertise; this is a limited time commitment that will allow WAELA to continue and expand its work. You may also receive a personal invitation to join from a committee chair!

As we start the New Year, we hope you are safe and healthy and your practice is thriving. We hold out hope for and will work toward a better year, moving past the challenges we have all faced. Please contact WAELA if we can be of assistance to you.