Hello PBL members,
My name is Chris Pings and I’m going to be your state executive vice president for the 2010-2011 membership year. I am a senior in Accounting at the University of Arizona. I’m looking forward to another year on the state officer team with a new set of minds and new plan of action.  As your executive vice president I will be helping the president as well as my fellow VP’s to accomplish their agendas, programs, and goals for the coming year. As well, I will be maintaining record of state meetings. Along with assisting the other state officers in their goals, I hope to focus on increasing involvement in the southern region of the state, build stronger ties state wide with FBLA, and continue to build on the positive public image of the program not only at the local level but also the state level. We have a whole heck of a lot of FBLA interest in the state and these goals, as well as those of the other state officers, will begin pulling more effectively from this pool.   I am also looking forward to another March of Dimes Week during the coming year which will not only be a great opportunity for them, but also a chance for all of the chapters to pull together as a state for a good cause. As I wrap up, I would like to say congrats to those who went to Nashville. I hope you showed them how we do it in AZ!! At anytime if you have comments or questions regarding state chapter issues or local chapter issues feel free to email me at cpings@gmail.com. Also, make sure that if you aren’t already a fan of Arizona PBL Facebook page that you join! We will be posting various articles, professional tips, state updates, and other things along the way. I recently posted one on salary negotiation. Enjoy your summer and I will see you in the Fall!