PRESIDENT'S CORNER

by Kate Weaver, Oakland County

Note: all articles in this issue were drafted by their authors in July 2022.

Kate Weaver

Thank you to all who attended our annual meeting on June 3, 2022. We had our elections and your new Board has begun their journey in supporting RAM for next twoyears. Each Board member has numerous goals for this great organization and will work hard towards achieving those goals. Those goals include increasing participation with the membership, migrating the listserv to a Google Group, getting our new website up and running, getting our meetings and conference back in person, increasing information and participation for Juvenile Referees, becoming an SCAO-approved legal-education provider, and MORE. We will work tirelessly in these efforts. Please join us; you do not have to be on the Board to contribute!
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Let me introduce you to the RAM 2022-2024 Board. Each member brings key experience, network, and leadership that is critical to ensuring our organization remains at the forefront of information, guidance, training, and expertise, as is required in our important work. Their service to this organization is so appreciated.

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• PRESIDENT
  Kate Weaver works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2015. She is co-chair of the Conference Committee and formerly chair of the Law and Court Rules Committee.
  
  
• VICE PRESIDENT
  Janet Mendez works in Ingham County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM Board since 2017. She served as the Secretary since 2017.
  
  
• TREASURER
  Amanda Kole works in Macomb County as a Domestic Referee. She is a former RAM President and is dedicated to the Board. She is our long-standing Treasurer and chair of the Finance Committee.
  
  
• SECRETARY 
  Melissa Sytsma works in Cass County as a Domestic Referee. She has been on the RAM board since 2019. She is a newly elected Secretary and an Assistant Editor of the Referees Quarterly.
  
  
• MEMBERS AT LARGE
  Lisa Harris works in Oakland County as a Juvenile Referee. She is a newly elected Board member.
  
  Sahera Housey works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She is a Past President and co-chair of the Conference Committee.
  
  Agnes Jury works in Mason County as a Domestic Referee. She is a newly elected Board member.
  
  Michelle Letourneau-McAvoy works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee. She is a Past President and former chair of the Membership Committee.
  
  Tyler Martinez works in Oakland County as a Domestic Referee and is co-chair of the Communications Committee and Editor of the Referees Quarterly.
  
  Jenny McNeill works in Muskegon County. She serves as chair of the Law and Court Rule Committee.
  
  Lynn Perry works in Kent County as a Domestic Referee. She is a long-serving RAM Board member and serves on the Child Welfare board.
  
  Stephanie Witucki works in Wayne County as a Domestic Referee and serves as the chair of the Membership Committee.

Thank you again to those who are serving on the Board for the next two years. We are excited to get started!

Sincerely,
Kate Weaver