“They needed expertise on the water, and that was my role. They took a lot of what they saw on the water and wanted to incorporate that into the room.”
“We went out on the Harris chain. They got some wildlife ideas, photos of turtles and birds and we were lucky enough to catch a fish. Neither one of them caught one, but I have invited them to go fishing with me later on, hopefully, on a pleasure trip.”
“We want our staff to be externally focused, to be out in the communities, educating, building relationships with the constituents we serve, not in an office answering phones. We can do it better in a centralized manner.”
“A physical office does not correlate to programs and services. We have many regions in our community where we provide thousands of dollars of services without an office.”