Farewell and Thank You for an Amazing Five Years of Service

Dear CSRHA Members and Friends:

I am writing to share with you I have accepted a position at the University of California, San Francisco as the Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations beginning August 1, 2006. The past five years working for California State Rural Health Association have been the most exciting, challenging and rewarding of my career. I feel blessed to have met so many wonderful people and traveled to the most beautiful communities in the country right here in our own state.

I feel very good about the work we have done together through CSRHA, and hope we will have the opportunity to work together again. I will serve at CSRHA through the end of July, assisting the Board of Directors with the transition and search for a new executive director. Once I have contact information for my new position I will share it with you through the CSRHA board and staff. You may also reach me after August 1, 2006 at: lauri7bon@aol.com or (415) 290-5872.

CSRHA will continue to offer its programs and service to the membership as planned. An update of activities can be viewed on the CSRHA web site’s calendar at www.csrha.org. The Board of Directors has begun its search for a new executive director and will be conducting interviews on August 30, 2006. Paty Gonzalez, CSRHA's education and communications manager will serve as interim executive director after my departure. You may contact her at pgonzalez@csrha.org if you need assistance. You may also contact Speranza Avram, CSRHA’s president at speranza@nsrhn.org.

Best wishes for continued success and the promotion of rural health in California.

Lauri Medeiros
Executive Director
lmedeiros@csrha.org

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