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President’s Post■heart friend. Thank you, Terry-mon, for all you do, and myevery good wish to you for the next many many years ofyour life adventure.—Kiran Rana, Hunter HouseLeft to right: Lisa Krebs Magno, Terry Nathan, his commemorativeclock, and its presenter, Jonathan Kirsch.♦♦many BEAs. Your smiling face and accommodating naturealways made those events better. Congratulations on sucha successful career helping publishers succeed!—JerryMarino, former IBPA board memberTerry may be the most unpretentious, unadulterated, genuineperson I know. That magnificent, welcoming grin heflashes isn’t counterfeit; he truly likes every person he meets.Over my years on the IBPA board I’ve come to admire andrespect him. The unpredictability of the book industry andthe volatility of the economy have presented IBPA withchallenge after challenge, and Terry has soldiered through,never faltering in his support for the independent publisheror his belief in the organization. I’m proud to know him,proud to think of him as a friend, and I wish him warmbreezes and Godspeed in his next 20 years with IBPA.—Steve Mettee, The Write Thought, IBPA Board ChairTerry had the unenviable task of stepping into the shoes ofhis mother, Jan, who was a sort of force of nature, like a hurricane.(How I still miss her!) Terry knew he would have tofind his own way of running IBPA, and he did have somevery important strengths his mother lacked: organization,patience, an easygoing temperament. He has made the mostof these virtues and found ways to delegate the hurricanepart.—Curt Matthews, CEO, Independent Publishers Group♦ When Terry joined Jan and me in Frankfurt, oh, about 50years ago, we quickly became friends. I found in him a greatmix of worker, worrier, and warrior, a person of great integrityand loyalty who was also willing to play. When Jan leftus, Terry provided a personal and professional continuityat PMA/IBPA for me and many others. With maturity andsensitivity he held something together, something shining.That shining is there whenever I see him, or talk to him, oreven think about him. A special person, and an enduring♦♦♦I’ve been working for and with Terry Nathan for almost14 years now. During year one, someone asked me, “Howdo you like working with Terry?” Without hesitation Isaid, “If Terry Nathan was running for office, I would votefor him.” The person looked surprised and said that wasquite a testimonial. Obviously they didn’t know him well.Anyone who has worked with or been around Terry forany amount of time would agree to that and more. He isorganized and empathetic, diligent and diplomatic, andone of the most genuinely nice people you’ll ever meet.It has been my absolute privilege to have him not just asmy boss, but also as my family and my friend. If that sameperson asked me today how I like working with TerryNathan, I’d say, “If Terry Nathan ran for office, I’d run hiscampaign!”—Lisa Krebs Magno, IBPATerry does things that many people in business are unableto do. He is effective at leading while being collaborative,and he is direct while being personable. I have yet tomeet someone who knows Terry but doesn’t like him. Iconsider him a good friend and feel IBPA is in very goodhands. What he does is not easy, but he does it well andalways with good humor. Congrats to him on his 20th.—Mark Suchomel, President, IPGIt has been a pleasure and a privilege to work by Terry’sside for the past 10 years—first as a board member andnow as part of the IBPA staff. His sense of humor, compassion,and devotion to IBPA and all its members areboundless. I’m honored to be his co-worker, but moreimportant, I’m honored to be his friend.A member, Sally Grablick, wrote to Terry recently, and Ihave her permission to share her words with you. Morethan anything I could say, I think her message expresseshow we all feel about Terry Nathan. She wrote: “I justwant to say thank you again for contacting me on Tuesday.I know you went above and beyond to arrange formy badge, and this is to affirm my sincere appreciationfor your efforts. In a world where others are largely consumedwith themselves, it is indeed refreshing to meetsomeone like you—who did not hesitate to lend a helpinghand.”—Florrie Kichler, President, IBPA ■Follow Florrie and IBPA on Twitter at twitter.com/ibpa, and on IBPA’s blog at ibpablog.wordpress.com. Join Independent Book Publishers Association–IBPA group on LinkedIn(linkedin.com).Visit the IBPA website at www.ibpa-online.org | 5