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P R E S I D E N T T OM G R E G O R YPRESIDENT’SMESSAGEIt is my honor and privilege to humbly serve as the President of I.P.C.S.A. beginning December 1, 2012. Iwould like to extend gratitude and appreciation to David Beery who served as our President and providedsuperb leadership to I.P.C.S.A over the last two years. Dave, like many before him, was faced with numerouschallenges throughout his term as President, with his leadership, and the dynamic Executive Board; I believethe goals he set were accomplished for the betterment of our organization. Thank you Dave Beery it was apleasure having you by my side on the Executive Board as our President.I wish to first introduce myself; I am merely a probation officer who wants to make a difference. I haveworked for the Vermilion County Probation Department for the past 16 years. Currently I am the Director ofProbation and Court Services for Vermilion County and have been in this role for the past 6 years. I haveserved on the I.P.C.S.A. Executive Board for the past 4 years as Regional Representative and the PresidentElect. I look forward to serving the Association as its President for the next 2 years.I am truly passionate about having a voice in our profession, and my belief is heavily invested through ourlegislative involvement. We set the standard for organizations and send a message further than anyone can doalone. With our legislative team on our side we cannot go wrong. A strong voice in Springfield for probationis crucial to work towards restoration of funding and the growth of our profession.My goals for the year ahead will be nothing less than my predecessors; that is to meet the needs of theorganization. We must continue to recruit new members in an effort to sustain the organization. I welcomeyou to join our efforts of preserving I.P.C.S.A.; we want to continue to provide mentoring, training andpreparing individuals to be successors in their departments.I look forward to meeting with you at the I.P.C.S.A. Spring Conference to be held Grizzley Jack’s Grand BearResort in Utica, IL from April 23-26, 2013.“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” Steve PrefontaineThomas M. GregoryPresident I.P.C.S.A.2