Presidents message February 2020                                                                                       

It is a unique coincidence that USSD is embarking on an update to our strategic plan in 2020 because the first step in conducting strategic planning requires 20/20 Vision, i.e. clarify your vision and set a clear direction.  Last summer the USSD Board of Directors (Board) determined the timing was right to update the Strategic Plan which was rolled out in the summer of 2014.  Great strides were made by the previous Board to create a vision for our Society. The current Board has updated our vision of the future and revised our mission statement to describe what we do, how we do it and who we do it for.

We began with a member survey last fall to develop an inventory of interests and what our members care about. The inventory was used to define the strategic domains where we will dedicate resources to reach our vision of a vibrant and valuable future. A number of strategic objectives were developed and prioritized for each domain to describe what we will do to achieve success.

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