Dear TMA Alliance Friends-
Thank you for the honor of electing me to serve as the TMAA President for 2023-2024. My theme for this year is Hearts for Health | Creating Meaningful Connections Through Friendship and Philanthropy.
We began implementing this theme at the 2023 Convention in Knoxville where members had time to connect and socialize at the Welcome Reception & Dinner and support our Philanthropic Fund through the Raise-the-Paddle event on Thursday evening. On Friday, I was honored to be installed by AMAA President, Jacqueline Nguyen, followed by the first meeting with my new Board of Directors, an experienced team I look forward to working with in the upcoming year.
Following Convention, I attended the AMAA Annual Meeting in Nashville, where TMAA co-sponsored the Welcome Reception and several of our Tennessee alliance members served on the annual meeting event council. Extra-special thanks go out to Jo Terry (Chair) and Amanda Baron (Co-Chair) for their amazing work planning and coordinating the details of the annual meeting. Congratulations to WUJ who received the Physician Family Day Award for their “Physician Family Day in the Park” project. Watch for further information about the 2024 AMAA Annual meeting, slated to be held again in Nashville!
TMAA work will continue over the summer as we plan for 2023 Update and 2024 Convention, send renewal letters to our AIMs, communicate through the Volunteer Voice, track legislative efforts, and support health promotions in our communities. In addition, we will be working to create a new website and membership app for TMAA using the Wild Apricot platform. It is my hope that through our work, we can build meaningful connections between alliance members from across our state.
Cynthia Gash
TMAA President 2023-2024
