NASBP would like to introduce our new Administrative Coordinator, Michele Thomas, who is the first point of contact for calls to the NASBP office. Thomas is filling the position that had been held by Charnita Lee, who has been promoted to Manager of Professional Development.

Thomas comes to NASBP with almost 20 years of experience in administrative roles for various organizations, including National Public Radio and Digestive Disease Week–a week-long annual conference jointly sponsored by several associations and attracting more than 15,000 participants. Most recently, Thomas worked for FederalConference.com, a for-profit company that offers professional conference planning services and delivers turn-key conferences for government and corporate clients.

Thomas will be responsible for maintaining and coordinating continuing education (CE) credits for all NASBP Surety Schools, workshops, and CE sessions held at the NASBP Annual and Regional meetings. She also will assist with all administrative functions of NASBP meetings.

Lee has worked for NASBP for 24 years, serving in a variety of roles in nearly every department. In her new role, Lee is in charge of working with the NASBP Virtual Seminar Editorial Board to coordinate all NASBP Virtual Seminars, identify and schedule presenters, secure descriptions and speaker bios, create marketing materials, and introduce and manage the live seminars. Lee also is helping facilitate coordination of NASBP Surety Schools and recently attended the Summer Session of the NASBP Surety School held in San Diego. Lee is filling the position held previously by Cathrine Nelson, who retired in April.

Take a moment to welcome Thomas on board and to congratulate Lee on her new role at NASBP. Thomas can be reached at mthomas@nasbp.org or (202) 464-1171. Lee can be reached at clee@nasbp.org or (202) 464-1174.