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PRESIDENT-ELECT'S MESSAGE
(CONTINUED) TCAFS 2022
quarantine was being released and I could see people beaming with anticipation of PRESIDENT
some normality for the future. MESSAGES
Whatever the new normal will be, I recognize the young professionals will be ready
to take the baton. Texas is the land of the extremes, always has been. The new gen-
eration of fisheries professionals is learning to adapt to drought and floods, wildfires
and hurricanes, freezes and heatwaves, pandemics and politics. And to think, all I
had to learn was Latin names and statistics!
As I noted in my work with fisheries, diverse populations are stronger and more
adept to handle change. Equally, a diverse chapter membership will help us tackle
the problems of the future, whatever they may be. It's important to stimulate our
young professionals to keep fisheries relevant and proactive. Membership kindles
old and new relationships alike and facilitates networking that can lead to career-
long partnerships.
I sincerely hope we can not only maintain but increase participation and diversity of
our younger membership. It is one of my overarching goals as president-elect. In the
next short months, I'll be reaching out to folks with a call for volunteers. There is
work to do now to ensure a successful Texas Chapter, and I for one intend to main-
tain this post-COVID energy and leverage the hard work of the chapter members
into 2023 and beyond. If you would like to join me in planning the next meeting,
feel encouraged to reach out via email at Christopher.Mace@tpwd.texas.gov. More-
over, if you have ideas you'd like to share that could stimulate and support a diverse
student membership, please consider volunteering on one of the many important
behind-the-scenes teams. More information about the officers may be found at
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