New ABANA Central Office Coming in March 2011

ABANA Central Office Moving to Tennessee

January 30, 2011 Effective 1 March 2011 ABANA is terminating the Central Office services currently being provided by Diane Walden, WH&L Associates, LLC and will obtain these services from JoAnn Bentley of Jonesborough, Tennessee. Diane and her team at WH&L will continue to operate the ABANA Central office until the last week of Feburary 2011. On February 21, the ABANA Central office will be closed for the move to Tennessee, where it will reopen for business on March 7, 2011. During the period from 21 Feburary until 7 March, 2011 the central office will be closed to effect the move. Please plan accordingly. We'd like to thank Diane and her team for the services they have provided for ABANA of the last two and 1/2 years Sincerely, Bill Clemens ABANA Secretary
Central Office Contact Information
Until February 21, 2011	On/After March 7, 2011
ABANA Central Office 15754 Widewater Drive, Dumfries, VA 22025-1212 Phone: 703-680-1632 Fax: 703-680-6222 Email: abana@abana.org	ABANA Central Office 259 Muddy Fork Road Jonesborough, TN 37659 Phone: (423) 913-1022 Fax: (423) 913-1023 Email: abana@abana.org
Meet our new Central Office Administrator *JoAnn F Bentley* comes to this position with a strong background in business administration, including a Business Administration Degree from James Madison University and 30 years of service as Executive in the U. S. Department of Education. JoAnn has also owned and operated a 501(c)3 Educational Non-Profit involved in blacksmithing demonstrations in Pennsylvania as well as a retail Blacksmith Shoppe in Tennessee selling items made by numerous blacksmiths including Dan Boone and Doug Merkel. She has been a hobby blacksmith for ten years and has taken several blacksmith classes at John C. Campbell's Folk Art School. She is a member of several ABANA Affiliates, where she has assisted with their regional event registrations and has published several articles in their newsletters. JoAnn currently lives in Jonesborough, Tennessee with her husband, ABANA Board Member, Lance Davis. JoAnn looks forward to assisting ABANA with it's mission of preserving and promoting the art and craft of blacksmithing; making a commitment to provide excellent service, honesty and integrity in the performance of her duties as the ABANA Central Office Adminstrator.