We are pleased to introduce the 2012-2013  Board of Directors. for the APT New York Metro Chapter.  Thanks to all those who have stepped up to offer your expertise and help make this a banner year. Our officers include:

President - Juanita Davies 

 Vice President- Kathleen Murphy

Treasurer - Kathleen Murphy

Treasurer-Elect - Dianna Samuelson  

Website Co-Director Mark Applewhite  

Website Co-Director Sandy Fischman

Marketing Director - Tanya Straker 

 Education Director - Len Gomberg  

 Events  Co-Director- Bruce Cohen

 Events Co-Director - Iris Jacobs

Events Co-Director - Harry Dellane 

 Communication Director - Len Gomberg

Membership Director - Malachy Vance 
 Newsletter Director - Juanita Davies

Thanks to the entire 2011-2012 Board team for their contributions over this past year, including outgoing President Tanya Straker, Kathleen Murphy, Len Gomberg,  Cynthia Sefton, Sandy Fischman, Iris Jacobs, Bruce Cohen, Mark Applewhite, Dana Trobe and Juanita Davies.  A special thanks to Camille Rinato who chaired the Nominations Committee and to our other past presidents: Tanya Straker, Pamela Judd, Jane Maloney and Shoya Zichy for their ongoing support. 

Rosie O'Grady's hosted the APT New York Metro Chapter's transitional social event Monday, June 11 in what has become an annual commemoration of the changing of the guard between Chapter Boards. Three past Chapter presidents and the incoming president participated, along with 20 other Chapter members and guests, in making this social a highly successful and energetic gathering.

Juanita Davies, the incoming president, is enthusiastic about the upcoming year. "I am looking forward to an exceptional year for the APT New York Metro Chapter. Our Board of Directors is working as a team to reach out to the community and to put together a wide-ranging and appealing slate of events for the coming year. Our chapter is made up of a group of diverse and talented members. We've received inquiries from folks who want to join and from people who want to become more involved. Working together, we will continue to maintain our presence as a vital part of the APT community."

Tanya Straker, the outgoing president, felt the Rosie O'Grady social was remarkable and looks forward to more such activities. "I've been to three of the Rosie O'Grady social events, and I felt this one was the best in terms of energy, camaraderie and the ease of socializing I observed. I found this event enjoyable as well because it gave me the opportunity to meet and get to know current and potential Chapter members whom I would not have the chance to converse with at a formal Chapter event. I see social events such as these as a great forum to influence attendees who are not members to consider joining."

Camille Rinato, who held the reins as president prior to Tanya, will move to Zurich, Switzerland very shortly to join her husband. Thus, this social was her last Chapter event before the move, and her contributions to the Chapter will be sorely missed. All four presidents got involved in meeting the attendees and handing out door prizes.

Attendees came from varying professional backgrounds and Types. Most attendees did identify themselves by Type, and it was noteworthy that there were four INFJs at the social, as INFJ is the rarest of Types, comprising only 1-3% of the population. 1   There were also three self-identified ESFJs at Rosie O'Grady, the only people there with an "S" in their Type. ESFJs make up 13% of the population, second behind ISTJs and ISFJs at 14% each. 2      

Two MTA employees were among the attendees, along with government and hospital employees and consultants. Also attending was founding Chapter president and famous author, Shoya Zichy, whose third book on her Color Q personality system will be published shortly.

1  CAPT-Center for Applications of Psychological Type: 

http://www.capt.org/mbti-assessment/estimated-frequencies.htm 

Retrieved 2012-06-20.

2  Ibid.