A nominating committee was held at the May 2014 annual member meeting in Austin, Texas. The members nominated Carlos Bell for President-Elect unopposed.  In accordance with ACPE bylaws, a national ballot was conducted electronically this past September. Carlos said, "I would like to thank ACPE for selecting me as President-Elect. I feel the support by your election. We are at a critical time and I would appreciate your continued input as we negotiate the present and future challenges and opportunities before us."

Carlos will become ACPE President-Elect effective January 1, 2015. To begin his orientation, he will attend the board meeting in Atlanta in November as an observer.

The national ACPE leadership - Board, Accreditation Commission, Certification Commission, Professional Ethics Commission, Standards Committee, etc - will be meeting in Decatur, GA, November 15-19, 2014. Meetings will be held at the Marriott Courtyard and the national office.  Visit the ACPE website for more details. 

The 2014 (#34) issue of Reflective Practice, Formation and Supervision in Ministry is now online. Some of the articles may have enhanced your summer reading, and perhaps you assigned a couple to your students in supervision to read as well.  And-it's all free! That's the Good News!

The Bad News, as you will readily surmise, is:  How in the world do you manage: to pay the bills for such things as:  editing, mailings, printing, etc? Well, it is not easy, as we essentially depend on:  ACPE components, such as the national office, regions (North Central, Pacific), and training centers;  related pcc groups (AAPC, ATFE, NACC, etc.), library subscriptions, and colleagues such as you.  Many supervisors, for example, purchase copies of RP (which is a bargain at $25) for their students in supervisory education, as a part of their readiness consult, or their certification as a supervisor in training, as well as for their CPE library.

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