Dear Friends, Interim Meeting of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is charged with several key tasks on behalf of our faith community. One of them is the appointment of our General Secretary, the chief administrator of our yearly meeting. Last year, after learning of Arthur Larrabee's intention to retire, Interim Meeting discerned and approved the job description for the General Secretary and approved the formation of a General Secretary Search Committee. Since then we have received ongoing status reports from the Search Committee as it has conducted its work. I am delighted to announce that on Saturday, April 12, 2014 Interim Meeting prayerfully received a recommendation from the Search Committee and approved, with joy, the appointment of Christie Duncan-Tessmer to become our new General Secretary starting August 25, 2014. Christie currently serves as Associate Secretary for Program and Religious Life for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and is well known throughout our faith community. Please join me in congratulating Christie and join us at Annual Sessions in July, where we will formally welcome Christie to her new role.
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