Announcement of a brand new president of The Vitiligo Society – The Vitiligo Society
To all members, volunteers and supporters of the Society,
I’m writing to you right now to share some information of adjustments throughout the management of The Vitiligo Society.
It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I notify you that I retired as president and trustee of the society at our most up-to-date assembly of the Board of Charities.. I’ve devoted the final 5 years of my life to executing a imaginative and prescient for Society that realizes its full potential, with a pointy deal with positively impacting the lives of many individuals dwelling with vitiligo and their households. I’m extraordinarily happy with the unconventional transformation that has been achieved, and intensely grateful to the Trustees, workers, and volunteers who labored tirelessly to deliver the imaginative and prescient to life. As a small charity, the adjustments we enacted meant that regardless of the turmoil of the previous 2 years attributable to the pandemic, we have now not solely survived, however have begun to thrive.
My choice to retire was not straightforward, however I really feel like now’s the fitting time to maneuver on to new pastures. The foundations have been laid and we proceed to extend and diversify our sources of revenue to have the ability to put money into new initiatives, packages and initiatives to assist vitiligo. We have now had a cloth improve in volunteers and a Board of Trustees of extremely skilled and empathetic people that continues to develop.
As for my successor, I’m actually delighted to announce that John Dunster was voted unanimously by the Board as the brand new President of The Vitiligo Society. John is a passionate advocate for enhancing the lives of individuals dwelling with vitiligo, and could not be happier handy him over the reins. John has had vitiligo for over 15 years and have become a Trustee in June 2019. He has introduced a wealth of enterprise expertise to our charity and has performed a key function in modernizing the Society since becoming a member of. He will be reached at [email protected]. John takes over as president instantly and can hear from him quickly.
I additionally depart you within the terribly succesful palms of our rising board of volunteer trustees and charity director, Abbie Hurrell. Abbie has been instrumental in bringing the aforementioned imaginative and prescient of the Society to life and in furthering our mission. She has galvanized the Society since she joined in January of this yr, and I’m very excited to see the charity go from energy to energy as I transfer away from my management function. You may contact Abbie straight at [email protected].
I wish to thanks all for persevering with to assist the Society, it has been a pleasure serving all of our followers and members. Even when I’m not President, I’ll proceed to be your associate as a member of the Society and I look ahead to interacting with you on our on-line platforms and at future occasions.
