| Dear COA Members,
It is my pleasure to share the May edition of Frontline. I look forward to seeing many of you next week in Phoenix (Glendale), Arizona for the 55th USPHS Scientific & Training Symposium. The Assistant Secretary for Health, Surgeon General, Deputy Surgeon General, and the Director of Commissioned Corps Headquarters, will be onboard to provide updates and briefs. If you have not yet registered, please visit www.phscof.org/symposium. There’s still time!
Annual COA All Member Business Meeting
The annual COA Business Meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24th at 12:00 noon. At this meeting you will hear parting remarks by COA’s Board of Directors Chair, CDR Kelly Valente, share the excitement as your fellow officers and Local Branches receive COA awards, and meet the new members of the Board of Directors. We will also be announcing the location of the 2023 Symposium along with other exciting updates.
COA Call for Committee Members open now!
We know you have great ideas and much to contribute, so we hope you will consider channeling your energy and enthusiasm by serving on a COA Committee. Opportunities are available to serve on the Legislative Affairs, Awards, Retiree, Constitution & Bylaws, and Outreach Committee, Local Branch, and Communication & PR Committees. If you are currently serving on a COA committee you will need to reapply for the 2022-2023 term which begins July 1st, 2022. Apply at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VPR8Z2L
Payroll Deduction Forms
COA emailed and mailed payroll/retirement deduction authorization forms to those members who pay their dues through their paycheck or retired pay. A new form is required due to a small increase in annual dues beginning July 1. If you have not returned the form, please do so at your earliest convenience. Please check your spam/junk folders. Often, COA’s email end up there. Thank you in advance for your prompt response.
The next edition of Frontline will be a combined June/July issue. Until then! |
