Abstract
At the semiannual meeting of the A.FA. board of directors held in Phoenix, February 1986, Nancy Winters was introduced as the newly acquired executive director for the A.FA.
Winters comes to the A.FA. with a wealth of qualifications and experience in office management, public relations, grant writing, media contacts, corporate finance, troubleshooting and other talents that can be put to excellent use in behalf of the A.FA.
She has served as an administrative manager/public relations representative for a medical corporation where, in addition to overseeing the office staff. she developed media contacts and made arrangements for speaking engagements and media appearances.
Winters spent a number of years in western Europe where she served as public relations liaison for the United States government. She publicized and promoted up to 45 special events a year for U.S. military in Europe, increasing morale and espirit de corps.
In 1983 and 1984 Winters was the executive director of Westside Food Bank, a not-for-profit organization. She reorganized the food bank and increased distribution from 80,000 lbs. to 950,000 lbs. per year. She lobbied city officials, increasing grant monies to the organization by 300% in one year. Winters earned an efficiency score of 92% from Los Angeles County based on corporation's goals versus accomplishments, culminating in a five figure grant. She also recruited volunteer help for specialized in-plant and community efforts accounting for 12,000 volunteer hours per year, saving the organization considerable labor costs.
The A. F.A. is fortunate to have Nancy Winters as its first executive director. We feel sure that the entire membership wiU wish her weU and welcome her aboard.