As we move into this New Year it is important to look back at our successes during the past year. Our most important success is that we continued to fulfill our Epiphany House mission by serving 48 women and 24 children, making a difference in their lives. To do this, we assembled a well-qualified staff and have worked hard to provide the training, resources, policies, procedures and facilities necessary to ensure their continued success. We are committed to continually improving our ability to serve effectively.

There are also changes that have occurred, and one big change for our Board of Trustees has been that the Executive Board of officers, and in particular, Madolyn Smith, our Board President over the last two plus years, have completed their terms in office after guiding us all through some significant changes during their tenure. In succeeding Madolyn as president, I can only marvel at how much she has personally done and how much she has given of herself. On behalf of the entire Board, our Executive Director and staff, our volunteers, our benefactors and all of the women and children we have served during this time, as well as those we will continue to serve going forward, I wish to express a heartfelt thanks to Madolyn. It has been a pleasure working with her and while I have learned a great deal from her, I am personally grateful that she will remain as a member of the Board.

I would also like to take this opportunity to introduce some new faces to the Board of Trustees. Four new members who joined the board this year are: Mr. James Barlow of Amboy Bank; Ms. Robin Elliot -Preston, Acute Health Care Systems; Mr. Jay Hamill, Attorney at Law; and Ms. Joyce Rudolph who brings to us a background in corporate human resources.

I know I speak for every member of the Board when I say that we are all committed to the mission of Epiphany House and to the goals we have developed as part of our Strategic Planning Process initiated by the Board last year. To do this, we need and ask for your continued support and dedication as well as your prayers. Thank you in advance for your commitment to Epiphany House and to the women and children we serve.

Sincerely and Gratefully,

Arthur P. Ryan III
Board President