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Hello LLC! <span style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">I'm writing to let you know that I will be leaving my position at TCC, as well as librarianship and higher ed. I know that this may be a shock to many of you. Believe me, the decision was not an easy one!
Over the 7 years that I've been in the WA system, I have been blessed with wonderful colleagues. Honestly, it took me a while to warm up to the system. I came from Oregon where community colleges operate very autonomously - every college for themselves! At
first, I was a little confused by the system here in WA and the purpose of this group. But obviously, that's changed over the years. I've come to really value LLC. You serve to support each other in so many ways, and I think being in a system together only
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<div dir="auto" style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">My decision to leave is, well, personal. I've devoted many years to libraries and higher education. While difficult to leave this path, life is short, and I find myself looking for a new challenge in life and
a new kind of path. I'll also be moving north with my partner and starting a new life together. So, it's this "life" vortex, I guess you could say, and it's just the right time for me to step away, especially since the job of Dean over the library/elearning
at TCC was posted very recently. Transition is in the air!</div>
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<div style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">My last day at TCC is March 25. I'll be working closely with the LLC executive board on planning for the remainder of this academic year and how to approach filling the past chair role next year, in which I would have
served. We will be communicating out to you more about this soon.</div>
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<div style="margin:0px; font-size:12pt">Thank you for teaching me how to be a better colleague and how to be a better colleague in a 'system.' I've learned a lot from you, and I've made many friends in this group. I appreciate you and wish you the very best
in the future!</div>
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