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When Marsha Shuler was asked to fill a secretarial term around eight years ago ... well, "the rest is history."
Marsha was secretary for a full two-year term, then second vice president, onto first vice president, and then we had the honor to call her our NFPW president.
However, Marsha’s decision to run for president wasn’t one she even had to ponder. "I think it was always there, there wasn’t really any decision," she explained. "I wanted to contribute and keep giving back to an organization that has meant so much to me through the years."
As the newly installed president, Marsha made it her main priority to stabilize NFPW finances and keep it going into the future with an ability to gain new members and set membership goals.
One of her biggest challenges was the proposed NFPW dues increase.
There hadn’t been a substantial dues increase for a long period of time "as we were trying to keep our member’s finances in mind," Marsha noted, always keeping NFPW members a thoughtful priority.
She worked hard – really hard – even going so far as sending a massive e-mail to the entire membership to ask for feedback, then considering each reply carefully so the right decision could be made with every consideration in mind.
She worked incessantly on every challenge NFPW offered her presidency, yet was quick to give other members credit for the organization’s success because of their teamwork.
Oh, by the way, when the decision had been finally been made for a dues increase, there were only three no votes.
"It showed me how much people really appreciate NFPW," Marsha said. But it also showed NFPW members the determination of their president to keep this organization moving forward and growing.
But it wasn’t just her capable handling of the organization, President Marsha Shuler had a way of letting the personal side draw you in.
One was always met with her quick smile and encouraging words when you arrived for a meeting or a conference.
When asked after her presidency how being president of NFPW changed her life and what it taught her about people, she didn’t hesitate to answer:
Marsha once commented in her humble fashion, "It was my honor to be president."
To which we, the members of NFPW would like to reply to you Marsha, "Thank you! It was truly our honor to have you as our president."