Dear SITE Midwest Friends and Chapter Members,

​One word comes to mind as I think about the past two years and the curve balls we have all experienced together--gratitude.  I want to take a moment to thank Lindsay Adams (past president) for excelling as our leader, for her dedication and support in achieving our goals through engaging and memorable experiences throughout the Midwest.  Thanks are also due to the wonderful board members and committee members that served last year. To our most amazing members who continue to support our chapter through sponsorship and participation in our SITE Global community, thank you for spreading your love.  We continue to experience so many moments of gratitude and as a community, we have accomplished many success stories.

I am extremely honored and proud to lead SITE Midwest as your President and bring together an amazing group of strong industry leaders to represent the 2023 Board of Directors. SITE Midwest proudly supports meeting industry professionals in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Ohio.

Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek hosted our board inauguration in January and I am excited to preview what we will be planning throughout the year. It was a personal goal of mine to keep our members close to home and host our SITE Midwest Forum domestically this summer. I am thrilled to announce that our host hotel will be the Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch! Save the date: June 18-21, 2023 and anticipate seeing so many of you! We look forward to sharing experiences, collaborating, and growing SITE Midwest community through education, networking, and membership.  I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone this year and try something new.  SITE has offered me so many positive opportunities in my career and launched relationships with some of the best friends I truly cherish every day.  Find the time, volunteer, do something that will reach new heights.

Cheers to a wonderful year 2023.  I am profoundly grateful for all of you.

Rachel Carey, CITP

2023 SITE Midwest President

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