When reflecting on what this step in the journey of my professional career means and what my goals for the upcoming year would be, I found it hard to place all of the emotion and ideas into words. I first must express my gratitude for God’s grace and mercy over my life and His direction because without that alone I would never be standing here before you today. The next point of appreciation has to be for the greatest and most amazing husband a girl could ever ask for. He has been my constant supporter, encourager, and the one that keeps me driven toward doing my best or making something good into something great! My 4 year old son and soon to be daughter have given me the greatest joy and most incredible life lessons learned. I could never imagine my life without any of them. Finally, there is not one person that has stood here or any place of greatness that did not owe in some part their experience to mentors, leaders, and those that guided them along their path. Brett, Andy, and Laura- and many others, there are truly no words to express to you what footprints that you have left on my life and on my heart. My debt of gratitude for you will only be repaid for the many lives that I pray God allows me to touch in my path now and for the future.

 For the upcoming year as your LSRT President, I took a while to look back to the greatness of this organization and to the necessary future that it MUST possess to maintain its viability and legacy that this amazing organization is known for. Two weeks ago I spent 6 days at the National ASRT House of Delegates Meeting and Educational Symposium. What an amazing experience! I don’t have to tell you that healthcare is changing, but what I did bring back is the following three things:

• the sense of urgency to educate others here and throughout the state of the changes that we are currently experiencing and those that are in our own back yard,
• the need to advocate for participation in necessary legislative changes that will affect my profession and yours and our patient’s quality of care in imaging sciences and Radiation Therapy;
• and the drive to become the progressive change agent that this society will need to move things forward to sustainability and a member–focused vision that will encourage participation, to gather together, and to set Imaging Technologist and Radiation Therapist in the state of Louisiana a part from those that work to water down or degrade our profession or those that are actively trying to invade on our standards of excellence.

 This seems like a lot to do in just one year, but with such an amazing team of Elected and Appointed Board Members and LSRT members throughout the state there is no doubt in my mind and heart this next year will be filled with hard work, persistence, and positive results toward the future of LSRT that we all need.

 Thank you for your support.

Jaclyn Verret Peters, MSRS, ARRT RT (R)

LSRT President 2014-2015

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