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#### The best advice I ever got

Don’t let yourself be limited by what’s in your job description. Associations are great places to expand your skill set and create the career you want.

#### My favorite blogs

GCSAA staff and member blogs, TED Blog

#### My three goals for 2015

​1. Continue along the path to achieving my CAE.

​2. Collaborate with a task group of chapter executives and volunteers to create a new affiliation agreement that addresses current needs.

​3. Go to Yellowstone National Park.

#### Who I’m following on Twitter

I follow all our work-related feeds. Personal feeds are eclectic: [@YellowstoneNPS (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/yellowstonenps)
, [@CDC_eHealth (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/cdc_ehealth)
, [@jtimberlake (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/jtimberlake)
, and lots of others.

#### My media mix

**Music:** I’ve got everything from Willie Nelson to Bruno Mars on my personal playlists. It just depends on my mood.

**TV:** *Scandal, Big Bang Theory*

#### What I do when I’m not at work

I love spending time with my family. Besides attending my kids’ various events, we love to go to the movies. My other role is chief taster for my husband’s home brew!

#### If I weren’t doing this, I’d …

… be a history teacher.

(Dan Videtich)

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