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Jane Lubarsky
TMA Nevada Administrator
jane@tmaofnevada.com 702-403-3162

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The Great AHA Moment:
TMA Nevada Inspires Community to Action
By Pamela Joy Ring, president

We are a community. We are neighbors. We are colleagues. We are friends. We are all these things. And it was never more profoundly apparent than at our March 21 breakfast in which 52 of us, actually we were SRO at one point, discussed Nevada's budgetary shortfall led by two of our most distinguished voices on the subject, political columnist, Jon Ralston and economist John Restrepo.

Both Jon and John agreed that the solutions to our challenges cannot be found in government alone. Our leadership is lacking and skills in budgetary fiscal management fall short of what they should be. We were moved. We were inspired. The brain trust sitting in that room, the members of TMA Nevada are so professionally accomplished, that we realized perhaps solutions lie within us to help effect positive change in our state.

And so, efforts are underway amongst us to fashion some action to help Nevada navigate its way out of its financial challenges with a view to creating a new future marked by improved public education and diversity in our industrial base.

The thing that struck me the most from the entire experience was the spontaneous rally the discussion elicited. I've wondered about it. Why such passion? I think I figured it out. We have been besieged by a troubled local and national economy for a prolonged time and as a result, have felt disempowered to take control because the challenge seems so huge and overwhelming. It's almost like we have been sitting on the sidelines watching a train wreck occur before our eyes and feeling there's nothing we can do to change it but yet have been yearning to.

When these gentlemen suggested that on a local level we have to take control and make a difference, it was as if a great sigh of relief was released and that the obvious became crystal clear.

So, as a community, neighbors, colleagues and friends we are working on taking positive action to effect change for the good of where we live and for who we are. Although, TMA by its charter as a non profit organization cannot be part of such an effort, I think we as its members can certainly be proud that it has inspired us as individuals to make a difference. And for that, it is just one of the many reasons why we can be proud to be part of TMA Nevada. Stay tuned.