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the joy of working with several excellent graphic designers, who not only educated me, but were very creative with artwork and bringing concepts to life. Initially, the magazine was published bi-monthly and the first issue “hit the stands” in January, 2003. At that time, there were 8 active and 2 inactive local associations in Counterpart Connections. In 2006, we switched to quarterly magazines. 2006 was also the year we began publishing the Special Institute issue of the magazine to promote Institute. All of the print magazines have been scanned, are archived on the NADOA website, and are available to members. Due to the rising costs of print media and postage, the magazine went digital in 2017. One of the greatest advantages of the digital format is that corrections can be made without having to wait months for the next issue to be published. A huge thank you to all the people who have helped with proofreading over the years. We didn’t start naming members of the team in the magazine until 2022, but there have been many others whose help was valued and appreciated. Becoming Magazine Advisor will be a fresh experience and I look forward to continuing to help the magazine team in new ways.
Rona Erickson, CDOA Thank you, NADOA for the recognition at the 2025 Institute. After serving as the NADOA News Magazine editor since its inception in 2003, I am turning over the red pen to Melanie White, CDOA at the end of this year and stepping into an advisory role. Editing the magazine has been a labor of love for 23 years. It has been an honor and immense pleasure to serve NADOA in this way, in addition to being on various other committees and serving on the NADOA board, both before and after becoming the magazine editor. The magazine format was the brainchild of the 2002 NADOA board under the leadership of Elizabeth Nolan, and I was tapped by Elizabeth and Carla McCarty, the incoming 2003 NADOA President, to become the editor. Our goal was to create a professional, quality magazine to educate analysts and also help them connect with their industry peers. The learning curve was fairly steep; print media and publication languages (dpi, bleeds, Pantone colors anyone?) are very different from oil and gas in general and Division Order “dialect” in particular. I’ve had
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