By Cherisse Sutton
Reporter SKNVibes.com
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President of NASAP Ryllis Percival. |
(Basseterre; St. Kitts): NASAP, Administrative Professionals in an Evolving Environment celebrating 25 years of existence. The inaugural annual Office Professional Conference was held November 29th and 30th at the Ocean Terrace Inn.
The opening ceremony began with a prayer by Prudencia Gaiton and the welcoming remarks were done by President of NASAP Ryllis Percival.
Percival said she was delighted to be there to celebrate another year with NASAP and she was looking forward to working along with the ladies in the workshop.
The administrative professionals who attended this conference received several speeches and kind words of wisdom. One of the speeches was done by Richard Caines an Honorary Member who wished them the best with their workshop.
Mr. Caines also congratulated NASAP and said he is pleased to be associated with such amazing ladies. ~~Adz:Right~~
Guest speaker, Courtney Lodge, gave a very warming speech and suggested to the President to change their motto from 'Striving for Excellence' to 'NASAP Achieving Excellence'.
He also encouraged the attendees to always stay positive and to cherish and acknowledge their mistakes in order to learn from them in the future.
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Mr. Courtney Lodge, guest speaker at the NASAP Conference |
Lodge who said his motto is 'Work to learn not only to earn,' said excellence should be your destiny and your personal responsibility.
He said everyone should have P.M.A. (Positive Mental Attitude). Excellence comes from three habits he said - Attitude, Skills and Knowledge.
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Some of the Administratives Professional at the NASAP 25th Celebration Conference |
The ceremony ended with closing remarks by Jovil Taylor Treasurer of NASAP then a workshop where the ladies learnt skills on drafting and understanding contracts and agreements. The conference continued the following day with a workshop on different aspects of the office.