Welcome, Division 2 affiliates, to the first issue of Perspectives for 2004. Already many Division 2 volunteers have been hard at work preparing for an interesting and informative year of activities. I think you will see that this year we will have “something old, something new, something borrowed…”

Let me start by introducing you to the Steering Committee members who are leading the division in 2004. Along with Associate Coordinator Janet Patterson, Heather Clark, and me, the division welcomes new members Mary Kennedy and Julie Wambaugh. They bring a wealth of clinical, research, and academic experiences that will certainly benefit the division through their leadership. About 20 other Division 2 affiliates are active in our working committees on advocacy, clinical issues, education and mentoring, and research. This month, most of these individuals will join together at the ASHA National Office to revise our strategic plan and working committee objectives to create a roadmap for the next 3 years of activities in the division. Although we have many “old” activities that we will carry on, I anticipate several “new” initiatives will come out of that gathering. We will report on the outcomes of that meeting in the next issue of Perspectives.