Assessing Cooperation and Change

Barbara Johnston asked me to serve as her co-editor and write this endnote commentary as a logical conclusion to our five years of collaboration. As president-elect of the Society in June of 1996, I assisted then President Jean J. Schensul, Barbara, and others in the original negotiations with Theresa Trainor and the EPA about the provisions of the Cooperative Agreement. When I became President, I had the primary responsibility for oversight of the Agreement while Barbara served as Project Director. After rotating off the Board of Directors in March 2000, I have stayed in touch with the project as a member of the Advisory Committee and the SfAA Working Group on Contracts and Agreements. Although I was never involved in day-to-day management, Barbara and the current project director, Rob Winthrop, have kept me thoroughly informed in frequent reports and discussions. I am well qualified to say that in four years of service Barbara brought an extraordinary degree of competence, commitment, energy, and passion to her role as director. In addition to Barbara, those deserving special praise include: Theresa Trainor for her vision and guidance in working with the EPA; Tom May for providing accounting assistance in the SfAA Office; Ed Liebow for his expert advice on project management and his leadership in workshops presented for EPA administrators; and many Fellows and Interns for diligently carrying out their assignments in the field

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