My name is Amanda Alix and I have recently been elected to the USA's Executive Board. As a Member-at-Large, my primary focus is acting as a liaison between the Executive Board and the Stewards' Council. I bring concerns of the Council to the Board and report on any items of interest which were recently discussed at Board meetings. At the same time, I relay requests, infoimation, etc. for the Executive Board to the Council and report on Council business, trainings and the like at the next Executive Board meeting. You might say that my ongoing project is to keep the lines of communication open between these two independent but important bodies.