SPOTLIGHT INVESTIGATIVE Adding Value to IAIL H ello, IAIL members and the forensics community (and those aspiring to learn this unique and valuable specialty and those wishing to join an elite association of fo- rensic locksmiths). It has been a fast month, and we have been using an updated membership list from Kevin Wesley, ALOA and IAIL membership manager, to reach out to a number of you to introduce myself and to gather new ideas for the future. It is oſt remarked that when starting a new job, you should spend the first 90 days asking the right questions and listening to the answers. The objective is to find all the ways IAIL can be relevant by adding value for its members, ALOA, the industry and our public (those needing our services). To what degree does that include things like membership growth, respected certifications (do we have the right ones?), revenue growth (for the association and/or for its members), brand professional prominence, education, remote regular meetings and updates, networking, referrals, consulting services, annual IAIL confer- ence or other things? What should come first, and what’s most important? Together, we’ll figure that out and build that plan for next year and following. Every month, I’ll try to give you some useful information about what’s going on and who’s doing it. This month, permit me to introduce your IAIL Board of Directors: Clyde Roberson, president Tom Demont, director Tom Ware, director Dave McFarland, director Beta Tam, director Ross Squire, director 10 KEYNOTES OCTOBER 2022 Get Published! IAIL members: Submit your articles for the Investigative Spotlight department. Send your information to Tom Demont at [email protected]. WWW.ALOA.ORG “The objective is to find all the ways IAIL can be relevant by adding value for its members, ALOA, the industry and our public (those needing our services).” Please contact them, me or ALOA staff if you need help or assistance. Next month, I’ll discuss either education or certification. Don’t forget upcoming events: GPLA (September 28-October 1, Philadelphia) and Yankee Security Convention (October 19-October 23, Springfield, MA). Clyde T. Roberson, CML, AHC, CPP, CMST, CFMST, President, International Association of Investigative Locksmiths, [email protected]
