Greg Vail
LPAPA President
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May 2010
Dear Members:
About a year ago, I was honored to be asked to join your Board of Directors, an invitation that I was pleased to accept. Last month, the Board enhanced that honor by electing me as your President for 2010-2011. As LPAPA’s first non-artist leader, many of you may not know me. So my first order of business is to introduce myself to you.
My connection with LPAPA began as result of a casual conversation with Board Member and Laguna Beach Mayor Elizabeth Pearson during which I mentioned that my wife Lynn and I have a small collection of plein air paintings that directly relate to our family experiences during our 30-years in Laguna Beach.
Our interest in art collecting has in part been informed and inspired by my sojourn at Stanford University in Florence, Italy in the early 1970s. This experience had a profound influence on my outlook, aesthetic and cultural sensibilities that continue to this day.
As I further considered the invitation to join LPAPA, I realized that my background in landscape architecture, sustainable land development, conservation and real estate all connect to the motivations that inspire you in your artistic creations.
So what can you expect from me and your Board during the next year? Aside from our continuing efforts to improve our programs and service to our members, we are embarking on the preparation and implementation of LPAPA’s first Strategic Plan. The Plan is intended to clarify the mission of the organization, establish key priorities and vigorously implement actions to increase LPAPA’s relevance and capabilities. I will be reporting on specific aspects of the Strategic Plan to you in the weeks and months ahead.
Overall, the overriding purpose of our work focuses on a single-minded commitment to serve our members by adding significant value to your endeavors that you could not obtain from any other organization.
I invite you to contact me any time at ghvail@cox.net or 949-376-7059.
Cordially,
Greg Vail
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