Acknowledgments

A great deal of discussion, energy, and thought went into the current edition of the Section Leaders' Handbook. Ottauquechee Section President Heinz Trebitz was instrumental in organizing the handbook and delegating chapters and tasks to volunteers and staff. The following GMC members and staff contributed to the handbook: Dana Baron, Kate Donaghue, Smith Edwards, Sylvia Ewerts, Arthur Goldsweig, Chris Hanna, Dave Hardy, Phil Hazen, Anne Hoover, Paul Houchens, Cindy Lindemann, Dot Myer, Sylvia Plumb, Connie Plunkett, Rebecca Purdom, Mary Lou Recor, Peter Richardson, Ben Rose, Karen Sharpwolf, Martha Stitelman, Sandy Tarburton, Inge Trebitz, Ken Williamson, Connie Youngstrom, Cheryl Vreeland, members of the History and Archives Committee, participants of the Section Presidents' meeting in Rutland, Vermont, April 10, 1999, and participants of the Section Leaders' Forum held in South Royalton, Vermont, November 1999. The GMC Sections Committee and its past chair Andrew Nuquist should be recognized for their work and for having formally suggested to the board of directors that the handbook be written and made available to future club leaders.