Hopes for Visions

I am in uncharted territory to say the least. After getting my toes wet as a volunteer for Visions Film Festival and Conference last year, it is time to dive in and become submerged in the world of organizing a successful, innovating, and creative year for Visions. Besides the obvious hope to sufficiently learn the processes and methods (good and bad) that are practiced when putting a festival together, I hope to learn and practice essential organization, communication, and leadership skills that are necessary for anyone to have, especially while in the workplace or when working as part of a group to achieve a primary goal(s). However, above all, my goal for Visions this year, that I hope is an overlying factor, is the ability for our staff to have an amazing time--even when tensions are high and challenges arise, the ability to rise and conquer as a group. If this can happen, which I am confident it will, everyone involved with Visions, from the staff and teachers to other students and the community, will have an equally profound and memorable experience. The inevitable conclusion will not be a conclusion at all, but a continuation of strengthening support for an ever evolving Visions Film Festival and Conference for years to come.