As President of the newly established East Michigan Cha pter of RMA, I would like to say thank you!! Thank you to our general membership and thank you to our sponsors. Over the past few years RMA Michigan has been undergoing a transformation and we are excited to see where it is taking us. Effective April 1, 2013 RMA Michigan split into two chapters - RMA East Michigan and RMA West Michigan, to focus our efforts more specifically on the objectives of each region. Although the split happened mid-year for us, we continue to execute on our exciting schedule of programming.

Today's Banking Industry Update Panel Discussion brought together a panel of three very distinguished and experienced commercial banking executives that discussed the current banking environment and the opportunities and challenges that the industry is experiencing today.

Our Young Professionals Group continues to provide programming specifically targeted toward individuals with ten or less years of industry experience who are committed to a career in the financial services industry. Be on the lookout for upcoming YP events with the next one slated for mid-May.

I would also like to take this opportunity to personally thank all of my fellow Board Members and volunteers that work so hard throughout the year to make our Chapter a success. Spring is a time of renewal, growth, and hope. We are continuing to see signs of growth and stability in our local economy and hopefully in the coming months we will continue to see each of our institutions hit a few homeruns.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions please contact me directly. I look forward to seeing many of you at our upcoming events and wish you all the best of success!!

Megan Trapp, President

RMA East Michigan Chapter

mtrapp@comerica.com