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    <p>Indeed, a huge "thank you!" to both Elaine and Doug, and to those
      who led the way before them!!  We have all enjoyed the benefits of
      your many hours of dedicated effort and your vision!  Thank you!</p>
    <p>Gene Beall</p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/21/25 11:56 AM, Elaine Chuang via
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                                      subscribers will fondly remember</span> Dan
                                    Victor and Hal Opperman as the
                                    original masterminds of the Tweeters
                                    listserv (launched in approximately
                                    1992).  A quarter of a century
                                    later, under Hal’s tutelage, I was
                                    brought in as a new administrator
                                    (in mid-2019).  And in October 2024
                                    with deepest thanks to him, we let
                                    Hal step down ("out of the
                                    wheelhouse" as he likes to say).
                                     But not before we recruited our
                                    newest member of Tweeters
                                    management, Doug Santoni, who it is
                                    my pleasure to introduce officially.
                                     Doug has already become an integral
                                    part of managing<span
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                                      class="">e has brought his skills
                                      and insights to the full range of
                                      "opportunities" and many
                                      satisfactions of administering
                                      Tweeters as we exchange
                                      information and commentary on
                                      birds and birding. </span></div>
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                                      class="">You may already know Doug
                                      from his </span>volunteer work as
                                    Board member and past Chair of
                                    Audubon Washington, or from his
                                    forays birding around Seattle,
                                    especially on Foster Island and in
                                    the Arboretum.  <span
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                                      fresh energy and your ample
                                      contributions.</span></div>
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