TOMMY T FREEDOM TOUR "DE"-Tour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Colleagues, clients, friends, clients, teammates in JEF IG, CLIENTS, and the many people I have crossed paths with and have had the pleasure to serve from my seat as Head of Jefferies Investment Grade Credit;
Starting Monday, December 19th, I will be interim CEO of the Visiting Nurses Association Health Group. THE VNAHG(nj) CEO will be assuming the CEO role at the VNS of NY starting 1/1/12. VNAHG is doing a search for a new CEO, and i will lead that search as Board Chairman. I thought this was a unique moment in time, a once in a lifetime opportunity (or as you MS guys know it an "opportunity of SUPREME EXCELLENCE"), to step into the role and shoes and get to know the organization from the ground up instead of the board room. I am blessed to have this opportunity arise, and thankful that it has found me and I it.
Learning, leading, loving, a kind of "mini-sabbatical", on loan from Jefferies, who I ask for a leave of absence that has been granted and is supporting me while i work for $1 for my time as the active CEO and leader of the VNAHG. VNAHG, with its statewide partners, is NJ's largest non-profit home health-care and hospice provider from Cape May to Bergen County (2nd largest in the USA next to VNS of NY). The VNAHG will celebrate it's Centennial (100th year) anniversary on 6/23/12 at Ellis Island.
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, great MLK and President's weekends, and...? that should be about it and then I will see you all again come Q2 of 2012 as skinnier, healthier, and more knowledgeable but still in absolute AWE of the health care providers that do this work. I extend all the blessing of the season to you and yours, I will miss NY and the job I love here, but look forward to an incredible opportunity to associate even closer with an absolutely amazing group at the VNAHG. Who knows, I might have to blog a bit given the amazing experiences I am anticipating, all in admiration of the mission of the VNA, which 3 months from now I will know so much better than I already do. Camino 2!
See you in 2012!!!!!!!!!, and in the meantime, know my teammates at JEF will continue to serve our clients with the integrity and care worthy of our opportunity.
tommyT TT
