Bookshare Volunteers, I share the mixed feelings mentioned by Benetech's Betsy Beaumon about the career decision of my supervisor Nicole Gnutzman to pursue some wonderful opportunities that have opened up for her. She has been a privilege to work with and my best wishes go with her! Scott Rains Benetech Fellow ________________________________________ To: Benetech Employees Subject: Announcement: Nicole Gnutzman It is with mixed emotions that I announce that Nicole Gnutzman has decided to leave Benetech. Nicole has contributed greatly to Benetech and the Literacy Program and has provided strong leadership to the Operations team. We’ll miss her tremendously. So why mixed emotions? It’s always gratifying to see someone pursue their next set of dreams. Nicole is leaving Benetech to pursue two passions: chocolate and sailing. She recently completed her certificate as a chocolatier and has plans to take the master's level course in France this spring and will be researching cacao plantations and "bean to bar" production in Costa Rica later this month (with an eye toward fair trade and sustainability, of course). Plans for her second passion—sailing—may take her on a long open sea journey to the South Pacific where she's contemplating writing a book about her adventures. Nicole will return after her trip to Costa Rica and work remotely through February 18th. Please join me in wishing Nicole best wishes on her new endeavors. (But please know that I have already staked out my placed in the chocolate tasting line.) Betsy To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.