WOA 50th ANNIVERSARY -- Sowing The Seeds

Basore asked Tiffany if he would accept a nomination to the board of directors. "I tried to politely turn Tom down because I felt like I didn't need another social commitment," recalls Tiffany. He also confided in Basore that he felt the organization did not focus enough on serious industry issues.

Basore agreed and told Tiffany that he was working to change the focus of the association, particularly the annual conference.