In December, 1994 the SA International Central Office moved from Simi Valley, California to Nashville, Tennessee. Roy K. traveled to Nashville to help hire a new administrator. Our first administrator left shortly thereafter due to a death in her family. On August 28, 1995, Kay Shotwell began working as SAICO administrator. During the past twenty-four years she and other staff have overseen the growth of SA in scope, services, complexity, technology, literature, and budgets. Kay announced her retirement to take place in 2020. We celebrate her patient, efficient, steadying, and thorough leadership as SA’s long-time steward of Traditions Eight and Nine. Kay has practiced the principles of 12 Step recovery right alongside of us.

Each time one of our Trustees rotates from service Kay tells that Trustee that they are now in the position of Trustee Emeritus. She goes on to say that as a Trustee Emeritus they can, and will, be called upon to serve the International Fellowship from time to time. We would like to remind Kay that as Office Manager Emeritus she can, and will, be called upon to serve the International Fellowship from time to time.

We wish Kay Shotwell a healthy and enjoyable retirement along with extra grandmother time. We deeply appreciate her decades with us. We look forward to seeing her thrive in SA’s years to come.