Garland emphasized the enormous reach of thePBHA, which involves 70 programs and more than10,000 people.

"We need to continue to address community needsas best we can," he said.

Garland also discussed his plans to make thePBHA more efficient, such as evaluating programsto find out where help is most needed, and to makevolunteers feel more welcome.

"Remember that we are more than just the peoplein this room. If we remember this, then I knowthat we will make the best decisions for the PBHAand the community," he said.

Koo echoed these statements in her speech.

"We need to make volunteers feel like they havea stake in this organization," she said.

In response to a question expressing concernabout the size of PBHA and the fact that manycabinet members do not know each other, Koo calledfor more discussion among groups and a feeling of"interconnectedness."

At the beginning of the meeting, outgoingPresident Lisa A. Tomlinson '99 discussedimprovements made last year, such as volunteernewsletters and new accounting software to helpprogram directors keep track of their finances.

PBHA also elected a new secretary, fundraiser,programming chair and events coordinator lastnight. Results of those elections were unavailableat press time