Dear Yaffa, Congratulations on getting the LC position ! The folks who voted you in for the job unquestionably see you as a valued professional - try to focus on this majority rather than on the one person who does not. When I was a child, my wise mother taught me to *win and influence* people with whom I was having a conflict - it began with a teacher I didn't get along with in school. She got her ideas from a well known book called "How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Dale Carnegie. When I struck a situation like the one you're in (say, a person who for her own reasons didn't like me) she'd say : "Well, you'll just have to win and inf. her" It became a family saying which I have passed on to my children. Read the book and see if there isn't something in there that you can use for this situation. Good luck ! Beverley Rae (dashing about preparing for ILCA)