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<big>'''TarValon.Net'''</big>

PO Box 12421  Huntsville, AL 35815

[[2012]] [[Annual Report]]

Property of TarValon.Net, Incorporated

Compiled and edited by Anne Vanolli

With Assistance from Jessica Beaushene and Nissa Reichenbach
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==State of the Tower - Amyrlin / CEO Welcome==
[[2012]] has been a hectic and tumultuous time at [[TarValon.Net]]. The year started with a celebration of who we are and of our founding {{Amyrlin}} (now titled the Koyn Amyrlin) {{Eleyan}} Sedai. After more than 10 years of service, she officially passed the torch in our first Amyrlin Investiture Ceremony at the [[11th Anniversary Party]] in Estes Park, Colorado on March 30, 2012. With representatives of every {{Ajah}} and [[company]] present, Eleyan Sedai symbolically returned the colors of each group that she carried for so long and it was then left to each group to give them into my keeping. The ceremony was beautiful, moving, and meaningful (with a bit of foot washing mixed in), and it was a wonderful moment in our Community history. I know that we are all grateful that Eleyan Sedai has decided to stay on as a member of our Board of Directors and will continue in her service to this Community in the years going forward.

This year also saw the first expansion of our Board of Directors from three members to five. [[Jaim al'Bearach]] {{Gaidin}} of [[Dai M'Hael]] and [[Caerwyn Jolan]] Gaidin of [[San d'ma Shadar]] were elected to join the ranks in April. These gentlemen are both long term members of excellent standing who also have extensive experience in the business world. We were very excited to welcome them to the team!

The annual [[Administrative Meeting]], which happened after Anni, introduced the latest in a long line of innovations and created the Unofficial Guesting System for {{SM}}s. It was decided that each Ajah and Company could now choose for themselves if they would like to open their Halls to more than guesting Accepted/Soldiers as well as their bonded Gaidin and Aes Sedai. By the end of the year, several groups had elected to take advantage of this opportunity while others decided that it was not something they wished to currently pursue.

The year continued with our dedication to philanthropy and giving back at each event we hosted, and with a successful fundraiser over the summer we were poised to move forward with gusto into [[2013]]. Unfortunately, we discovered in October that the man who had been a member among us for over 10 years, had served both on our Board of Directors as well as our second CFO/{{Shatayan}} had made the choice to steal from the organization. Upon receiving his confession, the Board immediately accepted his resignation and he was banned from all aspects of TarValon.Net, and we began the long process of rebuilding not just our finances, but the trust that had been broken.

To that end, we began by halting all spending, chose to hold off on replacing the CFO/Shatayan, and would not accept any donations (though many, many offers of immediate assistance were given) until we had established new financial tracking policies and set up oversight procedures to ensure that this could not and would not ever happen again. When we felt comfortable that we had been as thorough as we could be, we ran the "Tower Still Stands" fundraiser in late December and I was completely overwhelmed by the trust, love, and generosity that everyone showed as they sent us their hard earned money to help us get back on our feet. Here in 2013 we have been able to pay back all outstanding debts save for one and have a plan in place with payments being made to clear this as quickly as possible.

Our goals for 2013 have understandably had to change slightly and, as I stated above, we are focusing on hiring a new CFO/Shatayan and establishing a procedure for running background/credit checks on all Officers. We intend to pay back our remaining debt as quickly as we can while paying our ongoing expenses, though it may take a couple years. With all of this however, some things do not change. We are always on the look out for ways to serve our Members better. We look for ways to grow and change, and to keep people involved in all aspects of our Community through collaboration and transparency.

The publication date of January 8, 2013 for [[A Memory of Light]] is set and anticipation is high to read a conclusion that has been 20 years in the making, as well as to see what happens to all of the characters who so inspired us to come together and be a part of this Community. To everyone who reached out to the administrative team and to all of you who reached out to me personally during the last very difficult two months of 2012, I can only say thank you from the bottom of my heart for your love and support for us. It was (and still is) an unthinkable situation, and it was only through the strength of friendships and your understanding of the fact that we were giving as much information as we possibly could that made it possible to move past it. I think that 2013 will be a year of growth and rebuilding for us, but that we will come out stronger and optimistic for what the following years hold for us. Thank you for being the amazing community that you are.

''[[Vivianna L'antreau]] ''<br>
''The Watcher of the Seals''<br>
''The Flame of TarValon.Net''<br>
''The Amyrlin Seat''<br>

==Keeper / COO==
===Annual Overview===
As with 2011, this has been another year of transition and growth for the Tower as our founder and Amyrlin, Eleyan Al'Landerin, stepped down at our 11th Anniversary party in Denver, Colorado. She now retains the title of Koyn Amyrlin, and leadership of the Tower has transferred to Vivianna L'antreau, formerly of the {{Blue2}} and a long standing member of the community.

===Departments Overview===
Keeping in the spirit of change and growth, our departments saw transition and change as well, with our long standing [[Director of Technology]], [[Zhareen Narelle]], stepping down to be replaced by [[Erin al'Denael]], who has tackled the technology needs of our community with great enthusiasm and skill. Our [[Director of Community Outreach]], [[Jodea Kegan]], also stepped down and was succeeded by [[Tree]] Sedai, who has settled into [[Department of Community Outreach|her department]] and gotten our philanthropic efforts up and running smoothly. Our Tower {{Archivist}}, [[Dralyn Montsier]], handed her role over into the capable hands of our [[Director of Membership]], [[Serenla Tamowith]], who was then replaced as the Director of Membership by the equally capable [[Sa'areah Britthorn]], who continues to work with her team of community group admins to keep our Tower environment a friendly and welcoming one.

[[Karassa Souladrin]] continues to head up our [[Department of Moderators]], and [[Kytheria al'Shea]] has our [[Department of Marketing]] churning out great ideas for our CafePress shop and our website. [[Serinia Edoras]] also retains the helm of our [[Department of Events and Conferences]], seeing to the multiple official events that our Tower community attends annually around the world, and [[Toral Delvar]] continues to keep our Library up to immaculate standards as a literary resource that even [[Brandon Sanderson]] has relied on as a reference. [[Ubahsur Kindellaer]] rounds out our executive department in the [[Department of Administration]], keeping on top of our [[Membership Survey]], [[Annual Report]], Executive Review, and the [[Bully Survey Report|Bullying Survey]] that helped give the Administration a better insight to the inner interactions of the community.

2012 also saw the shocking revelation that longtime member and Shatayan/CFO [[Riley Maconnar]] had allegedly been involved in inappropriate business practices involving Tower funds, and was summarily banned from the site. Our financial matters are currently being managed jointly by our Board of Directors and our Executive team, while a more stringent financial management system can be put into place and a new Shatayan/CFO selected.

===Looking Forward to 2013===
With the unexpected and tumultuous ending to the year, the forward focus will be working towards rebuilding the financial structure of the Tower. The Board and Officers will be combining their efforts on getting a more transparent and regulated system of checks and balances in place, and a new CFO/Shatayan to keep the books clean, neat, and accurate. Through this, our motivation to continue working on transparency and availability to our community is reinforced and strengthened for the upcoming year. With the final book coming out at the beginning of the year, we will begin to evaluate what this means for our community overall as well.

''[[Lireina Dormerus t'al'Bearach]], on behalf of [[Leora Oldessroth]], {{Keeper}} of the Chronicles''
 
==Tower Archivist / Secretary==
===Overview===
This year ended up being a period of transition for the position of Tower {{Archivist}} as [[Dralyn Montsier]] ended her time of service as an {{Officer}} for the Tower and passed along her duties to [[Serenla Tamowith]], who ended her long tenure as [[Director of Membership]]. The transition was fairly seamless, and the projects under the Archivist continued to roll along. As with any project, everything under the Archivist is a work-in-progress, which is reflected in this section. 

===Archives===
Archiving of the old forums and relevant threads from the current forums continued, with work on the old forums nearing completion. We expect that project to be completed in 2013, at which point maintenance on current forums will be the main focus.

===Merits===
As with any new system, the [[Merit Badge|merit system]] was updated at various points throughout the year, though the bulk of the system remained in place. We streamlined the process by which merits are awarded, though it is by no means perfect yet. Many more merits were awarded, resulting in more perks being allowed to members with the appropriate sets of merits.

===Membership Manuals===
Due to the ever-changing nature of our organization, the [[Membership Manual]]s will never be a finished project, but Dralyn, Serenla, and other contributors worked to keep it as updated as possible.

===Legal Status===
TarValon.Net, Inc., remains a legally incorporated 501(c)(7) non-profit entity. No changes in its status occurred during 2012 other than the removal of B. Riley Robinson as an Officer and as a Board member and the addition of Joseph Pistritto and James Beattie to the Board. 

===Other Projects===
The Archivist worked closely with the [[Director of Research and Records]] and the {{Historian}} to ensure that the [[Who's Who]] was as complete as possible. The Archivist also took over the [[Members' Choice Awards]] for the year; special thanks to [[Jeffan Caliarthan]] for his assistance with that project.

===What Is Next===
We expect that the next year will be spent updating documents that need to be updated (such as the Membership Manuals), working on the merits system as a whole, awarding new merits, finishing up the archives from the old forums, and any other tasks that pop up. The Archivist will also work closely with the rest of the Executives to ensure that our legal status remains unchanged as a result of the unethical behavior of Riley Robinson.

''[[Serenla Tamowith]], Tower {{Archivist}}''

==Shatayan / CFO==
The year 2012 saw great highs and great lows with regards to our finances.

We were able to successfully pull off our regular events of [[Anni]], [[Fall Ball]], and [[Euro Party|Euro]]. We also successfully funded the [[Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship]] of $500 and provided $300 to Ronald McDonald House. Our fundraisers generated a total of $6,670 between the annual operational fundraiser held from June 15 to August 1, 2012 and the Tower Still Stands fundraiser from December 28 to February 15, 2013. An assistant to the CFO was hired, [[Cassie Dainar]].

The biggest news item regarding our finances in 2012 was the discovery of funds being inappropriately allocated by the former Shatayan/CFO Riley Maconnar aka B. Riley Robinson, resulting in his immediate removal from position(s) held, including access to all financial accounts/emails, and banning from the organization. This misconduct resulted in outstanding items at the end of 2012 due to pending reimbursements and loans taken on for operational purposes. 

Total Income (1): $43,778.00<br>
Total Expenses (2): $21,331.05<br>
Net Income: $22,446.95

Due to "Rileygate" an exhaustive review of current procedures was performed. New and improved financial policies and procedures were developed, approved, and enacted. The year 2013 will see the Board of Directors and Amyrlin hiring a new Shatayan/CFO, resolve any outstanding reimbursements, and begin the process to pay off loans taken.

''[[Ubahsur Kindellaer]], {{Shatayan}}''


(1): Includes donations, event tickets, and loans received. Only amounts received in 2012 from the Tower Still Stands fundraiser is applied to the income total listed.<br>
(2): Includes events, prizes, scholarship, hosting, fees, etc. The figures do not include losses from officer misconduct.

==Department of Administration==
The year 2012 felt like a banner year. All of our planned projects were achieved allowing the addition of new projects, and the ability to catch up on a long pending project.

The Membership Survey provided a learning curve with regards to use of humor in marketing, as well as using our new software, Lime Survey, for the first time. The results, which represented the ideas, thoughts, concerns, and perspective of 44% of the active Tower membership, were utilized extensively at the Spring Admin Meeting in decision making. Examples of decisions made, based upon the survey results include:
*The split of Creative Endeavors into two forums.
*Updating the name of Entertainment to Entertainment and Technology.
*TarValon.Net fliers made available for members to hand out at conferences.
*The inception of [[Public Service Announcement|PSA]]s to inform the membership about important milestones, processes, and revisiting why certain decisions were made to pass on organizational history.
*Suggestions on what type of organizations to fundraise for, how often and scope of fundraising were from survey comments.
*The TVT forum was made public.
*The Male half of the mentoring system changed from 1:1 to 1:team.
*A discussion on a strongly suggested parenting forum, which was then decided against.
*A chat ops manual was created based on request from the survey.
*Classes will change to allow real life related courses, as well as to run on a quarterly basis with more advertising to notify the membership of upcoming courses.

These examples demonstrate that the Membership Survey is worth the hundreds of hours it takes to create the survey, the time taken by members to respond, and the analysis of the raw data by the [[Department of Administration]].

Another related triumph is that we were able to provide a comprehensive report this year that shows not only the key data, but also provided examples of comments and showed how the results were used and then compared to previous years.

The Annual Report also saw small changes including easier formatting of appendices so that the lists of volunteers, donors, and winners were easier to read. The new formatting also improved the graphics and images that helped bring to life that which was written about. Our goal is to try to get the Annual Report out between April and July, for which we missed the mark on in 2012. We also had the pleasure of having the [[2007 Annual Report]] completed and published, leaving only the [[2008 Annual Report]] as unfinished.

The additional projects that were produced in 2012 were the first Applicant Tracking report; showing a five year span of applicants and hirings to show patterns and answer questions which have long been asked by members. The topic of bullying came to TarValon in 2012 which resulted in a midyear survey which was discussed at length at the Fall Admin Meeting. As a result new policies were enacted to better serve the community.

Annual reviews for Officers and Executives were performed and submitted to the supervising authority to be discussed between the supervisor and the one supervised. The Fall Admin Meeting brought up the discussion regarding finding a middle ground between extensively detailed line item scales and paragraph style reviews and the more recent format of two questions:

*With regards to the job description (provided) what areas does the incumbent excel in or have opportunities to improve in?
*Is there anything not tied to the job description that you would like to provide regarding the incumbent?

A further editing of performance review design as well as decision making regarding the level of public access to the reviews will be done in 2013.

The final new project was to create a form to collect voluntary exit surveys from admins and staff who were leaving a position. The form asks the volunteers to provide their thoughts on how to improve the position they held and/or the community at large. Only the [[Director of Administration]] has access to these results, and provides a semi-annual report to the Keeper of any trends and suggestions, ensuring anonymity of the respondents. The common trend for 2012 was to perform a review of policies and procedures for Hall members and moderators.

Staffing within the Department of Administration has seen a number of changes in 2012. There were no changes with regards to the department director, [[Ubahsur Kindellaer]], or the [[Annual Report Project Manager]], [[Isarma Maracanda]]. The department lost the services of [[Jeffan Caliarthan]] and [[Jeral Mazur]]; but gained the services of [[Mirandha Laflor]], [[Loraella Melodie]], [[Emory Sheldon]], and [[Pol Rohanson]]. Additionally, [[Yelenia Hylraren]] and [[Zashara Sho'am]] joined as consultants to assist with any and all surveys and analysis due to their extensive experience in these areas professionally. [[Ennairam Lamp]] stepped down from their role as [[Membership Survey Project Coordinator]], to department staff. Mirandha Laflor was promoted to fill the spot.

At the [[Fall 2012 Admin Meeting|Fall Admin Meeting]] it was determined that due to the scope of the positions and interdepartmental networking necessary to complete the projects, the [[Membership Survey Project Manager|Membership Survey]] and [[Annual Report Project Manager]] positions have been promoted from staff to admin roles.

''[[Ubahsur Kindellaer]], [[Director of Administration]]''

==Department of Community Outreach==
===Department Restructure===
The [[Community Fundraising Coordinator]] and [[Philanthropy Activities Coordinator]] positions were reorganized into the [[Community Care Coordinator]] position which was originally solicited for on November 19, 2012.

The [[Servant of All]] Program became an official sub-department within the Department of Community Outreach. 

The [[Servant of All Coordinator]] was created for the management of the Servant of All process and was first solicited for August 27, 2012.

===Philanthropic Outreach Activities===
;North American Anni 2012
We supported Ronald McDonald House of Denver via the donation of craft supplies to their camp as well as funds in the amount of $300.

;Annual TarValon.Net Summer Fundraiser
Goal was to raise $4,000 for the Tower's administrative costs, $4,000 raised. This fundraiser included a treasure hunt style Archaeological Dig through the Department of Community Outreach that explored the roots of the department in the discontinued [[Department of Philanthropy|Departments of Philanthropy]] and [[Department of Community Development]]. This Archaeological Dig ended with the discovery of the Crystal Cut Pants, an ''angreal'' awarded to the membership group who donated the most as decided by number of donors divided by the dollar amount. This award went to San d'ma Shadar.

In addition to this activity and the community-group level prize several individuals were also awarded gift cards in varying amounts for their donations. These recipients include [[Nandi el'Shahir]], [[Owena al'Saturni]], [[Caerwyn Jolan]], [[Amarande al'Kalin]], [[Chiyuki Nohara]], [[Erin al'Denael]], and [[Rhed al'Tere]]. A full Donor List can be found in [[2013 Annual Report#Appendix A|Appendix A]].

;The Tower Still Stands Fundraiser
Due to a financial crisis in late [[2012]] an emergency fundraiser was created and launched on December 28th, 2012. This fundraiser did not set to specific dollar amount as a goal, nor did it have a specific end date. Instead members were asked to donate if they could to help right the financial situation that TarValon.Net found itself in, and help the tower pay off a number of debts incurred.

;Feast of Lights
The charity for {{FoL}} was suggested by [[Xander Silverstar]] in early fall and approved at the [[Fall 2012 Admin Meeting]]; Partners in Health due to their impressive record of service across the globe and their highly efficient use of resources. Additionally Partners in Health represents some of the attributes of some of the most successful previous Feast of Lights fundraisers, Heifer International and Doctors Without Borders.

Due to financial crisis, 2012 Feast of Lights Fundraiser was postponed and the current goal will be to hold a smaller fundraiser in the Spring of 2013. The fundraiser will still be aimed at supporting Partners in Health though the goal amount will be somewhat smaller than typical.

;Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship
This year there were a total of excellent 16 applicants and after voting by the {{Hall}} of the Tower was completed in two rounds, the $500 [[Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship|scholarship]] was awarded to Ms. Jessica Mudge of Michigan State University. [[Robert_Jordan_Memorial_Scholarship#2012_-_Jessica_Mudge|Her winning essay]] can be found in the library.

In 2013 there are two of the primary goals for the Department of Community Outreach in regards to the [[Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship]]. First will be the creation of a marketing campaign to spread the word for the 2013 competition including an annually reusable Scholarship graphic. Second will be to investigate and strategize alternative funding models for the Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship. As the scholarship is now open to the Wheel of Time community at large a new fundraising strategy will be aimed beyond the membership of TarValon.Net and include a partnership with an existing Wheel of Time related business. Plans will include working with the [[Department of Marketing]] to develop a product for sale via this partner business online and at Wheel of Time related events with proceeds split between the Robert Jordan Memorial Scholarship and the business. This product and business plan will be developed in 2013 with hopes to launch sales no later than 2014. 

===Servant of All Program===
The position of Servant of All Coordinator was created in August 2012 and first advertised for on August 27, 2012. [[Siusane al'Cuyler]] assumed the role of Servant of All Coordinator on September 14, 2012.

Beta launched program December 2, 2012 and began accepting submissions from all members in two categories; Bringing Water and Shade and Supporting Your Neighbor. Full launch of the Servant of All program scheduled for early 2013 after necessary adjustments are made and a small Servant of All staff consisting of two people is hired to process member submissions with the Servant of All Coordinator.

Achievement badges that will be earned through the Servant of All Program are currently under development with the Marketing Department and should be completed during 2013 for awarding members and placement on their Who's Who pages.

===Outreach Activities===
The Fall 2012 Admin meeting decision was to cut down the total number of annual Outreach Activities from four to two. The two selected to continue are {{Beltine}} and {{Sunday}}.

In 2012 the [[Outreach Activities Team]] held three High Feasts (Bel Tine, Sunday, and Shaoman) as well as Freeweek 2012 as a community award for making a fundraising goal in 2011.

*[[Freeweek 2012]] was held February 3 - February 12, 2012 and had an Ultimate Literary Showdown theme. Membership groups were asked to go as literary characters and were then pitted against one another for a fun and lighthearted literary showdown. 
*{{Beltine}} was held between March 14 and March 23, 2012 and featured several cheerful springtime events and many ducks. Several membership groups participated in group themes including the most entertaining {{White2}} as the Order of the Bubble Knights, {{DM2}} as Kings, and the {{Green2}} who won for best overall theme as Biker Babes.
*{{Sunday}} was held between June 15 and June 30, 2012 and the overall theme of the event was "The Olympics" as a nod to the 2012 summer Olympics held in London. Several membership groups participated with the following themes: the {{Blue2}}s as Swimmers, the {{Gray2}} as Airmail, the Greens did a Get Lei'd with the Greens theme, the {{Red2}} did an Elephant Parade, the Whites masqueraded as Lanfear, the {{Yellow}}s were Comets, Dai M'Hael were dressed as Royalty, the {{Accepted}} chose a Matsuri Festival theme, and the {{Novice}}s were Wildflowers. Medals for the Best Theme were awarded; gold to the White Ajah, silver to the Accepted, and bronze to the Gray Ajah. Additionally a metal count was held where medals awarded for each event were tallied by membership group.
*{{Shaoman}} was held between October 26 and November 4, 2012. Several membership groups participated by dressing up for Shaoman; the Blues dressed up as dinosaurs and presented us with Blurassic Park, the {{Brown}}s reminded all of favorite authors and their unpleasant talents, the Greens went for a video game and arcade theme, the Grays warned about the End of the World and the Mayan Prophecy, the Reds had a Doctor Who theme, the Whites presented themselves with a Vintage Sideshow theme, the Yellows presented the Island of Misfit Toys, Dai M'hael presented a Meme related theme, and the Accepted played Trick of Trolloc.

===Goals===
In [[2013]] the [[Outreach Activities Team]] will become more fully integrated into the Department of Community Outreach as we begin work on Pop-Up awareness events and fundraisers designed to spotlight timely issues and raise awareness for them. When appropriate, these events will also include a fundraising component that will be worked on by the Department of Community Outreach Staff in conjunction with the Outreach Activities Team; fundraising goals for these events will be small, generally well under $500. The first of these Pop-Up events is scheduled for February 2013 and will have a Heart Healthy February theme.

''[[Tree]] Sedai, [[Director of Community Outreach]]''
 
==Department of Events and Conferences==
2012 saw a return to a more normal events schedule for the [[Department of Events and Conferences]] after the 10th Anniversary year of 2011.

We continued in our ever developing program to bring the members of TarValon.Net the best of events and to standardize our model as far as reasonably practicable.

Our Anniversary event was held at Estes Park, Colorado with over 100 people in attendance! The event featured the annual [[Amyrlin's Tournament]] as well as the highly celebrated official investiture of our new Amyrlin. This was our third visit to the Denver area for an Anniversary event, and the second to the Estes Park site. In recognition of how ideally suited the site is to our logistical, recreational, and planning needs, it was decided at the Administrative meeting to return to the Estes Park location, and ideally the same facility on a rotational basis. Though no specific mandate was set in place, approximately every three years is the current benchmark for an event at this location.

2012 was an Olympic year in the United Kingdom as well as Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee year. Due to the amount of disruption and the resulting increase in tourism prices, the decision was taken not to hold a Britain and Ireland event this year. However, we continued to support Europe with Euro Party in the Netherlands! For a great review of the event please see the library at [[Euro Party 2012]] written by the newly raised [[Imzadi Hopewind]].

[[Fall Ball]] raised challenges for the department which were overcome with some amazing generosity and some hard work by our Local Liaisons. We had chosen to hold Fall Ball in New York which was sadly hit by Superstorm Sandy merely 10 days before the event, causing damage on a massive scale to this amazing city. But, our teams and members persevered and had a great time, though our hearts go out to those who could not make it and whose lives were changed by this horrific event.

Staffing wise, 2012 saw many developments for us, the first of which being the departure of Naeris Gaidin as [[Master/Mistress of Revels (Continental Europe)|Master of Revels for Continental Europe]]. The decision was taken that, to ensure the best quality of events, the [[Local Liaison]]s for Continental European parties would take on the duties of Mistress / Master of Revels to ensure ease of communication and local knowledge. Following this, it was agreed later in the year that the position of [[Master/Mistress of Revels (South Pacific)|Mistress / Master of Revels for the South Pacific]] would also follow this new model. With the announcement of Summer Euro 2013 we welcomed [[Alyssa Letherio]] and [[Shariyan Al'Feay]] as Mistresses of Revels for Continental Europe.

Another change was the expansion of the [[Events Marshal]] position. Since 2007 [[Doneavan al'Keavin]] held the official position of Head Marshal, overseeing the Amyrlin's tournament when available, and advising on safety and regulation for our in-person physical events. It was recognized that [[Jayson Maison]] and [[Rowanne al'Maeve]] also supported the Tower in a similar manner, so the role of Head Marshal was updated to Events Marshal and both Jayson and Rowanne joined the department in November.

However the biggest change for us was the resignation of [[Serinia Edoras]], the very first Director of Events and Conferences after three years, having created and nurtured this amazing department. Though Seri stepped down from the role as Director, she will continue to serve the department in the re-instituted [[Conference Coordinator]] role, overseeing TarValon.Net's presence at official conventions. Seri is succeeded by [[Sonea Ilandred]], the current [[Master/Mistress_of_Revels_(Britain_and_Ireland)|Mistress of Revels for Britain and Ireland]]. [[Yelenia Hylraren]] continues her excellent work as the [[Master/Mistress of Revels (North America)|Mistress of Revels in North America]], leading both the annual NA Anni and Fall Ball events.

2013 promises to be another exciting year for Events, starting with our [[Anniversary Party 2013|Twelfth Anniversary]] event in Michigan, followed by [[Euro Party 2013|Summer Euro Party]] in Belgium and Fall Ball in Utah! Sadly there were no bids for 2013 in Britain and Ireland, but we hope to host an event there in 2014 and one in the South Pacific!

''[[Sonea Ilandred]], [[Director of Events and Conferences]]'' 

==Department of Marketing==
The [[Department of Marketing]] continues to manage TarValon.Net's official visual imagery (ex.: event logos, badges); advertisements (ex.: convention programs); external promotions materials (ex.: SEO; flyers/handouts); social media and news channels; the [[Tar Valon Times]]; the TarValon CafePress store; and public/media relations.

===Staff and Position Changes===
There were fewer changes in staff this year than in 2011, though there have still been transitions in the department, of course. 

The {{Graphics}} (GDT), which was previously made up of staff members who served with no time limit, has switched to a six-month rotation similar to the Tar Valon Times reporters. Now, each team member checks in with the Director every six months and can opt to stay on the team for another term, or retire if they wish. 

Many staff members of the GDT left the team in August following a staff check-in, and we gained one new staff member, [[Nyavene al'Meer]], in the subsequent round of hiring. Also in August, {{Mhor}}, one of the [[Tower Voice]]s, became the Blue {{Head}} and as such stepped down from her Voice position. [[Ray Soin]] was hired to be co-Voice with [[Laralelle Susandrea]].

[[Jeffan Caliarthan]] left the position of Editor of the Tar Valon Times (TVT) in August. The Director served as temporary Editor from late August to mid-September, while the site transitioned to vBulletin and a search for a new Editor was conducted. The staff of TVT reporters quickly picked up the new guidelines for submitting articles via the vBulletin CMS. 

During this time, it was determined that the position of Editor has grown so much over the years and entails so much responsibility that it would be beneficial to have an [[Tar Valon Times Assistant Editor|Assistant Editor]] to help with TVT production. [[Stephen Lightheart]] was hired as Editor in September, and [[Taelinn Dolivras]] became the first Assistant Editor of the TVT at the same time. Together, they are doing an excellent job of managing TVT staff, archiving the TVT issues in the Library, and generating new content to keep our readers interested. 

===Projects and Looking Forward===
We continue to work on expanding the CafePress shop. [[Vallah al'Dera]] joined the Graphics Team in March as a shop graphics specialist and has expanded our merchandise selection considerably. [[Siera al'Cere]], our [[Project Manager]] since late 2011, has been working on updating merchandise descriptions and visuals for a better shopping experience. 

At the request of our community, we developed a flyer that promotes our website and community to the public. Members can email Marketing and request the flyer files via email. Upon an acknowledgement of basic printing instructions from Marketing, members are welcome to print and distribute the flyers at their local Brandon Sanderson signing or other, similar event. The [[External Marketing Coordinator]] and the Director are currently working on distribution guidelines for the flyers. Additional promotional flyers in other sizes are also being looked into. 

The [[External Marketing Coordinator]], [[Reniel Killan]], also continues to work on our site SEO and on proposals for site email newsletters and marketing.

Site copyright policies have, until recently, been somewhat informal. After discussion of our policies at the Administrative Meeting, our legal counsel and [[Alyssa Letherio]], Graphics team member, have developed and approved official written policies to be published in our public Library and Membership Manuals. Once these have been published online, we will announce their location(s) to the community for reference. Again, nothing is changing--we have simply formally composed our site policies to ensure they are well-documented, as befits a non-profit corporation. 

We continue to expand our social media posts to bring you more of the latest site news, Wheel of Time-related news, and other relevant sci-fi/fantasy news. We will be taking into account feedback from the last Membership Survey for ongoing social media outreach, and may ask more questions of the membership in the near future to help us continue to bring people the news they want.

''[[Kytheria al'Shea]], [[Director of Marketing]]''

==Department of Membership==
The [[Department of Membership]] is responsible for fostering a sense of community within TarValon.Net. It is involved with the administrative tasks that relate to the membership, and attempts to create a bridge between individual groups and the site at large.

===Citizen Status===
We are continuing to add members to the {{citizen}} database at an average rate of eight a month, adding up to 98 total applications for this year. On the whole, the distribution of males to females is slightly leaning in favor of the females, but heading into 2013 this gap is closing.

===Tower Members===
32 People applied for the next level of Junior Membership status this year, both for {{Novice}} and {{Recruit}}, and also {{Soldier}} and {{Accepted}}. This brings [[Community_Group_Numbers#By_Rank|the totals]] to 128 and 129 respectively.

===Summary of 2012===
The new [[mentor]]ing system was set up by the current {{CoR}}, and has been successful in implementation. 

The guesting process for membership groups that was discussed in 2011 is now fully set up by many of the groups. It is being utilized in their own individual way, and gives rise to each group having a little more control over the way they govern themselves.

The {{Gray}}, {{Red}}, and {{Brown}} {{Ajah}}s, as well as {{SDS2}}, {{MDD2}}, and {{DM2}} have all adopted this process in some form.

More help for citizens was deemed useful at this stage, as it is quite daunting to join a new forum and have so much information to look over. A list of questions and members who are willing to help out any citizen is now posted, and it has really helped newer additions feel comfortable posting.

With the promotion of [[Serenla Tamowith]] to {{Archivist}}, [[Sa'areah Britthorn]] took on the role of [[Director of Membership]] in September.

The bullying survey taken earlier in the year prompted a discussion on behavior across the boards. It was felt that a system should be in place to ensure a safe environment in both membership and public areas. The three strike system was implemented. Hopefully we will not have cause to use it.

===Looking Forward to 2013===
The Junior Membership Heads are creating a new event, Tar Valon Has Got Talent. Similar to the Project {{Gaidin}} challenge of 2011, this aims to bring all of the junior members together in a fun event.

In addition, the Membership team will be working with other departments to develop a new raising test for Junior Members.

Feedback will be gathered to ensure that the male mentoring system is still working as it should.

''[[Sa'areah Britthorn]], [[Director of Membership]]''

==Department of Moderators==
There were no big changes in the [[Department of Moderators]] this year. We hired one extra moderator for the [[The Forums#Current Eents|Current Events forum]] during the US election cycle to help keep up with the extra posting during that time. In the coming year, we are looking to possibly hire operators for our chat channels.

''[[Karassa Souladrin]], [[Director of Moderators]]''

==Department of Research and Records==
This year has again been a productive year for the [[Department of Research and Records]], which is responsible for overseeing and maintaining our library and historical records. The year began with [[Toral Delvar]] as Department Director and [[Eniara Kisharad]] as Assistant, with [[Aryela Dashtahd]] as [[Headmistress]] and [[Kerna Shedrian]] and [[Zimone Zarasri]] as [[Historian]]s. Kerna stepped down in November to be replaced by [[Kitan Tataru]]. There was also a change in the status of the Headmistress as this changed to an Admin position in line with increased responsibility. Several other people have contributed on an occasional basis, and there are others who act as historian for their own community group and keep those pages updated.

Currently, there are 6,699 content pages, a 500 page increase, with around 6.5 million views in total, up about 1 million over the year 2012. The main page is the most popular, with around 285,000 views, an increase of 50,000, there are also 22 pages with over 10,000 views, 13 more than the previous year, Other than pages that merely link to other pages, [[Rand al'Thor]] is still the most popular page created by us now on over 21,000. The most viewed page is [[The Strike at Shayol Ghul]], with 45,000, up 11,000 over the year. There are now almost 1,800 pages with over a thousand views, almost twice the 719 of last year and around 6,000 pages viewed over 100 times.

The most popular community page is the [[Green Ajah Community Page]], with over 26,500 views, making it the fifth most viewed page in the entire library.

Goals for the previous year were ambitious and were as follows.

;Book
#Complete the articles that require expansion before [[A Memory of Light]] is released.
#Complete the rewrite of the pages for the most significant characters and countries that was begun in 2011.
#Depending on the release date for Memory of Light, I hope to have at least Chapter summaries and book summaries completed and to have identified all the new characters, places, and terms that will require articles as well as those that will require additions.
#Make more progress on extending the chapter summaries.

Goal 1 was judged the most important and was completed by the year end. Every place character, group and term had information from all the books.

Goal 2 was largely done, in so much as the layout for all was changed to fit the same template and the gaps for these articles identified.

Goal 3 - The Memory of Light release date was moved into January 2013, so we were only able to do summaries for the prologue and chapters 1, 2, and 12. Writing this a month into 2013, most of the chapter summaries are written as are the majority of new characters.

Goal 4 - All chapter summaries were edited to give them the same layout. Notes were added for The Great Hunt and started for the Dragon Reborn.

;Community
#After the membership clean up, make sure every current member has a fully updated Who's Who page containing all the information we have on them.
#Have the job descriptions for every position completed.
#Have the "time served" pages complete, so that we can easily see what every member has done.
#Have something written for the remaining broken links, about twenty articles or re-directs.

All of the aims for the community page were achieved.

;Wheel of Time related sections
For the next year with the final book out, we have several aims for the Wheel of Time related sections
#Summaries for all the new articles – chapters, places, characters, etc.
#Updates for all the current characters.

These are very much manageable and barring some unexpected event, should be completed before the end of the year.

#Finish the re-writing of the principal characters.
#Continue to update and expand the chapter summaries.

These are already well under way, though aim 4 is ambitious and I only expect it to be partially completed.

''[[Toral Delvar]], [[Director of Research and Records]]''

==Department of Technology==
The [[Department of Technology]] supports the infrastructure of TarValon.Net. While the main objective is to maintain the availability of our website and message boards, members of the department are utilized as a technical resource for other projects.

===vBulletin===
Technology's biggest project of 2012 was our website transition. The decision to leave behind Drupal/phpBB3 was made at the [[Spring_2012_Admin_Meeting|2012 Spring Administration Meeting]]. The Drupal/phpBB3 site was cobbled together and needed copious amounts of work, and in order to better meet the needs of our community we decided to switch to vBulletin. Over the summer of 2012, vBulletin was acquired, tested, tweaked, and personalized for our needs. Our new site went live on August 26, 2012. The transition was mostly smooth, with minimal downtime for our community. Following the transition, Technology worked to satisfy community needs within our new home.

===Departmental Changes===
Technology underwent several staffing changes in 2012. Early in the year, [[Zhareen Narelle]] stepped down as Director. [[Erin al'Denael]] was chosen to be the new Director of Technology in March. In July, {{Azi}} was moved up from staff to join [[Defen Estrator]] as co-[[Master of the Watch]]. With the changes in functionality between our old and new websites, the [[Tower Gatekeeper]] position was created within Technology to assist with usergroup management.

===Looking Ahead to 2013===
While we have been using vBulletin for some months now, the settling in process is by no means complete. Technology will continue to address community needs and requests in this regard. Technology will also be undertaking a large Membership Database project. Additionally, we will continue to support TarValon.Net and embrace any new challenges thrown our way.

''[[Erin al'Denael]], [[Director of Technology]]''

==Appendices==

===Appendix A: Donor List===
;Summer Fundraiser
The list of donors will not be published in the 2012 Annual Report, as the list of donors we can track may not be complete due to the financial situation.

;Feast of Light Drive
No Feast of Light drive was held for 2012. Instead we did the "Tower Still Stands" Fundraiser. The names of the donors will be published in the 2013 Annual Report.
 
===Appendix B: Award Winners===

====Amyrlin Award Winners====
;Philanthropist of the Year
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[[Lilli O'Neeus]]

Lilli Sedai of the Brown Ajah is someone who has given consistently to the Community and to our charity recipients consistently. This year in particular, she was among the first of those who jumped right in last fall asking "How can I help?" and "How can I give?" within what felt like hours of our financial world coming down. In addition, she has given much of her time and attention to other duties around the site! Thank you, Lilli!

;Unsung Servant
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[[Xander Silverstar]]

Xander Gaidin has worked behind the scenes as part of our team for legal counsel since 2009. It is a position that gets pretty much no recognition and one that involves nothing but questions and research and working to find answers to those technical questions that come up. He has since taken on the mantle of our Captain of Soldiers where he has also excelled! It is wonderful working with you, Xander, thank you for all that you do around here!

;Volunteer of the Year
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[[Kytheria al'Shea]]

Kytheria Sedai has been a member since 2003, and as you can see from her Who's Who page in the library, she has done many different things around here! Over the past almost two years, she has been doing an amazing job as the Director of Marketing and in fact had quite a few members write in to suggest her as a recipient of this award because of her skills and leadership. You do an amazing job, Kytheria!

;Member of the Year
[[File:Leora.jpg]]<br>
[[Leora Oldessroth]]

Our highest honor here at TarValon.Net is to our Member of the Year. This is someone who has gone above and beyond in giving of themselves and of their time, and who has done so much for our Community. Leora Sedai exceeds all of those things. She has served in several departments over the years, and has led our administration since becoming Keeper of the Chronicles in 2011. She is organized, thorough, and has to put up with keeping me on track. She helped make my transition to Amyrlin smooth, and I have loved getting to know her and getting to work with her during that transition. Leora is truly a blessing and an asset to our Community and I have been so lucky to have her as my first Keeper! Thank you for everything.

====Membership Awards====
*Most Entertaining Board Poster: [[Belgareth Kiarc]]		
*Most Entertaining In Chat: {{Azi}}		
*Liveliest Current Events Debater: [[Kelgan al'Moranwin]]		
*Biggest Lurker: [[Eleyan Al'Landerin]]		
*Snarkiest Member: [[Pip al'Dealys]]		
*Most Artistic Member: [[Aryawnah Federov]]		
*Best Bonded Couple: {{Azi}} and [[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]]		
*Best Tower Couple: [[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]] and [[Jaim al'Bearach]]		
*Best Avatar: [[Taelinn Dolivras]]		
*Friendliest Member: [[Sa'areah Britthorn]]		
*Funniest Member: {{Azi}}		
*Most Welcoming Member: [[Winterdawn Lightheart]]		
*Most "In the Know" Member: [[Dralyn Montsier]]		
*Member You Wouldd Most Like to Meet In	Real Life: [[Mhór Rioghain Blathnaid]]
*Outstanding Junior Member Involvement, Male: [[Padron Kerenmosa]]	
*Outstanding Junior Member Involvement, Female: [[Chalisea Ridgedawn]] and [[Roheryn Galghandhrei]]	
*Outstanding Gaidin Involvement: [[Stephen Lightheart]]		
*Outstanding Aes Sedai Involvement: [[Winterdawn Lightheart]]		
*Extraordinary Administrative or Staff Service: [[Ubahsur Kindellaer]]		
*Most Discerning Moderator: [[Morrighan Daghdera]]		
*Most Discerning Chat Operator:	Bela		
*Member You Would Most Like to Go Out for a Night on the Town With: [[Vivianna L'antreau]]		
*Most Likely to Survive the Last Battle: [[Doneavan al'Keavin]]		
*Staff or Admin Member Most Likely to Take Over the Tower – For Real: [[Serenla Tamowith]]		
*Most Likely to Be Eaten by a Trolloc: [[Jeffan Caliarthan]]		
*Most Likely to Win a Contest at the State Fair: [[Katherine Avery]]		

===Appendix C: Membership Statistics===

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===Appendix D: Executives===
;The Board of Directors
*B. Riley Robinson (removed Fall 2012)
*Melissa Dombrowski
*Amanda Keen
*Jim Beattie
*Joe Pistritto

;Officers
*CEO, {{Amyrlin}}: {{Eleyan}} (January - March) / [[Vivianna L'antreau]] (April - December)
*COO, {{Keeper}}: [[Leora Oldessroth]]
*CFO, {{Shatayan}}: [[Riley Maconnar]] (January - October) / vacant
*Secretary, {{Archivist}}: [[Dralyn Montsier]] (January - November) / [[Serenla Tamowith]] (December)

;Department Directors
*[[Department of Administration]] - [[Ubahsur Kindellaer]]
*[[Department of Community Outreach]] -	[[Jodea Kegan]] / [[Tree]]
*[[Department of Events and Conferences]] - [[Serinia Edoras]] /[[Sonea Ilandred]]
*[[Department of Marketing]] - [[Kytheria al'Shea]]
*[[Department of Membership]] -	[[Serenla Tamowith]] / [[Sa'areah Britthorn]]
*[[Department of Moderators]] -	[[Karassa Souladrin]]
*[[Department of Research and Records]]	 - [[Toral Delvar]]
*[[Department of Technology]]  - [[Zhareen Narelle]] / [[Erin al'Denael]]

===Appendix E: Volunteer Lists===
====Administration====
;Annual Reports Project Manager
*[[Isarma Maracanda]]: January 1 - December 31
;Membership Survey project Manager
*[[Ennairam Lamp]]: January 1 - December 14
*[[Mirandha Laflor]]: December 15 - December 31
;Membership Survey
*[[Jeral Mazur]]: January 1 - October 16
*[[Marivea al'Corriyi]]: January 1 - February
;Senior Statistician
*[[Loraella Melodie]]: December 15 - December 31
;Junior Statistician
*[[Pol Rohanson]]: December 15 - December 31
;Legal
*[[Calypsa al'Nicolai]]: January 1 - December 31
*[[Hammar O'Justice]]: January 1 - December 31
*[[Leora Oldessroth]]: January 1 - December 31
*[[Xander Silverstar]]: January 1 - December 31
;Other Staff
*[[Jeffan Caliarthan]]: January 1 - April 3
*[[Mirandha Laflor]]: September 3 - December 15
*[[Loraella Melodie]]: September 3 - December 15
*[[Emory Sheldon]]: September 3 - December 31
*[[Yelenia Hylraren]]: December 15 - December 31
*[[Zashara Da'sainne]]: December 15 - December 31
*[[Ennairam Lamp]]: December 15 - December 31

====Community Outreach====
;Department Leadership Changes
*[[Tree al'Rotture]] stepped down June 1, 2012 as the [[Community Fundraising Coordinator]] and the position was discontinued.
*[[Xylina Tyloredrid]] retired as [[Outreach Activities Coordinator]]: June 6, 2012
*[[Jenalla Selar]] assumed role as Outreach Activities Coordinator: June 6, 2012
*[[Siusane al'Cuyler]] assumed role of Servant of All Coordinator September 14, 2012.
*[[Branwyn al'Leara]] stepped down October 23, 2012 as the [[Philanthropy Activities Coordinator]] and the position was discontinued.
*[[Calypsa al'Nicolai]] assumed the role of Community Care Coordinator on December 18, 2012.
*[[Miya Kiyoshi]] stepped down as the Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator effective December 14, 2012.
*[[Ivien Tarkand]] assumed the role as Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator on December 14, 2012.
;Department Staff
*[[Branwyn al'Leara]]
*[[Kerna Shedrian]]
;New Additions to Department Staff
*[[Ajailyn Morrivinna]]: Joined Department staff June 6, 2012
*[[Aleita Taviah]]: Joined Department Staff June 6, 2012
*[[Ariadne Davion]]: Joined Department Staff June 6, 2012
*[[Miridyth Al'Landerin]]: Joined Department staff June 6, 2012
*[[Keisha al'Benn]]: Joined Department staff June 11, 2012
*[[Xylina Tyloredrid]]: Joined Department staff June 11, 2012
;Servant of All Planning Committee in 2012
*[[Kerna Shedrian]]
*[[Keisha al'Benn]] June 2012 forward
*[[Kantoka al'Meier]]
*{{Li}}
*[[Mieriana Souvra]]
*[[Miriama ti Casside]]
*[[Branwyn al'Leara]]
*[[Ebona din Casei]]
*[[Tree]]
*[[Ariadne Davion]] - June 2012 forward
*[[Alyssa Letherio]] - until October 2012
*{{Mhor}} - until August 2012
*[[Rinwyn Sihrera]]
*[[Ne'Mireth Delvar]]
;Outreach Activities Staff Changes
*[[Xylina Tyloredrid]] retired as Outreach Activities Coordinator: June 6, 2012
*[[Jenalla Selar]] assumed role as Outreach Activities Coordinator: June 6, 2012
*[[Miya Kiyoshi]] stepped down as the Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator effective December 14, 2012.
*[[Lijena Tarkand]] assumed the role as Outreach Activities Graphics Coordinator on December 14, 2012.
;Outreach Activities Team Spring 2012
*[[Avendaella Tikvah]]
*[[Amarande al'Kalin]]
*[[Anika Forsyn]]
*[[Aldus Tyloredrid]]
*[[Belgareth Kiarc]]
*[[Bryher al'Venna]]
*[[Dieda Eriu]]
*[[Hilwa Katir]]
*[[Jenalla Selar]] (who during this term became the OAC)
*[[Kessa Toireann]]
*[[Onis O'Leia]]
*[[Miya Kiyoshi]]
*[[Nyavene al'Meer]]
*[[Nymala Ingasy]]
*[[Taelinn Dolivras]]
*[[Stephen Lightheart]]
*[[Woika Ninue]]
*[[Xylina Tyloredrid]]
*[[Zimone Zarasri]]
;Outreach Activities Team Fall 2012
*[[Avendaella Tikvah]]
*[[Amarande al'Kalin]]
*[[Aleita Taviah]]
*[[Bryher al'Venna]]
*[[Charis Delphi]]
*[[Izabella Serra]]
*[[Kassidy Rose DaiShan]]
*[[Kessa Toireann]]
*[[Lythnia Roylin]]
*[[Nymala Ingasy]]
*[[Roheryn Galghandhrei]]
*[[Rinwyn Sihrera]]
*[[Sarramy Valtiele]]
*[[Satara al'Caelahn]]
*[[Sin Selar]]
*[[Stephen Lightheart]]
*[[Woika Ninue]]
*[[Xylina Tyloredrid]]

====Events and Conferences====
;Mistress of Revels - Britain and Ireland
*[[Sonea Ilandred]]: January 1 - October 28
;Mistress of Revels - Continental Europe
*[[Naeris Vell'sean]]: January 1 - August 17
*[[Alyssa Letherio]]: October 9 - December 31
*[[Shariyan Al'Feay]]: October 9 - December 31
;Mistress of Revels - North America
*[[Yelenia Hylraren]] 
;Mistress of Revels - South Pacific
*Position Vacant
;Master of the Kitchens
*[[Riley Maconnar]]: January 1 - October 30
;Conference Coordinator
*[[Esteban Diego]]: January 1 - January 12
;Head Marshal
*[[Doneavan al'Keavin]]: January 1 - November 2
;Events Marshals
*[[Doneavan al'Keavin]]: November 2 - December 31
*[[Jayson Maison]]: November 2 - December 31
*[[Rowanne al'Maeve]]: November 2 - December 31
;Property Mistress
*[[Yelenia Hylraren]]: January 1 - December 31

====Marketing====
;Tower Voice
*[[Laralelle Susandrea]]: February 29 - December 31
*[[Loraella Melodie]]: January 1 - February 29
*[[Mhór Rioghain Blathnaid]]: January 1 - August 10
*[[Ray Soin]]: August 10 - December 31
;Marketing Project Manager
*[[Siera al'Cere]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Ariadne Davion]]: January 1 - February 15 
;External Marketing Coordinator
*[[Reniel Killan]]: January 1 - December 31 
;Graphics Development Team
*[[Aloren Tarabutton]]: January 1 - August 30 
*[[Alyssa Letherio]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Ariadne Davion]]: January 1 - June 6 
*{{Azi}}: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Badria Aidan]]: January 1 - August 27 
*[[Darim Pelegro]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Jeffan Caliarthan]]: January 1 - August 2 
*[[Meilen Gevedon]]: Januari 1 - August 30 
*[[Nyavene al'Meer]]: September 22 - December 31 
*[[Sasha Melrai]]: January 1 - August 30 
*[[Sikozu O'men]]: January 1 - March 1 
*[[Vallah al'Dera]]: March 14 - December 31 
*[[Venric Methalion]]: January 1 - December 31 
;TarValon Times Editor
*[[Stephen Lightheart]]: September 21 - December 31 
*Vacant: August 27 - September 21 
*[[Jeffan Caliarthan]]: January 1 - August 27 
;Assistant Editor
*[[Taelinn Dolivras]]: September 21 - December 31 
;TarValon Times Writers
*[[Anigrel Tavadon]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Leese Sulan]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Aryawnah Federov]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Ashlyn Sindal]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Chalisea Ridgedawn]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Erin al'Denael]]: January 1 - March 10 
*[[Giles Ru'Orden]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Ilverin Matriam]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Imzadi Hopewind]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Jas'yn Al'Dragoran]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Kessa Toireann]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Lauraine Berryn]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Meirah Zaïde]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Mejjad Martnandi]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Miriama ti Casside]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Miridyth Al'Landerin]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Mirielle Frieot]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Myralin al'Ser]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Nyavene al'Meer]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Sela Narian]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Sikozu O'men]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Stephen Lightheart]]: January 1 - September 21 
*[[Taelinn Dolivras]]: January 1 - September 21 
*[[Theolyn Maryash]]: January 1 - June 30

====Membership====
;Hall of the Tower Spring 2012
*Blue - [[Shariyan Al´Feay]], [[Yelenia Hylraren]]
*Brown - [[Cattrin al'Modrah]], [[Pylar al'Stnap]]
*Gray - [[Chiyuki Nohara]], [[Ivien Tarkand]]
*Green - [[Alena Mysana]], [[Xylina Tyloredrid]]
*Red - [[Mieriana Souvra]], [[Valadilene Aldieb]]
*White - [[Aduiavas Ida]], [[Keisha al'Benn]]
*Yellow - [[Sa'areah Britthorn]], [[Samarasin Tavaral]]
*Dai M'Hael - [[Ivanor Winshaw]], [[Kelgan al'Moranwin]]
*Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb - [[Bao the Wyld]], [[Idris ab Enyon]]
*San d'ma Shadar - [[Xander Silverstar]], [[Jeffan Caliarthan]]
*Val'Cueran - [[Cieon Maralyn]], [[Ben al'Den]]

;Hall of the Tower Fall 2012
*Blue - [[Erin al'Denael]], [[Raevyn Tsornin]]
*Brown - [[Eniara Kisharad]], [[Sela Narian]] (served from July 1 to September 30, stood down to take on the position of Head), [[Cassie Dainar]] (served from October 1)
*Gray - [[Alyssa Letherio]], [[Halosia Paage]]
*Green - [[Aleita Taviah]], [[Loraella Melodie]]
*Red - [[Anirfyan Dayen]], [[Dagnidrea al'Karyl]]
*White - [[Andra Mikolan]], [[Emerylde niRohan]]
*Yellow - [[Autumn Sapphira]], [[Samarasin Tavaral]]
*Dai M'Hael - [[Amarande al'Kalin]], [[Kelgan al'Moranwin]]
*Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb - [[Barmacral Tigana]], [[Jeryn Lekar]]
*San d'ma Shadar - [[Nethanel al'Tere]], [[Pol Rohanson]]
*Val'Cueran - [[Alondrian Heartsbane]], [[Gedhan Audax]]

;Junior Member Administrators
*Captain of Recruits: Still held by [[Bryce al'Mara]]
*Mistress of Accepted: Held by [[Aria Kakarot]] until March 15, replaced by [[Ilverin Matriam]]
*Mayor: Still held by [[Fee Nicoin]]
*Mistress of Novices: Held by [[Lillian O'Neeus]] until September 30, replaced by [[Winterdawn Lightheart]]
*Captain of Soldiers: Held by [[Aldus Tyloredrid]] from January 1 until May 10, replaced by [[Xander Silverstar]]

;Senior Member Administrators
*Head of the Blue Ajah: Held by [[Kerna Shedrian]] until June 30, replaced by {{Mhor}}
*Head of the Brown Ajah: Held by [[Taika Vinh]] until September 30, replaced by [[Sela Narian]]
*Head of the Gray Ajah: Held by [[Ariadne Davion]] from January 1st
*Head of the Green Ajah: Held by [[Manon Lumen]] until June 30, replaced by [[Melisande Arneil]]
*Head of the Red Ajah: Held by [[Rhed al'Tere]] until September 30, replaced by [[Valadilene Aldieb]]
*Head of the White Ajah: Held by [[Isarma Maracanda]] until June 30, replaced by [[Keisha al'Benn]]
*Company Commander of Val'Cueran: Held by [[Euriel Than]] until June 30, replaced by [[Braedan Fearghal]]
*Company Commander of Mahdi'in d'ma Dieb: Held by [[Bao the Wyld]] until September 30, replaced by [[Idris ab Enyon]]
*Company Commander of Dai M'Hael: Held by [[Jaim al'Bearach]] until May 13, replaced by [[Eli Soljourn]]
*Company Commander of San d'ma Shadar: Held by [[Sean Dragoran]] from January 1st

====Moderators====
;General and Frivolous Fun Moderator
*[[Avendaella Tikvah]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Jeffan Caliarthan]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Leo Kian]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Sarramy DiLuna]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Stephen Lightheart]]: July 1 - December 31 
;Current Events Moderator
*[[Halan Leion]]: January 1 - March 29 
*[[Miridyth Al'Landerin]]: January 1 - March 29 
*[[Rehtaeh al'Navi]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Dralyn Montsier]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Zashara Da'sainne]]: March 29 - September 30 
*[[Kelgan al'Moranwin]]: March 29 - December 31 
*[[Kaldam Luciere]]: October 1 - December 31 
*[[Nyarin al'Batera]]: October 1 - December 31 
;Olde Warder and Hen
*[[Pol Rohanson]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Loira al'Ramoidra]]: January 1 - December 31 
;Book Forum Moderators
*[[Nyavene al'Meer]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Morrighan Daghdera]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Lythnia Roylin]]: July 1 - December 31 
;Discussion A (Entertainment/Home & Garden/Creative Endeavors)
*[[Dieda Eriu]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Erin al'Denael]]: January 1 - June 30 
*[[Kassina Tendar]]: July 1 - December 31 
*[[Mirielle Frieot]]: July 1 - December 31 
;Discussion B (Sports Fanatics/Health & Fitness/Education & Employment)
*[[Ebona din Casei]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Onis O'Leia]]: January 1 - December 31 
;Chat Operators
*[[Amarande al'Kalin]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Ariana Sulan]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Arie Davion]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Arien Nalaam]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Aryawnah Federov]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Aryela Dashtahd]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Caerwyn Jolan]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Deoan Kakarot]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Dorelei Verreuil]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Eli Soljourn]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Jadira Paerael]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Jeffan Caliarthan]]: January 1 - August 27 
*[[Jeryn Lekar]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Kazayha Ahzkaan]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Khisanth al'Danya]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Liana Ceana]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Meilen Gevedon]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Mejjad Martnandi]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Melisande Arneil]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Murasaki al'Aevon]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Nyarin al'Batera]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Nymala Ingasy]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Paxam Leratharn]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Pol Rohanson]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Raam Sho'am]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Rit'koma Imorj]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Seraph Delandra]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Stephen Lightheart]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Tazren Talamar]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Tian el'Nvidia]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Yelenia Hylraren]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Yenie Antagar]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Zashara Da'sainne]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Zimone Zarasri]]: January 1 - December 31

====Research and Records====
;Assistant to Director of Research
*[[Eniara Kisharad]]: January 1 - December 31 
;Headmaster/Headmistress
*[[Aryela Dashtahd]]: January 1 - December 31 
;Historian
*[[Kerna Shedrian]]: January 1 - November 4 
*[[Kitan Tataru]]: November 4 - December 31 
*[[Zimone Zarasri]]: January 1 - December 31

====Technology====
;Master of the Watch
*[[Defen Estrator]]: January 1 - December 31 
*[[Azi al'Thone]]: July 17 - December 31 
;Web Applications Developer
*[[Valorian Edoras]]: January 1 - December 31 
;Tower Gatekeeper
*[[Calypsa al'Nicolai]]: August 4 - December 31 
*[[Lireina Dormerus t'al`Bearach]]: August 4 - December 31 
;Staff
*[[Arie Davion]]: January 1 - April 8 
*[[Azi al'Thone]]: February 22 - July 17 
*[[Barmacral Tigana]]: March 18 - December 31 
*[[Cealestis Lumen]]: January 1 - April 8 
*[[Chiyuki Nohara]]: June 28 - December 31 
*[[Enya Tawarwaith]]: June 28 - December 31 
*[[Erin al'Denael]]: January 1 - March 10 
*[[Meryl Scriabi]]: January 1 - April 8 
*[[Zhareen din Narelle]]: March 10 - December 31

[[Category:Annual Reports]]
[[Category: 2012]]
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