A Not Quite Goodbye From Heather...
I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU!
As some of you may already know, for the past few months Ive been doing quite a bit of work helping to create our friendly bot Noni! Lately, this has been taking up more and more of my focus and it has become clear that Noni is not a temporary side project, but that she will need a huge amount of continuing work to become all that we're dreaming she'll be.
It's with mixed emotions that I write this. Group support has been my baby for a long, long time. I became community manager just as we initially launched group support, and I've watched it grow and evolve over the past three years. Im sad to say goodbye to it, but the time has come for me to move on and give another person the opportunity to ensure it is a wonderful place for everyone on 7 Cups. Group support needs a lot of dedicated time and attention, and with Noni calling my name, its not possible for me to give it all the love it deserves.
Right now, I'm going to be hopping over to join the product team where I will really focus on Noni and the work that needs doing there. It might be the end of me as group support CM, but it is a new beginning for group support as we find someone new to fill the role and you can, I'm sure, look forward to new leadership and exciting times ahead!
I am going to miss being part of the community team and all of the group support antics! It's been a fun and exciting journey. I want to give a huge shout out to the mod leaders, group support mentors/team leaders, discussion leaders, moderators, listeners, members and guests. Thank you for putting so much of yourselves into this and for all of your hard work. And an extra special wave to those of you who jumped in to lead special event discussions (thank you for your patience with my last minute questions!) and those who came to hang out in the Free Hugs room so many times! It's been an absolute pleasure to work with you all.
But it's not really goodbye. I'm still around and will be throughout this transition period. You can still reach out to me if you need help with anything, or just want to say hi. Whatever you want or need, dont hesitate to ask. Im still here and will continue to be a part of 7 Cups.
Onwards!
Heather, you've been doing weekly shout-outs for the most active mods but I'll take this opportunity to give you a shout-out because you totally deserve it. 🎉🎊 SHOUT-OUT TO YOU for being so AMAZING and DEDICATED in guiding and motivating us mods to do our part as active leaders of the group support rooms. Now that Noni is on your hands, no doubt that she'll also grow into a fantastic smol bean just like how you molded us to become better leaders. Thank you so much for all the work you do. ❤ You rock! 🤘
It's sad to see you go, will miss you a lot 😰 Take care of you and sweet kids 
@Heather
It's sad to see you leave the group support community as a CM, but I'm proud of you for expanding yourself and trying something new. I hope everything works out with Noni and the team and you enjoy it. You're going to excel there like you did with the group support. Thanks for all you did for group support and your people. I'm going to miss working with you. Wishing you all the best! ♥♥
We will miss you on the group support side. Thank you for all you have done for the group support side, and I hope you enjoy your new role!
@Heather you're a valued member of the team. good luck in ur new post
Heather, i wish you all the best and enjoy your work with Noni
@Heather, I'll miss seeing you around in a public role. Don't be a stranger while working on Noni
@Heather Thank you for always being awesome! We are very happy to have you in the product world and Noni is lucky to have you as her new mom .
I appreciate your hard work in building the group support world and wish you the very best on the Noni path!
Thanks for everything you've done and I hope you enjoy your new role at 7 Cups.
@Heather, while I share the community's sense of grief over losing you from a community manager role, you know I am overjoyed to have you move over to the product team and that I will be getting to work so closely with you on the care and nurturing of Noni! Yaaaaay!