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March 2008 - Nominating Committee Slate for 2008

As per Article V, Section 4 of the NSDTRC (USA) Bylaws, the following is the slate of candidates submitted by Julie Hanson, Nominating Committee Chair, for the 2008 election of Officers & Directors:

President - Katie Dugger (Oregon) - [First 2 year term]
Vice President - Pat Kinsley (New York) - [First 2 year term]
Secretary - Celia Hamilton (Texas) - [First 2 year term]
Treasurer - Jody Petry (Wisconsin) - [Second 2 year term]
Officer terms to begin on November 1, 2008 and run through October 31, 2010.

Director - Region 1 - Betsy Fogg (New Hampshire) - [First 3 year term]
    Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont
Director - Region 4 - Shelly Bakalis (California) - [First 3 year term]
    Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah
Director - Region 7 - Anthony Abate (Virginia) - [First 3 year term]
    Delaware, District Of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
Regional Director terms to begin on November 1, 2008 and run through October 31, 2011.

Additional nominations of eligible members may be made by written petition addressed to the Secretary (Cindy Lindemer, 8955 235th St. N, Forest Lake, MN 55025) and received at her regular address no later than August 3, 2008, signed by three (3) members and accompanied by the written acceptance of each such additional nominee signifying his/her willingness to be a candidate.

If one or more valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or before August 3, 2008, she shall, no later than August 18, 2008 mail to each voting member in good standing a ballot listing nominees for the position(s).

If no valid additional nominations are received by the Secretary on or before August 3, 2008, the nominations will be closed. The members will be notified in the Fall issue of Quackers that the Secretary has cast one (1) ballot for the Nominating Committee's Slate and no further balloting will be required.

December 2007 -  2008 Nominating Committee

The Nominating Committee this year consists of Julie Hanson - Chair, Paul Kartes, and Cathy Hamilton with Latisha Hancy and Dominique Jolley as alternates. The positions that are up for nomination are President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Region 1, Region 4, and Region 7 Directors.

These positions are currently held by the following people:
President: Julie Hanson (completing 2^nd term; NOT eligible for another term)
Vice-President: Gretchen Botner (completing 2^nd term; NOT eligible for another term)
Secretary: Cindy Lindemer
Treasurer: Jody Petry
Region 1 Director: Pat Kinsley (completing 1^st term; eligible for another term)
Region 4 Director: Phyllis McDonald (completing 1^st term; eligible for another term)
Region 7 Director: Melissa Savage (completing 2^nd term; NOT eligible for another term)

Each year the Nominating Committee selects one candidate for each open position. As provided in the club bylaws, nominations for President and Vice President may only be from members who have served on the Board of Directors.  A list of eligible members for these positions is available from the Chair. 

The names of the people selected by the Nominating Committee are published in the spring issue of Quackers. A member in good standing can also be nominated from the floor by following the directions outlined in the bylaws. If there are nominations from the floor, then there is an election which is held by mail and members vote on the candidates. If there are no nominations from the floor, the Secretary casts one ballot for each person selected by the Nominating Committee, no voting is necessary, and the candidates selected by the Nominating Committee take office November 1, 2008. The procedures for nominations and elections are well defined by the club's bylaws which are available on the website at Club Bylaws

If you are interested in being nominated for any of the open positions please send a letter of interest and a resume listing your qualifications via mail or e-mail to any one of the committee members by January 15, 2008.  Contact information for the committee members:

Web Changes

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March 2008 - Proposed amendments to the Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation are being made.  A Survey is provided for input and comment from the membership.  Comment period will end on April 20, 2008.

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