[nagdu] NAGDU leadership

Tue Jul 14 17:38:37 UTC 2015

Julie,

	We are in the process of doing some major overhauls of our website, so your input will be implemented. As for announcing the resolutions, I believe my message about the NAGDU meetings at convention did mention we would be considering some resolutions and the meeting was streamed with the opportunity for listeners to offer input. 

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

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I don't think the website has been updated with NAGDU officers in over a year.  When that gets updated, could the term expirations be included?

Would it have been possible to announce that a resolution regarding ownership was being introduced, without disclosing the actual resolution? 
It would have given individuals the opportunity to discuss the issue with people in their state.  It is very apparent that a lot of education on this issue needs to be done.  If people understand the issue and choose to support non ownership, then fine, but people are making decisions based on a ton of misunderstandings.

Could the actual full membership of NAGDU vote on the ownership issue?  Yes, we have discussed it on this list, but this list is not the membership, neither is the membership only the individuals attending a national 
convention.   I think it would be valuable information to know exactly how 
the NAGDU body stands on this issue.  You stated in another message that your job as President is to support the wishes of the membership, but the membership having no way to vote on issues makes it difficult for you to represent  the majority.

Julie
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From: Marion Gwizdala via nagdu
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 4:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] NAGDU leadership

Julie,

The members of the NAGDU Board of Directors are as follows along with their term expirations:

Marion Gwizdala, President (2016)
Michael Hingson, Vice President (2017)
Sherrill O'Brien, Secretary (2016)
Antoinette "Toni" Whaley, Treasurer (2017) James Boehm (2017) Jessica Snyder (2016) Tina Thomas (2016)

The minutes and treasurer's reports are given at each board meeting and these meetings are open to the membership. These reports are also available upon request by writing to the secretary or treasurer at one of the following addresses:

Secretary at NAGDU.ORG
Treasurer at NAGDU.ORG

As for your question about the resolutions, it is the policy of the NFB that only those resolutions passed by the Resolutions Committee are released to the membership after they are passed and prior to their introduction to the convention. The issue of ownership has been discussed extensively on this list and was also the topic of a panel discussion during the NAGDU meeting on July 7. Both resolutions were read at this meeting, as well, as it occurred after the resolutions were passed favorably by the committee.

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala

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Subject: [nagdu] NAGDU leadership

I would like to know what the results were on voting for NAGDU leadership positions this year or who the current leaders are.  I looked at the website, but there are no terms listed, so I don’t know when it was last updated.

I would also like to know where the minutes from the board meetings can be read.

And I would still like to know why the two resolutions introduced this year were not announced before hand.  If not on this list, then by phone conference or some other means.  It is extremely clear that there are quite a few people who don’t understand the issue.  There are also a number of people who could have talked to people in their state affiliate to educate them on the topic beforehand.

And finally, what positions are up for election next year?

Julie
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