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NFC: Re: Elections, NFC and ME
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----- Original Message -----
From: robert a rice <robertrice at juno_com>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: NFC: Elections, NFC and ME
>
> On Thu, 07 Mar 2002 21:11:05 -0600 "Kristine Weisbrod Massin"
> <kwmprairie at hotmail_com> writes:
> >
> > I wasn't even aware that self-nomination was okay! I've never been
> > a member
> > of a group where it was before.
>
> On the one hand you dont want to stifle involvement, but on the other you
> want qualified people. Because of our size and yougness we allowed self
> nominations. Eventually Im sure we will change things.
>
>
> Learn something new everyday. (but
> > may I
> > say I'm just as happy that NFC will stay a small, fairly cohesive
> > group?
> > I've watched too many organizations where one person was constantly
> > looking
> > for fault, and exasperated everyone else into leaving to ever want
> > it to
> > happen to the NFC.)
> >
>
>
> It doesnt take too much verbal abuse to make a volunteer experience
> negative . Ive also seen people who are willing to pollute the proverbial
> well to get thier agenda across wich almost always is an Im right someone
> else is wrong agenda. Ive never seen one of these types talk about
> positive stewps to improve things.
>
> > I also wanted to thank whoever nominated me, and explain that while
> > I
> > really, really wanted to run (and even sent my acceptance to Joshua
> >
> > initially) I discovered that the USFWS (my employer) is going
> > through an
> > ethics/conflict-of-interest panic attack after a few bad apple
> > incidents
> > recently with the current result being that employees can no longer
> > be
> > voting members of any conservation-related organization. (we used
> > to be
> > able to take a short ethics training course, sign a statement, & get
> >
> > permission from a regional director--which was my plan when I
> > accepted--but
> > that option has been removed)
> >
>
> I would like to encourage you to find a non board leadership position .
> We need you , and the fish need you in spades :)
>
> > I sincerely think that the current nominees will do a wonderful job
> > and I
> > can't even begin to imagine anyone other than Robert as president.
> >
> > -Kristine Massin
> >
> >
>
>
> I want to become more of a mentor after the next term. I love fish and
> conservation,like speaking and networking and tolerate the abuse that
> comes with being in the public eye :)
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