Despite myself, TES is still important to me. Sometimes I feel like I should know better- but when it comes down to it, I don’t. <\/p>\n
Election time is coming up, and I am running to resume\/continue my post as parlimentarian. Being presiding officer is a better fit for me than voting member ever was- despite how frustrating it is on occasion.<\/p>\n
This is my pitch- my candidate’s statement:<\/p>\n
\n“I wish to continue acting as Presiding Officer for the TES Board.<\/p>\n
I was asked why I wished to take this position by a few people last year. “Why? Isn’t it better to be a voting BoD member?”<\/p>\n
Maybe it is. But this is where my talents are best used. Setting agendas, facilitating productive action and directing conversation to keep it on- topic and relevant, objective mediation and focusing a diverse Board of Directors on actionable solutions is the most effective use of my time that I can offer TES. <\/p>\n
The position of parliamentarian has evolved greatly this past year, as the Board has asked me to help pioneer greater responsibilities for the presiding officer. At their urging, I have created a parliamentary review of projects in progress, have acted as moderator on the Board List and helped define and streamline Board meeting policies. Yet there is still more to do.<\/p>\n
It’s not my place to plot a course for TES, that’s for the voting officers you choose. The destination of TES is up to them, and thus- up to you. The job I want is to help them get there- wherever you decide “there” is.
\nThis year, I wish to help induct a new Board into effective policy from the very beginning of their terms, helping set lasting precedents for behavior, comportment and expediency. New Board members mean new chemistry- and I believe that any new Board should learn to do their very best from the very beginning.<\/p>\n
There is no time to waste.<\/p>\n
Flagg”<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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