[HamWAN PSDR] HamWAN Board Director Elections

Thu Jun 18 13:53:11 PDT 2020

Rob,

I just want you to know that my vote for you was enthusiastic and not a
result of peer pressure, as Bart suggested.  You have definitely added
value to our organization in multiple ways and we see that.

I don't know what objections Bart may have, but it's his right to vote
against anyone he wants with or without a reason.  I was never a fan of
cluttering up our main mailing list with this open process to begin with,
but ironically it was Bart who designed it.  If we want to discuss changes
to the voting process, I would be for that.

Either way, I believe Bart is just expressing an opinion with his vote and
isn't trying to actively campaign against you.  It would be pretty moot to
do so this late in the process. ;)

On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 12:46 PM Rob Salsgiver <rob at nr3o.com> wrote:

> I had tagged Bart separately in an email to find out what I had done wrong
> this time, but I figure if I’m not good enough in his eyes, then everyone
> might as know why including me.  If I’ve done some disservice to the
> organization there’s no sense hiding it I suppose, although it has me
> curious.
>
>
>
> Last year I helped coordinate several projects including Camp Murray,
> Lookout, and helping at Buck and a few other things.   Been involved in the
> VOIP side as well.  As a Board we’ve not really done a lot, although I’ve
> spoken in favor of more regular reports, project planning, strategic
> planning, etc.  Not sure what out of all of that makes me a bad option for
> a board slot, but willing to find out why and if needed, step aside.
>
>
>
> As the voting is likely coming to a close, I would be willing to extend
> the voting on my particular position if others desire, so that opposing
> views can be heard and votes changed if so desired.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rob
>
>
>
> *From:* PSDR [mailto:psdr-bounces at hamwan.org] *On Behalf Of *Bart Kus
> *Sent:* Thursday, June 18, 2020 12:27 PM
> *To:* Puget Sound Data Ring; Cory (NQ1E)
> *Subject:* Re: [HamWAN PSDR] HamWAN Board Director Elections
>
>
>
> My votes, on this last day:
>
> Cory Johnson - Yea
> Rob Salsgiver - Nay (can provide rationale privately if desired)
> Doug Kingston - Yea
> Tom Hayward - Yea
> Bart Kus - Abstain
> Nigel Vander Houwen - Yea
>
> Marc Lacy - Nay (rationale provided in Marc's thread)
>
>
> Our fully transparent process sure does exert a lot of social pressure to
> cast nothing but Yea votes.
>
> --Bart
>
>
>
> On 6/18/2020 11:30 AM, Cory (NQ1E) wrote:
>
> My votes for Director:
>
>
>
> Cory Johnson - Abstain
> Rob Salsgiver - Yea
> Doug Kingston - Yea
> Tom Hayward - Yea
> Bart Kus - Yea
> Nigel Vander Houwen - Yea
>
> Marc Lacy - Yea (Thank you for volunteering, Marc!)
>
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> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 9:59 PM Nigel Vander Houwen <nigel at nigelvh.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hello Everyone,
>
>
>
> It is once again time for our annual elections for the HamWAN Board of
> Directors. Here’s a quick recap of the main points for those that need a
> refresher.
>
>
>
>    - Board member positions last for one year.
>    - Any Supporting Member is eligible to vote for board members.
>    - Any Supporting Member is eligigle to run for a position on the board.
>    - There is no limit on the number of board members. If you feel you
>    would be valuable, you’re not taking a seat away from someone else.
>    - There is a minimum of 3 board members required by the constitution.
>    - Each board member is a separate election. IE you don’t have to
>    choose only one person to vote for, you choose Yea or Nay for all
>    individuals.
>    - Please respond to the list here with your votes. This serves as our
>    public record.
>
>
>
> In the above, we make use of the term Supporting Member, this is a
> specifically defined criteria in the constitution, which are individuals
> who have contributed at the Basic Level ($20/mo)(or more) for at least the
> last 6 months. Both the time and money criteria must be met to count. I
> have asked Cory who has acted as Treasurer for us for a number of years now
> to pull together the current list of Supporting Members, which are listed
> below. There have been a couple instances of employer matching this year
> that we weren’t able to attribute a source to, so if you feel that you’ve
> been missed in this list, I apologize. Please reach out and we’ll get it
> sorted. The current Supporting Members are:
>
>
>
>    - Bart Kus
>    - Bob Edmiston
>    - Carl Leon
>    - Casey R Hickerson
>    - Cathy Jo Melton
>    - Conny O Jonsson
>    - Cory Johnson
>    - David Giuliani
>    - David Yost
>    - Doug Kingston
>    - Dylan Ambauen
>    - Ian Gallagher
>    - John C Miller
>    - Kenneth Richards
>    - Marc Lacy
>    - Mark Sheppard
>    - Mike Shirley
>    - Nigel Vander Houwen
>    - Randolph Neals
>    - Robert Salsgiver
>    - Ronald Zuber
>    - Ryan Turner
>    - Terence Chan
>    - Tom Hayward
>
>
>
> I would like to thank everyone, Supporting Members and not, for your
> contributions to the project. HamWAN continues to grow, new clients, EOCs,
> and sites expanding coverage are all great progress. There’s always more to
> do, but I remain impressed at what we’ve accomplished with a small core
> group of operations folks, and a dedicated set of volunteers out in the
> field (with some overlap between the two of course).
>
>
>
> I have spoken with each of the current directors, who have each expressed
> interest in continuing to serve if re-elected, so here is our current list
> of directors up for voting:
>
>
>
> Cory Johnson - Cory has graciously handled HamWAN’s finances and legal
> filings and reports for the last several years. I very much appreciate his
> continued work here making sure everything gets taken care of.
>
>
>
> Rob Salsgiver - Rob has taken much of the project organization tasks,
> which for the number of projects in the field we have, is often like
> wrangling a herd of cats. I very much thank him for his efforts, and I look
> forward to what this summer’s work season will bring (and has already
> started to bring in recent weeks).
>
>
>
> Doug Kingston - Doug does much of the work managing our inventory. As with
> above, with many projects going on, keeping track of what gear we have
> ready to deploy and what we need more of can be a significant effort. Thank
> you Doug!
>
>
>
> Tom Hayward - Tom has done fantastic work over the years both in
> developing several of the applications (like the management portal, abuse
> detection, and more), as well as often acts as one of our tower climbers
> for installs. Certainly invaluable.
>
>
>
> Nigel Vander Houwen (me) - I handle many of the administrative tasks for
> the org. Record keeping for technical aspects of the org like LoAs, handle
> any contract items, and manage things like this email/vote.
>
>
>
> In addition to the current directors, I’ve spoken with Bart Kus, who has
> been a director in the past, as well as started the HamWAN project. He
> bowed out last year due to personal issues, but has indicated he would be
> willing to serve this year if elected. Thank you Bart.
>
>
>
> For anyone else who wishes to run for the board, please send an email here
> to the mailing list announcing your intention to run. The voting period on
> your election will end 7 days after your announcement. Duties are not time
> intensive, and mostly consist of being available for occasional votes to
> approve expenses.
>
>
>
> This email will begin the voting for:
>
> Cory Johnson
>
> Rob Salsgiver
>
> Doug Kingston
>
> Tom Hayward
>
> Bart Kus
>
> Nigel Vander Houwen
>
>
>
> Thank you all for reading this rather long email, and I hope to continue
> working with everyone in this next year.
>
>
>
> Nigel Vander Houwen
>
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