[HamWAN PSDR] HamWAN Board Director Election 2021 - Rob Salsgiver

[Bart Kus]

I vote YEA for all candidates so far:

1) Rob
2) Nigel
3) Cory

Hope I haven't missed any other candidacy emails.

--Bart


On 6/25/2021 11:05 PM, Doug Kingston wrote:
> Thank you, Rob.  I vote Yea.
>
> On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 10:30 PM Nigel Vander Houwen 
> <nigel at nigelvh.com <mailto:nigel at nigelvh.com>> wrote:
>
>     As a supporting member, I vote Yea.
>
>     Thank you Rob for offering to serve again. I very much agree with
>     and appreciate your notes below, and I look forward to working on
>     them with you.
>
>     Nigel
>
>>     On Jun 25, 2021, at 11:24 PM, Rob Salsgiver <rob at nr3o.com
>>     <mailto:rob at nr3o.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Greetings all,
>>     As Nigel has noted, it is that time again for elections, and I
>>     will put my name forward once again for your consideration.  2019
>>     and 2020 have definitely been challenges in different ways for
>>     different people.  2021 is continuing that trend in yet different
>>     ways still.  There are several expansion issues I am currently
>>     working in the EMCOMM side of the world including Pacific County,
>>     Spokane County and Region 9 surrounding counties, and some
>>     additional up here in Snohomish County.  Pretty much all of my
>>     time this year through September will be take up with those
>>     efforts, as the funding has to be spent and projects completed by
>>     then.
>>     There are a number of areas within HamWAN the organization I
>>     would like to see us improve such as strategic planning,
>>     recruiting, training, reporting, and some of the business aspects
>>     of the organization.  Few of these are new topics, but without
>>     some additional push and changes it is hard to include, train,
>>     and support new blood needed to keep the organization moving. 
>>     Our website has been mostly stagnant for years, with little
>>     improvement or change in published items such as an accurate map,
>>     current equipment recommendations and sources, and finished
>>     configuration specs of standard resources beyond the client
>>     config script.  This is not intended as a criticism of current or
>>     past individual efforts as everyone puts in the effort they have
>>     the time to give in the areas that interest them.
>>     It IS a call that we need to improve the SYSTEM and / or tools by
>>     which some of these items are maintained.  We simply cannot move
>>     forward if we can’t even maintain what we have.
>>     Vote AND Participate.  It’s not just Board members who are
>>     needed.  We have a continuing need for climbers, ground crew,
>>     NetOps, mentors, advocates, programmers, and all sorts of help.
>>     If you see something you thing needs to be improved, let us know.
>>     If you see something you can do to help us improve, let us know.
>>     The voting period for myself will conclude 7 days from now.
>>     Supporting members, please reply in this thread with your Yea,
>>     Nay, or Abstain votes.
>>     Thank you all for your consideration, and I hope to have the
>>     opportunity to work with you further over the next year.
>>     Rob Salsgiver – NR3O
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