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UPDATE ON NAFB'S GOVERNANCE, NEW INTERIM EXEC DIR, MOVES HEADQUARTERS
Jun. 13, 2011
Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB)
Message from Tom Steever, NAFB President-Elect
Following conversations with NAFB Parliamentarian Virginia Berbereck, who's consulted with NAFB legal counsel Mike McCann, we've determined a logical, minimally disruptive route to continued and appropriate governance of the NAFB.
As a result of Lindsay's tragic death, with Board approval, I'll serve out the year as President-Elect and also assume the responsibilities of NAFB President. Then at the start of 2012, I'll assume the office of President as I normally would have. That will also allow for candidates to surface for the office of NAFB National Vice President to be elected at the annual convention in November when current Vice President Mark Oppold will be considered at that time for President Elect.
Moving on to other matters, I want to personally welcome NAFB veteran and Hall of Fame inductee Gene Millard to the temporary position of NAFB interim executive director. Gene has agreed to work for us part time as a staff point person in the executive director search and also to assist in securing a new office location for NAFB. There are several factors that led us to a decision to move our headquarters to a new location actually less than a mile from our current one.
In arriving at this decision, the lease agreement was seen by the entire NAFB Board, and examined in finer detail by Mark Oppold, Gene Millard and especially by Kyle Bauer. Kyle went above and beyond to negotiate the best agreement possible for the NAFB. And I can warn you with full confidence that lease negotiations with Kyle Bauer are not for the faint of heart. Thank you very much, Kyle.
In addition, site visits were done by each of these gentlemen and by NAFB staff to determine that this new location will serve the organization well for years to come.
Both the move and the executive director search are going well and I look forward to report to you very soon further progress on each of those. Thank you all for your support of the NAFB.
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