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philperry9
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:05 pm Post subject: EAA - Proxy Update 2012 |
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My apologies for the late re-cap of the proxy effort at AirVenture. The
day after we got back to Houston, my wife had a family member pass away and
that forced us across the country and took another week out of our schedule
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tsts4
Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 167 Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: EAA - Proxy Update 2012 |
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No worries Phil!
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richard.beebe(at)yale.edu Guest
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 8:54 pm Post subject: EAA - Proxy Update 2012 |
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A couple comments. I've trimmed away everything I'm not commenting on.
Don't read anything good or bad into what I've taken away.
On 8/13/2012 5:03 PM, Phillip Perry wrote:
Quote: | My apologies for the late re-cap of the proxy effort at AirVenture.
The day after we got back to Houston, my wife had a family member
pass away and that forced us across the country and took another
week out of our schedule.
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My condolences. Always a difficult event to deal with.
Quote: | The EAA accepted our form and mentioned during the meeting this was
the first time they have received proxy forms and that it would take
a few days to finalize the election. In just over 2 weeks of
effort, we collected 440 proxy votes (2 were later kicked out after
review).
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Actually it was the first time they'd received that many proxy forms.
They have received them in the past. Since the process is still manual,
a huge number would obviously create a large problem or a very long
meeting. And they do need to be validated to prove they're from EAA
members in good standing. A better procedure would be to allow the
proxies to be submitted several days in advance so they could be counted
and validated. Even better, as we discussed, would be electronic proxies.
Quote: | As a side note, Louis Andrew has since resigned from his position.
I don't know if it's related to turmoil we've created or not, and
I'm not going to speculate either way. It really doesn't matter
because our goal is to be able to elect our leaders and not run any
particular person out of town.
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It was not. He tried to retire a year ago and we convinced him to stay
to continue helping with the leadership transition. He agreed but told
us then that he would retire after this AirVenture.
Quote: | 1) We believe the Experimental Aircraft Association exist for the
benefit of its members.
2) We believe the members should be able to choose their EAA
Directors by direct vote, and independently audited proxy votes held
by EAA management.
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Agreed although the exact mechanism still needs to be figured out.
Quote: | 3) We believe transparency from the leadership builds a better
organization for the membership.
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Improved communications is one of the things called out in the strategic
plan. Note that communication is a long-standing problem that certainly
predates the current leadership.
Quote: | One of the things I should be clear about is that we aren't
targeting any specific issue or person within EAA. There are no lack
of opportunities for improvement within EAA, but our belief is that
they're all symptoms of a greater problem at the highest level of
the organization; the Board of Directors. One of two things is
occurring, 1) the Board endorses the direction that EAA has taken or
2) they are not holding those below them accountable for their
actions. Either way it reflects poorly on the Board for those of us
who disagree with the direction and state of EAA.
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I asked this previously but so far no one has been able to articulate
clearly to me exactly WHAT these greater problems are or what
"direction" should EAA be going? Vague statements such as EAA has
forgotten its roots are almost meaningless. EAAs roots were tube and
fabric aircraft. How many of our 170,000 members find that interesting?
I can say that other than the chalets there are not really any actions
that management has taken that I feel they need to be taken to the
woodshed over.
Quote: | We, as members of the EAA, would like to hold the directors
accountable for their decisions and the only way we can do that is
to have the opportunity to vote for them or against them. The
organizations Board of Director positions shouldn't be a safe haven
from accountability.
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You do realize that Board members are volunteers, right? I spend a fair
amount of my own time and money attending meetings and deciphering
financial documents and proposed program presentations. The point is
that the people on the Board care deeply about EAA, its direction and
its welfare. We cover all areas of aviation and come from a wide variety
of backgrounds.
But as you know I'm not opposed to revamping the election process. I
also believe the board nomination process needs help too. As a member, I
want to know that board candidates are qualified to make sure EAA stays
a vibrant, interesting, useful and financially sound organization.
--Rick
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