First to Bryan,
My response was not necessarily directed at you but I will share my opinion here and let you know that not a BOG minutes or EC minutes goes by without me reading it. I know exactly what the EC and BOG has publicly released as to their current workload. I will however say that to me personally I would clean up the mess in my own neighborhood before dealing with Global policies or chairmanships. I applaud you for your work on the GRP, and your appointment as chairman of the board but those NA policies have set around for a significant amount of time prior to your appointment and during, to this point, your whole appointment without being reviewed and clarified as you said you would. Your accountability goes to the members in your region per the COR, so I ask that you please take care of the problems that we are encountering here prior to spending the majority of your time on global issues.
I consider it a major issue that there has been so much senior staff (not even including ATMs, DATMs, and other local staff) turnover in the past 12 months. What is happening in the network to cause this? When I first joined the network it was difficult to try your hand at a VATUSA position now it seems like if you want a chance there is an opening, or 5, every 4 months or so. This is a concern to me as an ATM because as I create procedures, and develop training programs so on and so forth I don't know what the person who takes over in six months will hold me accountable to.
My only other real issue is the NA Policies which have been reviewed, thank you, and I have not had a chance to adequately peruse myself. Like I said in my original post I don't think that a local facility would be allowed to have an outdated and extremely restrictive policy and not hold up their end of the bargain, keeping it only because the want to do it at some point, for nearly a year. It was as simple as removing it, which you did. Thank you.
I would be glad to send this as an email if you rather have my concerns in that format just advise. I have, voiced my opinions to both you and the VATUSA staff in these and the staff forums, but I don't feel it necessary to beat a dead horse. I think that Jason had the 5-05 concern covered didn't feel it was necessary to tell you I was concerned about it also. I am sorry if you preferred email.
