ID 681 2012 Election of GPUS Steering Committee Co-chairs

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Ranked Choice Vote DetailsRanked Choice Vote ID 681Ranked Choice Vote 2012 Election of GPUS Steering Committee Co-chairsType Secret Ballot Revealed at Close of PollsNumber of Seats 3Ranked Choice Vote Administrator Budd DickinsonPhase VotingDiscussion 06/18/2012 - 07/07/2012Voting 07/08/2012 - 07/14/2012Presens Quorum 0.6666Candidates Charles OstdiekAJ SegneriRhett SmithTamar YagerKaren Youngwrite-in BackgroundThis online, ranked choice vote will elect 3 Co-chairs to the Steering Committee. About Steering Committee Electionshttp://www.gp.org/documents/bylaws.shtml#article6MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE STEERING COMMITTEEGPUS Bylaws, article IV. The Steering Committeehttp://www.gp.org/documents/bylaws.shtml#article4GPUS Rules & Procedures, Section 1. Powers of Steering Committeehttp://www.gp.org/documents/rules.shtml#section1Candidate InformationCharles Ostdiekiconofcharles@gmail.comMy dear friends on the National Committee,  I've had such encouragement that I've decided to again enter my name forconsideration as one of your next Co-Chairs of the Steering Committee.  Many of you voted for me as your first choice a few months ago. It waseven more affirmative in the second round, that had Delegate Welzer, aneminently capable organizer, not been chosen, I would have been selected.  Below is a more detailed bio than the brief summary I last provided.  Please will you all give me your sincerest thoughts, and then your votes,for one of your next Co-Chairs of the GPUS.Thank you all so much,--charles ostdiekDelegate, Nebraska Green Party

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__EDUCATION__Gretna High School - '83  National Honor SocietyB.A. Philosophy, Creighton University - '93  Area of concentration - Comparative Philosophy and Religion  Phi Sigma Tau - Philosophy Honor SocietyUniversity of Nebraska Lincoln - '95  Master's Degree course work - Philosophy__MOST SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYMENT__McFoster's Natural Kind Cafe - '94-'95/'96-present  Chef Garde Manger  Salad Chef  Website Admin  Facebook Fanpage Admin  Office Assistant, Newsletter Editing, Menu Editing/Layout/ProductionNebraska Conservation Council - '96  Door-to-Door Fundraiser for Wind Energy State Legislative LobbyingMr. Video Productions - '07-'10  Live Event Videographer  Live Video Capture/Uploading  Media Management and Duplication  Technical Production__POLITICAL ACTIVISM__-Campaign Work- Campaign Manager, LaVerne Thraen for OPPD '12 Media Advisor, LaVerne Thraen for OPPD '08 Campaign Volunteer - Frances Mendenhall/Tom Foster for OPPD '02NGP Candidates for Federal, State and Local offices- '02, '04, '06, '08Founding Member, NGP - '00GPUS, National Committee Delegate - '08-present  GPUS committee work - BRPP, Media A/V Subcommittee, NE PlatCom Liaison  Co-Chair, NGP EXCom - '10-'11  State Council Rep., 2nd Cong. Dist. -'00-'10/'11-present  NGP committee work - Creator/Co-Admin NGP Facebook Fanpage, "GreenFocus" Newsletter, Legislative Issues Co-Chair, Materials and Publications,Media--"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana." (MIT AI program)AJ Segneriaj.segneri@gmail.comMy name is AJ Segneri. I am a delegate from Illinois who is seeking yourvote to serve on the Steering Committee.MY experience in the Green Party has been working in various capacities onthe state and national level. On the state level I have worked to recruitcandidates, as well as building the state party. I have served on state andfederal campaigns where I held senior staff positions. The membership inthe Illinois Green Party elected me to serve as their state partyTreasurer, then as their Membership Steward. When I previously lived inWisconsin the membership elected me as their Co-Chair.On the national level I have served on committees; such as Ballot Access,Platform, and Presidential Campaign Support, where I served as a Co-Chair.I am also involved in the Lavender Caucus where I am currently theTreasurer since 2009, and currently organizing to get the Youth Caucusaccredited.Outside of my Green Party activity I have been involved as an activist forover 12 years. During that time I have organized issue-based campaignefforts in the areas of social justice, economic rights, LGBT rights,education, the arts, and the environment. This came to serving on board ofdirectors, advisory councils, and training new staff and volunteers.Currently I served as the Executive Director for the Foundation for aUnited Front as well as being a writing contributor for Independent VoterNetwork.Between my work in politics and activism I gained experience to recruit andcoordinate volunteers, oversee budgets, handling legal issues, being a teamplayer, create diplomacy, building consensus, and dealing with the mediajust to name a few. Those who know me that my intentions to serve on theSteering Committee would be to build our national party. By building partywould be having a civil conversation with individuals that is doing thework in committees, plus working with delegates on independent projects.Building the party also meets to create a network with those individualsand organizations that support the Green Party, and articulate that supportin the form of fundraising efforts, contributing, and/or supporting Greencandidates.Our party can be an organization that is not only out front on the issues,but also out front in the media and in other avenues. We can achieve thisagain by having civil conversations and have working strategic plans in theareas that need to be strengthen. Progress works from withinand radiant outwards, rather than just doing things and seeing the resultscome in.I am looking forward to your support in the upcoming Steering Committeeelection, and I will you see all in Baltimore!AJ SegneriILGP DelegateLavender Caucus, TreasurerRhett Smithrhettrsmith@gmail.comgraduated Eastland High School, Eastland,TX-selected Outstanding Student-1968; admitted to Univ.Texas,Plan II(pre-Law)1968; married Annalyn Garrett-1971; Bachelor of Arts,U.T.-Austin '73-Accounting major; Auditor/Accountant-TX.DEPT. Human Services 1973-77; two children Enlisted U.S.Navy 1979-1983; divorced 1979; Private security guard (Stanley Smith Security which was acquired by AlliedBarton Security, 1983-present) 2004 elected in Democratic party primary for Tex. 21st Congressional District, lost to Republican incumbent Lamar Smith-2004 general election2005 candidate for Mayor- San Antonio,TX2006 became more active in civil rights--LULAC, NAACP, ACLU, Inter-religious Council of San Antonio2007 candidate for Mayor- San Antonio,TX2008 candidate for U.S.Senator, Democratic party primary (received over 200,000 votes in four way race) lost to nominee, who lost to Rep. incumbent John Cornyn2009 candidate for Mayor- San Antonio,Tex; 2010 Joined Americans United for Separation of Church and State, current Board member. member American Legion, Post #2, San Antonio,Tx; Co-founded Veterans for Education Reform-1st Amendment(Texas nonprofit) to advocate   for change to Texas State Board of Education social studies curriculum2010 write-in candidate for U.S.Congress Tex. 20th Congressional District, lost to Democratic incumbent Charles Gonzalez2011 candidate for Mayor- San Antonio, Tx Am United for Sep. of Church and State--Committee to organize First Amendment Day celebration in San Antonio,Tx P.O.Box 17271, San Antonio,TX 78217 phone:(210)300-4750Affirmative Action for Native AmericansTamar Yagertamar@gp.orgDear Green Friends,Below is my very short bio to serve another term on the Steering Committee. I hope I can count on your vote. I will send more detailed ideas later about some of my hopes and dreams.Major accomplishments as a Steering Committee Co-Chair  * Served as staff supervisor.  * Worked with the treasurer to implement a payroll tracking system  that will help us budget for staffing.  * Served as liaison to the Annual National Meeting Committee (ANMC),  Delegate Apportionment Committee (DAC), and co-liaison to the  Fundraising Committee.Green Party Activities  * Elected Co-Chair of DAC·Virginia Delegate/Alternate for 4 non-consecutive years·GPUS Fundraising Manager from 2008-2010 until layoff·Serve as an active member of ANMC·Established and implemented a stipend program for travel/lodging for low-income ANM/PNC attendees·Served as Fundraising Director for Josh Reubner campaign in Virginia.Volunteered for Miriam Gennari for School Board and Kevin Chisholm for County Board (Virginia), and Jesse Johnson for US Senate campaign in 2010·Assisted in ballot access efforts in Virginia·Working with Kentucky Greens to establish a state partyMy hopes and dreams for the party are many. Here are a few:  * Affliliated parties in all states.  * Every Green should be a donor at /some/ level -- I am currently a  sustainer.  * We need ballot access in EVERY state.  * More registered Greens.  * Learn to spend less time on internal processes and more time  spreading the Ten Key Values.  * We need more Greens in office at all levels.  * We need more active committees and we need to empower the committees  to do their work without micromanaging.Tamar Yagertamar@gp.org 703-534-2187 or 502-296-3849Karen Youngkarenyoung521@yahoo.comI am seeking your support for my election to the Steering Committee. I feel my accomplishments, commitment, and service to the party at many levels, as well as my management and leadership experience outside the party, make me well qualified for this position. If elected to the Steering Committee, some of my priorities for the party will be: - To re-engage the strategic planning process begun in 2004, to deliver a strategic plan, and to unite the party behind it. - To improve the culture of GPUS so we can focus on achieving our goals, including making our listservs functional; recruiting for our committees and making them functional; facilitating communication among states; and radically reducing the time spent on discussing rules. - To develop compelling messaging and communication for the party, including a revamp of our GPUS website. - To improve our fundraising infrastructure and results, and engage the SC as well as a broader range of members, in the fundraising effort. My Green Party Background I became a national delegate in 2009, and also became the Co-Chair of the GPUS Fundraising Committee, where I will be termed out this year. While we have not increased our results as much as I would like, I am pleased with some of our achievements. This year for the first time, we have a functional donor database. We have an excellent fundraising director We have improvement in relations between GPUS and states, in terms of list sharing and reduction of hostilities. We have a planned giving program in place, and will roll out a donor recognition program in 2013. Perhaps most importantly, I have gained an intimate knowledge of our fundraising challenges. I first joined the IL Green Party in 2002 and have been active in New York since 2008. Karen Youngkarenyoung521@yahoo.comwrite-in

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