RE: NANFA-- RE: BOD election

Nick Zarlinga (njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com)
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 18:42:17 -0500

I
><)> remember being intimidated back when I started in
><)> NANFA, but shortly, I went
><)> over to Board Member Mark Binkley's house (Whoa!
><)> Impressive! :) and found
><)> out first hand that Board Members are folks just
><)> like everyone else.

My tongue is bleeding......

Nick Zarlinga
Aquarium Biologist
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
216.661.6500 ext 4485

><)> -----Original Message-----
><)> From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> On Behalf
><)> Of Todd Crail
><)> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:35 PM
><)> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
><)> Subject: Re: NANFA-- RE: BOD election
><)>
><)>
><)> You beat me to it BG :)
><)>
><)> Yes, we have _quite_ a list this year, and it's
><)> quite exciting to see this
><)> interest in running the organization. What would
><)> be even more exciting is
><)> if the body of the organization showed it's
><)> interest in who is running the
><)> organization by having an overwhelming response to
><)> the mailing :) So get
><)> those puppies in!
><)>
><)> This would also be a good time to point out the
><)> BOD email list for those
><)> interested... We're currently trying to hash out a
><)> revision of the
><)> Regional/State Representative program. We're
><)> looking into setting up a new
><)> category of "o-fish-al" rep of NANFA from the
><)> membership. A sort of
><)> "contact" that can include any type of person,
><)> with any amount of knowledge.
><)>
><)> The basic qualifications are... You 1) like native
><)> fish and 2) you're
><)> excited about NANFA's opportunities to spread the
><)> word about the captive
><)> husbandry and wild conservation of the North
><)> American Continent's piscean
><)> critters (not much different than the rep, but we
><)> feel will extend the
><)> possibilities of fostering more "local" activities)
><)>
><)> And don't be intimidated because you haven't had a
><)> lot of experience with
><)> this category of fish or aquaria or anything!
><)> Everyone started someplace
><)> and we're talking about organizational type stuff
><)> to grow our club. I
><)> remember being intimidated back when I started in
><)> NANFA, but shortly, I went
><)> over to Board Member Mark Binkley's house (Whoa!
><)> Impressive! :) and found
><)> out first hand that Board Members are folks just
><)> like everyone else. So, as
><)> much input as we can get about this program and
><)> other topics, we'll take!
><)> :)
><)>
><)> List traffic is light as a general rule, unless
><)> some heavy discussion is
><)> going on (maybe 3 times a year). And it stays
><)> interesting for the most
><)> part, and always stays on track ;)
><)>
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><)>
><)> Todd
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