Dear NAMHSA members,
The nomination period to fill Lindsey Hall's vice presidential term has
closed.
This VP term will end after NAN in 2013, and the person you are electing
will then step into the President's position. A new VP will also be selected
prior to NAN 2013, so you will be selecting a second VP later in the spring with
regular elections.
Lyn Norbury, the current Region 5 rep and Carra McClelland, the current
Region 4 rep are your candidates. Both bios are listed below in alphabetical
order.
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Carra McClelland, the current Region 4 rep:
Greetings Fellow Hobbyists!
My name is Carra McClelland and I am running for the office of Vice
President of
NAMHSA to finish out the 2012 term.
I have been in the hobby most of my life and as a result, many of you know
me, or at least know of me, but let me share with you why I feel like I would be a
good choice for Vice President.
I have been a show holder since before NAMSHA existed. I learned to hold
shows from a couple of excellent hosts and then went on to hold shows of my
own, including the popular and successful Buccaneer Live series in Nebraska. I
have held small shows and big, multi-day shows. I have also shown consistently for
years to qualify my horses for NAN so that I could support the organization by
entering.
In addition to supporting NAN by entering, judging (2007) and participating
as
a donor in past raffles/auctions, I had the honor of co-chairing NAN 2012.
That
was the experience of a lifetime and I was blessed with a dream team in my
co-
chair, Stacy Faraci and our registrar Jim West. I feel like it gave me the
greatest
understanding of the entirety of how NAMHSA works, something I feel will
be
invaluable as Vice President.
I am currently serving my third term as a Region Representative. During my
time in office, I feel that NAMHSA has made some positive changes for our
members, including:
Extension of NAN Card expiration dates
Increased compensation for NAN Judges and the NAN Registrar
Measures to help prevent counterfeiting of NAN Cards
Additions to the Merit Awards program
In addition, I have always heard my Region’s concerns and voted with their
wishes and best interests in mind. I always take into account the impact of my
vote on other regions and always listen to the concerns and comments of my fellow
Region Reps. I am subscribed to all the NAMHSA regional Yahoogroups and have
taken questions and feedback from people in all regions over the course of my
service on the Board of Directors.
I am an easily accessible member of the model horse community, being
active
on message boards and the Internet in general. I try to answer all
questions in a timely manner. I access my email frequently through the day seven days a
week. I work well with others and professionally my job is to solve problems. I
have demonstrated my ability to work within the structure of NAMHSA and still
help make positive changes. While I have in my term as a Region Rep argued
fiercely with my colleagues on occasion, we have been able to come to a consensus on many
hotly debated topics.
I would very much like to continue to serve NAMHSA and the hobby by taking
this next step. I would appreciate your support and your vote.
Thank you,
Carra McClelland
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Lyn Norbury, the current Region 5 rep:
Hello to all Regions!
I have made the decision to run for the office of NAMHSA VP to finish out
the 2012 term. Many of you know me personally, but for the benefit of those who
don't, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself and why I would like
to be considered for this office.
My name is Lyn Norbury. I live just north of Tulsa, OK. I spent my youth on
a farm/ranch in SE Oklahoma. I have been a horse fanatic my entire life. I have
collected model horses as far back as I can remember. I have been around and
owned real horses from the age of 3.
I have been an artist since before my college years (which was a very long
time ago) and really found my element when I discovered the part of the model
horse world I live in today. I have only been in this part of the hobby for
about 10 years, but it instantly became my career lifestyle, so I quit my "real
job" and became a model horse artist.
I have been highly involved in showing at Regional shows since 2003, and
attended my first NAN in 2004 as a helper for a friend who was showing. I have
shown at NAN every year since 2006, wherever it has taken me. I am really sad to
say I will not be showing at NAN 2013. I make it to every show in my region that
I possibly can, and a few that are not in my region. Although I create and show
my horses in Halter, my main thing for pleasure is performance showing. Yep, I
am a performance junky.
I am the current Region 5 Representative on the NAMHSA Board of Directors.
This is my first term as Region Rep. and I have not held any other NAMHSA
office, nor have I volunteered or judged at NAN before. Although I don't have a
long standing record of involvement with NAMHSA as far as the production end of
it, or the internal workings of the organization, I am an honest devoted member
and only want to work to the best of my ability to improve and grow the
organization, NAN, and the hobby as a whole.
There are many good things I would like to see happen with NAMHSA and NAN.
I believe in the Mission Statement of NAMHSA, "to serve as an inclusive
organization to promote the model horse hobby. NAMHSA's aim is to promote all
facets of the model horse hobby and to provide support for the future
development of model horse showing, customizing, and collecting,..."
I believe that the members' voice in the goings on in NAMHSA and NAN are
first and foremost. I believe hosting NAN should be the main concern of NAMHSA.
I believe in being fair to all regions and I look out for the interests of not
only my own region, but all other regions as well.
If any of you would like to know more about me and/or my commitment to
NAMHSA, feel free to email me privately and I will be happy to discuss my
perspective of any aspect of NAMHSA, NAN, and the model horse hobby.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you will consider me for
the office of Vice President of NAMHSA.
Please remember, if you are a voting member of NAMHSA, whether you vote for
me or someone else, please take the time to vote. Let your vote be counted.
Sincerely,
Lyn Norbury
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A ballot to select one of these two candidates will be available to members
shortly. Please contact me at this email address (drsteggy at gmail dot com) or
the recording secretary address (namhsavote at gmail dot com) if you have any
questions or comments--please note that I am no mail on most of the regional
lists and will not see a question asked publicly (though you are free to forward
any questions I answer for you to your regional list if you desire).
Thank you for your time.
Jackie Arns-Rossi
NAMHSA Recording Secretary
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