03/12/2019 Special Election: NAMHSA Seeks a Vice President

Special Election: NAMHSA Seeks a Vice President Due to the recent resignation of the Vice President, we are in need of a new Vice President. The position will take office after being voted in and the term will expire after Breyerfest 2019, at which time they will then assume the office of President (for one year.) Current Showholders and Individual Members can nominate others or themselves for this position, as long as the nominated person has been asked beforehand. Candidates need to be aware that the job requires making the time and commitment to QUICKLY respond to Board work and issues. Board members assume ultimate responsibility for running NAMHSA and assuring a quality NAN. Daily Internet accessibility is required, as the NAMHSA Board is primarily an online forum and email entity. It requires the ability to read and respond to Board forum posts and emails every day. Vice Presidential duties include: Act as the first officer to the President to carry out NAMHSA business; Perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President; and Serve as the President's representative as directed. The VP is the list owner of many of the organization's Yahoo Groups. The VP has voting power. In addition, the VP will be a member of the Finance Committee, which includes the following duties: “The VP should have on-line access to review the accounts. The VP shall review the account balance on a random basis (no less than every other week), and shall view an image of every paid check. After each review, the VP shall post to the BOD the result of the review. The VP shall receive the paid checks and compare the reconciliations to the bank accounts and notify the finance committee that they have been approved. The VP shall NOT be a signer on the account.” The VP will also be responsible for reviewing and approving the monthly, quarterly, annual, and NAN financial reports. After serving the remainder of the term, the Vice President will assume the office of NAMHSA President for a one year term beginning at the membership meeting held in conjunction with NAN. Please review NAMHSA Bylaws Article V, Section 4 for information regarding the office of NAMHSA President. All about nominating a VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: h3>*THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS March 26, 2019.* Voting Ballots for the election will be sent out in April. To send in your nominee(s), you must provide ALL of the information requested below. NAMHSA has to contact each nominee to confirm they want to run, so complete contact information is essential. Your nomination should be submitted here or emailed to the NAMHSA Recording Secretary. To send your nomination via email, simply copy and paste the information below into a new email and send to vote@namhsa.org. Please put “NAMHSA Special VP Election Nominee” in your subject line. NOMINATION FORM Name: Address (city, state): Region: My nominee for Vice President is: Name: Address (city, state): Email address (Must provide!): **DID YOU ASK THIS PERSON IF THEY ARE WILLING TO BE A CANDIDATE?**

03/11/2019 Time to Nominate Reps for Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11

Time to Nominate Reps for Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11

Have you always wanted to know how the world’s largest model horse hobby organization works from the inside? Do you have ideas about how to make the model horse showing world bigger and better? Do you have what it takes to represent your Region on the NAMHSA Board of Directors? If you have answered yes to these questions, then NAMHSA Wants YOU!

Current NAMHSA Showholders and Individual Members, it is time to nominate candidates for Regional Representative for Regions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. As a NAMHSA Showholder and Individual Member, it is your privilege and responsibility to nominate candidates for your region.

The NAMHSA 2019-2021 Regional Representatives will take office at the public Annual Meeting in July 2019. Their term will be for two years, ending at NAN 2021. This year, only ODD-numbered regions are up for election (even-numbered regions will be up for election in 2020). Showholders and Individual Members may nominate anyone for the office (including themselves), however, you MUST be certain the person you are nominating has confirmed they are willing to run for office. Current office holders (whose terms are expiring at the July 2019 public Annual Meeting) may be nominated again, provided they are willing to run for re-election. The nominee must reside within the Region for which he or she is nominated.

Candidates need to be aware that the job requires a lot of communicating between the members in their region and the Board, and requires making the time and commitment to QUICKLY respond to Board work and issues. Board members assume ultimate responsibility for running NAMHSA and assuring a quality NAN. Daily internet accessibility is required, as the NAMHSA Board is primarily an online forum and email entity. It requires the ability to read and respond to Board forum posts and emails every day. Representatives are a moderator of their respective regional Yahoo group lists, and are encouraged to participate in discussions with their constituents regarding NAMHSA issues.

The NAMHSA Board of Directors includes 11 Regional Representatives, who are nominated by the member showholders or individual members within their region.

Here are the NAMHSA Regions. Please remember that only *ODD-numbered* (bolded) regions are eligible for election this year.

• Region 1: Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
• Region 2: California, Hawaii, Mexico, Nevada
• Region 3: Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico
• Region 4: Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska
• Region 5: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana
• Region 6: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina
• Region 7: Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee
• Region 8: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
• Region 9: West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New Jersey
• Region 10: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York
• Region 11: Canada (all provinces)

*THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS April 1, 2019.*

Voting Ballots for the election will be sent out in April. To send in your nominee(s), you must provide ALL of the information requested below. NAMHSA has to contact each nominee to confirm they want to run, so complete contact information is essential. Your nomination should be submitted here or emailed to the NAMHSA Recording Secretary. To send your nomination via email, simply copy and paste the information below into a new email and send to vote@namhsa.org. Please put “NAMHSA Nominee” in your subject line.

NOMINATION FORM

• YOUR name:
• YOUR Address (city, state):
• YOUR Region:
• My nominee for my region's Regional Representative is:
• Name:
• Address (city, state):
• Email address (Must provide!):
• **DID YOU ASK THIS PERSON IF THEY ARE WILLING TO BE A CANDIDATE?**

03/01/2019 Resignation of Vice President Beth Patterson

Resignation of Vice President Beth Patterson

Recently, Beth Patterson announced her resignation as Vice President to the NAMHSA Board of Directors. Beth requested we share her announcement with the organization at large. Here is that announcement:

To the Board of Directors (BOD) and all NAMHSA members:

As many of you know I was hospitalized the end of last year. I did not announce it widely but I was diagnosed with renal cancer. Recently I had surgery which successfully removed all the tumor and part of a kidney. I very much appreciate the BOD standing with me through the past months of medical problems and letting me work only as I was able.

Unfortunately since the surgery its become apparent there are still issues I need to deal with and the recovery is going to take much longer than I had hoped. At this time I do not expect to be capable of taking over the presidency in July as scheduled and I do not think its fair to wait any longer to get another VP in place who can handle the 'promotion' and take over .... especially one with the energy to continue Sara and the BOD's ambitious work updating the web site, creating a usable forum and presenting by-law updates to members to better suit future needs.

With that in mind, I have submitted my resignation to the BOD and President effective immediately. I am so so sorry (to those of you who I talked to and who voted me in) that I can't continue right now but I am committed to supporting all the work in progress and to hopefully be able to volunteer for a position with NAMHSA in the future when my health stabilizes.

Beth Patterson, Vice-President, NAMHSA

The Board of Directors wishes Beth the very best for her recovery and future health and thanks her for her time with us.

There will be an announcement in the upcoming days pertaining to filling the vacant position.

02/24/2019 NAMHSA Highlights - February 2019

NAMHSA Highlights - February 2019

Here's just a few things the Board of Directors has been working on for the month of February.

Financial Reports

Profit and Loss - December 31, 2018

• Individual Memberships - $2,130.00 YTD
• Show Fees - $6,529.75 YTD
• Merit Awards - $1,663.02 YTD
• NAN Fees - $21,827.34 YTD

• YTD 2018 Total Income - $32,150.11

2018 Final Expenses:

• Administrative - $600.00
• Credit Card Processing - $1,467.80
• Legal and Professional - $725.00
• Contract Services - $21.30
• Merit Award Expense - $1,116.41
• NAN 2018 - $32,526.05
• PayPal Fees - $691.57
• Postage - $199.90
• SMS Expenses - $5,101.45
• Storage - $758.00
• Subscriptions - $348.00

• YTD 2018 Expenses - $43,555.48

• Net Income YTD: (-$11,405.37)

New Board Business Expected for February

• New Recording Secretary orientation/announcement
• Special Appointee dedicated to Minutes - Past News updates - in conjunction with RS position
• Continuation of 2019 event details
• NEW NAN Cookie contest format - Proposal scheduled for Board review
• Proposal IN MOTION for medallions and bust NAN qualification status
• NAMHSA booths at regional events - Board review
• NAMHSA 2019 Member's invitational dinner event
• Website migration to new host provider

March Agenda

Next agenda estimated to be issued first week of March.

Any requests to be added to the agenda need to be submitted by email or direct message via Facebook to Sara Parr.