[statecom] action needed, whether or not you attend meeting

[Merelice]

Hello StateCom colleagues,

At the last StateCom meeting, a proposal was passed that supplements
the requirement mandating that each StateCom member participate in at
least one working committee. Members of AdCom, representatives to the
national party, and those who chair a local chapter can consider that
function as fulfilling the requirement if they wish.

The new requirement is that members not take on more than two working
committees. Since the StateCom discussion did not include how this
provision would be monitored or enforced, we are suggesting that the
honor system be employed. If people find themselves becoming active on
a committee they did not select, they should consider withdrawing from
one of their choices.
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NOTE:
At tomorrow's meeting, there will be an opportunity to identify your
committee(s) of choice. You will have heard committee reports which
might help you make your selection. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND,
please consider this your invitation to respond. Send your selections
to <adcom.members AT green-rainbow.org>. This will enable AdCom to
follow up as needed in re-activating or strengthening the working
committees.
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Please note: People do not have to be on StateCom to participate on a
working committee. In fact, quite the contrary! Please coordinate with
other StateCom reps from your area to get the word out that committee
work can be productive and fun. The well-being of the Party depends on
broad participation.

At one of the AdCom meetings since the last StateCom meeting, each
attendee identified the committee(s) they intended to work with. As of
that date, the results were as follows:

Nat Fortune, Co-Chair: fundraising, convention

Merelice, Co-Chair: predatory lending subcommittee of Rainbow
Coalition Caucus (which she defines as a working committee).
fundraising

Note: As spokepeople for the GRP, the co-chairs also work with the
communications committee. The approval of at least one of them (along
with Treasurer) is needed for financial transactions.

Larry Ely, Secretary: platform

Dan Melnechuk, Treasurer: procedures, tech; as Treasurer, also works
with fundraising.

Jamie O'Keefe, Membership Director: membership, tech

Eli Beckerman, Communications Director: communications, tech

Wanda Boeke, Fundraising Director: fundraising

Grace Ross, diversity rep: communications, fundraising, predatory
lending subcommittee of Rainbow Coalition Caucus (which she defines as
an identity caucus and not a working committee)

Rick Purcell, diversity rep: CDLC

Martina Robinson, diversity rep: not present, choice to be determined.

Gary Hicks, guest at meeting: CDLC

Except for Jamie, all the above are also reps or alternate reps on
StateCom. In addition, Eli and Merelice serve on the Strategic Plan
Work Group.