I am thankful to hear that its been cleared up that Joan is running for a director's position on the GSDCA. In the spirit of making sure that we have some continuity to our Board, Joan would be wise choice(among others also) given her prior experience on the Board, her knowledge of the Breed and her intentions to serve the membership. IMHO she has exhibited the following: a. Excellent Job as National Show Site Chair- She did extensive research on many sites in what is becoming an increasingly difficult situation with costs, restrictive travel policies etc. Her experience here is invaluable. I know some members of her Show site committee and their input to me was that Joan was very thorough, asked for input and was very communicative. This shows to me she is a participative leader rather than a dictator. b. She has always tried to be highly communicative to the membership and we know that was challenge given the culture set forth by the Current Board leadership. c. As the National Judge a few years ago, her thoughtful procedure, that was a departure from the norm, was a testament to her knowledge as to what are important characteristics of our Breed and demonstrated to me a person who thinks before she acts, a definite asset to have if you are to be an effective Board Member. Good Luck Joan!!! And for those who care, yes, you have my vote. <G>. Ileana ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================